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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1997 Week 14 Hansard (10 December) . . Page.. 4833 ..

Statutory Bodies - Appointment of Solicitor

MS McRAE: My question to the Chief Minister refers to the solicitor named in paragraph 316 of the Burbidge report. Minister, will you review that person's appointment to the Arts Theatre precinct and other statutory bodies in the light of the Burbidge findings?

MRS CARNELL: I am certainly willing to have a look at the whole report. I think I probably should ask the Minister responsible to answer that question.

Ms McRae: Go on. The more answers, the better.

MR HUMPHRIES: I am the Minister responsible, as you well know, Ms McRae. You are perfectly well aware of that.

MR SPEAKER: Order! Mr Humphries has a bad throat and I do not want him having to shout over you people.

MR HUMPHRIES: Mr Speaker, I will examine the report and, if that is the appropriate course of action, this Government will act with integrity on those sorts of matters, as it has all along in this area. We will make sure that appropriate steps are taken if they are warranted.

MS McRAE: I address a supplementary question to the Chief Minister. Will you further assure the house that none of the legal costs of the two firms named in the Burbidge report - Macphillamy Cummins and Gibson and Deacons Graham and James - will be paid by the ACT taxpayer? Further, will you advise whether either company is also your personal solicitor?

MRS CARNELL: Still ask the Minister responsible.

MR HUMPHRIES: I think the same answer applies as for the first question.

ACTTAB - Payment to VITAB

MRS LITTLEWOOD: My question is to the Chief Minister in her capacity as a voting shareholder of ACTTAB. I refer to claims made by the Leader of the Opposition, also known as Mr VITAB, also known as Pontius Pilate and quite possibly known as - - -

MR SPEAKER: Order! Withdraw that.

MRS LITTLEWOOD: I withdraw. Good heavens above! Do you mean that is not true?

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