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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1998 Week 7 Hansard (23 September) . . Page.. 2093 ..

MR HUMPHRIES (continuing):

National Exhibition Centre Trust - Report and financial statements for Exhibition Park in Canberra, including the Auditor-General's report, for 1997-98.

Gungahlin Development Authority - Report and financial statements, including the Auditor-General's report, for 1997-98.

Australian Capital Territory Registrar of Financial Institutions - Report and financial statements, including the Auditor-General's report, for 1997-98.

ACT Construction Industry Long Service Leave Board - Report and financial statements, including the Auditor-General's report, for 1997-98.

Legal Aid Commission (A.C.T.) - Report and financial statements, including the Auditor-General's report, for 1997-98.

Public Trustee for the Australian Capital Territory - Report and financial statements, including the Auditor-General's report, for 1997-98.

ACTION - PRIVATISATION

[COGNATE MOTION:

ACTION - TENDER PROCESS]

MR CORBELL (3.26): Mr Speaker, it was very interesting to hear the debate this morning in relation to ACTION. Even more interesting were the snivelling and desperate attempts from Minister Smyth in question time to dance on the top of a pin. I use that strong language, Mr Speaker, because that is exactly what Mr Smyth has done and it is exactly what this Government has done in relation to negotiations between the Transport Workers Union and the Government over the ACTION arrangements. That is the truth of the matter. The Minister stood up here in question time this afternoon and said, "I did not mislead. There were no firm offers". That is the whole basis of his defence. He says that what he said yesterday was that there were no firm offers and that that is the case. We have had an opportunity to look at the Hansard of yesterday's question time. I would like to read out what Mr Smyth said. I quote from page 54 of the uncorrected proof:

We believe that negotiations should continue -

that is, negotiations between the Government and the TWU -

but I am yet to hear from the TWU.

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