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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1999 Week 2 Hansard (10 March) . . Page.. 520 ..

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT REPORT

Paper

MR HUMPHRIES (Attorney-General, Minister for Justice and Community Safety and Minister Assisting the Treasurer): Mr Speaker, for the information of members, I present the consolidated financial management report for the period ending 31 January 1999, pursuant to section 26 of the Financial Management Act 1996. The report was circulated to members when the Assembly was not sitting.

REMUNERATION TRIBUNAL

Determination

MR HUMPHRIES (Attorney-General, Minister for Justice and Community Safety and Minister Assisting the Treasurer): For the information of members, I present determination No. 43, including a statement, pursuant to section 12 of the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1995, relating to members of the ACT Legislative Assembly. See, Mr Berry, we are on the record as well.

PAPER

MR HUMPHRIES (Attorney-General, Minister for Justice and Community Safety and Minister Assisting the Treasurer): For the information of members, I present an out-of-order petition, pursuant to standing order 83A, lodged by Mr Hargreaves, from 1,450 citizens, concerning the fare structure for buses for schoolchildren.

CORONIAL INQUEST INTO DEATH OF KATIE BENDER

Paper and Ministerial Statement

MR HUMPHRIES (Attorney-General, Minister for Justice and Community Safety and Minister Assisting the Treasurer): For the information of members, I present the timetable for submissions to the coronial inquest into the death of Katie Bender. Mr Speaker, I seek leave to make a short statement.

Leave granted.

MR HUMPHRIES: Mr Speaker, I wish to advise the Assembly and the community of correspondence I have received from the coroner with respect to the inquest being conducted into the death of Katie Bender on 13 July 1997. As members will be aware, the coroner concluded the reception of evidence in the inquest on 11 November 1998. The inquest sat for 118 days, received 628 exhibits into evidence and produced transcripts totalling 9,868 pages. Some 18 counsel have appeared to represent different parties and interests affected by this tragedy.

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