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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1999 Week 5 Hansard (5 May) . . Page.. 1338 ..

MS CARNELL: Because there are other parties to any contract, and there are confidentiality agreements. Last week Mr Quinlan did not write to me but went public and asked for - - -

Mr Corbell: All of those contracts specify that they could be requested, and you know that.

MS CARNELL: I will run through the ones that we would have problems with. Paragraph (1)(e) of the motion relates to any other financial guarantees or indemnities given in relation to the Bruce Stadium development. I am happy to provide this type of information but, given the nature of the agreements with some private entities, I would need first to write to them seeking their agreement for the release of such information. The agreements are the agreements with the Raiders, the Brumbies and the Cosmos. In the past all three codes have suggested that those documents should not be released, simply because they have differences that they do not want to share with their perceived competitors. I am more than happy, if that is what the Assembly wants me to do, to write to those entities asking them whether they would like to release those documents.

Paragraph (1)(g) refers to the Territory's bid for staging Olympic soccer in Canberra, and includes documents relevant to the appointment of CRI and the resulting contract with SOCOG and other relevant guarantees given by the Territory. I can certainly provide those documents relating to the Territory's bids for Olympic soccer and to the appointment of CRI, but because of certain SOCOG deeds of confidentiality I have written to SOCOG seeking their agreement to provide this contract to the Assembly. I understand that they will not give that agreement, so maybe those opposite might like to get stuck into their Labor colleagues in New South Wales telling them that they should be more open and accountable.

Paragraph (1)(j) deals with contracts and arrangements for the management and operation of Bruce Stadium, including, but not limited to, cleaning, catering and the sale of corporate boxes and suites, merchandising, advertising and naming rights. Once again, I am happy to provide this type of information but, given the nature of the agreements with some private entities, I would need to write seeking their agreement to the release of such information. Remember that there are always two sides to every contract, and I do not believe that individual's privacy should be compromised by this place unless they are willing for that to happen.

I come to paragraph (2) of Mr Stanhope's motion. I am happy to provide any information to Mr Stanhope, but I do not understand exactly what he is asking for in this request. For example, in respect of paragraph (2)(a), does he want us to provide details of each amount, which would be each payment to each individual supplier on the redevelopment, of which there are thousands, or something at a little higher level? There are detailed cost reports for each month which may be of more assistance. Again, I am not sure that Mr Stanhope himself knows what he wants. Can I suggest that Mr Stanhope and I get together and try to work out exactly what information is required here? This was put on the table yesterday and it does not make sense in many areas. The legislative authority, as Mr Stanhope knows, is currently the subject of a review by a QC based in

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