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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2000 Week 2 Hansard (29 February) . . Page.. 371 ..

a variety of international teams and the main training centre for a large number of Australia's Olympic athletes.

Organisers estimate that between 4,500 and 5,000 people attended the day's activities.

Projected Cost:

The estimated cost was $84,024 and was funded in the 1999-2000 Budget as part of CTEC's marketing activities.

Names of Individuals appearing at the Event:

Christine Anu, Rick Price, Robert De Castella, Shane Gould (arranged by Prime Television), Matt Dunn, Kyle van der Kuyp, Patrick Johnson, Sarah Ryan, Olympic Mascots - Olly, Millie and Syd.

All other athletes appearing have been provided by the Australian Institute of Sport. All .sporting teams appearing have provided their athletes time free of charge in support of the event.

Are taxpayers' funds are being used to pay individuals on a 'cash for comment' basis?

Project 2000 has an agreement with Mr Rob de Castella to write 26 articles for publication fortnightly in The Canberra Times relating to Olympic activities. No editorial control is exercised by Project 2000 over these articles.

In addition, as part of the agreement, Mr De Castella is required to attend three Olympic-related functions in 2000. The Open Day was one of those functions.

On this basis, the answer to the Member's question is no.

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Dental Health Program - Waiting Times

MR MOORE: Mr Speaker, I would like to clarify part of the answer I gave in response to a question from Ms Tucker a few minutes ago. I said that my recollection was that the Labor Party took over the funding of dental health when they were in government after the Federal Government had reduced funding for dental health. I am advised that the Federal Labor Government funded the dental program from 1992 to 1996, which would go into the time of Mrs Carnell's first government, and it was the Howard Government that did not renew the funding. I would like to make sure that that is clear on the record.

PRESENTATION OF PAPERS

The following papers were presented by Mr Speaker:

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