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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2000 Week 3 Hansard (8 March) . . Page.. 691 ..

MS TUCKER: I am surprised that you let me get away with that actually. Mr Moore, do you believe it is important to take a strong stand on this, because you seem to be taking quite a soft approach when you look at how long this has been going on for since 1998?

MR MOORE: I do think it is appropriate to take a strong stance. We also want to make sure that we are appropriately armed. That is why it is that, rather than just grandstanding on the issue as Mr Quinlan would have done, we have gone through the process properly to make sure that we do have the legislation to do it. I will come back to you specifically on the issue of the Fair Trading Act. I presume that when the Director of Public Prosecutions looks at this he would look at the full range of possibilities, but I do not know that for a fact. So we will come back to you on the particular issue of the Fair Trading Act.

I think what I said to you just a few minutes ago was that having been through the proper process with Heinz, having given a company like that the opportunity to correct something that they are doing and still having them misrepresenting labelling on their baby food products, it is an appropriate time then to begin to embarrass them publicly. I am certainly prepared to do that. If these things are still sold in the ACT with this sort of labelling, I am certainly prepared to contact my ministerial colleagues in the other States and Territories as well and draw their attention to the same issue.

MR BERRY: Mr Speaker, my question is to the Chief Minister. Yesterday the Chief Minister told the Assembly that, under an arrangement with the promoter of last Saturday's Ultimate Rock Concert, BOPL was responsible for providing the facility, that is, Bruce Stadium, and the promoter was responsible for providing the artists, production, show logistics, marketing and advertising, and she believed that all the costs incurred by BOPL in preparing to stage the aborted concert would be covered by the International Touring Co's insurer. Will the Chief Minister table a copy of all documentation regarding the arrangements between BOPL and the International Touring Co., including those regarding insurance, the provision of parking, and food and beverage services, along with the names of all the other parties associated with the event, including the contractors, by close of business today?

MS CARNELL: I am sorry, Mr Speaker, I would not be able to comply with that request. Quite seriously, BOPL is a company with a board. I would obviously have to write to the board and ask for the board's approval to release those papers, just as would be the case with TotalCare or any of the other entities, Mr Speaker. I am more than happy to write to the board, which actually is now the authority as the legislation has been passed in this place, and ask them for some advice on whether they are willing to do so. I am more than happy to do that.

MR SPEAKER: Do you have a supplementary question?

MR BERRY: Yes, Mr Speaker. What guarantees can the Chief Minister give that all workers involved with this event will be paid their full entitlements, and when will they be paid? You might ask that question too if you do not know the answer.

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