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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2000 Week 3 Hansard (9 March) . . Page.. 804 ..

MR HUMPHRIES (continuing):

Finally Mr Speaker the government decisions in relation to Police and Emergency Services facilities will provide high quality buildings for the staff as well as providing the community with more user friendly facilities. Mr Speaker the Government agrees with the recommendations in the Report.

Question resolved in the affirmative.

PRESENTATION OF PAPERS

The following papers were presented by Mr Moore:

Hepatitis C - Lookback program and financial assistance scheme report as at 31 December 1999.

Department of Health and Community Care - Activity report - Financial year 1999-2000 - Second quarter to 31 December 1999: The Canberra Hospital, Calvary Public Hospital and Act Community Care, dated February 2000.

URBAN SERVICES - STANDING COMMITTEE

Report on Warrants for Traffic Calming Measures

Government Response

MR SMYTH (Minister for Urban Services) (3.38): For the information of members, I present the Government's response to the Standing Committee on Planning and Urban Services Report No. 36 entitled "Warrants for Traffic Calming Measures". The report was presented to the Assembly on 24 November 1999. I move:

That the Assembly takes note of the paper.

Mr Speaker, the committee inquired into the use of a warrant system to assess traffic conditions. The committee made 18 recommendations to which the Government has agreed, with the exception of one, which was agreed to in part. I now table the response.

Question resolved in the affirmative.

ACTEW AND THE AUSTRALIAN GAS LIGHT CO. - JOINT VENTURE

Debate resumed.

MR MOORE (Minister for Health and Community Care) (3.39): In his speech, Mr Corbell suggested that ACTEW has been involved in threats and blackmail over jobs. In fact, the truth is that quite some time ago they presented a dire warning. They warned that if we did not sell ACTEW at that time 200 jobs would be lost. And what has happened? What has come to pass is that about 200 jobs have already been lost. It was not a threat or a blackmail; it was a dire warning.

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