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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2000 Week 4 Hansard (30 March) . . Page.. 1205 ..

Ms Tucker asked the Chief Minister, upon notice, on 7 March 2000:

In relation to the Bruce Precinct Association:

1. Which of the following are members of the Bruce Precinct Association, and what is the nature of each organisation's involvement:

(a) ACT Government Departments, agencies, authorities or corporations; or

(b) Organisations in receipt of funds from the ACT Government.

2. Were any of the organisations listed under (1) involved in the development and/or approval of the submission prepared by Purdon Associates Pty Ltd on behalf of the Bruce Precinct Association for the Standing Committee on Planning and Urban Services' Inquiry into the Gungahlin Drive extension, and what was the nature of that involvement.

3. Did any of the organisations listed under (1) contribute any funds to cover the costs incurred by Purdon Associates and/or Bruce Precinct Association in the preparation of this submission.

Ms Carnell: The answer to the member's question is as follows:

1(a). I am advised that the following ACT Government bodies are understood to be members of the Association and/or attend Association meetings:

(i) Lake Ginninderra College;

(ii) Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT);

(iii) CIT Solutions;

(iv) Bruce Stadium;

(v) University of Canberra;

(vi) Calvary Hospital; and

(vii) ACT Academy of Sport.

Other members include Radford College; Fern Hill Park property owners; Telstra; and Hewlett Packard; and a number of Commonwealth bodies such as AUSLIG, DSTO and the AIS also participate.

1(b). The majority of ACT Government agencies receive funding from the Government and I am not aware of any funding to private organisations.

Questions 2 and 3 relate to private arrangements between the Bruce Precinct Association and its consultant Rob Purdon and Associates. The Association has kindly provided me with the following responses:

2. All members of the Association were given the opportunity to comment on the report prepared by Rob Purdon and Associates Pty Ltd.

3 All members pay an annual membership fee to the Association. The Association engaged Rob Purdon and Associates Pty Ltd to assist in preparing its submission. The consultancy costs were met by the Association.

Should Ms Tucker require any further information, the Association would be happy to discuss the matter personally with her.

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