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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2000 Week 5 Hansard (10 May) . . Page.. 1339 ..
MR BERRY (continuing):
In recognition of current working arrangements, a new definition of "employee" has been included to cover people working on contract, apprentices and trainees. There is also the safeguard that the aggrieved person must give their consent. The court in making an order needs to be satisfied that an aggrieved person has given their approval for an application to the court, and that is dealt with in proposed new section 198B under special requirements. You will see at subsection (3) of that section the provision which deals with that matter.
Mr Speaker, this bill is a sensible move. It is not a piece of legislation which is going to change the course of the territory, but it will make life comfortable for employees in the workplace on the rare occasions when restraining orders have to be taken out against individuals in an employment situation. I urge members to support the bill.
Debate (on motion by Mr Humphries ) adjourned.
MR STANHOPE (Leader of the Opposition) (11.21): I move:
That this Assembly, pursuant to section 24 of the Stadiums Authority Act 2000, requests the Stadiums Authority to provide to the Assembly by the close of business on 16 May 2000 all documents relating to The Ultimate Rock Symphony that was to have been held at Bruce Stadium on 4 March 2000, including but not limited to:
(i) the budget for the event showing expected revenue, expenses and profits (details of payments to individual performers are not required);
(ii) the reconciliation statement of revenue and expenses specified in clause 4.7 of the contract between Bruce Operations Pty Ltd and International Touring Company Pty Ltd;
(iii) the insurance policies and/or papers relating to those policies lodged with Bruce Operations Pty Ltd pursuant to clauses 2(i), 2(j) and 2(k) of the contract; and
(iv) the statement of claim and supporting documentation for the insurance claim for the cancelled concert.
Mr Speaker, I gave notice of this motion because, like so many other issues surrounding Bruce Stadium, the matter has become clouded in obscurity. Most certainly, the bare facts are clear enough. Bruce Operations Pty Ltd and the International Touring Co Pty Ltd entered into a contract to stage the Ultimate Rock Symphony at Bruce Stadium. On the day appointed for the symphony a number of performers, for whatever reason, were unable to perform and the symphony was cancelled at great inconvenience to those members of the public who had purchased tickets and attended Bruce Stadium.
Beyond that bare outline, obfuscation sets in to such an extent that we can no longer be sure even which government agency is to be held responsible to clarify the situation and to satisfactorily explain what happened. For instance, at various times during the debate that we have had around the rock concert, a spokesman for the Chief Minister has attributed certain reported statements concerning contractual arrangements between
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