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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2000 Week 5 Hansard (10 May) . . Page.. 1370 ..
MR HUMPHRIES: Mr Speaker, I might take Mr Kaine's question on notice. I just do not understand what issues it is that he says I should have brought to the attention of police. I doubt that there is anything that the police were not aware of in terms of the fact that the study was taking place. I think you asked Mr Moore yesterday whether he drew the matter to the attention of the police. One assumes that the police are aware of the law of the territory, which contains references to this study. Mr Speaker, I will take the rest of Mr Kaine's question on notice and get back to him on it.
MR CORBELL: Mr Speaker, my question is to the Minister for Urban Services. Minister, the Deputy Prime Minister, John Anderson, is quoted in today's Canberra Times in relation to the welcome $2.8 million duplication of the Barton Highway as saying:
Other road improvements that are the responsibility of the ACT Government should be implemented concurrently-
namely, John Dedman Parkway, Majura Road and Horse Park Drive-
It is no use dumping extra traffic from the Barton Highway on to Northbourne Avenue unless alternatives to relieving congestion there are pursued.
Will the minister advise the Assembly, and indeed the long-suffering residents of Gungahlin, what funds the government has allocated to implement John Anderson's advice-
Ms Carnell: I take a point of order, Mr Speaker. It is actually out of order to ask a minister to announce policy.
MR CORBELL: I have not finished the question.
Ms Carnell: That is just what Mr Corbell did. He asked the minister to announce policy, to announce how much money-
MR SPEAKER: Chief Minister, I will allow him to finish the question. If it is about announcing executive policy, I will simply rule it out of order.
MR CORBELL: I am asking a question in relation to the current status of the government's actions; that is all. What funds has-has, not will-the government allocated to implement John Anderson's advice, understanding that the issue of the John Dedman Parkway is currently before an Assembly committee, with respect to the Majura Road upgrade and the Horse Park Drive extension?
MR SPEAKER: The past tense is in order, but you cannot announce executive policy for the future.
MR SMYTH
: I do not intend to. If Mr Corbell had attended the Gungahlin Community Council meeting in which he has expressed such great interest in the last few days, which was actually in April, not March, he would have heard that I was able to give them an
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