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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2000 Week 5 Hansard (11 May) . . Page.. 1512 ..
MR OSBORNE (5.00): I seek leave, Mr Speaker, to move a motion to amend the resolution of the Assembly of 10 May 2000 concerning the request that documents relating to the Ultimate Rock Symphony be provided to the Assembly pursuant to the Stadiums Authority Act 2000.
Leave granted.
MR OSBORNE: I move:
That the resolution of the Assembly of 10 May 2000 which requests that certain documents relating to The Ultimate Rock Symphony be provided to the Assembly pursuant to the Stadiums Authority Act 2000 be amended by:
(1) after the words "to provide to the Assembly", insert the following words:
", by lodgement with the Speaker,";
(2) after the words "all documents" insert the following words:
", with the exception of those listed in paragraph (iii),";
(3) add the following words:
"which are to be provided to the Chair of the Select Committee on Government Contracting and Procurement Processes".
I do not have a copy of yesterday's motion, so I will run blind here. Yesterday the Assembly had a extensive debate on documents in relation to the rock concert at Bruce Stadium. Today Mr Stanhope and I have had discussions with the Chief Minister in particular about the insurance documents.
At 5.00 pm the debate was interrupted in accordance with standing order 34; the motion for the adjournment of the Assembly having been put and negatived, the debate was resumed.
MR OSBORNE: Following what the Chief Minister said yesterday, I had a discussion with Mr Stanhope about the best way forward, both of us agreeing that we did not wish to have anything which was commercially sensitive laid on the table. An offer was made to some of us to be provided with the insurance documents, with some guarantees, but I do not think that was acceptable. The sensible thing would have been to do what we did with the Bruce Stadium hirers' agreements and send this matter to the select committee which Mr Stanhope chairs and which you and I are on, Mr Speaker, so we can look at the insurance material in particular and decide whether or not there is anything in it which would be deemed to be commercially sensitive to any individual.
There are no guarantees with this, Mr Speaker. A motion was moved and supported yesterday. This change today means that we can look at this document, then make a decision. I thank Miss Weeks for her time this afternoon. This motion is a little confusing, but she assures me that we will get the desired result. The motion moved yesterday required the Chief Minister to table the documents before the close of business on 16 May. Miss Weeks, being as efficient as she is, reminded us all that that day is not a sitting day. My motion requires that the documents be lodged with the Speaker.
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