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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2000 Week 6 Hansard (23 May) . . Page.. 1568 ..

MS CARNELL: As Mr Stanhope would know, it certainly was not up to BOPL to take out the insurance on behalf of the Ultimate Rock Symphony concert in Canberra. In fact, the contract, which members of the Assembly have, indicates that it is the responsibility of the International Touring Co to take out the insurance, not just for our concert but for all of the concerts.

Mr Stanhope: That is not true.

MR SPEAKER: Just a moment, Mr Stanhope. I hope we are not going to have one of those days when you are constantly interjecting. Otherwise, I will have to deal with you. Apart from that, there is a suggestion that the Chief Minister is not telling the truth, and I would like it withdrawn.

Mr Stanhope: I withdraw the suggestion that the Chief Minister was not telling the truth.

MR SPEAKER: Thank you, and let the Chief Minister finish.

Mr Stanhope: But it is not consistent with the contract.

MR SPEAKER: The Chief Minister is answering the question.

MS CARNELL: The contract requires the International Touring Co to take out insurance to cover the concert in case of things like rain, cancellation and so on. That is exactly what happened The International Touring Co took out the insurance to cover BOPL for their expenses in case of rain or cancellation. That is exactly what happened. It is what the contract says was the responsibility. It is certainly true, as I think I said in the house, that the joint venture partners like BOPL were named in the contract but certainly were not responsible for taking out the insurance. That is quite clearly the responsibility of the International Touring Co.

MR STANHOPE: I ask a supplementary question. I thank the Chief Minister for that total non-clarification of the issue. Can the Chief Minister confirm that the insurance arrangements entered into by ITC in respect of the rock concert also covered the $10 million of public liability insurance and the third-party insurance for intellectual property rights as required explicitly by clause 2(i) of the contract between BOPL and ITC? If so, will she arrange for copies of those policies to be provided to the Select Committee on Government Contracting and Procurement Processes?

MS CARNELL: I would have thought it was up to the Select Committee on Government Contracting and Procurement Processes to ask for what they want and not to use the Assembly to do so, because, as we explained last time, BOPL is not the government. The Stadiums Authority is not the government. I am very happy, as I said last time, to write to BOPL and ask them for any information that those opposite ask for. I am more than happy to do that, and will do so again. That is not a problem But we went through this once before. This is just the opposition playing politics. The fact is that they have the information they need, they know they have it, and they have no better questions to ask.

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