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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2000 Week 8 Hansard (31 August) . . Page.. 2713 ..
MR HUMPHRIES (continuing):
I am not sure about the timeframe that Mr Hargreaves has griped about. He says that the committee might not be able to complete this inquiry in the time available. I suppose that is quite possible, Mr Speaker, if members of the committee feel the need to engage in fairly extensive travel to somehow satisfy their desire to find lots of knowledge about the issue of defamation.
Mr Hargreaves: Mr Kaine, did you hear that?
MR HUMPHRIES: Of course, defamation is a matter which is experienced in all Westminster-based systems. There are plenty of opportunities there for-
Mr Hargreaves: He has found out all your faults.
MR HUMPHRIES: I know that you are a bit sensitive, Mr Hargreaves, and I apologise for raising it. I know that it is a bit inappropriate of me.
Mr Hargreaves: I am not sensitive.
MR HUMPHRIES: I know that those plane seats are very comfortable when you snuggle into them and put on the in-flight movie as you take off into the air, but I am sure that you will find plenty of opportunities to visit other jurisdictions to discuss their defamation proceedings with them and have a nice time travelling around the place. I look forward to seeing the result of this inquiry and seeing that we do deal adequately and appropriately with the issue of defamation reform, a matter which has been much in demand in the last few years, Mr Speaker. Wherever our thoughts on this subject might fly to, we do need to make sure-
Mr Hargreaves: Why did Mr Smyth need to travel to see the prisons? Why did Mr Moore need to go to see the prisons?
MR HUMPHRIES: I know that it is a bit of a touchy subject, Mr Hargreaves. I know that it is very sensitive. Mr Speaker, I think we all need to buckle up and get ready to deal with this issue in an appropriate way.
Question resolved in the affirmative.
MR RUGENDYKE (11.10): I move:
That the Standing Committee on Health and Community Care inquire into and report on the standard of care and complaints mechanisms in disability services with particular reference to:
(1) training, supervision, evaluation and support of staff;
(2) the tendering process for disability support services;
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