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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2000 Week 8 Hansard (31 August) . . Page.. 2753 ..

MR HARGREAVES (continuing):

If the reconciliation statement has been provided, will the Chief Minister release it, as she released an interim reconciliation in response to a resolution of this Assembly? If the statement has not been provided, why not, and what steps is the government taking to ensure its joint venture partner, the International Touring Co, meets its obligations?

MS CARNELL: Mr Speaker, I will have to take that question on notice. Obviously, it is very complicated.

MR HARGREAVES: Thank you very much for the brevity of the answer, Chief Minister. This question may also need to be taken on notice. Can the Chief Minister say whether the territory has calculated its expenses on the venture, and, if so, what were they, and has the territory recovered them from the insurers?

MS CARNELL: Obviously, Mr Speaker, I shall have to take that on notice.

MR RUGENDYKE: My question is to the Treasurer, Mr Humphries. Minister, is it mandatory for there to be a lease between the developer and the ACT government before a development on a parcel of land in the ACT can proceed?

MR HUMPHRIES: I think the answer is yes, Mr Rugendyke. I am not aware of cases. I cannot think of a case off the top of my head where a development has occurred without a lease, but you might surprise me with your supplementary question.

MR RUGENDYKE: Yes, there is a supplementary question, Minister. Is there a lease on the land for the Gold Creek Country Club? If so, could you table it today?

MR HUMPHRIES: Well, that is land that the government owns-you know, in inverted comas, "owns"-and, as far as I am aware, most of the land that the government has is also operating under leases. We have a lease to ourselves, as far as I am aware. I will ascertain the status of that, Mr Rugendyke, and if there is a lease I will attempt to provide it today.

Ms Carnell: I ask that all further questions be placed on the notice paper.

MS TUCKER: Mr Speaker, I would like to make a personal explanation. I believe I have been misrepresented.

MR SPEAKER: You may.

MS TUCKER: During question time Mr Humphries talked about the Greens' policy on residential developments in a way that was misleading to the house. I am sure he did not mean to do that. He probably has been quite busy and has not read the full policy. But he did seriously misrepresent-

MR SPEAKER: Just explain where you have been misrepresented.

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