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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2000 Week 9 Hansard (6 September) . . Page.. 2925 ..

MR HUMPHRIES: It could be, yes. That also could be possible. Mr Speaker, I do not know. I will find out. I will take that question on notice.

MS TUCKER: Thank you. My supplementary is this: to assure the people of Canberra that their gambling commission is not influenced unduly towards gathering government revenue when they are engaged in their work, will you request that the commission remove your photo from their web page?

Mr Smyth: No, they are independent. You can't do anything.

MR HUMPHRIES: Well, there is a bit of a logical tautology. If they are independent, how am I supposed to tell them to take my picture off their web page? Mr Speaker, I do not know why the commission has done that. I will find out why the commission has put up my picture on their web page and, if it is appropriate, I will ask them to remove it.

MR WOOD: Mr Speaker, my question is to the Chief Minister. Chief Minister, I raise again a concern from yesterday about the cost of replacing the turf at Bruce Stadium. You said that there are no costings on the new turf at this stage. I expect the new turf is now laid.

Ms Carnell: No, not yet. Today.

MR WOOD: Not yet? It is about to be laid. What, today, tomorrow or something?

Ms Carnell: It started today. I think it is today.

MR WOOD: Starting today. Well, with the turf now being laid, do you or anyone in your administration yet know the cost? If not, when do you expect to find out?

MS CARNELL: I have to answer the same way as I did yesterday. The contract is not with the ACT government, it is with SOCOG. SOCOG have given an undertaking that they will do the best deal possible for the ACT and they will send us a bill at an appropriate time. I said that yesterday and it is the case right now. We still don't know what the final cost will be. I understand that the contractor will not bill SOCOG until they have finished the job, and I have to tell you right now that I might be really negative to pay anyone until they finish the job.

MR RUGENDYKE: My question is to the health minister, Mr Moore. Minister, I understand that there has been a mediation process to determine the amount the ACT will be paid from disputed cross-border hospital costs. Can the minister please advise the Assembly where this process is up to, how much the ACT will receive, and what portion of the original bill was awarded to the ACT?

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