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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2003 Week 7 Hansard (26 June) . . Page.. 2581 ..
MR QUINLAN
(continuing):In the interests of maximising the disclosure to the Assembly, I am seeking an independent view from the Auditor-General on the appropriateness in terms of commercial confidentiality of the information that has been blacked out. If the Auditor-General advises that any of the blacked out information is not considered commercially sensitive and could be released, I will provide that information to the Assembly.
The government will make a formal announcement advising the future direction of Totalcare in due course.
Mr Cornwell
: Is the Treasurer going to seek to take note of the paper so that debate on it can be adjourned? I am just raising the question of the blackout, Mr Treasurer.Mr Quinlan
: I have just explained that, Mr Cornwell.Mr Cornwell
: I know you did, but you are awaiting advice on that.Mr Quinlan
: Yes, I am.Mr Cornwell
: Will you move that the Assembly take note of the paper so that debate on it can be adjourned?MR SPEAKER
: That is up to the Treasurer.Mr Quinlan
: No. If someone wants to, they can. One of the concerns that I have is that this paper-MR SPEAKER
: Order! I think that Mr Cornwell is attempting to raise some sort of query, but it is not a point of order. If the Treasurer wishes to move a motion to take note of the paper, he can; but it is entirely up to him.Mr Smyth
: But that was the request: would the Treasurer please move that the Assembly take note of the paper?Mr Quinlan
: I had not come in here to do that, Mr Speaker. Let me say that I know that this is going to turn into a political football-MR SPEAKER
: Before we go any further with this matter, because we are getting right off the track a bit, if people want leave to make a statement on it-MR QUINLAN
: I did seek leave to make a statement. There is nothing to stop any member engendering debate in here on anything, I do not think, but it was not my intention to deliver this paper so that it would then turn into a debate. It was requested under the banner of the Assembly needing to know and needing to be fully informed. It is highly probable that it will turn into a political football anyway, because we have not reached dizzy heights in this Assembly so far in terms of debate, but I had not intended to invite debate on it and I do not see why I should do so. If you want to turn it into a debate, move a motion or whatever.
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