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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2004 Week 10 Hansard (Thursday, 26 August 2004) . . Page.. 4347 ..

The minister also said that she did not believe it was appropriate for matters of this kind to be raised in the Assembly. Unfortunately, I have to differ. This matter has been going on for close on two years and it is costing the department of education a substantial amount of money because it is having to pay Comcare in relation to these claims.

I noticed yesterday that the minister, in wrapping up the achievements of the government, said that the ACT government had actually had a reduction in its Comcare premiums. I would submit, Mr Speaker, that if we do not clean up what is happening in this school—and if it is happening in this school, it may be happening elsewhere—it is likely that that turnaround in our Comcare premiums will not be long lasting.

I would ask the minister to ensure that a full, independent and outside inquiry be undertaken, perhaps by WorkCover, into the conditions that are being experienced in the high school that I have raised with her, and that this issue be solved for the benefit of everyone—for the benefit of all the teachers involved, the supervising teachers and the junior teachers.

Answers to questions on notice

Mr Stanhope presented answers to the following questions:

Youth legal service—Answer to question without notice asked of Mr Stanhope by Ms Dundas and taken on notice on 12 March 2003.

ACT Public Service—Indigenous employees—Answer to question without notice asked of Mr Stanhope by Ms Dundas and taken on notice on 25 September 2002.

Department of Justice and Community Safety—Premises—Answer to question without notice asked of Mr Stanhope by Mr Stefaniak and taken on notice on 19 August 2004.

Paper

Mr Stanhope presented the following paper:

ACT Government Ministerial Delegation to China (13-18 March 2004) and the United Kingdom (19-27 March 2004)—Report.

Community advocacy agencies—statutory oversight

Paper and statement by minister

MR STANHOPE (Chief Minister, Attorney-General, Minister for Environment and Minister for Community Affairs): For the information of members, I present the following paper:

The right system for rights protection—ACT Government position paper on the system of statutory oversight in the ACT and Review of Statutory Oversight and Community Advocacy Agencies—Government response, dated August 2004.

I seek leave to make a statement.

Leave granted.

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