Page 2280 - Week 08 - Tuesday, 28 August 2007
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• A further question was whether the land had been transferred to the LDA. The answer is no, the land has not been transferred to the LDA. The land is still with the TAMS Property Group ...
• The 24 July 2007 press release by Mr Seselja … seeks access to further documents relating to government decision-making on this matter. As the Government has not made a decision, these documents do not exist.
• The Opposition’s concerns about a decision taken contrary to official advice appears to derive from an October 2006 brief by ACTPLA staff to the Deputy Chief Planning Executive, followed by a December … email to the LDA from a relatively junior ACTPLA officer.
That is true; they have both just been read out to us. The document continues:
• The views expressed in these documents appear to derive from discussions between Nic Manikis and ACTPLA staff about the possibility of using Kama for an Indigenous-specific Drug Rehabilitation Facility. Subsequently, in June 2007, Mr Manikis stated—
in writing—
he did not express the view set out in the ACTPLA email (which was that Nic Manikis had put up a proposal not supporting the site as a health facility but you were determined to proceed).
I know that to be true, because neither I nor anybody else in the government received any submission from Nic Manikis to that effect. Ms Davoren goes on to say:
• This view is supported by the fact that a submission about an indigenous-specific rehabilitation program is being prepared by ACT Health. No decision has been made—
by the government. The document continues:
• No brief against the use of Kama as a site has been provided to you or to Government. In Estimates, you referred to a brief by Mr Manikis on the way forward. This was on possible options and sought your agreement to the preparation of a Cabinet submission.
Ms Davoren concludes:
• In short, neither you nor the Government has made a decision on the location of such a facility.
• As Chief Minister and also Minister for Indigenous Affairs, there is no reason why you should not be involved in considering the use of Kama. Further, if you heard that the property was to be sold, it is reasonable that you request the sale be deferred pending a decision on its possible suitability for an Indigenous-specific health facility.
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