Page 1916 - Week 06 - Wednesday, 25 June 2008
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MS GALLAGHER: Nobody called the Chief Minister; there was not a motion. The Chief Minister quite happily volunteered to attend.
Mrs Dunne: No, he got a letter, then he lied about the content.
MR SPEAKER: Order, Mrs Dunne!
MS GALLAGHER: Mr Smyth and Mr Pratt have alleged that the Chief Minister specifically chose the site in August, yet they failed to prove that today. Again, the documents tabled by Mr Seselja failed to prove that.
The second part of the motion refers to “mismanaging the process associated with the data centre”. Mismanaging what process? The process used to identify the land—the independent statutory planning process? Just what process has been mismanaged? If we go to Mr Seselja’s arsenal of documents, does this show a failure of process? No, it actually proves that government processes are working. And I will go to each of these documents.
The first document is a note from ACTPLA—ACTPLA doing its job. The second document tabled is from ActewAGL—doing its job. There is a note from the LDA raising issues—LDA doing its job. Actew, again, responding to CMD, raising issues with CMD—the government doing its job. An answer to a question on notice—the Assembly processes working.
Mrs Dunne: Which completely contradicts everything he said that day.
MR SPEAKER: Order, Mrs Dunne!
MS GALLAGHER: A press release from the Chief Minister about the potential benefits to the ACT—again, the Chief Minister doing his job. Another email: the LDA doing its job, providing advice. There is another document here—the same document tabled twice. CMD talking to the LDA: shock, horror—government agencies talking to each other, raising issues! Another note: CMD to ACTPLA, raising issues. There is a brief from CMD to the Chief Minister, interestingly showing that it had been faxed to the Liberals by the Canberra Times, on 16 June. It shows that CMD were briefing the Chief Minister—again, doing their job. Interestingly, in this brief, which was not mentioned today, it leaves the issue of block 7, 21 Hume still on the table as a potential site. Again, that was not mentioned today.
Mrs Dunne: Also saying quite specifically that the Chief Minister gets to choose the site.
MR SPEAKER: Mrs Dunne, I warn you. No more interjections.
MS GALLAGHER: There is a minute from the LDA—again, doing its job. All of these documents show that the government is doing its job—that is, government agencies talk to each other, provide advice to each other and raise issues with each other. Where is the breakdown in process with these documents? Interestingly, with respect to these documents, Mr Seselja said that he had not seen the letter from the
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