Page 1238 - Week 04 - Wednesday, 29 March 2017
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Mrs Dunne: On a point of order—
MADAM SPEAKER: Mrs Dunne.
Mrs Dunne: Could I seek your guidance, Madam Speaker. In what way is the relocation of commonwealth officials to Armidale or anywhere else within the ministerial responsibility of a minister in this government? Standing order 114 says that questions may be put to a minister relating to the public affairs with which that minister is officially connected.
MADAM SPEAKER: I do not believe there is a point of order. As minister for industrial relations, these matters impact on our public service and some of these families may be connected to these decisions.
Mrs Dunne: On the point of order, Madam Speaker, can you please explain to me how the relocation of people to Armidale in the commonwealth public service is related to the official duties of any minister in this place, including the minister for industrial relations?
Mr Gentleman: On the point of order, Madam Speaker, if it helps, the minister in her answer was referring to the partners of those commonwealth public servants, many of whom are ACT public servants—
Members interjecting—
Mrs Jones: On the point of order—
MADAM SPEAKER: Yes, Mrs Jones.
Mrs Jones: On the point of order, Madam Speaker, the relevance of ACT public servants: is that not within the ambit of the Chief Minister’s portfolio and not the minister for industrial relations?
Mr Hanson: Further to the point of order, Madam Speaker, if the test now is that they might be a partner of somebody, it really means that any question about any issue could be asked of any minister because it might be the partner of somebody. That is the most nonsensical response to a point of order I have ever heard.
Members interjecting—
MADAM SPEAKER: Have you completed your answer?
MS STEPHEN-SMITH: Madam Speaker— (Time expired.)
MR PETTERSSON: Minister, how have Canberran workers and their families been affected by previous job cuts to the commonwealth public service, and how does this contrast with ACT government approach.
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