Page 1729 - Week 05 - Thursday, 11 May 2017
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MR BARR (Kurrajong—Chief Minister, Treasurer, Minister for Economic Development and Minister for Tourism and Major Events) (4.53): The government will not be supporting this amendment. Arrangements around conflict of interest are dealt with in the Financial Management Act and are a matter of operational detail that is best canvassed by the board charter and other supporting administrative arrangements. Public disclosure of board members’ interests is an unreasonable intrusion into the private affairs of those people and is not necessary.
MS LE COUTEUR (Murrumbidgee) (4.53): We also will oppose it, for the reasons that Mr Barr mentioned. I will add that another one relating to the permanent public record seems somewhat onerous.
Amendment negatived.
Proposed new clause 19A negatived.
Clause 20.
MR BARR (Kurrajong—Chief Minister, Treasurer, Minister for Economic Development and Minister for Tourism and Major Events) (4.54), by leave: I move amendments Nos 4 to 7 circulated in my name together [see schedule 2 at page 1772]. Amendment No 4 provides that, in addition to the chair and the deputy chair of the CRA, the board is to comprise at least three but not more than five expert members. Amendment No 5 introduces a minor clarification to the wording of the provision to reference the disciplines and areas of expertise prescribed in relation to membership of the CRA board. Amendment No 6 rephrases the disciplines and areas of expertise of members of the CRA board, changing “environmental sustainability” to “environmentally sustainable development”. Amendment No 7 inserts a new area of expertise for members of the CRA board, to include affordable housing, community housing and public housing.
MS LE COUTEUR (Murrumbidgee) (4.55): The Greens are very happy to support these amendments, which come out of discussions that we have had and the parliamentary agreement, which requires the boards to include independent members with skills from the social and affordable housing sector. We are very happy to support these amendments because they will ensure that both the CRA and the SLA have a mix of expertise, including board members with expertise in environmentally sustainable development and affordable housing, community housing and public housing.
Amendments agreed to.
MR COE (Yerrabi—Leader of the Opposition) (4.56): I move amendment No 10 circulated in my name [see schedule 4 at page 1778]. Madam Deputy Speaker, the opposition believes that commercial expertise is a skill set that should be present on the authority board; therefore, we think it is appropriate to include it in clause 20.
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