Page 3552 - Week 10 - Wednesday, 18 September 2019
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Mr Barr: Madam Speaker, further questions can be placed on the notice paper.
Personal explanation
MRS JONES (Murrumbidgee) (2.58): I seek to make an explanation under standing order 46 about how Minister Gentleman has misrepresented me again. Minister Gentleman today has come out again to misrepresent me on non-quotes about me in the newspapers regarding back-burning, despite this very matter, this very exact quote, having been clarified here in this place before. I seek again to remind him that he is misrepresenting me.
In regard to the non-quote in which the journalist paraphrased me, referring to our need to achieve more than our seven or 24 per cent of back-burning targets that are prescribed burns, to remind the minister, the journalist wrote that when conditions were favourable we should engage the RFS and CFUs to increase our back-burning from not only seven per cent or 24 per cent of our prescribed burns, as has occurred under this minister, and that our dry nature should not stop us doing better than that.
What a low and disgraceful act again by this minister, who perpetually comes in here using a Goebbels-style technique—
MADAM SPEAKER: There is no debate on this. It is just to explain where—
MRS JONES: I ask you to ask him to withdraw that misrepresentation.
MADAM SPEAKER: No, Mrs Jones. You have had an opportunity. You have explained where you have been misrepresented, and I will leave it there.
Supplementary answer to question without notice
Canberra Health Services—Ronald McDonald House
MS STEPHEN-SMITH: During question time I was asked a question in relation to Ronald McDonald House Canberra and its requirement to relocate as part of the expansion of the Centenary Hospital for Women and Children. My office has advised that a brief arrived in my office this afternoon, and I can advise the Assembly that CHS has commenced a feasibility study with input from Ronald McDonald House Canberra to confirm the suitability and cost to design, construct and fit out a new residential accommodation facility that will meet Ronald McDonald House Canberra’s needs or requests. The feasibility study is scheduled to be completed in October 2019 and then will need to go through Ronald McDonald House’s internal approval processes.
Answer to question on notice
Question No 2574
MR WALL: I ask the minister for education for an explanation in regard to question No 2574 on the notice paper that has expired after 30 days.
MADAM SPEAKER: Do you have an explanation, minister?
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