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to the coming fiscal year and will ensure sufficient funding is available to continue the operations of government until the Appropriation Bill 2020-2021 can be passed by the new Legislative Assembly, following the election in October.
The government will continue to make publicly available information on initiatives and programs decided by cabinet, which has ensured the economic recovery of the territory and support for local business during the period.
The bill has been reviewed by the JACS committee in its scrutiny role, which found no comment or response required by government. The bill makes a time-limited and necessary adjustment to support the ongoing and critical functions of government during these unusual times. I thank the other speakers for their support and commend it to the Assembly.
Question resolved in the affirmative.
Bill agreed to in principle.
Leave granted to dispense with the detail stage.
Bill agreed to.
Sitting suspended from 12.02 to 2.00 pm.
Questions without notice
Schools—loss of income
MR COE: The question I have is for the minister for education. When the government decided to cut hire fees for community groups and other organisations using schools, until September this year, did the government also make payments to schools to cover the loss of income?
MS BERRY: If schools require additional funding to deliver services and deliver education, the Education Directorate and the government will consider that, but at the moment we are all in this together, recovering from a health pandemic together and working our way through it together. That is how we will get through it. The Education Directorate are working very closely with schools to ensure that they can meet their needs, but, importantly, we need to make sure that our community sports can get back on track as well and be available so that people can get back to sports. We will keep a very close eye on it. If our schools do need additional funds to support education, we will work with them on what that looks like.
MR COE: Minister, how many schools have been affected by this decision, and have you contacted schools to advise them of what options are available in order to seek additional resources from the ACT government?
MS BERRY: I understand that the Education Directorate has been in touch with all schools who hire facilities out to sports and community groups.
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