Page 1745 - Week 06 - Thursday, 30 July 2020
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Supplementary answers to questions on notice
ACT Health—child sex offences
Health—elective surgery
MS STEPHEN-SMITH: In response to an earlier question from Ms Lee, I think I indicated that a matter was under investigation. I should have said that the matter had been referred to ACT Policing. I am not in a position to comment on whether or not they are currently investigating.
In relation to the question on the budget allocation of $30 million for elective surgery, I can assure the Assembly that this is indeed new funding for the 2020-21 financial year and I have been advised, of course, that we continue to spend last year’s funding on our doctors, nurses and allied health professionals. We did not stand our workforce down as a result of COVID-19. Indeed, when some surgery was suspended, those workforces instead were training to intubate and treat COVID-19 patients, should that be required. Essentially, you cannot stop paying a permanent workforce and transfer money to a different year. That is not really how it works. I just wanted to get some advice because there had been a number of $30 million flying around in my head.
Leave of absence
Motion (by Mr Gentleman) agreed to:
That leave of absence be granted to Minister Berry and Minister Ramsay for today due to personal illness.
Papers
Mr Gentleman presented the following papers:
ACT Carers Strategy 2018-2028—Progress report 2020, dated July 2020, together with a statement.
ACT Volunteering Statement—Action Plan 2018-2021—2020 Annual Update.
COVID-19 Emergency Response Act, pursuant to subsection 3(3)—COVID-19 Measures—Report No 3—Reporting period 1-30 June 2020, dated July 2020.
Financial Management Act—Supply Instrument and Authorisation of Payments—Explanatory Notes—2020-2021, dated 30 June 2020, made pursuant to sections 7 and 37.
Mutual Recognition Act (Cth)—Mutual Recognition (WA Container Deposit Scheme) Notice 2020 (No 1)—Notifiable Instrument NI2020-463, dated 27 July 2020.
Planning and Development Act, pursuant to subsection 242(2)—Statement of leases granted for the period 1 April to 30 June 2020, dated July 2020.
Special Gazette No S4, Wednesday 29 July 2020, incorporating:
Mutual Recognition (WA Container Deposit Scheme) Notice 2020 (No 1)—Notifiable Instrument NI2020-463, dated 27 July 2020
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