Page 2084 - Week 07 - Thursday, 20 August 2020
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MR PARTON: Minister, is the ACT government’s equity share in these properties recognised on the ACT government ‘s balance sheet?
MS BERRY: I will have to take that question on notice too, Mr Parton.
MR WALL: I imagine this one will also be on notice: if the properties are not recognised on the ACT government balance sheet, how is this consistent with the applicable accounting standards?
MS BERRY: Yes, I will have to take that question on notice as well.
Mr Barr: Madam Speaker, I ask that all further questions be placed on the notice paper.
Supplementary answer to question without notice
Business—fair trading
MR RATTENBURY: Last Thursday I was asked a question by Ms Lawder relating to an investigation of complaints about a business, Pink Frosting. I am advised by Access Canberra that it has concluded investigations of Pink Frosting. While evidence obtained by Access Canberra indicates that Pink Frosting is likely to have breached Australian consumer law, on this occasion a full enforcement outcome was not pursued since Pink Frosting has ceased its operation, and the business is currently being deregistered.
Ms Lawder also asked me about the number of complaints received by Fair Trading on this particular matter. I can inform the Assembly that Access Canberra has received 53 complaints about Pink Frosting since 2017. Consumers who paid for goods that were not supplied were encouraged to contact their credit card issuer to obtain a chargeback of the purchase price.
Papers
Mr Gentleman presented the following papers:
Annual Reports (Government Agencies) Act, pursuant to section 14—Extension of time for presenting Annual Reports—2019-2020—Statement of reasons, dated August 2020.
Auditor-General Act—Auditor-General’s Report No 2/2020—2018-19 Financial Audits—Computer Information Systems—Government response.
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act, pursuant to subsection 19(4)—ACT Climate Change Council—Annual report 2019-20, dated 28 July 2020, together with a statement from the Minister for Climate Change and Sustainability responding to the advice/recommendations made in the Report, August 2020.
Coroners Act, pursuant to subsection 57(4)—Report of Coroner—Inquest into the death of Joanne Lea Lovelock—
Report, dated 5 March 2020.
Government response, dated 20 August 2020.
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