QUESTIONS ON NOTICE BERTHING AND MOORING FEES ...

Tuesday, 5 May 1992

QUESTIONS ON NOTICE

ASSEMBLY

Tuesday, 5 May 1992

QUESTIONS ON NOTICE

The following answers to questions on notice were circulated:

BERTHING AND MOORING FEES

Question No. 1295

Mr DICKINSON asked the Minister for Transport:

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In respect of the recent review of public berthing and mooring fees for small pleasure craft and fishing vessels, whether the government will implement a full enquiry into all aspects of boating with reference to fees, taxes and government policies, including an evaluation of the State's boating and related resources to determine how they could best be utilised to benefit the public and tourism? Mr SPYKER (Minister for Transport) - The answer is:

The State Boating Council, an advisory panel comprising representatives of organisations and government departments associated with recreational boating, was established to provide advice to the Minister for Transport on recreational boating matters. In 1986-87 the State Boating Council undertook a review of fees applicable to recreational vessels charged under the provisions of the Marine Act. An extensive public consultation program was undertaken at the time, including regional public meetings and advertisements for written submissions. A revised fee structure for the registration of recreational vessels was introduced on 1 October 1991. A further review of fees charged under the Marine Act 1988 is not considered necessary. The State Boating Council provides advice on the expenditure of funds allocated for recreational boating activities including the improvement of facilities. The management of berths and moorings is the responsibility of the Minister responsible for Ports.

SENIOR SALARIES - MANUFACTURING AND INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT

Question No. 1469

Mr DICKINSON asked the Treasurer, for the Minister for Manufacturing and Industry Development:

In respect of each department, agency and authority within his administration, how many public servants are paid more than the base salary rate for Victorian members of Parliament, indicating - (a) their classifications; (b) salary package; (c) positions; and (d) responsibilities? Mr A. J. SHEEHAN (Treasurer) - The answer supplied by the Minister for Manufacturing and Industry

Development is:

(a) Department of Manufacturing and Industry Development As per attachment.

(b) Gas and Fuel Corporation of Victoria As per attachment.

(c) State Electricity Corporation of Victoria As per attachment.

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(d) Overseas Project Corporation of Victoria Classification Salary Expense of Office Allowance Position/Responsibilities

SES4 $71801 $4107 Managing Director

(e) Coal Corporation of Victoria Classification Salary Expense of Office Allowance Position/Responsibilities

General Manager (Statutory Appointment) SES4 SES3

$95881

$71801 $66978

(f) Geelong Regional Commission

$5 619

$4107 $3284

General Manager

Marketing Manager Manager, Business

Development and Research

Classification Salary Expense of Office Allowance Position/Responsibilities

Chairman $76 919 (Statutory Appointment)

(g) Latrobe Regional Commission

$4107 Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Classification Salary Expense of Office Allowance Position/Responsibilities

Chief Administrator Level 3

$76919 $4107 Chief Administrator

SESl $57471 $3 284 Manager, Marketing Development.

Note: (1) The salary rates referred to in this reply do not include the provision of vehicles which are provided in accordance with the government's SES car policy. (2) Additional recruitment loading and performance payments apply in some instances.

DEPARTMENT OF MANUFACfURING AND INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT (i) and (ii) - Classification & Salary Packages Number of Officers Class Salary

CE03 $109185 4 CE04 $117142 1 CEOl $93265 3 SES5 $76968 3 SES4 $71801 7 SES3 $66 978 1 SEN4 $71753 9 SES2 $62499 1 SEN2 $68135 5 SESl $57471

(iii) - Positions Director-General Deputy Director-General, Industry Division Deputy Director-General, Resources Division Deputy Director-General, Projects and Planning Division Executive Consultant, Projects and Planning Division Executive Director, Los Angeles Office Chief Executive, Office of Trade and Investment Commissioner for Europe Agent-General, London office General Manager, Government Supply Support Agency

Expense of Office Allowance Other

$5619 $5 619

$4107 $4107 $3284

$3284

$3284

The following additional payments apply in some instances:

- Performance payments - Overseas posting

allowance

General Manager, Engineering & Science Based Industries General Manager, Docklands Task Force General Manager, USA, Office of Trade & Investment General Manager, Asia, Office of Trade & Investment General Manager, Energy Division General Manager, Financial Management & Evaluation Group Deputy General Manager, Project Facilitation Project Director, Telecommunications Director, Geological Survey General Manager, Resources, Policy & Planning

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Acting General Manager, Engineering & Science Based Industries General Manager, Minerals Group Director, Victorian Investment Centre General Manager, Major Industrial Project Facilitation Director, Mining Inspectorate General Manager, Regional Development Agency General Manager, Industry IRegional Policy &. Planning

(iv) - Responsibilities

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Acting Manager, Marketing, Office of Trade &. Investment General Manager, Europe, Office of Trade &. Investment Director, Major Energy Studies General Manager, Major Project Negotiation Project Director, Defence &. Aerospace Projects Executive Director, Japan Executive Director, Frankfurt Manager, United Kingdom & Southern Europe, Office of Trade &. Investment.

The position title reflects the responsibilities for each position.

GAS AND FUEL CORPORA nON OF VICTORIA As at 1 March 1992 there were 48 corporation employees receiving a salary package in excess of $65 887 per annum (the base rate for a Victorian member of Parliament). The relevant details follow: (a) and (b) -Classifications and Salary Packages Number of Classification Salary Officers

7 7 8 18 6

SES 1 SES2 SES3 SES4 SES5 SES6 CEO

$ 57471 -$ 61666 $ 62 449 -$ 64 786 $ 66 978 -$ 69 434 $ 71801 -$ 77 073 $ 76 968 -$ 82 535 $ 89 581

$109185

(c) - Positions Development &. Maintenance Manager, Computer &. Info. Ser. Manager, Property Executive Officer - Head Office Project Manager, Public Affairs Manager, Technical Services Asst Chief Engineer - Special Projects Manager, Total Quality Management Manager, Industrial & Commercial Sales General Manager, Heatane (Incumbent soon to terminate) Manager, Corporate Human Resources Manager, Stores Regional Manager (Bayside) Chief Solicitor Regional Manager (Central) Manager, Corporate Finance Manager, Corporate Accounting Regional Manager (Western) Manager, Distribution Regional Manager (Eastern) Manager, Gas Supply General Manager, Corporate Services Manager, Support Services General Manager, Gafcor Assistant General Manager

(d) - Responsibilities

Representation Allowance

$3284 $3284 $3284 $4lO7 $4107 $4lO7 $5619

Other

Retention/ recruibnent allowance, contract loading and performance payments (which are variable) apply in some instances

Manager, Gafcor Consulting Services Manager, Natural Gas Supply Manager, Load Research &. Modelling Manager, System Operations Manager, Superannuation Manager, Industrial Relations Asst. Chief Engineer - Transmission & Distribution Operations Co-ordinator, Exploration General Manager, Heatane Accounts and Legal Manager, Exploration Manager, Costs and Budgets Manager, Corporate Planning Chief Scientist General Manager, Retail Manager, Internal Audit Manager, Resource Support Regional Manager (Northern) Manager, Exploration Manager, Computer and Information Services Regional Manager (Yarra Valley) The Secretary Chief Technical Manager Managing Director, Gas and Fuel Exploration General Manager

The position titles reflect the responsibilities for each position.

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STATE ELECfRIClTY COMMISSION OF VICTORIA The number of SEC employees paid more than the base rate for Victorian members of Parliament is 99.

POSmON DESCRIPI10N CLASSIFICATION NUMBER LEVEL RANGE

General Management MS06-MS017 15 Human Resources Specialist Managers MS06-MS01S 6 Customer Services/Marketing Managers MS06-MS013 10 Power Station Managers MS06-MS07 5 Open Cut Mine Managers MS07 3 Maintenance Managers MS06 3 System Control Managers MS07-MS011 4 Distribution Managers MSOS-MS013 6 Power Grid Managers MS06-MS013 12 Accounting/Finance Managers MS06-MS01S 13 Information Technology Managers MSOS-MS09 3 Strategic Activities Managers MS06-MS011 11 Production Managers MS06-MS08 8

LEVEL SALARY EXPENSE OF OFFICE ALLOWANCE

MS06 $65 383 $2940 MS07 $68 272 $2940 MS08 $70841 $2940 MS09 $73463 $3677 MS011 $77 582 $3677 MS013 $81595 $3677 MS01S $86999 $3677 MS016 $91065 $4411 MS017 $95881 $4411 OTHER - Superannuation contributions. - Retention/recruitment allowance, contract loading and performance payments (variable) apply in some

cases.

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Wednesday, 6 May 1992 ASSEMBLY

Wednesday, 6 May 1992

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INTERPRETERS - GAMING

Question No. 1327

Mr DICKINSON asked the Minister for Gaming:

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In respect of interpreters employed by each department, agency and authority within the Minister's administration: 1 How many interpreters are employed on a full-time or part-time basis, indicating (a) the languages other than

English spoken; (b) in which offices such interpreters are located; and (c) what is the cost to the people of Victoria?

2 Whether officers undertaking private courses in foreign language receive any government assistance?

Mr ROPER (Minister for Gaming) - The answer is:

The Office of Gaming does not employ interpreters.

GEELONG REGIONAL STAFF - EMPLOYMENT, POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Question No. 1352

Mr DICKINSON asked the Minister for Employment, Post-Secondary Education and Training:

In re3pect of each department, agency and authority within his administration, whether it is intended to dispose of staff in the Geelong region; if so - (a) how many; (b) in which areas; (c) over what period; (d) for what reasons; indicating in each case - (i) what categories of staff are involved and how many in each category are to be dismissed; (H) what redundancy package is being offered; and (Hi) how will superannuation entitlements be affected? Mr ROPER (Minister for Employment, Post-Secondary Education and Training) - The answer is:

In respect of the following agencies Office of the Adult Community and Further Education Board, which incorporates information from the Adult Migrant Education Services and the Council of Adult Education, the Department of Employment and Training, which incorporates information from the Office of Employment and the Office of the State Training Board, and the Office of Higher Education

there is no program to specifically reduce staff in the Geelong region. Any such reductions are likely to be the result of more general activities such as individual staff taking up offers of enhanced resignation; or of decisions to streamline an area of an agency's operations. It should be noted that certain post-secondary institutions have autonomy over all or some of their staff in relation to selection and termination. Expansion in funding in these institutions, particularly in terms of student places, could lead to an increase in staffing levels.

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GEELONG REGIONAL STAFF - GAMING

Question No. 1354



In respect of each deparbnent, agency and authority within his administration, whether it is intended to dispose of staff in the Geelong region; if so -(a) how many; (b) in which areas; (c) over what period; (d) for what reasons; indicating in each case - (i) what categories of staff are involved and how many in each category are to be dismissed; (ii) what redundancy package is being offered; and (iii) how will superannuation entitlements be affected? Mr ROPER (Minister for Gaming) - The answer is:

The Office of Gaming is a small agency based wholly in Melbourne and does not have staff in the Geelong region.

UNION GRANTS - GAMING

Question No. 1408


In respect of each deparbnent, agency and authority within his administration, what are the details of all grants made since the last election to trade union groups? Mr ROPER (Minister for Gaming) - The answer is:

There have been no grants made to trade union groups since the last election by the Office of Gaming or the Victorian Gaming Commission.

UNION AUTHORITY BOARD MEMBERS - GAMING

Question No. 1489


In respect of each statutory authority within his administration, whether provision has been made for elected representatives or trade union nominated representatives on their boards; indicating - (a) what the basis is of their representation and when it was established; (b) who the current trade union representatives are and who held the positions previously; and (c) what fees or remuneration is paid to the representatives? Mr ROPER (Minister for Gaming) - The answer is:

The members of the Victorian Gaming Commission are appointed by the Governor in Council on my recommendation. No positions on the commission are designated to be filled by trade union nominated representatives nor are any of the positions elective.

Thursday, 7 May 1992

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MARSHALL CONSULTANCY - HEALTH

Question No. 1632

Mr PERTON asked the Minister for Community Services, for the Minister for Health:

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In respect of a consultancy conducted by Keith Marshall for the Health Department Victoria in relation to the "Office of Psychiatric Services - Professional rates review": 1. Whether he will advise - (a) on what date the consultancy commenced; (b) the original planned duration of the

consultancy; and (c) the date of the completion of the consultancy? 2. Whether the contractual price for the delivery of the consultancy was $7600; if not what was the contractual price? 3. What are the qualifications of the consultant(s) and the hourly / daily fee for the consultant(s)? 4. Who has been interviewed by the consultant(s)? S. What were the original terms of the consultancy, indicating whether there has been any alteration to the terms of

the consultancy; if so - what were the alterations? 6. Whether the consultant(s) has produced any interim/final finding, reports or recommendations; if so - what are

the dates and details of such finding, reports or recommendations?

Mrs SETCHES (Minister for Community Services) - The answer supplied by the Minister for Health is:

The consultancy referred to was conducted under the auspice and direction of the Public Service Board of Victoria. The Office of Psychiatric Services was a party to the consultation, but had no role in its direction. Health Department Victoria is therefore unable to supply information regarding the consultancy.

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Tuesday, 19 May 1992

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VEHICLES - YOUTH AFFAIRS

(Question No. 451)

Mr DICKINSON asked the Minister responsible for youth affairs:

In respect of each department, agency or authority within his administration, how many officers/employees are allocated motor vehicles, indicating - (a) those with or without official government number plates; (b) the position or job classifications held by these officers/employees, including the respective salary levels; (c) the makes and models of these motor vehicles; and (d) whether these officers/employees pay fringe benefits tax with respect to their private use of the motor vehicles and, in that event, the average amount of fringe benefits tax paid? Mrs SETCHES (Minister for Community Services) - The answer supplied by the Minister for Ethnic,

Municipal and Community Affairs is:

I am advised that there is one officer in the Office of Youth Affairs who has been allocated a motor vehicle. (a) One vehicle, without official government number plates; (b) Senior Executive Service, SES 1; Salary $60 755; (c) Nissan Pintara; (d) Driver contributes to running costs under Victorian Government Car Policy -Senior Executive Service

(SES 1) at a rate of $24.38 per fortnight.

WORKCARE - LEGAL FEES

(Question No. 920)

Mr GUDE asked the Minister for Labour:

1. Whether any claims made under section 98 of the Accident Compensation Act 1985 have been paid to injured workers' solicitors contrary to Schedule 8 of the regulations made under the Act and which became operative in March 1990; if so - (a) how many payments have been made contrary to the Act and regulations; (b) what is the total value of these payments; and (c) why this illegal practice has been allowed to operate for the past twelve months?

2. Whether Mr Ian Rogers, General Manager, Review, Accident Compensation Commission, sought approval of the Accident Compensation Commission Board to endorse payments made contrary to Schedule 8 of the regulations at the board meeting on 15 March 1991, one year after the regulation was passed?

3. Whether he is aware that the Accident Compensation Commission has applied two standards in policing Schedule 8 regulations promulgated in March 1990?

4. Whether he is aware that the company, U-Care Pty Ltd, has been forced by the Accident Compensation Commission to apply to the Compensation Appeals Board for reimbursement of its fees and told to write-off claims amounting to $15 000 settled outside the Appeals Board?

5. Whether any law firms have continued to be paid contrary to the provisions of the Act and regulations; if so - (a) which firms; (b) what action will he take to recover the money paid contrary to the Act and regulations; and (c) what disciplinary action and procedural changes will he take to ensure that there is no continuation of these illegal and improper payment procedures?

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Mr POPE (Minister for Labour) - The answer is:

I am informed by the Accident Compensation Commission that: 1. No amount in satisfaction of a claim made by a worker pursuant to section 98 of the Accident

Compensation Act 1985 has been paid contrary to the Act or regulations. 2. No, the Accident Compensation Commission Board was not asked to endorse payments contrary to

Schedule 8 of the Accident Compensation Regulations 1990 at its meeting in March 1991. 3. No, the Accident Compensation Commission has applied the Schedule 8 regulations consistently. 4. The WorkCare Appeals Board has not received any applications from U-Care Service Pty Ltd, any legal

firm, or individual workers seeking reimbursement of costs under section 71K of the Accident Compensation Act 1985 nor am I aware of the allegations made.

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5. The Accident Compensation Commission is not aware of the amounts being paid to law firms contrary to the provisions of the Act and regulations.

UNUSABLE PLANT COMPENSATION

Question No. 1292


In the event that the government's proposed Occupational Health and Safety Regulations and Codes of Practice are implemented - (a) whether the Minister has considered the fate of the unusable plant that will no longer comply with the requirements; and (b) whether the owners of machinery such as cranes, tractors and scaffolding will be compensated for any financial loss that may be incurred; if so, at what rate will the compensation be set? Mr POPE (Minister for Labour) - The answer is:

The proposed Occupational Health and Safety Regulations and Codes of Practice for plant as a general rule do not apply a retrospective requirement for the design of existing plant to comply with the requirements of the proposed regulations.

NURSING GRADUATES

Question No. 1308

Mr PERRIN asked the Minister for Employment, Post-Secondary Education and Training:

1. How many nursing graduates completed college training at each post secondary college of education in each of the years 1987 to 1991 inclusive?

2. How many of these graduates obtained their final year practical nursing training in the Graduate Program at health care institutions to complete their nursing qualification?

3. What action the government is taking to provide places in health care institutions for nursing graduates requiring nursing experience in the Graduate Program in order to complete their nursing qualification?

4. How many nursing under-graduates are presently enrolled at each college in Victoria in 1992? 5. What action the government is taking to balance under-graduate college places - (a) offered to nursing trainees

with places offered for the final year practical nursing experience in the Graduate Program; and (b) with jobs as nurses in health care institutions?

Mr RaPER (Minister for Employment, Post-Secondary Education and Training) - The answer is:

1. Numbers of graduates from the three-year pre-registration courses in nursing (general nursing, intellectual disability nursing, and psychiatric nursing) at higher education institutions in Victoria are shown in the following table.

Victoria: Graduates from Higher Education Pre-Registration Courses in Nursing: 1987 to 1990 (actual), 1991 (estimated)

Institution/Branch of Nursing 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991

General Nursing Australian Catholic University

(Victoria) (a) 50 102 128 148 Ballarat University College (b) 59 61 94 79 Deakin University - Burwood (c) 108 97

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-Geelong - Warmambool (d) LaTrobe University -Abbotsford (e) - Bendigo (f) - Wodonga (g) Monash University - Frankston (h) - Gippsland (i) Phillip Institute of Technology Victoria University of Technology - Footscray (j) - Western Institute Total: General Nursing

Intellectual Disability Nursing Deakin University - Burwood (c) Phillip Institute of Technology Total: Intellectual Disability Nursing

Psychiatric Nursing LaTrobe University - Bendigo (f) Phillip Institute of Technology Total: PsychiatriC Nursing

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149 100

74 33

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47 28 44 23

150 147 102 105

80

126 159 33 41

155 164

96 109 42

1083 1222

25 15 40

28 18 46

TOTAL 179 513 812 1083 1308

Notes: (a) Institute of Catholic Education before 1991, (b) Ballarat College of Advanced Education before 1990, (c) Victorian College before 1992, (d) Warrnambool Institute of Advanced Education before 1990, (e) Lincoln Institute of Health Sciences before 1988, (f) LaTrobe University College of Northern Victoria, which was Bendigo College of Advanced Education before 1991, (g) Wodonga Institute of Tertiary Education before 1991, (h) Chisholm Institute of Technology before 1990, (i) Monash University College Gippsland, which was Gippsland Institute of Advanced Education before 1990, G> Footscray Institute of Technology before 1991. 2. Graduate Year programs for newly qualified nurses with a higher education pre-registration qualification

are conducted by health care agencies. Hence, such programs do not come within the responsibilities of the Ministry for Employment, Post-Secondary Education and Training. The Minister for Health may be in a position to provide relevant information. It should be noted that upon graduation new nurses are fully qualified and fully registrable. Completion of a Graduate Year program is not part of the requirements to complete a nursing qualification.

3. As indicated in (2) above, Graduate Year programs, which are conducted by health care agencies, do not come within the responsibilities of the Ministry for Employment, Post-Secondary Education and Training.

4. Estimates of numbers of students enrolled (shown as equivalent full-time student units "EFTSU") in higher education pre-registration nursing courses in Victoria in 1992 are shown in the following table.

Victoria: Student Load (estimated) in Higher Education Pre-Registration Courses in Nursing: 1992

Institution/Branch of Nursing General Nursing Australian Catholic University (Victoria) (a) Ballarat University College (b) Deakin University - Burwood (c) -Geelong - Warmambool (d) LaTrobe University - Abbotsford (e) - Bendigo (f) - Wodonga (g) Monash University - Frankston (h) - Gippsland (i) Phillip Institute of Technology Victoria University of Technology - Footscray (j) - Western Institute Total: General Nursing

EflSU

574 351

548 381 248

555 368 315

528 239 624

544 488

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Intellectual Disability Nursing Deakin University - Burwood (c) Phillip Institute of Technology Total: Intellectual Disability Nursing Psychiatric Nursing Ballarat University College (b) Deakin University - Burwood (c) LaTrobe University - Bendigo (f) Phillip Institute of Technology Total: Psychiatric Nursing

TOTAL

Notes: as for (1) above.

163 158 321

45 181 110 160 496

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5. (a) As indicated in (2) above, Graduate Year programs, which are conducted by health care agencies, do not come within the responsibilities of the Ministry for Employment, Post-Secondary Education and Training.

(b) Planning to match intakes and enrolments for pre-registration nursing courses to employment demand for nurses is undertaken within the Office of Higher Education in consultation with Health Department Victoria (regarding general nurses and psychiatric nurses) and Community Services Victoria (regarding intellectual disability nurses) on the basis of analyses of workforce requirements developed by HDV and CSV.

INTERPRETERS - WATER RESOURCES

Question No. 1319

Mr DICKINSON asked the Minister for Water Resources:

In respect of interpreters employed by each department, agency and authority within the Minister's administration: 1. How many interpreters are employed on a full-time or part-time basis, indicating (a) the languages other

than English spoken; (b) in which offices such interpreters are located; and (c) what is the cost to the people of Victoria?

2. Whether officers undertaking private courses in foreign language receive any government assistance?

Mr CRABB (Minister for Water Resources) - The answer is:

In regard to the Department of Water Resources, Melbourne Water and the Rural Water Commission: 1. There are no interpreters employed on a full-time or part-time basis. However, from time to time some

employees of Melbourne Water, in addition to their normal duties, are required to act as interpreters to members of the public. There are currently 22 employees of Melbourne Water receiving an allowance of approximately $468 per person per annum for this service?

2. No officers are undertaking private courses in foreign languages for which they receive any government assistance?

With regard to water authorities within my administration, the time and resources required to provide the requested information cannot be justified.

GEELONG REGIONAL STAFF -TOURISM

Question No. 1345

Mr DICKINSON asked the Minister for Tourism:

In respect of each department, agency and authority within his administration, whether it is intended to dispose of staff in the Geelong region; if so - (a) how many; (b) in which areas; (c) over what period; (d) for what reasons; indicating in each case - (i) what categories of staff are involved and how many in each category are to be dismissed; (ii) what redundancy package is being offered; and (iii) how will superannuation entitlements be affected? Mr CRABB (Minister for Tourism) - The answer is:

The Victorian Tourism Commission and the Alpine Resorts Commission do not have any offices or staff in the Geelong region.

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GEELONG REGIONAL STAFF - WATER RESOURCES

Question No. 1346


In respect of each department, agency and authority within his administration, whether it is intended to dispose :If staff in the Geelong region; if so - (a) how many; (b) in which areas; (c) over what period; (d) for what reasons; indicating in each case - (i) what categories of staff are involved and how many in each category are to be dismissed; (ii) what redundancy package is being offered; and (iii) how will superannuation entitlements be affected? Mr CRABB (Minister for Water Resources) - The answer is:

Neither the Department of Water Resources, Rural Water Commission or the Geelong and District Water Board have any plans to dispose of staff in the Geelong region. This question is not applicable to Melbourne Water.

GEELONG REGIONAL STAFF - LABOUR

Question No. 1350

Mr DICKINSON asked the Minister for Labour:

In respect of each department, agency and authority within his administration, whether it is intended to dispose of staff in the Geelong region; if so - (a) how many; (b) in which areas; (c) over what period; (d) for what reasons; indicating in each case - (i) what categories of staff are involved and how many in each category are to be dismissed; (ii) what redundancy package is being offered; and (iii) how will superannuation entitlements be affected? Mr POPE (Minister for Labour) - The answer is:

It is not currently intended, in respect of any department, agency or authority within my administration, to dispose of staff in the Geelong region.

GEELONG REGIONAL STAFF - POLICE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES

Question No. 1355

Mr DICKINSON asked the Minister for Police and Emergency Services:

In respect of each department, agency and authority within his administration, whether it is intended to dispose of staff in the Geelong region; if so - (a) how many; (b) in which areas; (c) over what period; (d) for what reasons; indicating in each case - (i) what categories of staff are involved and how many in each category are to be dismissed; (ii) what redundancy package is being offered; and (ill) how will superannuation entitlements be affected? Mr SANDON (Minister for Police and Emergency Services) - The answer is:

Ministry for Police and Emergency Services Metropolitan Fire Brigades Board

Victoria State Emergency Service Victoria Police Country Fire Authority

No staff station in the Geelong area

No intention of reducing staff in the Geelong area.

GEELONG REGIONAL STAFF - PORTS

Question No. 1362

Mr DICKINSON asked the Treasurer, for the Minister responsible for Ports:

In respect of each department, agency and authority within his administration, whether it is intended to dispose of staff in the Geelong region; if so - (a) how many; (b) in which areas; (c) over what period; (d) for what reasons; indicating in each case - (i) what categories of staff are involved and how many in each category are to be dismissed; (ii) what redundancy package is being offered; and (ill) how will superannuation entitlements be affected?

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Mr A. J. SHEEHAN (Treasurer) - The answer supplied by the Minister responsible for Ports is:

The Port of Geelong Authority does not intend to dispose of, or terminate, the services of staff. There may however be some redundancies, which are voluntary in all cases and are initiated by the employee.

PUBLICATIONS - PREMIER AND CABINET

Question No. 1365

Mr DICKINSON asked the Premier:

In respect of each department, agency and authority within her administration, what publications are produced, indicating - (a) how many copies are produced; (b) what the unit cost is, including production and distribution of the publication; (c) what income, if any, is derived from the publication; (d) what is the purpose of the publication; and (e) whether the publication was solely printed in Victoria; if not, why? Ms KIRNER (Premier) - The answer is:

I am informed that: All publications in the Premier's portfolio listed below were printed in Victoria. Unless otherwise indicated (for the publications shown with an asterisk and those in the PSB's list) no income was derived from the publications. Where distribution costs are known they are provided below. Generally distribution occurs through the agency's general mailing system so costs for individual publications are not readily available. It should be noted that the costs indicated below are the direct costs associated with the publications and do not reflect salary or other overheads.

1. Department of Premier and Cabinet Insignia Brochure

Last produced in 1988. Five thousand copies printed - estimated unit cost of $5.30. No income derived from publication. Purpose is to disseminate information on the official insignia of the State.

Victorian Govenunent Funding for the Non-Govenunent Sector Handbook 1991

Two thousand copies were produced at a cost of $4990 by Sands and McDougall Pty Ltd (i.e. $2.50 each). One thousand five hundred copies were made available to the public at the Victorian Govenunent Book Shop. Three hundred copies were distributed to the Department of the Premier and Cabinet and 200 copies were distributed to the Victorian Council for Social Services. Produced to provide information on the nature and location of funding programs in govenunent agencies, and where and how non-govenunent organisations can apply for govenunent funding to undertake community service projects. Information provided in the handbook includes details on funding programs, eligibility for funding and guidelines for application for funding.

Creating Safer Communities - Setting Strategic Directions A major task of the Public Safety and Anti-Crime Council (PSACC) is to set strategic directions for public safety, violence prevention and anti-crime policies and programs involving govenunent and the community. The council produced the document "Creating Safer Communities; Setting Strategic Directions" to provide information and to stimulate discussion by groups and organisations on how they might contribute to public safety and anti-crime strategies. The paper was distributed widely to key groups and organisations during January 1992 to seek their comments. After consultation and consideration of comments, the council has revised the paper for publication and circulation. Production: 1200 copies were produced at a cost of $1.61 per copy. The Ministry for Police and Emergency Services paid for 250 of these and the Department of the Premier and Cabinet was responsible for the remaining 950 costing $1529.50. Distribution: 770 copies were posted to organisations in Victoria at an estimated cost of $1019.50.

"Violence In and Around Licensed Premises Two thousand copies at a unit cost of $5.70; then 1000 at a unit cost of $6.00. Copies of the second run were sold. Revenue was $90. Purpose is community information, education and to promote debate.

»Source Book of Victorian Sexual Assault Statistics Two hundred and fifty copies at a unit cost of $3.00. Copies of this publication were sold. The revenue received was $1150. Purpose is community information, education and to promote debate.

"A Profile of Rape One thousand copies produced at a unit cost of $6.70. Revenue from sale of copies was $1400.

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Purpose is community information, education and to promote debate. "Family Violence

Three thousand copies at a unit cost of $4.00. Revenue from sales was $2520. Purpose is community information, education and to promote debate.

"Media Two hundred copies at a unit cost of $3.00. Purpose is community information, education and to promote debate.

Report to the Premier: 'lmproving Services for People" One thousand copies were produced at a unit cost of $2.87. The document was produced as a report to the Premier and for public information.

Report to the Premier: Training for Better Work Opportunities One thousand copies were produced at a unit cost of $2.22. The document was produced as a report to the Premier and for public information.

Draft Report: Economic Restructuring and Job Loss One thousand copies were produced at a unit cost of $5.13. The document was produced for consultation purposes.

DPC Annual Report Unit cost was $5.75. Purpose is to comply with the Annual Reporting Act.

Program Information - Premier's Portfolio


Twenty copies were prepared. There were no separate costs as they were photocopies from a word-processed original. Purpose was to meet the Treasurer's commitment for program information to be made available following tabling of the Budget Papers.

Australia Day Activities Program Unit cost was $1.90. Purpose is to help publicise Australia Day activities in Victoria.

The Women's Budget The Women's Budget is produced annually. The 1991-92 Women's Budget was printed at a cost of $10679. Distribution of it is absorbed into the department's overall postage costs. The purpose is to provide an account of the impad on women of government spending in the past financial year and highlight commitments for the coming financial year.

Victorian Women's Consultative Council Brochure This is an ongoing publication. 4000 copies were printed. The cost was $1325. The purpose of the brochure is to inform women's organisations, government departments and the community of the membership and terms of reference of the current VWCc.

Women in Focus Newsletter This is an ongoing publication. Three thousand five hundred copies were printed at a cost of $822. A second print of the new,,\etter produced 4000 copies at a total cost of $864. The purpose of U.e newsletter is to keep interested persons updated of activities being undertaken by the VWCc.

VWCC Final Report This is an ongoing publication. Two hundred copies were printed at a cost of $323. The purpose of the report is to identify the major work completed by the VWCc.

Health and Safety in the Home This is a one-off publication. Two hundred copies were printed at a cost of $849. The report was requested by the Premier to ascertain the views of the women of Victoria on issues concerning health and safety in the home.

For Women, By Women This is a one-off publication. Four hundred copies were produced at a cost of $1667. The report was requested by the Premier to ascertain women's views on the future use of the Queen Victoria Hospital site.

2. Office of the Auditor-General Publications issued by the Office of the Auditor-General over the past 5 years are detailed in the office's annual report. The various reports of the Auditor-General are published for the information of the Parliament with printing costs incurred borne mainly by the Parliament. The Government Printer pays for the copies sold to the public via Information Victoria.

QUESTIONS ON NOTICE


In addition to the Auditor-General's reports to the Parliament, the following information is provided for other publications produced by the office: Number of Number Total Publication Produced Cost

1. Annual report on the operations of the office (1991 Year)

2. Office Corporate Plan

3. A Career in Auditing-

4. Auditing for Parliament and the Public-

$ 675 8434

450 2240

Unit Cost $ 12.50

4.98

Purpose of Publication

For tabling in the Parliament in accordance with requirements of Annual Reporting Act. For distribution to all staff of office and other interested parties. To assist with the colleges' recruitment program. Booklet to infonn the public of the role of Auditor-General.

-These publications were printed several years ago and the relevant documentation has been archived off-site. It is considered that the costs incurred in retrieving the infonnation is not warranted.

3. Office of the Ombudsman The office produces an annual report, special reports to parliament (if necessary), three brochures and one flyer. The publishing of the annual and special reports are required under the Ombudsman Act. The three brochures and flyer are part of the Ombudsman's information dissemination activity. The unit cost of publications in 1989--90 and 1990--91 were:

1989--90 Annual Report - $8.73. Brochure: The Victorian Ombudsman (1990--91) - approx. 11 cents. Brochure: History, Functions and Procedures (1989--90) -approx. 50 cents. Brochure: Deputy Ombudsman (Police Complaints) (1989--90) - approx. 8 cents. Flyer (1990/91) - approx. 11 cents. Special Report: Office of Corrections (Accountability) - $11.

4. Victorian Relief Committee The only publication the committee produces is an annual report. The report is to meet the annual reporting requirements of the Victorian Relief Committee Act 1958. The report is also used to provide information to assist the committee's fund raising activities. The unit cost of the last report was $2.19.

5. Office of the Governor Open Day Booklets

Open Day Booklets -1991. Cost was $2.40 each and 12000 copies printed. Free to members of the public on open days at Government House. The booklet is a tour guide and includes publicity notes of Government House and surroundings for all visitors.

Senior Citizens Week Brochures Senior Citizens Week Brochures -1992. Cost was $0.32 each and 9000 copies printed. Free to members of the public on open days at Government House. The booklet is a tour guide and includes publicity notes of Government House and surroundings for all visitors.

QUESTIONS ON NOTICE


6. Public Service Board Information concerning PSB publications is shown in the attached table.

PUBLICA nONS PRODUCED BY THE OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD

PUBLICA nON

Broardview

Koorie Voice Newsletter

Aboriginal Employment Strategy

Disability Employment Strategy

Women's Employment Strategy

Fair Go Newsletter

Hearing Process brochures

OBS Implementation Kit

OBServations

Return to Work Policy

AM-l Recruitment Manual in the

Public Service

Victorian Public Service Notices

Selection Guidelines for the VPS

Performance Indicators in Personnel

SES Performance Management Kits

List of Officers in the Public Service

NUMBER UNIT COST INCOME

60 per quarter

1500

2000

2000 2000 1800

na

500

1800

500

140

na

69c

$3.65

$3.65

$3.65

47.Sc na

S30.30

36c

Nil

na

6500 (per fortnight) $1.36

4000 $1.35

na

2000 30

na

$14.18

$28.46

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

$SO

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

$2

$4

$32

Nil

PURPOSE

Produced in-house on a range of issues and news items

relating to government priorities and administration. M06tly

internal OPSB distribution. Remaining copies forwarded on

request within Public Service.

Newsletter advising of progress and issues with respect to

the Aboriginal Employment Strategy.

Distnbuted to VPS agencies outlining aspects of the employment

strategy.

As above.

As above. Promotes awareness of EEO issues in the Public Service.

Produced in-house on access and coverage to the Hearing Process.

User guide for implementing the Office Based Structure. First 300 distributed to agencies gratis.

Service-wide newsletter distnbuted to key personnel involved

in implementing the Office Based Structure, discussing issues,

policies and practices.

Funded by V ARC. Assist agencies to develop their own

procedures to ensure that injured and ill employees have access

to rehabilitation and the earliest possible return to work.

Guidelines produced in-house and provided to agencies on recruitment policies and practices for recruitment into

AM-I category. Advertisement of vacant p06itions in the VPS.

Advice on selection practices and procedures.

Provides examples of performance indicators to assist agencies

in evaluating personnel activities.

Guidance on SES performance planning and development.

Required to be produced annually by the Public Service Act.

Unit cost only includes production costs (no distribution costs are available). No C05ting data is available for publications produced in-house.

Publications are solely printed in Victoria.

PUBLICATIONS - WATER RESOURCES

Question No. 1373


In respect of each department, agency and authority within his administration, what publications are produced, indicating - (a) how many copies are produced; (b) what the unit cost is, including production and distribution of the publication; (c) what income, if any, is derived from the publication; (d) what is the purpose of the publication; and (e) whether the publication was solely printed in Victoria; if not, why? Mr CRABB (Minister for Water Resources) - The answer is:

The Department of Water Resources has not produced any publications since separating from the Department of Conservation and Envirorunent in January 1992. With regard to Melbourne Water and the Rural Water Commission:

(a) Both organisations produce a large range of publications ranging from annual reports, tender documents, technical reports and customer/public information brochures. The number of copies printed varies with each publication and depends on the target audience.

(b) The unit costs vary depending on the complexity of the publication and the production run required. (c) Most publications are free of charge. However, some publications are charged for on a cost-recovery basis. (d) The RWC provides a range of publications to inform and advise customers on commission issues,

initiatives, projects and activities; to communicate the results of research and technical programs; and to meet statutory and goverrunent requirements as with tendering documents and annual reports. Melbourne Water provides a range of publications to communicate with key stakeholders. Each has a specific message or messages on Melbourne Water issues, initiatives, projects and activities.

QUESTIONS ON NOTICE

Tuesday. 19 May 1992 ASSEMBLY

(e) Both organisations' pubications are printed in Victoria; the great majority of the Rural Water Commission's publications are produced in-house. Time and resources are not available to provide full details of each publication produced.

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PUBLICATIONS - EMPLOYMENT, POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Question No. 1379


In respect of each department, agency and authority within his administration, what publications are produced, indicating - (a) how many copies are produced; (b) what the unit cost is, induding production and distribution of the publication; (c) what income, if any, is derived from the publication; (d) what is the purpose of the publication; and (e) whether the publication was solely printed in Victoria; if not, why? Mr ROPER (Minister for Employment, Post-Secondary Education and Training) - The answer is:

This Ministry consists of several agencies which by the nature of their functions and responsibilities generate a very wide range of materials; publications that meet statutory requirements; material supporting/publicising programs and initiatives; issue-specific reports as well as curriculum focussed publications. The agencies do not have the time or resources to produce an exhaustive listing, with the details sought. Should the honourable member wish to have further details about a specific publication, I would be pleased to receive his request.

PUBLICATIONS - ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS

Question No. 1380

Mr DICKINSON asked the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs:

In respect of each department, agency and authority within his administration, what publications are produced, indicating -(a) how many copies are produced; (b) what the unit cost is, induding production and distribution of the publication; (c) what income, if any, is derived from the publication; (d) what is the purpose of the publication; and (e) whether the publication was solely printed in Victoria; if not, why? Mr ROPER (Minister for Aboriginal Affairs) - The answer is:

Since its creation as a department, Aboriginal Affairs Victoria has produced two publications; viz; the Interim Response of the Victorian Government to the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody and the Victorian Government Response to the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody. There were 300 and 500 copies, respectively, printed at a unit cost of approximately $11.00. No income was derived from the sale of these publications as they were distributed to Aboriginal community organisations and government agencies in the course of preparation of the Victorian Government Response to the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody. These publications were printed solely in Victoria.

PUBLICATIONS - POLICE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES

Question No. 1382


In respect of each department, agency and authority within his administration, what publications are produced, indicating - (a) how many copies are produced; (b) what the unit cost is, including production and distribution of the publication; (c) what income, if any, is derived from the publication; (d) what is the purpose of the publication; and (e) whether the publication was solely printed in Victoria; if not, why?

QUESTIONS ON NOTICE


Mr SANDON (Minister for Police and Emergency Services) - The answer is:

Publication Unit Cost

90/91 Annual Report (300 copies) $9.73

Firearms Safety Code $0.52

(SO 000 copies -3 years supply) 'Violence Is Ugly' Brochure $0.13

for Phase 1 of Campaign

(500,000 copies) 'Violence is Ugly' Leaflet/Card $0.15

for Phase 2 of Campaign (55000 copies)

Householders Information Kit - $1.00 'Crime Prevention and You'

(60 000 copies)

State Disaster Recovery Plan $6.31

(2000 copies)

Declaration of Rights - Victims of $0.22

Crime Pamphlet (SO 000 copies) (Printed in 5 languages, including English)

Goint Community Services Victoria, Attorney-General's Department and

Ministry for Policy and Emergency Services publication)

Country Fire Authority

Income

derived

None

None

None

None

None

None

None

Purpose of publication

Produced as a government document

Firearms safety education aid - primarily aimed

at applicants for shooters' licences

To provide women in the community with practical

and useful tips to reduce incidents of violence and

assault and to inform them about support services available.

Printed

in Victoria

Yes

Yes

Yes

To provide women in the community with practical Yes

and detailed information about intervention orders and how to obtain them. A tear-off wallet card contained

key telephone numbers of police and other support services.

To alert householders to crime prevention measures Yes

and safety procedures.

To assist municipal councils, govt. authorities and Yes voluntary and private sector agencies with their rules

and responsibilities in recovery planning and management. To ensure that victims of crime are aware of their

rights and their role within the criminal justice

process and to alert criminal justice agencies of

these rights.

Yes

90-91 Annual Report (2600 copies) $8.07 None Produced as a government document Yes

Brigade Information Bulletin $0.40 None To keep CFA personnel throughout the State informed Yes

3200 copies of authority decisions, activities, works progress etc.

Note: Distribution of the Bulletin is often included with other material being posted/couriered at the same time. A monthly cost of $650.00 is incurred for

Bulletins not included with other mail.

Victoria State Emergency Service

Information Booklet on the Service $0.36 None To inform the public of the activities of the

Victoria State Emergency Service

Yes

Note: Distribution costs cannot be assessed as brochure supplied on request. Production costs cannot be assessed as brochure revised by staff as part of

normal duties.

Metropolitan Fire Brigades Board

90-91 Annual Report· (2000 copies) 512.75 None Produced as a government document

Emergency Procedures in $0.99 None )

Factories and Offices (2000 copies) )

Fire Detection Brochure $0.21 None )

(30 000 copies) )

Fire Extinguisher Guide $0.09 None )

(20 000 copies) )

Firemark" $0.00 None )

Gas and Electrical BBQ Regulations $0.06 None ) Fire safety education material -available to

(5000 copies) ) the public and is printed as required.

)

Guidelines for Emergency $1.09 None ) All publications are printed in Victoria.

Procedures in Multi-Storey Buildings )

(2000 copies) )

Home Fire Safety Checklist $0.01 None )

(20000 copies) )

Kindergarten and Day Centre $1.85 None )

Safety Guidelines )

(1000 copies) )

Matches are Tools Booklet $0.49 None )

(5000 copies) )

Who is Responsible Leaflet $0.24 None )

(5000 copies) )

Special full colour copy to commemorate MFB Centenary

Sponsored publication (full cost of) -produced bi-monthly.

Yes

QUESTIONS ON NOTICE


Victoria Police 1. Police Life

Police Life is the force's internal magazine, printed 10 times a year, with a distribution of 13 000 to police and the public. There is sponsorship of $10 000 a year from Manchester Unity in the form of advertisements on the back cover. The overall cost, including printing, processing, and distribution, is about $10 000 per edition. No income is derived from this publication. The magazine is not printed in Victoria. The cheapest tender received was from South Australia and the magaine is currently printed in that State.

2. 90-91 Annual Report Produced as a goverment document. Two thousand copies printed at a unit cost of $6.98. No income is derived and the document is printed in Victoria.

3. Emotion and Logic Three thousand copies of this 116 page booklet was recently printed for free distribution to police. It is designed as a reference guide on appropriate communication with the media. No income is derived from this publication. The booklet is not printed in Victoria. The cheapest tender received was from South Australia and the booklet is currently printed in that State. Unit cost is $2.39.

4. Media Director's newsletter About 1500 are produced on an ad hoc basis, generally every two or three months. Initially the publication was printed internally, however, delays necessitated it being printed by the Law Printer in Victoria. Approximately $780 and $800 have been paid for the last two editions, which includes distribution costs. No income is derived from this publication.

PUBLICATIONS - COMMUNITY SERVICES

Question No. 1384

Mr DICKINSON asked the Minister for Commtmity Services:

In respect of each deparbnent, agency and authority within her administration, what publications are produced, indicating - (a) how many copies are produced; (b) what the unit cost is, including production and distribution of the publication; (c) what income, if any, is derived from the publication; (d) what is the purpose of the publication; and (e) whether the publication was solely printed in Victoria; if not, why?

Mrs SETCHES (Minister for Commtmity Services) - The answer is:

(a), (b) and (d) The time and resources required to answer this question in detail cannot be justified. However, the major publications of Community Services Victoria (CSV) and the Office of Pre-school and Child Care (OPeC) are listed in their respective annual reports.

(c) No charge is made for any publications issued by CSVor the OPCc. (e) All publications produced by CSV and the OPCC are printed in Victoria.

UNION GRANTS - WATER RESOURCES

Question No. 1400


In respect of each deparbnent, agency and authority within his administration, what are the details of all grants made since the last election to trade union groups?


Neither the Deparbnent of Water Resources, Melbourne Water or the Rural Water Commission has made any grants to trade unions.


QUESTIONS ON NOTICE


UNION GRANTS - POLICE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES

Question No. 1409


In respect of each department, agency and authority within his administration, what are the details of all grants made since the last election to trade union groups? Mr SANDON (Minister for Police and Emergency Services) - The answer is:

There have been no grants made since the last election by the Ministry for Police and Emergency Services or any of its agencies to trade union groups.

UNION GRANTS - PORTS

Question No. 1416


In respect of each department, agency and authority within his administration, what are the details of all grants made since the last election to trade union groups? Mr A. J. SHEEHAN (Treasurer) - The answer supplied by the Minister responsible for Ports is:

Port of Melbourne Authority 1. $176355 to the VTHC as a contribution to the salary of a Maritime Unions Coordinator. 2. Approximately $7000 in total to advertise the authority in a variety of trade union directories and journals. 3. A grant to the Waterside Workers Federation of $8000 for training in port refonn.

Port of Geelong Authority: Nil

Port of Portland Authority: Nil.

ENTERTAINMENT EXPENDITURE - PREMIER AND CABINET

Question No. 1419


In respect of each department, agency and authority within her administration, what was the actual expenditure on entertainment and hospitality for each of the years 1987 to 1991 inclusive, indicating the positions held by the persons authorising such expenditure?

Ms KIRNER (Premier) - The answer is:

I am infonned that the infonnation for the agencies in my portfolio is set out below. 1. Department of Premier and Cabinet

The main entertainment, official visitor, ceremonial and hospitality activities occurring through DPC are the receptions and formal State functions organised by the Protocol Branch of the department. The following figures differentiate the amounts spent in that area from the amounts spent by the other branches in the department.

1986-87 1987-& 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 (To 31/12)

Other $ 10244 3765 6519 6504 5347 1929

Protocol $

188917 200 210 206597 136 709 168 913 186474

The Chief of Protocol, Secretary to the Department of the Premier and Cabinet and the Premier determine what the protocol expenditure will be and authorise it. The relevant branch or division head authorises expenditure within his or her area.


2. Office of the Auditor-General 1987~

1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 6 Months to 31/12/91

QUESTIONS ON NOTICE

ASSEMBLY

$4601 $2730 $3073 $1911 $1310

2209

Expenditure is authorised by the Auditor-General, the Assistant Auditor-General or the Chief Directors of Audit.

3. Public Service Board 19~7 $5526 1987~ $11400 1988-89 $15999 1989-90 $9103 1990-91 $5414 1/7 /91-31/12/91 $3985 Entertainment expenditure is approved by the Chairman.

4. Office of Ombudsman

5.

Year 19~7

1987~

1988-89 1989-90 1990-91

1991-92" .. Up to 31 December 1991.

Office of the Governor

Amount NIL

$25.95 $14.04 $21.52

$112.80

$118.20

Authorising official

Ombudsman Ombudsman Ombudsman, Principal Investigation Officer Ombudsman, Principal Investigation Officer, Senior Investigation Officer Ombudsman, Senior Investigation Officer

It is not possible to separately identify costs to answer this question as it would require a search of all the financial and purchase records in the office for the years in question.

6. Promotions Appeal Board The PAB is a small organisation and data on entertainment and hospitality is recorded in a general incidentals category. Consequently, the data cannot be provided without a manual search of records for each of the years concerned.

7. Victorian Relief Committee The VRC has little expenditure on this item and an estimate would be $150 annually. It is authorised by the committee.

ENTERTAINMENT EXPENDITURE - WATER RESOURCES

Question No. 1427


In respect of each department, agency and authority within his administration, what was the actual expenditure on entertainment and hospitality for each of the years 1987 to 1991 inclusive, indicating the positions held by the persons authorising such expenditure? Mr CRABB (Minister for Water Resources) - The answer is:

Neither the Department of Water Resources, Melbourne Water nor the Rural Water Commission maintain centralised systems of recording hospitality and entertainment expenditure and the time and resources are not available to collate the information. Claims for reimburement of entertainment and hospitality expenditure are approved for payment only where they relate to expenses incurred by officers in the course of their business on behalf of the respective organisation. With regard to the Rural Water Commission and Melbourne Water, such expenditures are not authorised by the officer who actually incurred the expenditure but are authorised by an officer of a higher level from within their particular area of responsibility. Any expenditure in regard to the Department of Water Resources would be authorised by the Director-General. With regard to water authorities within my administration, the time and resources required to provide the requested information cannot be justified.

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QUESTIONS ON NOTICE

ASSEMBLY Tuesday, 19 May 1992

ENTERTAINMENT EXPENDITURE - ABORIG IN AL AFFAIRS

Question No. 1434


In respect of each department, agency and authority within his administration, what was the actual expenditure on entertainment and hospitality for each of the years 1987 to 1991 inclusive, indicating the positions held by the persons authorising such expenditure? Mr ROPER (Minister for Aboriginal Affairs) - The answer is:

The Department of Aboriginal Affairs has not expended any funds on entertainment or hospitality during the years 1987 to 1991 inclusive.

SENIOR SALARIES - MAJOR PROJECTS

Question No. 1449

Mr DICKINSON asked the Minister for Major Projects:

In respect of each department, agency and authority within his administration, how many public servants are paid more than the base salary rate for Victorian members of Parliament, indicating - (a) their classifications; (b) salary package; (c) position, and (d) responsibilities? Mr KENNAN (Minister for Major Projects) - The answer is:

I have been advised by the Major Projects Unit that five public service officers within the unit have salary packages of more than $65 887 per annum, the base rate for Victorian members of Parliament. The offices are:

Director, Victorian Government Major Projects Unit Chief Executive Level 3 Salary of $106 522 per annum and expense of office allowance of $5619 per annum. A vehicle is provided for this office. Responsibilities: reporting to the Minister, the Director is responsible for dealing with private developers and government agencies at senior levels in relation to projects; arranging conditions for private sector involvement with projects; exercising delegations under the Urban Land Authority Act 1979 and Public Lands and Works Act, as far as they relate to major projects; providing advice to government on legislative change to improve the efficient delivery of major projects; managing the staff of the unit and appointing and monitoring the work of consultants.

Deputy Director Senior Executive Service, Level "5£5-4" Salary of $71801 per annum and expense of office allowance of $4107 per annum. A vehicle is provided for this office. (Performance pay is not included for reasons of personal confidentiality). Responsibilities: act as deputy to the Director and exercise delegations under the Urban Land Authority Act 1979 and the Public Land and Works Act; act as Project Director for one or more of the projects assigned to the unit; provide high level advice to the Director and Minister on MPU projects and policies; oversee the legal, public affairs and corporate services functions of the unit.

Project Directors Senior Executive Service, Level "5ES-3" (2 positions) Salary of $66 978 per annum and expense of office allowance of $3284 per annum. A vehicle is provided for each office. Senior Executive Service, Level "5ES-2" (2 positions) Salary of $62 499 per annum and expense of office allowance of $3284 per annum. A vehicle is provided for each office. (Performance pay for the Project Director positions is not included for reasons of personal confidentiality). Responsibilities: manage the development and implementation of a nominated major project/s in accordance with government policies, strategies and objectives, involving the coordination of contractors, consultants, and other government agencies in undertaking the various tasks required for each project.


QUESTIONS ON NOTICE

ASSEMBLY 2211

The Docklands Authority advises that one position within the authority has a salary package of more than $65 887 per annum. The position is:

Chief Executive Officer Docklands Authority Chief Executive Level 2 Salary of $101226 per annum, plus expense of office allowance $5619 per annum. A vehicle is provided for this office. Responsibilities: provide effective leadership to the new authority, with prime responsibility for the development of the docklands area, and provide authoritative advice to the board and government; promote and market the development nationally and internationally to secure investment and participation in the development; negotiate the relocation of existing major transport facilities within short timelines and with the private sector in relation to development contracts.

SENIOR SALARIES - WATER RESOURCES

Question No. 1454


In respect of each department, agency and authority within his administration, how many public servants are paid more than the base salary rate for Victorian members of Parliament, indicating - (a) their classifications; (b) salary package; (c) position, and (d) responsibilities?


Department of Water Resources: Classifica tion Level

CEO-2 Rural Water Commission:

Classification Level

GM SE5-4 SE5-4 SE5-4 S~2

S~2

Melbourne Water: Classifica tion Level CA SES-6

Position/ Responsibili ties

A/Director-General

Position/ Responsibilities

General Manager Director - Operations Director - Finance Director - Corp. Deve!. A/Director - Tech. Serv. Regional Manager

Position/ Responsibilities General Manager Director /Regional Mgr

SE~5 Director SE5-4 Divisional Manager SE~3 Branch Manager

The responsibilities of all positions listed are in line with their classifications.

Base Salary Per Annum

$106 845

Base Salary Per Annum

$104 376 $ 75908 $ 75 908 $ 75 908 $ 66 606 $ 66 606

Base Salary Per Annum $121249 $ 87 619 $ 81075 $ 75 908 $ 70 262

No. of Officers 1

7 6

10 33

All salaries listed are based on base yearly salary plus expense of office allowance. Performance pay has not been included for reasons of personal confidentiality. With regard to water authorities within my administration, the time and resources required to provide the requested information cannot be justified.

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SENIOR SALARIES - EMPLOYMENT, POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Question No. 1460


In respect of each department, agency and authority within his administration, how many public servants are paid more than the base salary rate for Victorian members of Parliament, indicating - (a) their classifications; (b) salary package; (c) position, and (d) responsibilities? Mr RaPER (Minister for Employment, Post-Secondary Education and Training) - The answer in respect

of the following agencies is:

Within the Office of the Adult Community and Further Education Board, which incorporates information from the Adult Migrant Education Services and the Council of Adult Education, there are two such officers; within the Department of Employment and Training, which incorporates information from the Office of Employment and the Office of the State Training Board, there are eight such officers; and within the Office of Higher Education there are two such officers and two statutory office holders.

This answer includes only staff currently being paid by agencies and does not include staff on secondments.

SENIOR SALARIES -ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS

Question No. 1461


In respect of each department, agency and authority within his administration, how many public servants are paid more than the base salary rate for Victorian members of Parliament, indicating - (a) their classifications; (b) salary package; (c) position, and (d) responsibilities? Mr RaPER (Minister for Aboriginal Affairs) - The answer is:

Only one person in the Department of Aboriginal Affairs is paid more than the base salary for Victorian members et Parliament.

SENIOR SALARIES - HEALTH

Question No. 1467

Mr DICKINSON asked the Minister for Community Services, for the Minister for Health:

In respect of each department, agency and authority within her administration, how many publiC servants are paid more than the base salary rate for Victorian members of Parliament, indicating - (a) their classifications; (b) salary package; (c) position, and (d) responsibilities? Mrs SETCHES (Minister for Community Services) - The answer supplied by the Minister for Health is:

The Health Department currently employs 112 staff with salaries exceeding those of Victorian members of Parliament. (a) The classifications of these staff are as follows:

1 Chief General Manager 25 Senior Executive Service 5 Psychiatrist 7 Psychiatrist· Specialist

11 Psychiatrist Superintendent 52 Consultant Psychiatrists 10 Medical Officers 1 OIC Dental

112 (b) The salary packages for these staff are in the following ranges:

14 $65000 $70000 37 $70000 $80000 56 $80000 $90000

4 $90 000 $100000 $100000+

112


QUESTIONS ON NOTICE

ASSEMBLY

(c) and (d) The positions and responsibilities of the 112 staff can be categorised as follows:

27 Senior management and policy advice responsibilities 85 Clinical and professional responsibilities

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SENIOR SALARIES - PORTS

Question No. 1470


In respect of each department, agency and authority within his administration, how many public servants are paid more than the base salary rate for Victorian members of Parliament, indicating - (a) their classifications; (b) salary package; (c) position, and (d) responsibilities? Mr A. J. SHEEHAN (Treasurer) - The answer supplied by the Minister responsible for Ports is:

(a) Port of Melbourne Authority As per attachment.

(b) Port of Geelong Authority (i) and (ii) Classification and Salary

Number of Class Officers 1 CEO 3 SES-3

(Hi) Positions

Salary

82468 66978

Chairman/Chief Executive Officer

Expense of Office Allowance

4107 3284

Executive Manager, Marketing and Corporate Services Executive Manager, Port Services Executive Manager, Federated Stevedores, Geelong.

(iv) Responsibilities The position title reflects the responsibilities for each position.

(c) Port of Portland Authority (i) SES-3 (ii) $66 978 Expense of Office Allowance $3284 (Ui) General Manager (iv) The position title reflects the responsibilities for this position.

Note:

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(1) The salary rates referred to in this reply do not include the provision of vehicles which are provided in accordance with the government's SFS car policy.

(2) Additional recruitment loading and performance payments apply in some instances.

PORT OF MELBOURNE AUTHORITY As at 1 March 1992 there were 22 authority employees receiving a salary package in excess of $65 887 pa (the base rate for a Victorian member of Parliament). The relevant details follow: (a) and (b) - Classifications and Salary Packages

(c) - Positions

Number of Classification Officers 6 SES-l 8 SES-2 5 SES-3

SES-5 SES-6 CEO/OIC

Chairman/Chief Executive General Manager Port Operations General Manager Management Services Manager Coode Island Special Project Manager Research and Perfonnance

Salary

$57471 $62449 $66978 $76963 $89581

$106522

Expense of Office Allowance

$3284 $3284 $3284 $4107 $4107 $5619

Deputy Chief Executive General Manager Marketing Manager Technical Services

Other

Performance payments (which are variable) apply in some instances.

General Manager Public Agency Development Manager Corporate Finance

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Manager Strategic Projects Manager WTC Development Manager Trade Facilitation Manager Information Technology Manager Western Port Region Manager Gippsland Region

QUESTIONS ON NOTICE


Manager Industrial Relations/Human Resources Manager Port Operations Director Ports Manager Commercial Operations Manager Market (Projects) Manager Engineering Services and Slipway

(d) - Responsibilities The position title reflects the responsibilities for each position.

UNION AUTHORITY BOARD MEMBERS - WATER RESOURCES

Question No. 1481


In respect of each statutory authority within his administration, whether provision has been made for elected representatives or trade union nominated representatives on their boards; indicating - (a) what the basis is of their representation and when it was established; (b) who the current trade union representatives are and who held the positions previously; and (c) what fees or remuneration is paid to the representatives? Mr CRABB (Minister for Water Resources) - The answer is:

There are no trade union representatives on the Rural Water Commission, Melbourne Water or the non-metropolitan water authorities. However, provision has been made for an elected staff representative to the Board of the Rural Water Commission:

(a) the basis of this representation was established in 1984 by the Water (Central Management Restructuring) Act 1984 and Schedule 3 of the Water Act 1989;

(b) the current staff elected representative is Mr C J Shaw, Supervisor Resource Services, Mallee Region. Previous elected representatives have been:

Mr P Church 1984-1986 Mr C Sinn 1986-1988

Mr J Dowsey 1988-1990 (c) The level of fee payable to the staff elected representative is determined by the Remuneration Review

Committee.

UNION AUTHORITY BOARD MEMBERS - SCHOOL EDUCATION

Question No. 1486

Mr DICKINSON asked the Minister for School Education:

In respect of each statutory authority within his administration, whether provision has been made for elected representatives or trade union nominated representatives on their boards; indicating - (a) what the basis is of their representation and when it was established; (b) who the current trade union representatives are and who held the positions previously; and (c) what fees or remuneration is paid to the representatives? Mr POPE (Minister for School Education) - The answer is:

Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Board (VC AB) (a) VCAB was established by the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Board Act (1986). The VCAB (Amendment)

Act 1991 (section 7) provides for 23 members on the board consisting of: (1) the chairperson, (2) four persons who in the opinion of the Minister have expertise in anyone or more of the functions of the

board; and (3) fifteen who are persons who have anyone or more of the following qualifications -

(i) they are members of the Public Service of Victoria involved in education administration; or (ii) in the opinion of the Minister, they are experienced in the provision of secondary education; or (iii) in the opinion of the Minister, they are experienced in the provision of post-secondary education;

or (iv) in the opinon of the Minister, they are representatives of employers; or (v) in the opinion of the Minister, they are representative of the general community interest in

secondary education; and

QUESTIONS ON NOTICE


(4) three who are Members o( Parliament.

(b) There is no statutory requirement (or trade union representation on VCAB. However, two nominees of the Federated Teachers' Union of Victoria (Clive Quick and Prue Gill) and one nominee of the VSfA (Robert Dalton) have been appointed in accordance with (3) above. Previous nominees were Jurgen Luebbers, Hilary Keefe and Sue Mann respectively.

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(c) These board members do not receive any fees or remuneration over their normal salary entitlements, as they are government employees.

State Board of Education (a) The State Board of Education was established by the State Board of Education Act (1983) section 4 of which

provides for a chairperson (full-time or part-time) two full-time deputy chairpersons, one of whom shall be a person representative of teachers, and part-time members who shall be persons who, in the opinion of the Minister, are representative of the interests of parents, principals, teachers, school councils, government schools, post-secondary education institutions, non-government schools, persons of particular ethnic backgrounds or other similar group or organization in the community. The Minister, before nominating persons to be appointed to the board, shall consult with such groups or organizations in the community, as he thinks fit, being groups or organizations whcih represent or are concerned with parents, principals, teachers, government schools, non-government schools, post-secondary education, persons of particular ethnic backgrounds or similar group or organization in the community.

(b) There is no statutory requirement for trade union representation on the SBE. In accordance with the above, there are two positions representing government school teachers and one representing the labour movement. These positions became vacant on 31 March 1992. Prior to this they were held by Ms Jean Cooke (Federated Teachers' Union of Victoria), Mc Paul Kennelly (Victorian Secondary Teachers Association) and Mc Barry Wood (Victorian Trades Hall Council). Mc David Weatherill, representing principals, is nominated by the Federation of Victorian School Administrators the first such representative. The Deputy Chairperson representing teachers is Ms Cella Meehan. This position was previously held by Mc Charles Smith.

(c) No fees or remuneration are paid to these members over their normal salary entitlement. Teaching Service Appeals Board (a) The Teaching Service Act (1981) established the TSAB section 64 of which provides for a chairperson, a person

nominated by the Chief General Manager and a person nominated by the relevant industrial association of employees for the appeal or review in question.

(b) The persons nominated by the industrial associations are: Dennis Turner (Primary) (replacing Malcolrn Hughes), Wasyl Abrat (Secondary), (long-standing), Jill Wilson (Technical) (replacing Anne Rowe).

(c) No fees or remuneration are paid to these representatives over their salary entitlements as they are government employees.

Teacher Registration Board

(a) The Education Act (1958) section 52 provides for the Teacher Registration Board consisting of 13 members, a chairperson, 6 officers of the department and 6 teachers in State schools elected by teachers. However, at present, interim arrangements approved by the Governor in Council apply to the TRB. This involves 5 departmental officers and 5 teacher representatives, and applies from 1 February 1992 to 31 January 1993.

(b) The five teacher representatives are as follows: Geoff Allen Secondary Don King Secondary Patricia Anderson Technical Susan Brewer Primary Mary Walker Primary

All the above are long-standing representatives. (c) The teacher representatives are paid a gratuity on top of their current salary to bring them to a salary of $42 538. Appointments Boards (a) The Teaching Service Act (1981) section 60 provides for the establishment of appointments boards of which there

are three, each one consisting of a chairperson, a departmental officer and a person appointed after consideration of panels of names submitted by invitation by organisations which represent employees in the teaching service.

(b) These latter representatives are: John Cassidy Primary Board (Replaces Rob Glare) Paul Kennelly Secondary Board (Replaces Graeme Stuart)

QUESTIONS ON NOTICE


Peter Paull Principals Board (replaces Murray McRae)

(c) Mr Cassidy and Mr Kennelly receive a gratuity of $2563 in addition ot their salary. Institute of Educational Administration (lEA) (a) The lEA was established by the Institute of Educational Administation Act (1980) section 9 of which provides for

a council of not more than 2S members, of whom not more than 20 shall be appointed by the Governor in Council and not more than 5 shall be appointed by co-option by the council.

(b) There is no statutory requirement for trade union representation on the lEA Council. However, a nominee of the Victorian Secondary Teachers Association (Mr Robert Dalton), a nominee of the Federated Teachers' Union of Victoria (Ms Jan Shrimp ton) and a nominee of the Federation of Victorian School Administrators (Mr Bruce Peake) have been appointed. Mr Dalton is a long-standing member of the council and Mr Peake is the first FVSA nominee. Ms Shrimp ton replaced Ms Patricia Brudenell (Victorian Teachers Union) and Mr Geoff Gainey (Technical Teachers Union of Victoria).

(c) No fees or remuneration are paid to these members over thier normal salary entitlements, as they are government employees.

OVERSEAS TRIPS - WATER RESOURCES

Question No. 1508


In respect of each department, agency and authority within his administration, how many officers were sent overseas during each of the years 1987 to 1991 inclusive and for what purposes; indicating what the cost was of each (a) trip; (b) travel; (c) accommodation; and (d) expenses? Mr CRABB (Minister for Water Resources) - The answer is:

Department of Water Resources: Reason for Travel Cost of

Trip 1986-87(1) $4809 OECD Meeting 1987-88 (1) VI International Water Resources Assoc. Congress

Cost of Travel

$842

Cost of Personal Accommodation Expenses

$634 $45

An officer of the department travelled as part of a Ministerial group in 1987, however, the departmental system does not allow for an individual cost to be produced.

Rural Water Commission: June 1987 (1) $7800 $3700 $2100 $772

RWC O/S Project July 1987 (1) $1921 $926 $500 $350

Conference September 1987 (1) $10 000 $3360 $3200 $2000 Conference

October 1987 (1) $6000 $1517 $1350 $1550 Conference

November 1987 (1) $1650 $470 $100 Conference

August 1989 (1) $13333 $2770 $2800 $1700 Conference /Stud y

September 1989 (1) $6450 $4000 $700 $1330 Conference

June 1990 (1) $7810 $2700 $2500 $1600 Conference

Trips for officers who travelled on scholarships or fellowships, or at the expense of the United Nations or the Australian International Development Assistance Bureau have not been included.

QUESTIONS ON NOTICE


Melbourne Water: A list of overseas visits undertaken by Melbourne Water officers during the 1987-1991 (inclusive) calendar years is attached. The details provided relate to actual costs for the years 1991, 1990 and partly for 1989. Prior to this, there were no centralised records kept of such costs. For the years 1987, 1988 and partly 1989, the approved estimated total cost for each trip has been provided. All visits involving the sending of employees overseas on secondment and which were arranged through the Overseas Projects Corporation of Victoria have not been included. Generally, the expenses involved with these are paid by the individuals themselves or by organisations from the countries concerned. With regard to water authorities within my administration, the time and resources required to provide the requested information cannot be justified.

Pusition Held at Time of Visit

Manager,

Customer Policies

Co~rdinator,

Environmental Management

Treasurer

General Manager

Works Supervisor,

Project

Tunnelling

Manager, Project

Tunnelling Group

Manager,

Financial Markets

Overseas Visits by Melbourne Water Officers 1991 Calendar Year

Purpose of Overseas Visit

To review the latest overseas technology, commercially available packages, and implementation methods for a

Customer Information System.

To assist Saudi Arabian authorities in combating the oil

spill in the Arabian Gulf following the Gulf War.

To meet with offshore investors in Melbourne Water incribed

stock and to investigate alternate methods of funding infra

structure within the French water industry.

· To attend meetings in Denmark of the International Water Supply Association (IWSA) Executive Board, Scientific and

Technical Council and Foundation for the Transfer of Knowledge.

· To present a paper at the IWSA World Congress to follow

above meetings.

· To pursue issues in relation to water pricing, performance measurement and environmental pressure on water quality and

sewerage effluent discharges.

To observe the assembly and testing and to view the

operations of a tunnel boring machine being purchased from

Lovat Tunnel Equipment Co. for construction of the North

Western Sewer Project.

To attend the Rapid Excavation and Tunnelling Conference

In Seattle and to visit Lovat Tunnel Equipment Co.'s plant

in Toronto to confirm the standards of manufacture of the

tunnel boring machine being purchased by Melbourne Water.

To meet with offshore representatives of Melbourne Water's

Dealer Group and to pursue established contacts with leading

banks and other financial institutions.

Countries Visited

UK,USAand

Japan

Saudi

Arabia

UK, France

and Japan

Denmark and

Philippines

Canada,

England and

France

New Zealand,

USA and

Canada

Gennany, UK

and USA

Total Cost of Visit

516555 - Total

59934 - Travel

$5965 - Accom.

$656 - Personal

Expenses

Melbourne Water

continued to pay

salary during the

officer's absence. All other costs were

met by the C'wealth

Department of AS ET-T and the Saudi Arabian

Government.

512 128 - Total $6981 - Travel

$4165 - Accom.

5982 - Personal

Expenses

59964 - Total All costs for

attending the

IWSA meetings

and Congress are

met by the

Australian National

Committee of the

IWSA.

$6081 - Travel

52579 - Accom.

51304 - Personal

Expenses

59604 - Total

514437- Total

$8110 - Travel

$4250 - Accom.

51452 - Personal

Expenses $625 - Conf. Fee

512190 - Total

$6690 - Travel

52800 - Accom.

52700 - Personal

Expenses

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Director,

Wholesale

Businesses

Project Design

Engineer

Senior Mechanical

Engineer,

Tunnelling Group

Senior Project

Engineer,

Tunnelling Group

Manager,

Executive Services

Project Design

Leader

Senior Mechanical

Engineer,

Tunnelling Group

General Manager

Treasurer

Manager, Systems

Engineering

Manager, Project Branch 1

Assistant General

Manager, Management Services

Manager, Policy

and Development

QUESTIONS ON NOTICE

ASSEMBLY

As a member of a mission sponsored by the UK Department of

Trade and Industry for Australian and New Zealand

representatives, to evaluate the latest global developments

in the potable and waste water fields. Also to assess

business opportunities for Melbourne Water in association

with British water companies.

To witness the performance testing of new motors being

manufactured under contract by Oyde Carruthers Ltd and

required for modifications to Brooklyn Pumping Station.

To finalise design requirements for a tunnel boring machine

for the North Western Sewer Project.

To observe first-hand the performance of existing tunnel

boring machines in order to determine the features necessary

to include in the design of a new tunnel boring machine for

the North Western Sewer Project

To represent the General Manager at the International Water

Supply Association (lWSA) meeting in Norway.

To witness the performance testing of vanble speed drives

required for the construction of the Hoppers Crossing Pumping

Station.

To meet with Mitsubishi Australia Ltd on the proposed

installation procedures of pumps being manufactured by

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Japan, for installation at the

Hoppers Cl"088ing Pumping Station, Werribee.

To visit major international financial markets with the

Treasurer to encourage investment in the board.

To visit major international financial markets with the General Manager to encourage investment in the board.

To t'Valuate the effectiveness of Information Technology in

servicing customer needs.

To analyse first-hand the capabilities of various tunnel

boring machines tendered to the board for construction of

the North Western Sewer Project. To meet with the board's major computer hardware supplier

in Japan.

To link up with the Manager, Policy and Development in

Japan to assist in the overseas promotion of the board's

inscribed stock.

To represent the General Manager at the ISWA Counciil

Meeting and Conference at Nagoya, Japan.

To meet with companies in Hong Kong that the board is

assisting on major infrastructure.

To met with overseas brokers groups who represent the board with potential overseas investors in order to promote

the board's inscribed stock.

UK

France

(2 visits)

Canada

Italy and

Canada

Norway

UK

Japan

Hong Kong,

Germany, UK,

USA and Japan

Germany, OK,

USA and Japan

Hong Kong,

Canada and USA

Japan, OK,

France, Canada

and USA

Japan and

Hong Kong

West Germany,

OK, USA and

Japan


Cost to Melbourne

Water -52798- Total

$1423 -Accomodation

$1375 - Personal

Expenses 57599

The costs associated

with the second visit

($3389) were

reimbursed by the

contractor.

S6483 - Total

SS079 - Travel

$1404 - Accom.

-Personal

-Expenses $8220 - Total

$5542 - Travel

52678 - Personal

Expenses $8655 - Total

All costs associated

with this visit were

reimbursed to

Melbourne Water by

the Australian

National Committee of

IWSA.

$5540 - Travel

53115 - Accom.

-Personal

Expenses 510670

$4697

$15811

516187

518717

$19975

$12296 - Total

$4347- Travel

57949 - Personal

Expenses &: Accom.

513561 - Total

$5861 - Travel

57700 - Personal

Expenses &:Accom.

QUESTIONS ON NOTICE


Director,

Corporate

Development

Design Project

Leader and

Engineer, Processes and Operations

Manager, Land

Information

Systems

Water Supply

Quality Engineer

Project Manager

Chairman

Electrical Engineer

Director of

Operations and

Insurance and

Risk Management Project Engineer

Project Design Leader

Manager, Systems

Planning

To represent the then Board of Works and the State of

Victoria on an Australian Trade Mission to Pakistan

To evaluate the operation of, and costs associated with,

sludge dewatering and incineration plants similar to that

proposed by the board for use at SEPP, Carrum.

To attend the International Graphic Users Group Conference

and to visit users in the USA of computerised, digital

mapping sytems.

To investigate the latest trends in the management and

controls of drinking water quality.

To evaluate the latest construction techniques and use of

alternative materials and equipment associated with the

construction of large water mains and conduits.

''Recall to Duty" to examine the management, financial arrangements and restoration policy relating to publicly

owned historical mansions.

To witness the performance testing of the top speed motors

being manufactured by Toshiba International for the main

pumps at the Hoppers Crossing Pumping Station.

Jointly with the board's insurance brokers, Sedgewick

Limited, to meet with the major underwriters in London to

allay concerns over the board's public liability insurance

policies. To attend the Rapid Excavation and Tunnelling Conference

and to inspect three tunnel boring work sites.

To oversee the performance testing program of a prototype pump being built by Mitsubishi Industries, to ensure

stringent testing procedures are in place when the main

pumps are manufactured for the Hoppers Crossing Pumping Station.

To attend the "1987 Conference on Dams" organised by the Australian National Committee on Large Dams.

Pakistan

Japan, West

Germany, UK

and Canada

USA

USA, UK,

France, Belgium

and Switzerland

Norway, West Germany, France,

UKand USA

USA, France and Hong Kong

Japan

UK

USA

Japan and Singapore

New Zealand

Cost to the board

was $2188.

All other expenses

were met by

Austrade.

$1246 - Accommodation

$942 - Personal

Expenses $21045

$7818

$11725

511 000

$4467

$5560

513630

56714

$11 000

52770

OVERSEAS TRIPS - ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS

Question No. 1515


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In respect of each department, agency and authority within his administration, how many officers were sent overseas during each of the years 1987 to 1991 inclusive and for what purposes, indicating what the cost was of each (a) trip; (b) travel; (c) accommodation; and (d) expenses? Mr ROPER (Minister for Aboriginal Affairs) - The answer is:

Only one officer from this department has travelled overseas in the period 1987 to 1991. Mr Terry Garwood, Manager of the then Office of Aboriginal Affairs travelled overseas in 1990 to take up a scholarship provided by the British Council.

(a)

(b) (c) (d)

The cost of the trip was $2781. Travel costs were $185. Accommodation costs were $1440. Expenses were $1156.

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QUESTIONS ON NOTICE

ASSEMBLY Tuesday. 19 May 1992

COMPASS AIRLINE TICKETS - WATER RESOURCES

Question No. 1536


In respect of each department, agency and authority within his administration, how many Compass airline tickets were held at the time of the Compass collapse, indicating - (a) the value of the tickets; and (b) whether any refunds, or alternative travel, have been received?


No Compass airline tickets were held at the time of the Compass collapse by the Department of Water Resources, Melbourne Water or the Rural Water Commission. With regard to water authorities within my administration, the time and resources required to provide the requested information cannot be justified.

COMPASS AIRLINE TICKETS - FINANCE

Question No. 1537

Mr DICKINSON asked the Minister for Finance:

In respect of each department, agency and authority within his administration, how many Compass airline tickets were held at the time of the Compass collapse, indicating - (a) the value of the tickets; and (b) whether any refunds, or alternative travel, have been received?

Mr HARROWFIELD (Minister for Finance) - The answer is:

Records held by the Ministry of Finance indicate that no Compass airline tickets were held by the Ministry at the time of the collapse of the airline.

DOMESTIC AIR TRAVEL - WATER RESOURCES

Question No. 1563


In respect of each department, agency and authority within his administration, what percentage of domestic air travel flown by officers for each of the years 1987 to 1991 inclusive, was undertaken on - (a) Australian Airlines; (b) Ansett Airlines; (c) Compass Airlines; (d) East West Airlines; (e) charter aircraft and (f) other, specifying the airline involved?


Department of Water Resources: Airline 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991

% % % % %

(a) Australian 22 30 37 45 50 (b)Ansett 39 49 34 38 40 (c) Compass 5 (d) East-West 4 5 2 6 (e) Kendell 7 4 2 5 5 (f) Skybird 28 12 25 8


Melbourne Water: (a) Australian (b) Ansett (c) Compass (d) East-West (e) Charter (f) Kendell

Eastern

QUESTIONS ON NOTICE

ASSEMBLY

41.1" 75.7 57.6 53.4 20.7 40.4

0.5 0.6 0.5

5S 0.6 1.0 1.2

Aeropelican 0.6 Southern 0.6

.. August - December 1989 Melbourne Water does not have computer records of travel details prior to August 1989 and the time and resources are not available to obtain the information prior to this date.

Rural Water Commission Parts (a) to (d): ticketing is requested in relation to destination and timing; the choice of airline has always been on a 'space available' basis. No records have been kept on the selection of airline. Parts (e) and (f): charter aircraft are employed only on routes not covered by commercial carriers. Time and resources do not permit a calculation of the percentage of travel taken on charter aircraft. With regard to Water Authorities within my administration, the time and resources required to provide the requested information cannot be justified.

DOMESTIC AIR TRAVEL - ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS

Question No. 1570


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Mr ROPER (Minister for Aboriginal Affairs)- The answer is:

The percentage of domestic air travel undertaken by officers of the now Department of Aboriginal Affairs in the years 1987 to 1991 inclusive is as follows:

(a) Australian Airlines - 46 per cent (b) Ansett Airlines - 26 per cent; (c) Compass -nil; (d) East West - nil; (e) KendeU Airlines -14 per cent; and

Sunstate Airlines - 13 per cent.

MOTOR VEHICLES - PREMIER AND CABINET

Question No. 1582


In respect of each department, agency and authority within her administration, what vehicles were acquired in each of the years 1987 to 1991 inclusive, indicating - (a) the make; (b) type; (c) model of vehicle; and (d) whether consideration has been given to privatise departmental fleet ownership; if not why?

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QUESTIONS ON NOTICE

ASSEMBLY



The government is currently considered arrangements concerning departmental motor vehicle fleets. The information requested in parts (a) to (c) is set out below by agency. (i) Department of the Premier and Cabinet (including Office of the Ombudsman and Promotions Appeal Board)

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

Make, Type, Model Number of each Vehicle Acquired

Ford Fairlane, Efl Ford Fairmont Ghia, Efl Ford Fairmont 4.1 Nissan Pintara Holden Camira, SL Mitsubishi Magna, Elite Ford Fairlane, Efl Ford Fairlane, NA Ford Fairmont Ghia, EFl Ford Fairmont Ghia, EA Mitsubmishi Magna, SE Nissan Pintara Holden Berlina, VN Holden Camira, SL Ford Fairlane, NA Ford Fairlane NA Series 2 Ford Fairmont Ghia EA Ford Fairmont Ghia, EF Series 2 Ford Fairmont, EA Holden Calais, VN Mitsubmishi Magna, SE Nissan Pintara, GLI Toyota Camry Toyota Camry, Station Wagon Ford Fairlane NA Series 2 Ford Fairlane NA Series 3 Ford Fairmont Ghia, EA Series 2 Ford Fairmont Ghia EA Series 3 Ford Fairmont, EA Series 2 Holden Calais, VN Mitsubmishi Magna, SE Mitsubmishi Magna, GLX Nissan Pintara T Holden Berlina, VN Ford Fairlane, NA Series 3 Ford Fairlane Ghia, NC Ford Fairmont Ghia, EA Series 3 Ford Fairmont Ghia, EB Ford Fairmont, EB Ford Corsair Ghia Holden Commodore, VN Nissan Pintara Nissan Pintara T Series 2 Mitsubmishi Magna, SE Toyota Camry Executive

25 4 2

1 1 4 3

1 3

23

3 4

1 2 3

1 21

6 2

1 5 4

2

7 9 2

5 3

1 1 1

QUESTIONS ON NOTICE


(ii) Victorian Relief Committee Make, Type, Model Number of each Vehicle Acquired

1987 Holden Camira SL Wagon 1988 Toyota Hi Ace Van 1989 Holden Commodore Executive Wagon 1990 Nil 1991 Mitsubmishi Magna Executive Wagon

(iii) Public Service Board

(iv)

Make, Type, Model

1987 Ford Fairlane Sedan

1988

1989

1990 1991

Toyota Corona Sedan Mitsubmishi Magna Sedan Ford Falcon Wagon Ford Fairlane Sedan Nissan Pintara Sedan Ford Falcon Wagon Mitsubmishi Magna Sedan Nissan Pintara Sedan Toyota Corolla Sedan Holden Camira Sedan Nissan Pintara Sedan Mitsubmishi Colt Hatch Mitsubmishi Sigma Sedan Ford Fairlane Sedan Ford Falcon Wagon Ford Laser Hatchback

Number of each Vehicle Acquired

1 2

1 3 2 2 8

Holden Apollo Sedan 4 Additional vehicles acquired during 1991 resulted from an extension of the SES car policy to SESl and SES2 officers.

Audit Office 1987 Toyota Corolla 3

(from Toyota Corolla Wagon June) Toyota Corolla Hatchback 1988 Holden Berlina

Holden Commodore 1989 Mitsubmishi Magna SE

Toyota Camry CSX Ford Fairlane Mitsubishi Magna Ford Falcon Toyota Camry CSX Toyota Camry Wagon Mitsubmishi Magna SE 1

1990 Mitsubmishi Magna SE 3

Mitsubmishi Colt 2 1991 Toyota Camry 1

Nissan Pintara T 5

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(v) Office of the Governor ~ake,Type,~ode

1987 Mitsubishi Sigma Sedan Ford LID Sedan

1988 1989

Ford Fairmont Sedan Ford Fairlane Sedan ~agna Station Wagon Ford Fairlane Sedan Ford Fairmont Ghia

1990 Ford LID Sedan Ford Fairmont

1991 ~agna Station Wagon Holden Berlina Sedan Ford Fairlane Sedan

QUESTIONS ON NOTICE

ASSEMBLY

Number of each Vehicle Acquired

2 1 1

1 1 2

MOTOR VEHICLES - WATER RESOURCES

Question No. 1590



In respect of each department, agency and authority within his administration, what vehicles were acquired in each of the years 1987 to 1991 inclusive, indicating - (a) the make; (b) type; (c) model of vehicle; and (d) whether consideration has been given to privatise departmental fleet ownership; if not why? Mr CRABB (Minister for Water Resources) - The answer is:

Department of Water Resources: Year (a) ~ake (b) Type (c) ~odel

1987 Toyota Sedan Corona CS Mitsubmishi Sedan ~agna Elite Holden Wagon Camira SL Toyota Mini-Bus Hi Ace

1988 Ford Sedan Falcon GL Subaru Wagon LWR Mitsubmishi Sedan ~agna

Ford Sedan Fairlane* Nissan Wagon Pintara GU*

1989 Mitsubmishi Sedan ~agna GLX Nissan Sedan Pintara GXE Nissan Sedan Pintara GXE Ford Wagon Falcon EA

1990 Nissan Wagon Pintara GU * Transferred from CSV and DITR as part of staffing changes. The department, in accordance with government policy, only purchases SES vehicles for officers within the central business district and all vehicles for the Werribee Water Training Centre. All vehicles are purchased through VicFleet tenders.

Rural Water Commission: The Rural Water Commission purchased vehicles in the following categories during the years 1987 to 1991 inclusive: Year

1987 1988 1989

Sedans/Wagons Sml ~ed Lrg 11 76 13 11 60 10 9 71 24

Light Commercials 152 118 202

Trucks

9 8

27

Total Vehicles 261 207 333


1990 1991

16 21

65 53

32 37

QUESTIONS ON NOTICE

ASSEMBLY

116 167

8 13

237 291

Time and resources are not available to provide detailed information on make, type and model of vehicles purchased. However, the Rural Water Commission purchases all vehicles through the Government Motor Vehicle Fleet (VicFleet) tenders and therefore owns the vehicles. The government is currently considering options for leasing vehicles.

Melbourne Water: Melbourne Water purchased vehicles in the following categories during the years 1987 to 1991 inclusive: Year Sedans/Wagons Light Trucks Total

Sml Med Lrg Commercials Vehicles 1987 101 181 121 322 44 769 1988 90 163 108 260 80 701 1989 79 143 95 202 108 627 1990 1991

100 8

180 15

120 10

255 22

130 7

785 62

Time and resources are not available to provide detailed information on make, type and model of vehicles purchased. However, all vehicles purchased by Melbourne Water during 1987 to 1991 were made in strict accordance with the recommendations of the Victorian Government Motor Vehicle Fleet (VicFleet). Melbourne Water now leases replacement passenger sedans, wagons, light commercials and trucks. At the current rate of vehicle replacement, it is anticipated that the entire fleet will be leased by the end of 1994. All replacement vehicles still comply with VicFleet recommendations. The government is currently considering options for leasing vehicles. With regard to Water Authorities within my administration, the time and resources required to provide the requested information cannot be justified.

MOTOR VEHICLES - ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS

Question No. 1597


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In respect of each department, agency and authority within his administration, what vehicles were acquired in each of the years 1987 to 1991 inclusive, indicating - (a) the make; (b) type; (c) model of vehicle; and (d) whether consideration has been given to privatise departmental fleet ownership; if not why?

Mr ROPER (Minister for Aboriginal Affairs) - The answer is:

Until September 1990, the then Office of Aboriginal Affairs used vehicles made available from the fleet of the then Department of Planning and Environment (and subsequently) the Department of Planning and Urban Growth. In 1990-91 the Office of Aboriginal Affairs purchased three vehicles; viz; a Mitsubishi Colt RE, a Mitsubishi Magna Wagon TP and a Toyota Land Cruiser 60 Series LWB (based with the Koorie Oral History Program). In November 1991, a Toyota Camry (Executive Series) was purchased following the trade-in of the Mitsubishi Colt. The government is currently considering options for the leasing of vehicles. The Department of Aboriginal Affairs will continue to conform the government policy on this matter.

PAK-POY AND KNEEBONE CONSULTANCY -HEALTH

Question No. 1631


In respect of a consultancy conducted by Pak-Poy and Kneebone Pty Ltd for Health Department Victoria in relation to 'infrastructure investment opportunities for funding public hospital developments':

1. Whether he will advise - (a) on what date the consultancy commenced; (b) the original planned duration of the consultancy; and (c) the date of the completion of the consultancy?

2. Whether the contractual price for the delivery of the consultancy was $10 000; if not what was the contractual price?

3. What are the qualifications of the consultant(s) and the hourly / daily fee for the consultant(s)? 4. Who has been interviewed by the consultant(s)?

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QUESTIONS ON NOTICE


5. What were the original terms of the consultancy, indicating whether there has been any alteration to the terms of the consultancy; if so - what were the alterations?

6. Whether the consultant(s) has produced any interim/final finding, reports or recommendations; if sowhat are the dates and details of such finding, reports or recommendations?


1. The consultancy commenced on 9 September 1991 and the original planned completion date was 27 September 1991. The actual date of the completion of the consultancy was 27 September 1991.

2. The contractual price of the consultancy was a fixed fee of $10 000.

3. Pak-Poy and Kneebone P /L has extensive experience in advising the New South Wales government on similar issues. Both the nominated personnel had business qualifications with strong financial background in both the private and public sectors. Hourly and daily fees were not applicable to this consultancy.

4. Organisations with which Health Department Victoria helped to organise meetings are: Health Department Victoria - senior managers Department of Treasury Victoria Loans Council Werribee Hospital

Health Department Victoria cannot advise on meetings initiated by Pak-Poy and Kneebone with the private sector. 5. Pak-Poy and Kneebone P /L was required to identify a range of options concerning infrastructure investment

opportunities for hospital projects in Victoria, to be consistent with the '1nfrastructure Investment Guidelines for Victoria". Specifically, the consultancy was required to develop strengths, weakness, opportunities and threats (SWOT analysis) for a broad range of options in financing public hospital. The consultancy was furthermore required to address opportunities which include public hospitals with privatised services, private owned and operated hospitals from which public health services are purchased and other options which can transfer government funding of hospitals to the private sector. The term of reference was not altered in any manner.

6. The consultant produced a final report which was undated. The report has been forwarded to Mr Perton in a freedom of information request (Ref No: 92A-2) dated 6 March 1992.

HARGREAVES CONSULTANCY -HEALTH

Question No. 1633


In respect of a consultancy conducted by Peter Hargreaves for Health Department Victoria in relation to the 'Lakeside Hospital - public relations':

1. Whether he will advise - (a) on what date the consultancy commenced; (b) the original planned duration of the consultancy; and (c) the date of the completion of the consultancy?

2. Whether the contractual price for the delivery of the consultancy was $2221; if not what was the contractual price?

3. What are the qualifications of the consultant(s) and the hourly / daily fee for the consultant(s)? 4. Who has been interviewed by the consultant(s)? 5. What were the original terms of the consultancy, indicating whether there has been any alteration to the

terms of the consultancy; if so - what were the alterations? 6. Whether the consultant(s) has produced any interim/final finding, reports or recommendations; if so

what are the dates and details of such finding, reports or recommendations?


1. (a) July 1991

(b) 15 hours (c) July 1991

2. Contractual price $2374.08 3. Qualified journalist specialising in media and public relations. The hourly fee charged by the consultant is

commercial information and is not available for release. 4. Mr Fletcher, Acting Chief Executive Officer, Lakeside Hospital

Mr Faulkner, Project Officer, Lakeside Hospital Mr W. Pepplinkhouse, Program Manager, Lakeside Hospital


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Mr M. Watson, Relocation Officer, Lakeside Hospital Mr D. O'Brien, Community Nurse, Lakeside Hospital Ms J. Rucins, Community Nurse, Lakeside Hospital Ms H. Torres MsM. Woods MrLeech Ms Haines Mr C. Smith, Unit Manager, Hilary Blakiston

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5. The original terms of the consultancy were to inform and promote within the BaIlarat community initiatives and program changes occurring within Lakeside Hospital.

6. The consultant was involved in the preparation and release of media presentations covering: Patient relocation program; new focus for community nursing in Ballarat; national award for Lakeside staff member; patient relocation case studies; self help group; and community psychiatric service for Daylesford.

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QUESTIONS ON NOTICE


PYRAMID FUEL TAX

Question No. 1296

Mr SMITH (Polwarth) asked the Treasurer:

1. How much revenue has been raised from the petrol tax introduced to meet the government's commitment to Pyramid depositors indicating - (a) the quarterly receipts; (b) the name of the financial institution and the account details where the money is invested; and (c) the rate of interest being earned on the deposit?

2. What the total liability of the State is in respect of the government's commitment to Pyramid depositors? 3. What the projected amounts and dates are for payment to eligible depositors of the Farrow Group of Building

Societies?

Mr A. J. SHEEHAN (Treasurer) - The answer is:

In answer to this question, I would like to draw to the attention of the member for Polwarth, that the information he seeks may be located under the heading ''Farrow Group of Building Societies" and includes Table 5.11 entitled ''Farrow Group Arrangements -Funding", on pages 83-85 of Budget Paper No. 2 ''Budget Strategy and Review 1991-92", a copy of which was provided to the member for Polwarth on the occasion of the Budget in August 1991. I further advise that: 1. (a) Section 12(2) of the Business Franchise Act (Amendment) 1990 (the "Act'') requires that an amount equal

to 29.1 per cent of the amount of ad valorem licence fees collected in respect of motor spirit in the previous financial year is to be paid out of the Consolidated Fund Account into the Special Purpose Trust Account ("SPTA',). The amount paid into the SPTA this financial year from the revenue collected monthly on motor spirit was $64 296 919.14 (ie 29.1% of $220 957 612.16). The amount of $220 957 612.16 was the total amount of revenue collected on motor spirit from November 1990 to June 1991. The amount of $64 296 919.14 comprised $56 040 381.37 paid into the SPTA under the Act, plus $8 256 537.77, equivalent to the levy collected on 30 November 1990, which is indicated in the Appropriation Act 1991.

(b) & (c) The moneys are not invested with a financial institution, but in accordance with the Act, the monies are credited to the SPT A and there is no provision in the Act for interest to be earned on the amounts credited.

2. The State's total commitment under the assistance provided to depositors is $1237 million. Of this commitment, $361.8 million was paid in August 1990 to depositors, representing the 25% initial payment facilitated through the State Bank of Victoria and there is a further commitment of $875.2 million to be paid under the bond offer of which $195 million has been paid out in August 1991.

3. The projected amounts and dates for future payment to eligible depositors of the Farrow Group of Building Societies are:

$M

31 August 1991" 195.0 31 August 1992 158.0 31 August 1993 183.8 31 August 1994 142.9

31 August 1995 195.5 .. Paid out

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GEELONG REGIONAL STAFF - TREASURY

Question No. 1360

Mr DICKINSON asked the Treasurer:

In respect of each department, agency and authority within his administration, whether it is intended to dispose of staff in the Geelong region; if so - (a) how many; (b) in which areas; (c) over what period; (d) for what reasons; indicating in each case - (i) what categories of staff are involved and how many in each category are to be dismissed; (ii) what redundancy package is being offered; and (ill) how will superannuation entitlements be affected? Mr A. J. SHEEHAN (Treasurer) - The answer is:

It is not proposed to dispose of any staff in the Geelong region.

PUBLICATIONS - CONSERVATION AND ENVIRONMENT

Question No. 1369

Mr DICKINSON asked the Attorney-General, for the Minister for Conservation and Environment:

In respect of each department, agency and authority within his administration, what publications are produced, indicating - (a) how many copies are produced; (b) what the unit cost is, including production and distribution of the publication; (c) what income, if any, is derived from the publication; (d) what is the purpose of the publication; and (e) whether the publication was solely printed in Victoria; if not, why? Mr HARROWFIELD (Minister for Finance) - The answer supplied by the Minister for Conservation and

Environment is:

In respect of the Department of Conservation and Environment, the time and resources required to produce the requested information in respect of all publications produced by the Department would be excessive and cannot be justified. The information provided below therefore relates only to saleable publications produced during 1991/1992 to date. If the member wishes to obtain information in respect of a particular publication, I will endeavour to provide that information.

(a) Publication (b) Unit Cost (c) Unit Income

BOOKS Mt Buffalo Visitors Guide $1.90 $5.00 (Qty 20000)

Into the High Country $11.00 $20.00 (Qty 5000)

Snobs Creek Visitor Centre $2.40 $5.00 (Qty 65 000)

Tourism Guidelines $6.00 $10.00 (Qty 2(00)

Grampians Touring Guide $2.20 $5.00 (Qty 10(00)

Inland Fishing Guide $2.40 $12.95 (Qty 10 (00)

POSTCARDS Tower Hill $0.3& $1.00 (Qty 6000)

KITS VCE Management $3.97 $7.95 Planning Kit (Qty 1150)

(d)purpose of Publication

To provide recreational information to Mt Buffalo National Park's winter and summerVisitors. To promote the physical and cultural assets of Victoria's Alpine or High Country areas. To detail the history and daily operations of the fish hatchery and provide visitors information on Victoria's freshwater fish. To set out DCE'S development prescriptions for public land, its concerns as a "neighbour" for freehold developments and advice and suggestions for good environmental practice. To promote the flora, fauna and other features of the Grampians National Park and information visitors of the wide range of activities and facilities available to visitors. Provides a comprehensive narrative and mapped guide to the majority of Victoria's inland waterways.

Reproductions of historic images of Tower Hill Reserve.

To provide teachers and students within the VCE system information on natural resource management and planning process.

QUESTIONS ON NOTICE


(e) All publications were printed in Victoria except the Mt Buffalo Visitors Guide which was printed in Albury because the project was based in the North East region and the Albury firm's price was the lowest price received from the North East area.

The Environment Protection Authority produces a number of saleable and non-saleable publications. Details in respect of non-saleable publications have not been provided as the time and resources required to produce this information would be excessive and cannot be justified. The following saleable publications were produced during 1991/1992 to date. If the member wishes to obtain information in respect of any other particular publication, I will endeavour to provide that information.

(a) Publication (b) Unit Cost (c) Unit Income (d) Purpose of Publication

Air Emissions Inventory (Qty 150) The Waste Generation (Qty2500) Lifting the lid on Waste (Qty 3000) Garbage Analysis Program Stage 5 (Qty 1500)

$10.00

$5.60

$4.67

$1.27

(e) All publications were printed in Victoria.

$20.00 Provides data on natural and man-made emissions.

$11.00 VCE resources on wastes.

$15.00 VCE resources on recycling.

$10.00 Results of garbage survey.

The Victorian Institute of Marine Sciences produces a Technical Report and Working Paper series at a rate of approximately three to five per year. In 1991/1992 to date, no reports have been produced.

The Office of the Commissioner for the Environment produces State of the Environment Reports, summary reports and consultant's reports. The most recent publications are as follows:

(a) Publication (b) Unit Cost (c) Unit Income (d) Purpose of Publication

1988 State of the Environment Main Report (Qty 12(0)

Summary Report (Qty 5000) Air Quality Monitoring in Victoria 1992 (Qty 2(0)

Indicators to Victoria's marine and coastal environments 1992 (Quantity 200)

$27.20

$3.89

$25.00

$25.00

(e) All publications were printed in Victoria.

$27.20 )

) To identify key ) environmental indicators.

$3.89

$25.00 ) Discussion papers by ) the office of the

$25.00 ) Commissioner for the ) the Environment.

The Land Conservation Council has produced the following publications in 1991/1992 to date: (a) Publication (b) Unit Cost (c) Income (d) Purpose of Publication

Melbourne Area District 2 Report 1992 (Quantity 2(00)

Wilderness Final Recommendations (Qty 3500)

$16.24

$7.58

(e) Both publications were printed in Victoria.

$16.00

$2.00

To provide a basis upon which recommendations about public land use can be made to the council.

To provide details of the council's recommendations on public land use in Victoria.

The Victorian Conservation Trust has produced the following publications in 1991/1992: (a) Publication (b) Unit Cost (c) Income (d) Purpose of Publication

Conservation Bulletin (Quantity 6000) $3.50

(e) This publication was printed in Victoria.

None Provide information on the trust's activities.

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Thursday, 21 May 1992 ASSEMBLY

The Office of the Environment does not produce any publications on a regular basis and in 1991/1992 to date has produced only one publication:

(a) Publication (b) Unit Cost (c) Income (d) Purpose of Publication

The Home Greenhouse Saver (Qty 45 (00)

$1.07

(e) This publication was produced in Victoria.

Single copies free $10 for 15 copies $15 for 30 copies

To inform members of the community of Greenhouse emission reduction opportunities.

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In addition, the Department of Conservation and Environment and a number of agencies such as the Zoological Board of Victoria, the Environment Protection Authority, the Victorian Institute of Marine Sciences and the Land Conservation Council have a statutory requirement to produce annual reports. Details of these have not been provided here.

PUBLICATIONS - TOURISM

Question No. 1372


In respect of each department, agency and authority within his administration, what publications are produced, indicating - (a) how many copies are produced; (b) what the unit cost is, including production and distribution of the publication; (c) what income, if any, is derived from the publication; (d) what is the purpose of the publication; and (e) whether the publication was solely printed in Victoria; if not, why? Mr CRABS (Minister for Tourism) - The answer is:

The Victorian Tourism Commission (VTC) produces a wide variety of publications, most of which are part of the overall VTC marketing campaigns. All VTC publications are printed in Victoria and no income is derived from any publication. The time and resources required to provide further information regarding copies produced and unit cost for each specific publication cannot be justified. Should the honourable member wish to obtain information about a particular publication, I would be willing to respond further. The publications produced by the Alpine Resorts Commission are: 1. Annual Report

(a) 1000 copies. (b) The unit cost is approximately $3.60. (c) Nil. (d) To satisfy the requirements of the Annual reporting Act. (e) Printed by the Law Printer of Victoria.

2. Resort specific information brochures, trail maps (a) Up to 100 000 copies produced annually. (b) The unit cost is approximately between 0.02c and 0.2Oc. (c) Nil. (d) General information about the operation and activities of the Alpine Resorts Commission and to provide

information on the ski trail runs of each resort. (e) These publications are all printed in Victoria.

PUBLICATIONS - ETHNIC, MUNICIPAL AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS

Question No. 1385

Mr DICKINSON asked the Minister for Commtmity Services, for the Minister for Ethnic, Municipal and Community Services:

In respect of each department, agency and authority within her administration, what publications are produced, indicating - (a) how many copies are produced; (b) what the unit cost is, including production and distribution of the publication; (c) what income, if any, is derived from the publication; (d) what is the purpose of the publication; and (e) whether the publication was solely printed in Victoria; if not, why?

QUESTIONS ON NOTICE


Mrs SETCHES (Minister for Community Services) - The answer supplied by the Minister for Ethnic, Municipal and Community Affairs is:

The following information has been extracted in response to the question by the honourable member. The details of publications provided by the constituent offices of the Ministry of Ethnic, Municipal and Community Affairs are as follows: Office of Local Government 1. The Manual and Practical Guide to Municipal Resource Sharing

(a) ''Manual and Practical Guide to Municipal Resource Sharing" - 500 copies. (b) The production of the document was partly funded by a grant from the Local Government Ministers

Activities Fund ($4500), the Local Government Development Program (Commonwealth) ($4500) and the Office of Local Government (Victoria) ($3000). The unit cost of the document was $24.00.

(c) One copy of the manual and guide was distributed free of charge to each council in Victoria, peak local government organisations, other State and Territory departments of local government and other Victorian government departments.

Additional copies have been available from the Office of Local Government for $60.00. Total income for 1991/92 $4088.30.

(d) The purpose of the publication is to promote micro-economic reform, by assisting councils to share resources.

(e) Yes. 2. VictorUln Grants Commission Annual Report 1990/91

(a) "Victoria Grants Commission 1990/91 Annual Report", 1760 copies produced. (b) Unit cost for the publication was $1.35.

(c) Copies of the report were distributed free to all councils and those on the Victoria Grants Commission mailing list. Additional copies are available for purchase from Information Victoria.

(d) The purpose of the publication is to report on the activities of the Victoria Grants Commission, provide explanation of the principles that underline the methodology of the Commission and report on the allocations made by the Commission.

(e) Yes.

Office of Ethnic Affairs Currently the OEA regularly produces a newsletter, information papers and ethnic issues information bulletins. Details of publications since June 1991 are as follows: Ethnic Affairs Newsletter: Distributed to ethnic community organisations, government agencies and public libraries. 3 issues. 2000 copies each. $2000 each issue; unit cost $1.

Views From Workplace: Report of an exploratory project on the workforce experiences and needs of NESB workers in the food, and social and community services industries. 200 copies, $315; unit cost $1.57.

Proceedings of the Forum "Making the Links: Ethnic Issues in Local Government": Proceedings of the ''Making the Links" Forum in October 1991. 750 copies, $2160, unit cost $2.88.

Managing Community Diversity in the City of Whittlesea: Report of a project conducted in the City of Whittlesea by the Local Government and Ethnic Affairs Advisory Council, 100 copies, $790; unit cost $0.79.

Making the Links: Ethnic Issues in Local Government: Issues paper prepared by the Local Government and Ethnic Affairs Advisory Council. 100 copies, of $1850; unit cost $18.50.

Immigration and Religion: Statistical publication outlining the impact of immigration upon Victoria's religious profile. Undertaken jointly with the World Conference on Religion and Peace. 1000 copies, $2960; unit cost $2.96.

Overseas-Born Women Victoria: Statistical profile from the 1986 census. Information paper No. 14. 200 copies, $385; unit cost $1.92.

Responding to a Multicultural Society: Issues and Strategies for Nurse Education: Produced by the Advisory Committee to the Multicultural Nursing Workforce Project. 775 copies, $1875; unit cost $2.41.

Nosotras - We Ourselves: Evaluation Report of an information project for Spanish speaking women. 100 copies, $90; unit cost $0.90.

Labour Force Trends: Participation and Unemployment 1990: Ethnic Issues Information Bulletin No. 9. 200 copies, $240; unit cost $1.20.

Providing Information on Government Services to People of Non-English Speaking Backgrounds: Proceedings of seminar. SOO copies, $1175; unit cost $2.35.

Directory of Health Translations 1992: A directory of all translations undertaken by the OEA translation service in the last three years on health-related issues. 2000 copies, $3600; unit cost $1.80.

All the above publications were printed in Victoria. They are all available free of charge and no income has therefore been derived from their production.

QUESTIONS ON NOTICE


Particulars of previous year's publications are available in the relevant annual reports.

Office of Rural Affairs The Office of Rural Affairs produces two regular newsletters and has produced a number of reports. The newsletters are:

1. (a) NETWORK: (b) Unit cost is $0.85. (c) No income is derived from the publication. (d) The purpose of the publication is to help link women's groups and interested individuals into a network

towards sharing resources and skills to meet the needs of rural women. (e) The publication is printed solely in Victoria.

2. (a) REVIEW: (b) Unit cost is $0.90. (b) No income is derived from the publication. (d) The purpose of the publication is:

to develop, maintain and keep informed a network of people and organisations interested in enterprise development; and to assist in the promotion of the Rural Enterprise Victoria (REV) scheme and the New Enterprise Incentive Scheme (NEIS).

(e) The publication is printed solely in Victoria. The reports produced from studies are:

3. (a) Study of Small Towns in VictorU1. (b) Unit cost is approximately $15.00. Unit cost varies as significant copies are distributed internally, to other

State government agencies, with no direct cost. Other distribution methods are via ORA staff, from Department of Food and Agriculture offices or through Information Victoria. The only direct distribution cost is therefore for copies mailed and these are relatively few;

(c) No income is derived from the publication. Of the total printed, 2000 copies, some were sold, mostly in the period just after its release in 1988. Any money received from sale of the publication has been regarded as reimbursement of expenditure, rather than income. Our policy at present is to supply the publication at no charge.

(d) The purpose of the publication is: to provide a report of the Study of Small Towns in VictorU1 undertaken by the consultants Henshall Hansen Associates for the Office of Rural Affairs in 1987/88; to define the needs of small towns in Victoria and stimulate policy development to address these needs.

(e) The publication was printed solely in Victoria. 4. (a) Transferring the Family Farm.

(b) Unit cost is unknown - the publication was researched and written by an officer of the Office of Rural Affairs but is produced and distributed by the Department of Food and Agriculture. The unit cost to the Office of Rural Affairs and MEMCA is $0.00.

(c) All income is to the Department of Food and Agriculture - the publication costs $4.95. ORA/MEMCA derives no income from the publication.

(d) The purpose of the publication is to inform and advise farming families on the problems and planning of inter-generational transfer of farms and related assets.

(e) The publication was printed solely in Victoria. 5. (a) Study of Government Service Delivery to Rural Communities;

(b) Unit cost is approximately $12.50. As with the Small Towns Study, unit cost varies as significant copies are distributed internally, to other State government agencies, with no direct cost. Other distribution methods are via ORA staff or through Information Victoria. The only direct distribution cost is therefore for copies mailed and these are relatively few.

(c) No income is derived from the publication. (d) The purpose of the publication is:

to provide a report of the Study of Government Service Delivery to Rural Communities undertaken by the Office of Rural Affairs in 1990/91; to define the elements of effective service delivery and promote the findings of the study amongst service providers and government agencies.

(e) The publication was printed solely in Victoria.

QUESTIONS ON NOTICE


Older Persons Planning Office (a) Seniors Card Directory (b) Unit cost of production and distribution

1990/91 Production Distribution 1991/92

27 cents 40 cents (average)"

Production 28 cents Distribution to existing card holders4O cents Distribution to new card holders 45 cents ....

Rates vary according to numbers posted in each postcode area. As coverage of target group increases and the rate of applications slow, bulk postage discounts cannot be obtained.

(c) None. (d) To inform Senior Card holders of the discounts and special benefits to which they are entitled. (e) The publication is printed solely in Victoria.

Information Victoria (a) Information Victoria, in a joint publishing arrangement with the Law Printer, has produced the 20th edition of the

Victorian Government Directory, and a mail order brochure to market the directory. Information Victoria has also produced a corporate brochure. A reprint of this brochure is currently in hand.

(b) The unit cost of the Victorian Government Directory is $24, which includes a 25 cent unit cost for the mail order brochure. The unit cost of Information Victoria's corporate brochure, including design and production costs is 45 cents. The unit cost of the second print run is 13 cents.

(c) The directory is available for sale at $35 per copy. (d) The purpose of the Victorian Government Directory is to provide an accurate and authoritative guide to

government departments and contacts. The corporate brochure is used as part of an on-going marketing strategy to promote the services of Information Victoria.

(e) Yes.

Office of Youth Affair, 1. (a) Making a Difference.

2.

3.

The Victorian government's statement on youth homelessness. (b) "Making a Difference" was produced through resources internal to the Ministry's Office of Youth Affairs

and with inputs from officers of other State government departments involved in the senior officers' group on youth homelessness. The cost of the publication, including layout, design, editing and

(c) (d)

(e) (a) (b) (c) (d)

(e) (a) (b) (c) (d)

(e)

printing was approximately $20 000 for 10000 copies ilt a unit cost of $2 per copy. Costs of publication and distribution of the statement are being shared by participating State government agencies and the Office of Youth Affairs. "Making a Difference" is distributed free of charge. "Making a Difference" meets the commitment of the Victorian government to report to the community on progress towards responding to the problems of youth homelessness. It details achievements since the Human Rights Commission enquiry into youth homelessness ("Our Homelessness Children'') in 1989 and sets the direction for the next twelve months and beyond. Yes. The Youth Agenda Resource Guide. The Youth Agenda Resource Guide was produced at a cost of $2500 for 2000 copies at a unit cost of $1.25. The Youth Agenda Resource Guide has been distributed free of charge. The Youth Agenda Resource Guide was produced to assist young people and workers with young people in using the youth agenda and developing activities which engage young people in exploring issues of concern to them. Yes. Report of Review of Youth Development Worker Subsidy Program Unit cost $7.80 The publication is distributed free of charge. To provide information to the youth sector and other interested organisations on the outcomes of the review of the program. Yes.

Thursday. 21 May 1992

4. (a) Evaluation of Youth Homelessness. (b) Unit cost $1.60. (c) None.

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ASSEMBLY

(d) Tp provide information to the youth sector and other interested organisations on the outcomes of the review of the program.

(e) The report is printed in Victoria.

Corporate Services (a) Annual Report 1990/91 -1000 copies.

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(b) The unit cost is $5.60 which is based on the cost of printing. It is not possible to estimate the cost of staff time in producing the report. Distribution costs are paid for from the operating budget of the Ministry and it is not possible to isolate the specific distribution costs associated with the annual report.

(c) Copies of the report were widely distributed free of charge. Additional copies are available for purchase from Information Victoria.

(d) Required under the Annual Reporting Act. (e) Yes.

UNION GRANTS -HEALTH

Question No. 1413

Mr DICKINSON asked the Minister for Community Services, for the Minister for Health:

In respect of each department, agency and authority within her administration, what are the details of all grants made since the last election to trade union groups? Mrs SETCHES (Minister for Community Services) - The answer supplied by the Minister for Health is:

The time and resources that would be required to answer this question fully, from the election date of October 1988, cannot be justified. However, attached are details of individual payments, together with a summary of payments to the unions, for the financial years 1990/91 and 1991/92 year to date.

Date

July 1990 Sept. 1990 March 1991 July 1990 July 1990 August 1990 March 1991 1990-91

Nov. 1990 ~ov. 1990 May 1991

June 1991

Aug.I991

Sept. 1991 Oct. 1991 Nov. 1991 Dec. 1991 Jan. 1992 Aug. 1991

PA YMENTS TO UNION GROUPS Union

HAO HAO HAO ANF ANF ANF ANF ANF

HSU HSU Medical Scientists and Phannacists Association AWU

Medical Scientists and Phannacists Association

ANF

Details

HAO Officers Review Committee St Andrews Project VTHC Coordinator HAO Officers Review Committee SEP Project Nurse Recruitment Overseas Nurse Recruitment Overseas Nurse Recruitment Overseas Reimbursement for ANF staff involved in the study of professional issues in nursing (SPIN) Award restructuring project Pilot project for basic skills Reimbursement of salary and associated costs re secondment of R. Burrows AIDS/HIV Study Grant re employees in the Funeral Industry

Reimbursement of salary and associated costs re secondment of R.Borrows period - April- Aug. period - September period - October period - November period - December period - January CAM/SAM Liaison Officer May - July 1991

1990/91 $ 3649

18270 946

37279 2916 5822 4862

91780 30000 34000

16877 40000

286401

22502 5625 5625 5625 5625 5625

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Sept. 1991 ANF CAM/SAM Liaison Officer August 2514

Nov. 1991 ANF CAM/SAM Liaison Officer Sept. -Oct. 2588

Jan. 1992 ANF CAM/SAM Liaison Officer Oct. - Jan. 16118

Feb. 1992 ANF Subsidy towards International Nurses Day 2000 March 1992 ANF CAM/SAM Liaison Officer

February 4897 1991-92 ANF SEP Project 66156 1991-92 ANF Reimbursement for ANF staff involved in the study of

professional issues in nursing (SPIN) 73295 1991-92 HACSSA Administrative Officers Award restoration-

participation in project team 63329 Nov. 1991 HSU CAM/SAM Liaison Officer

April-Oct. 19519 Jan. 1992 HSU CAM/SAM Liaison officer

Nov. -Dec. 6058 March 1992 HSU CAM/SAM Liaison Officer

January 3365 317004

SENIOR SALARIES -ATTORNEY-GENERAL

Question No. 1450

Mr DICKINSON asked the Attorney-General, for the Minister for Conservation and Environment:

In respect of each department, agency and authority within his administration, how many public servants are paid more than the base salary rate for Victorian members of Parliament, indicating - (a) their classifications; (b) salary package; (c) position; and (d) responsibilities?

Mr HARROWFIELD (Minister for Finance) - The answer supplied by the Minister for Conservation and Environment is:

The base rate of salary for a Victorian member of Parliament is $65 887. The total number of public servants in the Department of Conservation and Environment and agencies for which I am responsible whose base salary exceeds this amount is 16. Details are as follows:

(a) Classification (b) Base Salary Number of officers

SES3 Executive 3 SES4 SES5 Statutory Appointees

$66978 $71666 $71801 $76968 Various Salaries determined by the Remuneration Review Committee

6 Officers 1 Officer 4 Officers 1 Officer 4 Statutory Appointees

(c) and (d) Details of positions and responsibilities have not been included here as provision of this information would require excessive time and resources and cannot be justified. These figures include long term arrangements for officers acting in SES positions. Salary packages include expense of office allowances which vary according to the officer's level. The package also includes use of a government car, the cost of which to the government is $4 980 for officers up to level SES 4 and $5820 for level SES 5 and above. Salary packages also comprise a performance payment. Such payments are personal and confidential and therefore cannot be divulged. Due to these additional entitlements the total salary package for 16 SES level 1 and 17 SES level 2 officers in the Department of Conversation and Environment and other agencies for which I am responsible exceeds the base salary for a Victorian member of Parliament.

QUESTIONS ON NOTICE


SENIOR SALARIES - COMMUNITY SERVICES

Question No. 1465

Mr DICKINSON asked the Minister for Community Services:

In respect of each department, agency and authority within her administration, how many public servants are paid more than the base salary rate for Victorian members of Parliament, indicating - (a) their classifications; (b) salary package; (c) position; and (d) responsibilities? Mrs SETCHES (Minister for Community Services) - The answer is:

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13 public servants in the Community Services portfolio are paid more than the base salary rate for Victorian members of Parliament. The requested information for each of the 13 positions is detailed below. In relation to part (b), the salary package quoted does not include performance premiums, for reasons of personal confidentiality. The total cost of performance premiums for 1990/91, for the identified positions, is $178 962. 1. Class: CE-4

Salary package: $122 761 plus car. Position: Director-General. Responsibilities: Prime responsibility for the overall operations of CSV.

2. Class: SES-5 Salary package: $81 075 plus car. Position: General Manager, Disability Services. Responsibilities: Responsible for ensuring an effective Statewide policy framework and effective delivery of CSV

services within a suite of programs and regions. 3. Class: SES-5

Salary package: $81075 plus car. Position: General Manager, Resources. Responsibilities: Responsible for the development of an efficient and effective organisation, the provision of

systems and procedural and industrial frameworks to support the delivery of the department's programs and for ensuring the effective delivery of CSV services within two regions.

4. Class: SES-5 Salary package: $81075 plus car. Position: Executive-in-charge, Institutional Investigations Program (time limited position). Responsibilities: Conduct a range of complex investigations at a CSV institutions, as determined by the

Director-General. 5. Class: SES-4

Salary package: $75908 plus car. Position: General manager, Child Protection & Support. Responsibilities: Responsible for ensuring an effective Statewide policy framework and effective delivery of CSV


Salary package: $75 908 plus car. Position: General Manager, Children's Services Division;

General Manager, Office of Preschool & Child Care (dual appointment) Responsibilities: Responsible for ensuring an effective Statewide policy framework and effective delivery of CSV


Salary package: $75908 plus car. Position: General Manager, Community Support and Juvenile Justice. Responsibilities: Responsible for ensuring an effective Statewide policy framework and effective delivery of CSV


Salary package: $70 262 plus car. Position: Director, Disability Services. Responsibilities: Responsible for ensuring an effective Statewide policy framework for programs for intellectual

disability service and physical and sensory disability services.

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9. Class: Salary package: Position: Responsibilities:



12 Class: Salary package: Position: Responsibilities:


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ASSEMBLY Thursday, 21 May 1992

SES-3 $70 262 plus car. Regional Director, Inner East Region. Responsible for ensuring that deparbnental programs and services in the region are of high quality, accessible, and responsive to community needs, and for ensuring effective and efficient management of regional financial, human and physical resources. SES-3 $70262 plus car. Regional Director, North East Region. Responsible for ensuring that deparbnental programs and services in the region are of high quality, accessible, and responsive to community needs, and for ensuring effective and efficient management of regional financial, human and physical resources. SES-3 $70 262 plus car. Regional Director, Western Region. Responsible for ensuring that deparbnental programs and services in the region are of high quality, accessible, and responsive to community needs, and for ensuring effective and efficient management of regional financial, human and physical resources. SE5-3 $70 262 plus car. General Project Manager, Caloola Implementation Team (time limited position). Manage the closure of the Caloola Training Centre, including the relocation of clients to other services. SE5-3 $70262 plus car. Director, Information Technology Branch. Responsible for the management of information technology strategy planning, system development and maintenance, facilities and network management and end-user support.

OVERSEAS TRIPS - TOURISM

Question No. 1507


In respect of each department, agency and authority within his administration, how many officers were sent overseas during each of the years 1987 to 1991 inclusive and for what purposes; indicating what the cost was of each (a) trip; (b) travel; (c) accommodation; and (d) expenses? Mr CRABB (Minister for Tourism) - The answer is:

NO. OF OFFICERS 1987

3

1988

VICTORIAN TOURISM COMMISSION COUNTRIES VISITED PURPOSE OF TRIP

Japan To attend PATA convention and other tourism related activities.

West Germany To attend International Tourism Course in Berlin and in London. To meet with major wholesalers/retailers.

Singapore &: Hong Kong To attend International Dragon Boat Races.

Bangkok Attend tourism workshop ''Travel Australia Britain Seminar" (TABS).

India/Nepal International educational familiarisation tours provided by principals and operators

UK &: Europe To take up position as Manager, UK &: Europe.

Singapore To conduct interview for position of Manager, Singapore Office.

TOTAL COST

$8848.00

$7663.00

$1146.00

$5030.00

$1310.00

$1608.00

$3344.00


1989

1990

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ASSEMBLY

Singapore

Singapore, UK, West Germany

Singapore

USA

New Zealand USA from New Zealand USA & Canada USA

New Zealand & USA

Thailand

Singapore USA & Canada

New Zealand

Japan, West Germany &UK

New Zealand

Singapore

Hong Kong, Taiwan & Singapore Singapore, Japan & UK

New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand Italy

Germany, USA and Japan

Germany, USA & Japan

New Zealand & Noumea

To attend the annual PAT A conference. To attend international trade show in Berlin and London. Visit VTC office in Singapore. To take up position as Manager, South East Asia. To oversee operations of US office and audit office records. To act as Manager, New Zealand. To act as Manager, North America. To conduct aviation discussions. To interview and appoint Regional Director, USA. To conduct review of international operations. To attend the Tourism Asia Britain Seminar. To attend AFT A Conference. To conduct aviation discussions.

To assess marketing campaign and undertake negotiations and promotional activities with local tourism industry and media.

To conduct International recovery campaign following the pilots' dispute. To attend International Tourism Exchange in Berlin. To attend Corroboree '90 (travel trade show in London). To direct restructuring of New Zealand operations. To conduct marketing campaign and hold aviation discussions as part of the international recovery campaign following the pilots' dispute. To develop and implement marketing campaign in Asia. To conduct review of international operations. To implement arrangements for VTC representation and marketing program. To implement restructuring of New Zealand operations. To undertake audit To attend & Promote Victoria Week -an initiative of the Victorian Government. To assess market opportunities in the USA; to attend the Worldloppet League meeting in Munich, to host a delegation bidding to hold the Worldloppet in Victoria in 1991 and to launch the new arrangement between the VTC and Tourism Tasmania in Japan. To assess operational activities of establishing a combined Victorian and Tasmanian office in London and Los Angeles. To visit wholesalers in Noumea and to launch the "Melbourne Now" campaign and the VTC product manual in New Zealand.

$5 383.00

$8571.00

$2459.00

$6515.00

$988.00 $3167.00 $8 809.98 $3 518.00

$8 239.30

$1999.76

$3 839.40 $9189.93

$2334.89

$12018.00

$2085.84

$3826.29

$12283.27

$11588.23

$1965.11

$2775.36

$1867.10 $8 389.58

$10921.05

$9030.60

$4312.00

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1991

2

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ASSEMBLY Thursday. 21 May 1992

Singapore and Hong Kong To conduct interview and appoint $3 499.00 Regional Director Asia, and to attend meetings with major wholesalers and airlines.

Korea & Thailand To attend the Travel Australia and $4 197.49 Britain Seminar in Thailand and the

Japan

New Zealand

New Zealand

Japan & Hong Kong

New Zealand New Zealand

Japan

Germany

New Zealand

New Zealand

Indonesia

Japan

New Zealand

Korea World Travel Fair '90. To attend the Australian Tourist Commission Trade Mission in Tokyo. To finalise arrangements for the closure of Auckland office. To conduct discussions with representatives from V AIC (Visit Australia Information Centre). To attend "Six of the best Trade Roadshow" and to conduct training sessions with AAT /Kings Tours and V Ale.

To host a delegation of leading Melbourne hoteliers to promote Melbourne. To attend the ''Travel Mission" and "Club BilIabong" To conduct meetints and seminars with New Zealand wholesalers and principals regarding the closure of the New Zealand office. To host a delegation of leading hoteliers to promote Melbourne. To attend the International Tourism Exchange - ITB and escort a number of Victorian operators attending ITB. To conduct meetings and seminars with New Zealand wholesalers and principals regarding the closure of the New Zealand office. To attend the Travel Mission and Club Billabong. Attend Travel Australia and Britain Seminar. Trade mission to follow up visit by hoteliers in May 1991. Travel Agent sales and promotional visits to airlines and wholesalers in the South Island.

Europe, Singapore & Japan Promote Quantas Melbourne

New Zealand

Taiwan New Zealand

Japan

Marathon. To review offices and appoint new Singapore Manager. To attend and participate in the planning and opening of the Visit Australia Information Centre. To conduct negotiations with wholesalers. To attend the South Pacific Tourism Conference. Attend International Travel Fair. Travel agents sales and promotional visits to airlines and wholesalers in the South Island. Attend the Japan Association of Travel Agents biennial conference.

$4 753.36

$4121.91

$3 052.72

$4 510.00

$1892.35 $2108.00

$5 507.00

$6054.00

$2108.00

$1892.35

$3 211.00

$8810.00

$4 857.00

$7444.00

$2016.25

$3 673.00 $4 563.00

$6 044.00

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ALPINE RESORTS COMMISSION NO. OF OFFICERS COUNTRIES VISITED PURPOSE OF TRIP TOTAL COST

1988

1990

1991

USA & Canada Investigation of major alpine areas to examine a wide range of infrastructure issues.

Germany & Switzerland ARC delegate to the Worldloppet League meeting re Victoria's bid for the 1991 Worldloppet ski marathons.

$9190.00

$6661.00

USA & Canada Visit undertaken to study development of $9931.00 new ski areas and to examine comparative operations and management aspects, safety issues.

COMPASS AIRLINE TICKETS - TREASURY

Question No. 1550


In respect of each department, agency and authority within his administration, how many Compass airline tickets were held at the time of the Compass collapse, indicating -(a) the value of the tickets; and (b) whether any refunds, or alternative travel, have been received?


Government Printer One airline ticket to Brisbane (a) $320.

(b) No refund has been forthcoming. 2 Neither the department or the remaining agencies held tickets with Compass at the time of the collapse.

DOMESTIC AIR TRAVEL - TOURISM

Question No. 1562


In respect of each department, agency and authority within his administration, what percentage of domestic air travel flown by officers for each of the years 1987 to 1991 inclusive, was undertaken on - (a) Australian Airlines; (b) Ansett Airlines; (c) Compass Airlines; (d) East West Airlines; (e) charter aircraft; and (f) other, specifying the airline involved?

Mr CRABB (Minister for Tourism) - The answer is:

The percentage of domestic air travel undertaken by officers of the Victorian Tourism Commission and the Alpine Resorts Commission are detailed on the table attached. Victorian Tourism Commission - Domestic air travel

Year Australian Ansett Compass East West Other Airlines Airlines Airlines Airlines TN AN YM EW % % 0/0 % %

1987 90 10 0 0 0 1988 90 10 0 0 0 1989 90 10 0 0 0 1990 90 10 0 0 0 1991 88 10 2 0 0

Alpine Resorts Commission - Domestic air travel For the years 1987 to 1991, domestic air travel flown by ARC officers was mostly undertaken on Australian Airlines.

QUESTIONS ON NOTICE

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MOTOR VEHICLES - TOURISM

Question No. 1589



In respect of each department, agency and authority within his administration, what vehicles were acquired in each of the years 1987 to 1991 inclusive, indicating - (a) the make; (b) type; (c) model of vehicle; and (d) whether consideration has been given to privatise departmental fleet ownership; if not, why?

Mr CRABB (Minister for Tourism) - The answer is:

The table attached details fleet vehicles for the Victorian Tourism Commission and Alpine Resorts Commission for years 1987-91. The Victorian Tourism Commission is an inner Budget agency and currently owns all of its vehicles. The government is currently considering options for leasing of vehicles owned and operated by all inner government agencies and the Victorian Tourism Commission is awaiting advice and direction. The Alpine Resorts Commission has considered the leasing of its fleet vehicles but owing to the atypical operations of ski resorts, has found it to be not cost effective.

VICTORIAN TOURISM COMMISSION VEHICLE FLEET YEAR MAKE MODEL TYPE

1987 NISSAN PINTARA SEDAN TOYOTA CORONA SEDAN NISSAN PINTARA SEDAN MITSUBISHI SIGMA WAGON FORD FALCON SEDAN HOLDEN CAMIRA WAGON

1988 HOLDEN CAMIRA SEDAN HOLDEN CAMIRA WAGON MAZDA E2200 VAN MITSUBISHI MAGNA SEDAN HOLDEN COMMOOORE SEDAN HOLDEN CAMIRA WAGON NISSAN PINTARA WAGON HOLDEN CAMIRA WAGON HOLDEN CAMIRA WAGON MITSUBISHI MAGNA SEDAN HOLDEN COMMOOORE SEDAN

1989 NISSAN PINTARA SEDAN FORD FAIRMONT GHIA SEDAN HOLDEN COMMOOORE SEDAN MITSUBISHI COLT SEDAN HOLDEN CAMIRA WAGON NISSAN PINTARA SEDAN FORD FAIRLANE SEDAN HOLDEN CAMIRA WAGON

1990 MITSUBISHI MAGNA SEDAN HOLDEN COMMOOORE WAGON MITSUBISHI MAGNA SEDAN TOYOTA LANDCRUISER TROOP CARRIER TOYOTA CAMRY SEDAN HOLDEN COMMOOORE SEDAN FORD FALCON SEDAN TOYOTA CAMRY SEDAN HOLDEN COMMOOORE WAGON

QUESTIONS ON NOTICE


1991 MITSUBISHI MAGNA SEDAN TOYOTA CAMRY SEDAN MITSUBISHI MAGNA SEDAN TOYOTA CAMRY WAGON HOLDEN COMMOOORE SEDAN TOYOTA CAMRY SEDAN

1987 TOYOTA LANOCRUISER WAGON TOYOTA LANOCRUISER TIP TRAY TOYOTA LANOCRUISER TIP TRAY TOYOTA LANOCRUISER Tll'TRAY

1988 TOYOTA LANOCRUISER WAGON TOYOTA LANOCRUISER WAGON TOYOTA LANOCRUISER WAGON TOYOTA LANOCRUISER TROOP CARRIER TOYOTA DUAL CAB UTILITY NISSAN PATROL TIP TRAY NISSAN PATROL Tll'TRAY NISSAN PATROL TIP TRAY NISSAN PATROL TIP TRAY

1989 HOLDEN COMMOOORE WAGON HOLDEN COMMODORE SEDAN NISSAN PATROL WAGON NISSAN PATROL WAGON NISSAN PATROL WAGON NISSAN PATROL WAGON TOYOTA COROLLA WAGON NISSAN PINTARA WAGON FORD FALCON WAGON TOYOTA LANOCRUISER TROOP CARRIER NISSAN PATROL TIP TRAY

1990 HOLDEN CALAIS SEDAN NISSAN NIV ARA DUAL CAB UTILITY NISSAN PINTARA SEDAN ISUZU TRUCK TIPPER ISUZU TRUCK TIPPER NISSAN PINTARA WAGON NISSAN PINTARA SEDAN TOYOTA LANOCRUISER TIP TRAY TOYOTA LANOCRUISER Tll'TRAY TOYOTA LANOCRUISER WAGON TOYOTA LANOCRUISER WAGON TOYOTA LANOCRUISER WAGON TOYOTA LANOCRUISER WAGON TOYOTA LANOCRUISER WAGON TOYOTA COASTER BUS TOYOTA COASTER BUS TOYOTA DUAL CAB UTILITY

1991 TOYOTA COROLLA WAGON TOYOTA COROLLA WAGON TOYOTA COROLLA WAGON

QUESTIONS ON NOTICE


TOYOTA 4 RUNNER WAGON TOYOTA CAMRY SEDAN TOYOTA CAMRY SEDAN TOYOTA LANOCRUISER WAGON TOYOTA LANOCRUISER WAGON TOYOTA LANOCRUISER WAGON TOYOTA LANOCRUISER TWTRAY TOYOTA HI LUX TWTRAY FORD FALCON WAGON TOYOTA LANOCRUISER lJTILITY TOYOTA DUAL CAB lJTILITY

QUESTIONS ON NOTICE



QUESTIONS ON NOTICE


INTERPRETERS - PLANNING AND HOUSING

Question No. 1322

Mr DICKINSON asked the Minister for Planning and Housing:

In respect of interpreters employed by each department, agency and authority within the Minister's administration:

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1. How many interpreters are employed on a full-time or part-time basis, indicating (a) the languages other than English spoken; (b) in which offices such interpreters are located; and (c) what is the cost to the people of Victoria?


Mr McCUTCHEON (Minister for Planning and Housing) - The answer is:

1. Nil. 2. The department is not aware of any officers undertaking private foreign language courses.

GEELONG REGIONAL STAFF - PLANNING AND HOUSING

Question No. 1349


In respect of each department, agency and authority within his administration, whether it is intended to dispose of staff in the Geelong region; if so - (a) how many; (b) in which areas; (c) over what period; (d) for what reasons, indicating in each case - (i) what categories of staff are involved and how many in each category are to be dismissed; (ii) what redundancy package is being offered; and (ill) how will superannuation entitlements be affected? Mr McCUTCHEON (Minister for Planning and Housing) - The answer is:

There are no plans at this stage to reduce staff numbers in the Geelong region.

GEELONG REGIONAL STAFF - COMMUNITY SERVICES

Question No. 1357


In respect of each department, agency and authority within her administration, whether it is intended to dispose of staff in the Geelong region; if so - (a) how many; (b) in which areas; (c) over what period.; (d) for what reasons, indicating in each case - (i) what categories of staff are involved and how many in each category are to be dismissed; (ii) what redundancy package is being offered; and (ill) how will superannuation entitlements be affected? Mrs SETCHES (Minister for Community Services) - The answer is:

Community Services Victoria is not proposing to specifically reduce staff from any program in the Geelong region which includes the City of Geelong and its surrounding environment.

QUESTIONS ON NOTICE


Any reduction to staff in this area is likely to occur through individual staff resigning, retiring or temporary staff ceasing a non renewal contract. Staff who have voluntarily taken any of these options would receive payments for accrued recreation leave and long service leave. They would also receive their normal entitlements under the Superannuation Act which could include a payment of their contributions plus interest, a deferred pension, or in the case of retirees a pension.

GEELONG REGIONAL STAFF - ETHNIC}, MUNICIPAL AND COMMUNITY AFFAIR~

Question No. 1358

Mr DICKINSON asked the Minister for Community Services, for the Minister for Minister for Ethnic, Municipal and Community Affairs:

In respect of each department, agency and authority within her administration, whether it is intended to dispose of staff in the Geelong region; if so - (a) how many; (b) in which areas; (c) over what period; (d) for what reasons, indicating in each case - (i) what categories of staff are involved and how many in each category are to be dismissed; (ii) what redundancy package is being offered; and (ill) how will superannuation entitlements be affected? Mrs SETCHES (Minister for Community Services) - The answer supplied by the Minister for Ethnic,


In response to the question by the honourable member I am advised that no department or agency under my administration intends to dispose of staff in the Geelong region.

UNION GRANTS - COMMUNITY SERVICES

Question No. 1411


In respect of each department, agency and authority within her administration, what are the details of all grants made since the last election to trade union groups? Mrs SETCHES (Minister for Community Services) - The answer is:

Grants since the last election to trade union groups by Community Services Victoria; 1988--89: $40 684 to the Victorian Trades Hall Council for the Social Policy Research Officer project. 1989-90: $46159 to the Victorian Trades Hall Council for the Social Policy and Research Officer project. 1990-91: $48 024.50 to the Victorian Trades Hall Council for the Social Policy and Research Officer project. 1990-91: $30 000 to the Victorian Trades Hall Council for the Child Care Officer project. 1991--92: $49447.50 to the Victorian Trades Hall Council for the Social Policy Research Officer project. 1991--92: $4900 to the Victorian Trades Hall Council for organisation of conference on unemployment.

Total grants to the Victorian Trades Hall Council since 1988--89 = $219 215.

1988: $29 890 to the Gippsland Trades and Labour Council for the Poverty Action project. 1989: $33 206 to the Gippsland Trades and Labour Council for the Poverty Action project. 1990: $33 177 to the Gippsland Trades and Labour Council for the Poverty Action project. 1991: $33 922 to the Gippsland Trades and Labour Council for the Poverty Action project. 1992: $1265 to the Gippsland Trades and Labour Council Poverty Action project.

Total grants to the Gippsland Trades and Labour Council since 1989 = $131460.

Total grants to trade union groups since 1988 = $350 675.

QUESTIONS ON NOTICE


UNION GRANTS - ETHNIC, MUNICIPAL AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS

Question No. 1412

Mr DICKINSON asked the Minister for Community Services, for the Minister for Ethnic, Municipal and Community Affairs:

In respect of each department, agency and authority within her administration, what are the details of all grants made since the last election to trade union groups? Mrs SETCHES (Minister for Community Services) - The answer supplied by the Minister for Ethnic,


The Ministry of Ethnic, Municipal and Community Affairs was established in late January 1991 as part of the reforms to the machinery of government. It consists of the Office of Local Government (formerly the Local Government Department); the Office of Ethnic Affairs (formerly integrated with the Ethnic Affairs Commission); the Office of Rural Affairs (formerly part of the former Department of Agriculture); the Older Persons Planning Office (formerly located in the former Local Government Department), the Office of Youth Affairs (constituted from units formerly located within the Deparbnent of Labour) and Information Victoria. The following information has been extracted from the Ministry's records for the period referred to in the question. The Ethnic Affairs Commission/Office of Ethnic Affairs has allocated the following grants to trade union groups:

1988/89: Hospital Employees Federation $15 000 for a pilot study /survey of English language needs of hospital employees. Trade Union Migrant Workers Centre $12 000 for research into rehabilitation issues. Victorian Trades Hall Council $12 000 for the Anna Stewart Memorial Project: increased involvement of ethnic women workers in union affairs. Victorian Trades Hall Council-Occupational Health and Safety Training Centre $16 000 for the translation of hazard information sheets. VTHC $5000 for multilingual publication concerning industrial issues seminar.

1989/90 Trade Union Migrant Workers Centre $7000 employment of project officer. Victorian Trades Hall Council $5000 Anna Stew art Memorial Project: increased involvement of ethnic women workers in union affairs.

1990/91 Trades Hall Council $23 500 for the development and related implementation strategies aiming to enhance the involvement of NESB workers in the award restructure process.

SENIOR SALARIES - ETHNIC, MUNICIPAL AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS

Question No. 1466


In respect of each department, agency and authority within her administration, how many public servants are paid more than the base salary rate for Victorian members of Parliament, indicating - (a) their classifications; (b) salary package; (c) position, and (d) responsibilities? Mrs SETCHES (Minister for Community Services) - The answer supplied by the Minister for Ethnic,


The Ministry of Ethnic, Municipal and Community Affairs was formed in late January 1991. It consists of the Office of Local Government (formerly the Local Government Department); the Office of Ethnic Affairs (formerly integrated with the Ethnic Affairs Commision); the Office of Rural Affairs (formerly part of the former Deparbnent of Agriculture); the Older Persons Planning Office (formerly located in the former Local Government Department); the Office of Youth Affairs (constituted from units formerly located within the Department of Labour) and Information Victoria. There are 10 public servants who are currently paid more than the base rate of Victorian Members of Parliament. One officer is a redeployee who is held against an existing position which is at a salary level lower than the base rate of a Victorian member of Parliament. This officer receives salary maintenance, which is recouped from the former department. The details are as follows:

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Classification/Nature of Appointment

Director-General, Ministry of

QUESTIONS ON NOTICE

ASSEMBLY

Salary

$

Expense of Office Allowance $

Ethnic, Municipal and Community 109 185 5619 Affairs (appointed pursuant to Section 230 Public Service Act 1974) (CE-3)

Director, Office of Local Government (Governor in Council appointment)(E-5) 82356 4107

Director, Office of Ethnic Affairs (Governor in Council appointment) (E-5) 82356 4107

Chairman, Local Government Commission (Governor in Council appointment (E-'i)) 76828 4107

Chairman, Ethnic Affairs Commission (Governor in Council appointment) (E-4) 76828 4107

Director, Older Persons Planning Office (5£5-4) 71801 4107

General Manager, Policy and Legislation Office of Local Government (5£5-3) 66978 3284

General Manager, Operations and Financial Management Office of Local Government (5£5-3) 66978 3284

General Manager, Operations and Financial Management Office of Local Government (5£5-3) 66978 3284

Assistant Director, Service Delivery and Development Office of Ethnic Affairs (5£5-3) 66 978 3284

Deputy Chairman, Ethnic Affairs Commission (Governor in Council appointment) (E-2) 66874 3284


To the extent that travelling and other personal expenses are incurred by these officers, approval has been given for these expenses to be reimbursed in accordance with rates set out in Public Service Determinations. Cars are provided to these officers in accordance with their entitlement under the Senior Executive Service Car Scheme.

QUESTIONS ON NOTICE


COMPASS AIRLINE TICKETS - PORTS

Question No. 1552


In respect of each deparbnent, agency and authority within his administration, how many Compass airline tickets were held at the time of the Compass collapse, indicating - (a) the value of the tickets; and (b) whether any refunds, or alternative travel, have been received? Mr A. J. SHEEHAN (Treasurer) - The answer supplied by the Minister responsible for Ports is:

1. Port of Melbourne Authority: The Port of Melbourne Authority did not hold any Compass airline tickets at the time of the Compass collapse.

2. Port of Geelong Authority: The Port of Geelong Authority did not hold any Compass airline tickets at the time of the Compass collapse.

3. Port of Portland Authority: The Port of Portland Authority did not hold any Compass airline tickets at the time of the Compass collapse.

MOTOR VEHICLES - COMMUNITY SERVICES

Question No. 1601


In respect of each department, agency and authority within her administration, what vehicles were acquired in each of the years 1987 to 1991 inclusive, indicating - (a) the make; (b) type; (c) model of vehicle; and (d) whether consideration has been given to privatise departmental fleet ownership; if not, why? Mrs SETCHES (Minister for Community Services) - The answer is:

Parts (a), (b) and (c) are contained in the following table: Make Model Type Toyota Corolla Sedan Toyota Corona Sedan Toyota Corona S/Wagon Mitsubishi Sigma Sedan Mitsubishi Sigma S/Wagon Mitsubishi Colt Sedan Nissan Pintara Sedan Nissan Pintara S/Wagon Ford Falcon S/Wagon Nissan Urvan Bus Mitsubishi Magna Sedan Nissan Nomad Bus Toyota Lite Ace Bus Ford Trader Truck Toyota Dyna Truck Kabota Tractor Holden Camira Sedan Holden Camira S/Wagon Toyota Tow Tug Kawasaki ATV MotorCycle Mitsubishi Starwagon Bus Toyota Camry Sedan Toyota Camry S/Wagon Toyota Commuter Wheelchair Bus Iseki Simplicity Tractor Honda Buggy MotorCycle Kawasaki KLR MotorCycle Mitsubishi Magna S/Wagon Nissan Pulsar Hatch Taylor-Dunne - Tow Vehicle Toyota Hi Lux Utility

1987 20 5

13 6 7

12 24 5 4 2

1988 41

3 3

2

9 4

1989

16 3

2

1990 23

2

27

9 1 8

4 2

1991

5 2 5

2

2250

Mitsubishi Triton lseki 545 Ford Fairlane

Utility Tractor Sedan

Toyota Commuter Bus Austin Truck

QUESTIONS ON NOTICE

ASSEMBLY

(d) No. Current government guidelines advise:

1 2


"As there is a clear cost advantage to the government on the purchase of vehicles over leasing arrangements, vehicle leasing agreements must not be entered into and existing arrangements are not to be renewed" - refer Victorian Government Motor Vehicle Fleet, Standard Procedure, Subject 12, Section 3.

LAKEWOOD ESTATE - PLANNING AND HOUSING

Question No. 1623

Mr WEIDEMAN asked the Minister for Planning and Housing:

In relation to the Lakewood Estate in the City of Frankston: 1. What number of houses have been purchased by the Ministry of Planning and Housing, indicating the purchase

price of the properties and the year in which each was purchased? 2. What number of houses have been built by the Ministry of Planning and Housing, indicating what the cost was of

each house and the year it was completed?

Mr McCurCHEON (Minister for Planning and Housing) - The answer is:

(1) The Ministry has purchased 3 houses in the Lakewood Estate as detailed below: Address Cost Date purchased

$

5 DariusAve 60000 10/85 5 Turnberry Crt 71000 11/86 321 HeatherhillRd 71 000 10/87

(2) The Ministry has built 38 houses in the Lakewood Estate at a total of $2.02 million as detailed below: Address Cost Date Completed

$ 98 Franciscan Ave) 359495 5/83 7 Buxton Cres ) (inc. cost of land) 5/83 5 Dorchester Crt ) 5/83 36 Partridge Cres ) 5/83 32 Gattinara Dve ) 5/83 66 Gattinara Dve ) 5/83 1 Bordeaux Crt ) 5/83 4 Lochaber Ave 34 670 12/84 10 Lerwick Crt 40548 9/85 40 Franciscan A ve 42 955 7/86 1 Baillie Crt 42803 7/86 2 Macrosty Crt 49774 12/86 177 Heatherhill Rd 46294 1/87 257 Kenmore Crt 51643 3/87 202 Heatherhill Rd 47121 12/87 128 Franciscan Dve 50430 12/87 5 Gattinara Dve 49900 8/88 5 Frobisher Crt 45843 9/88 131 Aquarius Dve 50000 11/88 17 Navarre St 48100 12/88 248 Heatherhill Rd 46900 12/88 32 Wittenberg A ve 49900 3/89 30 Wittenberg A ve 50400 3/89 10 Seaquesta Crt 52269 5/89

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273 Heatherhill Rd 52562 9/89 9 Hardwicke Crt 52562 9/89 1 Rebecca Cl 63147 4/90 11 Ondean Crt 59303 5/90 31 Schooner Bay Dve 65 357 5/90 7 Lochaber A ve 60607 5/90 273 Heatherhill Rd 59559 5/90 86Aquarius Dve 56464 5/90 188 Heatherhill Rd 60 369 7/90 169 Heatherhill Rd 60 369 10/90 5 Apollo Crt 63750 10/90 1 Abbeygate Crt 65955 3/91 37 Gattinara Dve 65189 3/91 190 Heatherhill Rd 75562 3/91

NIALL CONSULTANCY - MANUFACTURING AND INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT

Question No. 1650

Mr PERTON asked the Treasurer, for the Minister for Manufacturing and Industry Development:

In respect of a consultancy conducted by Mr. F. Niall of Motway Consulting Pty. Ltd. for the Department of Manufacturing and Industry Development to 'extend the delivery of National Institute of Economic and Industry Research funded programs to Victorian Automobile Manufacturers and major component suppliers': 1. Whether he will advise - (a) on what date the consultancy commenced; (b) the original planned duration of the

consultancy; and (c) the date of the completion of the consultancy? 2. Whether the duration of the consultancy has been extended; if so - (a) for how long; (b) why; and (c) which officer

of the department approved the extension? 3. Whether the contractual price for the delivery of the consultancy was $70 728; if not what was the contractual

price? 4. Whether the consultant(s) has been paid any progress payments; if so - (a) what amounts; and (b) on what dates? 5. What are the qualifications of the consultant(s) and the hourly / daily fee for the consultant(s)? 6. Who has been interviewed by the consultant(s)? 7. What were the original terms of the consultancy, indicating whether there has been any alteration to the terms of

the consultancy; if so - what were the alterations? 8. Whether the consultant(s) has produced any interim/final finding, reports or recommendations; if so - what are

the dates and details of such finding, reports or recommendations?

Mr A. J. SHEEHAN (Treasurer) - The answer supplied by the Minister for Manufacturing and Industry Development is:

1. Date the consultancy commenced: 15 November, 1991. Planned duration of the consultancy: 208 days within the space of one calendar year from commencement. Date of the completion of the consultancy: 14 November 1992.

2. The duration of the consultancy has not been extended. 3. The contractual price for the delivery of the consultancy was $70 728. 4. Since the consultancy commenced, the consultant has been paid progress payments in accordance with monthly

invoices. Amounts and dates as follows: 19-12-91 $3 476.00 (for part Nov 1991)

9-1-92 $6 416.90 (for Dec 1991)

27-2-92 $12 108.65 (for Jan/Feb 1992) 5. The qualifications of the consultant provided by Motway Pty Ltd are as follows (Mr F.e. Niall):

Graduate, Business Strategies School, Harvard University (1981) Graduate of Marketing, Monash University (1976) Associate - Institute of Chartered Accounts UK, (1960)

Dip. Marketing - Post Graduate Diploma, Chisolm Institute, (1976) NIES License World Competitve Manufacturing Current:

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3rd Year M.B.A. student in Marketing, Monash University Lecturer in International Marketing, Policy and Strategy for Graduate Diploma of Business, Monash University. The daily fee paid to Motway Pty Ltd for the provision of consultancy services is $316.00

6. The companies contacted by the consultant were: AC Rochester Group ACLEngines Addax Engineering P /L AinsbyRubber P /L Air International Ajax Fasteners Ajax Pressings Alex Folley Group Arcan Ne Engineering Arvin Tubemakers Australian Controls Australian Die Castings Australian Wiring Systems Autoliv Bosch Bostik Emhart Australia Brake & Clutch Industries BTRKennon Burton Cables Pty Ltd Calsonic Australia P /L Columbia Die Sinking Co. Diecraft Diver Consolidated Dunlop Olympic Eaton Controls Edon Engineering Pty Ltd Empire Rubber F & T Industries Flexdrive Fuji Screw Pty Ltd Hella Henderson No Sag HoIdens Engine Company Frank Hook Products Hose & Pipe Mackay Consolidated Marsden and McGain Melded Fabrics Moss Products Multifoam Pty Ltd Natra Nissan (Supply Division) Omer Engineering Omer Engineering Plexicor Australia Preslite Rockwel1 ABS Silcraft Edson Tontine Industries Unidrive VDO Instruments Viplas Olympic

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Viscount Consolidated 7. The original terms of the consultancy were to deliver Enterprise Improvement Programs of the Nationallndustry

Extension Service to Victorian Automotive industry companies and their suppliers. There has been no alteration to the terms of the consultancy.

8. The consultant has, on behalf of companies contacted, made various recommendations based upon his findings and discussions with the various companies listed in item 6 above. Since those discussions have been commercial-in-confidence, I am unable to divulge any content thereof.

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INTERPRETERS - SPORT AND RECREATION

Question No. 1337

Mr DICKINSON asked the Minister for Sport and Recreation:


In respect of interpreters employed by each department, agency and authority within the Minister's administration: 1. How many interpreters are employed on a full-time or part-time basis, indicating (a) the languages other than



Mr TREZISE (Minister for Sport and Recreation) - The answer is:

1. No interpreters are employed in any capacity within my portfolio. 2. None of the officers within my portfolio receives government assistance to undertake private courses in foreigt

languages.

GEELONG REGIONAL STAFF - SPORT AND RECREATION

Question No. 1364


In respect of each department, agency and authority within his administration, whether it is intended to dispose of £aff in the Geelong region; if so - (a) how many; (b) in which areas; (c) over what period; (d) for what reasons, indicatin~in each case - (i) what categories of staff are involved and how many in each category are to be dismissed; (ii) what redundancy package is being offered; and (iii) how superannuation entitlements will be affected? Mr TREZISE (Minister for Sport and Recreation) - The answer is:

The Department of Sport and Recreation and the agencies under my administration do not have any programs to reduce staff in the Geelong region.

PUBLICATIONS - SPORT AND RECREATION

Question No. 1391


In respect of each department, agency and authority within his administration, what publications are produced, indicating - (a) how many copies are produced; (b) what the unit cost is, including production and distribution of tle publication; (c) what income, if any, is derived from the publication; (d) what is the purpose of the publication; and e) whether the publication was solely printed in Victoria; if not, why?

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Details of publications produced by the Department of Sport and Recreation and agencies under my administration are as follows. Department of Sport and Recreation

The majority of publications currently available through the department have been produced over a number of years. The time required to do a search of archive files to provide further information other than that listed below cannot be justified. 1. Bushwalking and Mountaincraft Leadership Manual (1986) -14 000 at a total cost to the department of

$30 000 (unit cost of $2.14), solely produced in Victoria and sells for $6.00.

The purpose of this publication is first of all as a text for the Bushwalking and Mountaincraft Leadership and the Ski Touring Leadership Certificate courses. In addition it is used as a reference and a text on safe bush walking practice by a number of bushwalkers, cross country skiers, associated clubs and tertiary institutions across Australia.

2. The Pricing of Leisure Services in Australia (1983) - produced in Victoria and sells for $6.30 (no production details readily available). This publication outlines to recreation facility owners, managers and committees of management different methods of applying fees and charges at recreation facilities.

3. Indoor Recreation Facilities Management Manual (1981) - produced in Victoria and sells for $20.00 (no production details readily available). The purpose of this manual is to assist recreation facility managers with the overall management of recreation facilities.

4. Community Recreation Municipal Planning Guide (1990) - 350 at a total cost to the department of $12546 (unit cost of $35.85) was solely produced in Victoria and sold for $35.85 (currently out of print). The publication is a guide to assist local government to develop high quality, relevant and equitably distributed community recreation resources.

5. Outdoor Access For All (1982) - produced in Victoria and sells for $10.00 (no production details readily available). This manual provides comprehensive guidelines for architects, planners and designers to ensure parks and other outdoor recreation areas are accessible to the whole community including disabled, frail and aged persons.

6. Sport and Rec. Tech. Bulletins - produced in Victoria, nos 1-10 sell for $12.50 and no. 11 for $2.00 (no production details readily available). The purpose of this series of bulletins is to provide an extensive range of technical and general information on sport and recreation issues.

7. A grant of $30 000 was provided to Melbourne University to produce: (a) Sports Pavilions, a Planning and Design Manual (1986) - produced in Victoria and sells for $7.50 (no additional production details readily available). This manual is intended to assist local government personnel, interested community groups and sporting bodies in the planning, design and construction of sports pavilions. (b) Community Recreation Centres, a Planning and Design Manual (1988) - produced in Victoria and sells for $30.00 (no additional production details readily available).

This manual is intended to assist local government, architects, planners, schools, community and sporting bodies in the planning, design and construction of community recreation centres.

9. Junior Sports Development Campaign - Sample Lesson Plans produced in Victoria for 13 Sports @ 2 000 copies per sport - total cost of $9 500 ($0.37 per unit). These sample lesson plans are designed to assist coaches and teachers conduct quality Aussie Sports instruction sessions.

10. Operation Physicop Goint project with Victoria Police) - a final report and a summary report were produced as part of this project to which the department allocated a grant of $29000. The purpose of the final report was to inform senior management within Victoria Police of the project and make recommendations on future expansion of the program. The summary report was developed to provide to industry in general a model for health promotion in the workplace.

11. Workplace Health and Fitness Promotion, a Victorian Resource Guide -10 000 publications were produced for $14 900 and distributed to industry through the National Heart Foundation. The purpose of the publication is to provide to industry in general information on health and fitness promotion in the workplace.

12. The Elite Junior, Foster or Forge - 200 copies produced in Victoria for $850 ($4.25 per unit). The purpose of this publication is to provide advice to sports coaches to assist them with talent identification and development of athletes.

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13. Staying in Control- 200 copies produced in Victoria for $800 ($4.00 per unit). The purpose of this publication is to provide advice to sports coaches to assist them in giving advice to athletes on suitable psychological preparation for competition and training.

Harness Racing Board (a) One publication, "The Harness Racer" is produced. (b) Unit cost is $3.60. (c) $15908 per month. (d) Industry information. (e) Printed in Victoria.

Greyhound Racing Control Board (a) One publication, ''The Greyhound Adviser" is produced. (b) Unit cost of $1.48 (5 000 produced per month). (c) $7400 per month. (d) Industry information. (e) Printed in Victoria.

Totalisator Agency Board The following schedule lists the current publications produced by the TAB and details the number of copies, unit costs of production and distribution, and the purpose of the publication. It should be noted that the TAB does not charge customers for any of the publications and all publications are printed in Victoria.

Publication Copies Produced Unit Cost $ Annual Report 4000 11.00 The Right Choice in Gaming 17 000 2.34 This is Tabaret 10 000 0.49 Come to Tabaret 157 600 0.09 Taxi Talk Come up to Tabaret Your Guide to Tabaret New Games at Tabaret Play Your Cards Right The Worlds Newest Gaming System Handy tabs How to Bet with your T /B account Open Your Own T /B Account Two More Winning Ways Keno/Crowns of Glory Tabaret - Not Your Conventional Entertainment Centre

7000 500

7000 30500 50000

1000 5000

50000 50000 1000

10000 1000

0.02 0.29 0.10 0.11 0.13 3.70 0.37 0.12 0.12 0.14 0.08 0.24

Footybet 30 000 0.08 All of the above publications are produced to ensure that the public remains informed as to the gaming products offered by Tabaret, the wagering products offered by TAB outlets, and the procedures by which the public can utilise TAB products.

UNION GRANTS - SPORT AND RECREATION

Question No. 1418


In respect of each department, agency and authority within his administration, what are the details of all grants made since the last election to trade union groups?

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The only grant provided to a trade union group was made by the Department of Sport and Recreation in May 1991 to then Victorian Public Service Association (VPSA) to undertake a research project on workplace health and fitness in the Victorian Public Service.

SENIOR SALARIES - SPORT AND RECREATION

Question No. 1472


In respect of each department, agency and authority within his administration, how many public servants are paid more than the base salary rate for Victorian members of Parliament, indicating - (a) their classifications; (b) salary package; (c) position, and (d) responsibilities?


Details of the positions in the department and its agencies which have remuneration packages in excess of $65 887 are provided below. Department of Sport and Recreation

(a) CE 3 SES3 SES2

(b) Three executives receive a salary package, which includes performance pay, in excess of $65 887 per annum.

(c) Director-General. Assistant Director-General, Racing. Assistant Director-General, Sport and Recreation.

(d) The Director-General is responsible for the total operations of the department with the two assistant directors-general being responsible for the management of the day-to-day operations of their respective areas.

Totalisator Agency Board (TAB) (a) Chief General Manager (CGM).

SES4 SES3 SES2 SES 1

(b) Nine executives receive a salary package, which includes performance pay, in excess of $65 887 per annum.

(c) The positions are Chief General Manager, group general managers and assistant general managers. (d) The Chief General Manager is responsible for the total operations of the TAB. Group general managers

and assistant general managers are responsible for the day to day operations of the various business groups within the TAB structure.

Harness Racing Board (a) Chief Executive Officer. (b) One executive receives the salary package in excess of $65 877 per annum. (c) Chief Executive Officer. (d) The Chief Executive Officer is responsible for the total operations of the Harness Racing Board.

Greyhound Racing Control Board (a) Executive Director. (b) One executive receives a salary package in excess of $65 877 per annum. (c) Executive Director. (d) The Executive Director is responsible for the total operations of the Greyhound Racing Control Board.

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UNION AUTHORITY BOARD MEMBERS - SPORT AND RECREATION

Question No. 1499


In respect of each statutory authority within his administration, whether provision has been made for elected representatives or trade union nominated representatives on their boards; indicating - (a) what the basis is of their representation and when it was established; (b) who the current trade union representatives are and who held the positions previously; and (c) what fees or remuneration is paid to the representatives? Mr TREZISE (Minister for Sport and Recreation) - The answer is:

There is provision within the legislation administered under my portfolio for only one board member to be an elec:ed representative or trade union nominated representative. Details of that membership are as follows: (a) The representative is a member of the Bookmakers and Bookmakers' Clerks Registration Committee under

Section SS (2)(e) of the Racing Act 1958. This position was created in the Act in 1957.

(b) Since the Department of Sport and Recreation became responsible in 1972 for the administration of this section of the Racing Act the following persons were appointed to this position:

Mr Gerald Lanigan 1972-1990 Ms Janet Wheatley 1990 Mr Lindsay Tanner 1991 Mr Wayne Naughton 1991-1994

(c) $2325 per annum.

COMPASS AIRLINE TICKETS -SPORT AND RECREATION

Question No. 1554


In respect of each department, agency and authority within his administration, how many Compass airline tickets were held at the time of the Compass collapse, indicating - (a) the value of the tickets; and (b) whether any refunds, or alternative travel, have been received? Mr TREZISE (Minister for Sport and Recreation) - The answer is:

No Compass airline tickets were held by the Department of Sport and Recreation or any of the agencies under my administration at the time of the Compass collapse.

DOMESTIC AIR TRAVEL - SPORT AND RECREATION

Question No. 1581


In respect of each department, agency and authority within his administration, what percentage of domestic air travel flown by officers for each of the years 1987 to 1991 inclusive, was undertaken on - (a) Australian Airlines; (b) Ansett Airlines; (c) Compass Airlines; (d) East West Airlines; (e) charter aircraft, and (f) other, specifying the airline involved? Mr TREZISE (Minister for Sport and Recreation) - The answer is:

Details for the Department of Sport and Recreation and agencies under my administration with regard to the percentage of air travel undertaken by officers on the various domestic airlines are as follows: Department of Sport and Recreation

Aust. Ansett Southern/ Flinders Kendell

1987 1988 1989 1990

52.4 56.4 55.6 42.6

25.4

27.3 29.6 24.1

Sunstate

22.2

12.7 13.0 33.3

nil 3.6 1.8 nil

nil nil nil nil

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1991 54.5 19.5 23.4 nil 2.6

Harness Racing Board The average percentages for domestic air travel are as follows: Ansett 12% Australian 88%

Greyhound Racing Control Board 1987 Australian 100% 1988 1989 1990 1991

Australian Australian Australian Australian

Totalizator Agency Board

100% 100% 100% 67% Ansett 33%

The average percentages for domestic air travel are as follows: Ansett 5% Australian 95%

MOTOR VEHICLES - SPORT AND RECREATION

Question No. 1608


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In respect of each department, agency and authority within his administration, what vehicles were acquired in each of the years 1987 to 1991 inclusive, indicating - (a) the make; (b) type; (c) model of vehicle; and (d) whether consideration has been given to privatise departmental fleet ownership; if not, why? Mr TREZISE (Minister for Sport and Recreation) - The answer is:

Details for the Department of Sport and Recreation and agencies under my administration with respect to vehicle purchases for the period 1987 to 1991 are as follows: Department of Sport and Recreation

Year No. Make Type Model 1987 1 Toyota Sedan Corona

3 Toyota Sedan Corolla 1 Toyota Utility Hi-Lux 6 Nissan Sedan Pintara

Nissan Panel Van Urvan Ford Sedan Falcon

4 Holden Sedan Camira

1988 1 Toyota 4WDrive Land Cruiser 3 Nissan Sedan Pintara 3 Holden Sedan Camira

Holden S/wagon Commodore

1989 3 Toyota Sedan Camry 6 Nissan Sedan Pintara 1 Nissan S/wagon Pintara

Holden Sedan Calais 1 Holden S/wagon Commodore 4 Mitsubishi Sedan Colt 2 Mitsubishi Utility Triton

Ford Sedan Falcon

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1990 5 2

1991 3 1 4 1 1 1 1

Toyota Nissan Nissan Holden Mitsubishi

Toyota Toyota Nissan Ford Holden Holden Mitsubishi

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Sedan Camry Sedan Vector Sedan Pintara S/Wagon Commodore Sedan Magna

Sedan Camry Sedan Corolla Sedan Pintara Sedan Fairlane Sedan Commodore Sedan Apollo S/wagon Magna

In 1991 the department undertook a review of the following alternative methods for the operation of its fleet of cars: (a) leasing; (b) hire of vehicles from the government car pool; and (c) operating its own vehicle fleet. The outcome of the review was that the most cost effective method for the department was to continue to

maintain and operate its own fleet of cars.

Totalizator Agency Board (TAB)

Year 1987

1988

1989

1990

No. 4 6 1 8 4 1

6 6 9

5

2 13 5 2 3 8

1 2 1

1 4 2 4 1 6

6

Make Toyota Ford Ford Ford Toyota Ford

Ford Nissan Nissan Ford Toyota

Ford Ford Nissan Ford Toyota Nissan Toyota Ford Holden Holden

Holden Ford Holden Toyota Ford Ford Mitsubishi Mitsubishi

Type Model Sedan Corona S/wagon Falcon Sedan Fairlane Sedan Falcon Commuter Bus Hi Ace Van Falcon

Sedan Falcon S/wagon Pintara Sedan Pintara S/wagon Falcon Sedan Corolla

S/wagon Falcon Sedan Falcon Sedan Pintara Sedan Pintara Commuter Bus Hi Ace S/wagon Pintara Hatch Corolla Van Falcon Sedan Commodore S/wagon Commodore

Sedan Commodore Van Econovan S/wagon Commodore Commuter Bus Hi Ace S/wagon Falcon Sedan Falcon Sedan Magna Diesel Truck

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1991 2 Ford Sedan Falcon 3 Mitsubishi Sedan Magna 2 Holden Sedan Commodore 3 Holden S/wagon Commodore

Mitsubishi Prime Mover 2 Toyota Sedan Camry 2 Ford Sedan Laser

Datsun Van The TAB regularly evaluates buy versus lease options in relation to motor vehicles; however, such evaluations have traditionally favoured buy options as the TAB cannot take advantage of any income tax benefits offered by leasing.

Greyhound Racing Control Board Year No. Make

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

4

5

6

Ford

Ford Ford

Ford 1 Toyota 1 Ford

6

6

Holden

Holden Holden Nissan

Type Model

Sedan Falcon

Sedan Falcon Sedan Fairlane

Sedan Falcon Sedan Camry Van

Sedan Commodore

Sedan Commodore S/wagon Commodore Sedan Pintara

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The board at this time does not believe that fleet management would be appropriate given the small number of vehicles owned by the board.

Harness Racing Board

All vehicles are either Holden Commodore Sedans or Ford Falcon Sedans - no. purchased per year is as follows:

1987 15 1988 9 1989 10 1990 15 1991 7

The fleet of vehicles is small and the board is of the opinion that no benefit would be gained from privatisation.

OFFICERS - POLICE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES

Question No. 1609


For each of the years 1987 to 1991 inclusive, what were the losses of police officers through - (a) retirement; (b) resignation; and (c) other causes - indicating their rank and years of service? Mr SANDON (Minister for Police and Emergency Services) - The answer is:

The information regarding losses of police officers for the financial years 1987-88, 1988-89, 1989-90 and 1990-91 is provided in the following tables (1 to 4):

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DISCHARGES AS AT 30 JUNE 1988

RANK RETIREMENT RESIGNATION OTHER CAUSES TOTAL NO. TOTAL AV.5ER TOTAL AV. AGE

CHCOMM 40.00 61.00

D.COMM 33.00 53.00

A.COMM 2 35.00 54.00

CMDR 4 4 35.50 56.50

CH.SUPDT 20 20 35.65 56.10

SUPDT 20 22 32.00 53.86

CHINSP '19 30 31.13 54.42

INSP 17 3 20 30.39 52.03

SN.SGT 85 7 92 30.25 53.38

SGT 87 59 11 157 24.10 47.42

SEN.CONS 95 123 25 243 18.53 41.97

CONST 3 71 12 86 3.84 28.52

RECRUIT 132 2 134 23.16

PSO

TOTAL 364 399 50 813


RANK RETIREMENT RESIGNATION OTHER CAUSES TOTAL NO. TOTAL AV.SER. TOTAL AV. AGE

CH.COMM

D.COMM

A.COMM

CMDR 35.00 55.00

CH.SUPDT 34.20 55.40

SUPDT 30.33 50.00

CH.lNSP 2 5 7 26.'19 48.'19

INSP 7 4 12 26.75 48.25

SNSGT 19 14 35 25.60 48.55

SGT 24 88 4 116 20.04 41.18

SEN.CONS 28 282 27 337 14.22 36.55

CONST 125 134 3.53 26.63

RECRUIT 132 133 22.37

PSO

TOTAL 88 650 45 783 Other causes include: dismissals, deaths, termination and ill-health retirement


RANK RETIREMENT RESIGNATION OTHER CAUSES TOTAL NO TOTAL AV.5ER. TOTAL AV. AGE

CH.COMM

D.COMM 33.00 53.00

A.COMM 34.00 53.00

CMDR 33.67 53.33

CH.SUPDT 11 11 33.45 54.36

SUPDT 7 1 9 32.22 53.22

CH. INSP 8 6 14 28.07 49.86

INSP 6 13 20 24.90 45.19

SN.SGT 20 15 38 25.87 47.68

SGT 34 109 16 159 20.04 41.70 SEN.CONS 39 268 26 333 14.65 36.87

CONST 158 10 169 3.42 26.'0 RECRUIT 175 178 21.87

PSO

TOTAL 133 745 60 938

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RANI<

CH.COMM

RETIREMENT RESIGNATION OTHER CAUSES TOTAL NO. TOTAL AVSER .TOTALAV. AGE

D.COMM

A.COMM

CMDR

CH.SUPDT

SUrDT

CH.INSr

INSr SN.SGT

SGT SEN.CONS

CONST

RECRUIT

PSO TOTAL

2

5 7

15 13

50

46

99 20 90 13

76 76

326 40

Other causes include: dismissals, deaths, termination and ill-health retirement

35.00

30.00

6 29.00

8 25.00 15 25.00

67 21.00 132 14.00

104 3.00

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TOTALIZATOR AGENCY BOARD DIVIDENDS

Question No. 1612


57.00

49.00

51.00

48.00 43.00

42.00

37.00 26.00

22.00

What the amount was of unclaimed Totalizator Agency Board dividends for each of the years 1987 to 1991 inclusive?

2 What the amount was of unclaimed Totalizator Agency Board dividends for each of the years 1987 to 1991 inclusive in the Geelong region?

3 What happens to unclaimed Totalizator Agency Board dividends?


1. The unclaimed dividends resulting from the TAB's off-course operations have amounted to:

1981hS7 1987-88 198H9 1989-90 1990-91

$'000 4147 4528 5321 5919 5940

Such figures are identified and explained in the TAB's annual report which is tabled in Parliament each year.

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2. It is not possible to determine what proportion of the above unclaimed dividends relate to bets sold in the Geelong region.

3. In accordance with section 116AK of the Racing Act 1958 and the TAB rules, off-course unclaimed dividends are taken to TAB revenue 84 days after the race meeting to which they relate. Customers are entitled to claim such dividends up to six years from the date of the event and the TAB makes appropriate provisions for such probabilities.

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INTERPRETERS - TRANSPORT

Question No. 1336

Mr DICKINSON asked the Minister for Transport:




Mr SPYKER (Minister for Transport) - The answer is:

1. The Ministry of Transport and transport agencies do not employ interpreters on a full-time or part-time basis. Interpreters are engaged by VIC ROADS on a needs basis generally through a booking service operated by the General Interpreting Service of the Victorian Ethnic Affairs Commission (VEAC). The interpreters provided through this service operate under contract arrangements with the VEAC and cover a wide range of languages. Most interpreters engaged by VIC ROADS assist applicants presenting for learner driver permits and driver licence tests, particularly the written knowledge test component. The service is available at all VIC ROADS registration and licensing offices and is provided free of change to the applicant. VIC ROADS reimburses the interpreters' fees and travelling costs estimated in total at $150 000 per annum to the VEAC. The Transport Accident Commission engages professional interpreters where appropriate to assist with medical and/or legal related matters.

2. Officers employed under the Public Service Act and undertaking private courses in foreign languages may be eligible for assistance under the Public Service study leave policy. Similarly, staff of the Public Transport Corporation may be eligible for assistance under the Corporation's study leave policy. Other transport agencies do not provide financial assistance to staff undertaking private courses in foreign languages.

UNION GRANTS - PREMIER AND CABINET

Question No. 1392


In respect of each department, agency and authority within her administration, what are the details of all grants made since the last election to trade union groups?


I am informed that: No such grants were made by agencies in my portfolio.

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UNION AUTHORITY BOARD MEMBERS - PREMIER AND CABINET

Question No. 1473


In respect of each statutory authority within her administration, whether provision has been made for elected representatives or trade union nominated representatives on their boards, indicating - (a) what the basis is of their representation and when it was established; (b) who the current trade union representatives are and who held the positions previously; and (c) what fees or remuneration are paid to the representatives? Ms KIRNER (Premier) - The answer is:

I am informed that:

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1. The question has been interpreted to refer to boards or committees of management of any agency in my portfolio. 2. There are three agencies that fall within the ambit of the question - the Victorian Relief Committee, the Public

Service Board and the Promotions Appeal Board. The information for each of the agencies in response to the question is as follows: Victorian Relief Committee (VRC) (a) Section 4(9) of the Victorian Relief Committee Act 1958 specifies the categories from which the members of

the committee are drawn; they are: (a) a person nominated by the Chief Commissioner of Police; (b) a person with experience in industry; (c) a person with experience in women's affairs; (d) a person with experience in weUare activities; (e) a person with experience in rural affairs; (f) a person with experience in emergency services; (g) a person with experience in transport services; (h) a person with experience in the trade union movement - and may include a person, or two

persons, with skills that would benefit the committee. Section 4(9) was amended in 1988 to be expressed in its current form. However, union representation has been part of the committee's membership since its formation in 1930.

(b) Ms Cheryl Wragg recently resigned her position as the trade union representative. A replacement for her has been nominated, however, it still remains for the Governor in Council to make the appointment. A detailed history of union representation on the committee is not readily available. Such a history, as it dates back to 1930, would be an exhaustive task to collate. However, it is known that Mr Albert Monk was the representative of the 193Os, and other representatives in the trade union category have been Mr Les Carey and Mr Craig Winter.

(c) All members of the committee who are not public servants are entitled to receive $825 in sitting fees per annum. The fees for the members and the chairman are set by the Remuneration Review Committee. The trade union representative would receive this fee.

Public Service Board (PSS) (a) The Member (General Service) is appointed pursuant to section 6(2) of the Public Service Act 1974 and the

Deputy Member (Mental Health/Office of Intellectual Disability Services) is appointed pursuant to section 6(3) of the Public Service Act 1974.

(b) The current member (general service) is Mc K. J. Anderson who replaced Mc O. J. D. O'Carroll, and the current Deputy Member (Mental Health/Office of Intellectual Disability Services) is Mc V. J. Nihill who replaced Mc W. J. Kennedy.

(c) Mr Anderson's remuneration is $89 357 per annum plus an expense of office allowance of $4107 per annum and Mr Nihill's remuneration is $66 874 per annum plus an expense of office allowance of $2109 per annum.

Promotions Appeal Boards (a) The composition of the Promotions Appeal Boards is set out in section 38 of the Public Service Act 1974.

Section 38(3) of the Act provides that - "for the purposes of this Act there shall be one or more Promotions Appeal Boards each consisting of a chairman appointed pursuant to a sub-section (3A), an officer of the administrative unit concerned nominated by the chief administrator of that administrative unit and an appropriate officer selected by the senior chairman of appeal boards as the appropriate officer for the appeals in question from persons nominated by the approved association of officers".

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(b) The three approved staff associations and their respective nominees are: State Public Services Federation (Victoria) Current nominee: Mr Kevin Smith 1987 - present Previous nominees: Mr D. Fleming 1980 -1987

Mr O. O'Carroll 1975 -1980 Health and Community Services Union Current nominee: Mr Vin Nihill Previous nominees: Ms M. Flannery

Mr K. Goodger Printing and Kindred Industries Union Current nominee: Mr Vin A'Heam Previous nominees: MrS. Kuzio

MrB. Bames

1981-present 1979 -1981 1975 -1979

1990 -present 1989 -1990 1974 -1989


(c) Regulation 12.2(e) of the Public Service Regulations 1985 provides that -'Where, in the opinion of the senior chairman, an officer is required to perform duties as a full-time member he or she shall be entitled to receive an allowance at the rate of $53 948 per annum less the amount to which the officer is entitled to receive in respect of his or her public service office". Mr K. Smith is a full-time board member and receives the allowance prescribed in regulation 12.2(e). Mr V. Nihill and Mr V. A'Heam receive no allowance.

COMPASS AIRLINE TICKETS - PREMIER AND CABINET

Question No. 1527


In respect of each department, agency and authority within her administration, how many Compass airline tickets were held at the time of the Compass collapse, indicating - (a) the value of the tickets; and (b) whether any refunds, or altemative travel, have been received? Ms KIRNER (Premier) - The answer is:

I am informed that: No agency in my portfolio held Compass tickets at the time of the collapse.

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Wednesday, 3 June 1992

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VINEXPO - MANUFACTURING AND INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT

(Question No. 962)

Mr PERTON (Doncaster) asked the Minister for Finance, for the Minister for Manufacturing and Industry Development:

In respect of the Office of Trade and Investment and its participation in "Vinexpo" in Paris, France, in June 1991: 1. What are the names of the departmental officers and consultants who participated in Vinexpo? 2. What was the total sum - (a) expended on the exhibit; and (b) allocated for the exhibit? 3. What were the respective costs of airfares, accommodation, meals and expenses of the officers involved in the

exhibit? 4. What are the names of the Victorian or Victorian-based companies, firms or organisations invited to attend the

exhibit? 5. What are the names of the Victorian or Victorian-based companies, firms or organisations that participated in

Vinexpo, indicating what grants, incentives or other financial assistance was given to each by the department or any other government agency?

6. How many inquiries were generated as a result of the seminars and exhibitions hosted by the office, indicating the names of the parties to each enquiry which has resulted in - (a) exchange of contracts; (b) identification of any (and what) increased export potential; (c) any joint venture to pursue export opportunities; (d) examination of investment opportunities in the Victorian wine industry; and (e) any identifiable economic advantage for the State of Victoria, indicating the name of each party?

7. What are the names of the Victorian or Victorian-based companies, firms or organisations which declined to participate in the exhibit?


1. The Office of Trade and Investment participated at ''Vinexpo'' in Bordeaux, France, as part of the Austrade national stand. The following departmental officers participated in ''Vinexpo''.

Mr L. Trevor Baldock, Agent-General for Victoria (Based in London) Mr George Brouwer, Commissioner for Europe (Based in Frankfurt)

The following consultant was engaged by the Office of Trade and Investment for the ''Vinexpo'' promotion and participated in ''Vinexpo''. Mr Roy Moorfield, Aquarian Marketing Group

The following consultant was engaged by the London Office of the Office of Trade and Investment and participated at ''Vinexpo''. Mr Phillipe Bouvier

The following wine industry experts were also retained as speakers at the seminars held at ''Vinexpo''. Or Tony Jordan, Managing Director, Domaine Chandon Mr Gary Crittenden, Oromana Estate

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2. (a) The total sum expended on the "Vinexpo" exercise to date is $40 727. This includes all related expenditure including consultancy fees, production of promotional material, freight, samples and participation costs including the costs of overseas officers attending "Vinexpo". It is expected that outstanding accounts will total around $7000. Some expenditure was incurred in foreign currencies through overseas offices and has been rounded out into Australian dollars. (b) The total amount budgeted for the ''Vinexpo'' exercise was $50 000.

3. Mr L. Trevor Baldock Travel UKPounds 499.80

Accommodation 188.83 Meal and Incidental Allowance 766.70 Telephones, fax, incidental expenses 130.86 Total 1586.19 A$Total (approximately) 3450.00

Mr George Brouwer

Accommodation Deutsch Marks 636.81 Daily allowance 1 674.45 Incidental expenses (petrol, 577.64 telephone,freeway charges) Total 2888.90 A$ Total (approximately) 2150.00

4. The Office of Trade and Investment advised all Victorian wineries of its plans to promote investment into the Victorian wine industry at ''Vinexpo''. No specifiC companies were "invited" to attend. The Office of Trade and Investment assisted companies to develop company profiles and strategic partnering briefs for promotion at ''Vinexpo'' and these companies were encouraged to attend to personally promote their proposals. Three companies attended to promote their individual profiles. For reasons of commercial confidentiality, it is not appropriate to release the names of those companies.

5. For reasons of commercial confidentiality, it is not appropriate to release the names of those companies which attended ''Vinexpo'' to promote their proposals. No Victorian or Victorian based company, firm or organisation was given any grant, incentive or other financial assistance to attend ''Vinexpo'' by the Office of Trade and Investment. This excludes the consultants and speakers that were paid fees and who participated in ''Vinexpo'' on behalf of the Office of Trade and Investment and are detailed in the answer to question 1.

6. As a result of the promotion at ''Vinexpo'', seven expressions of interest were received from foreign wine companies interested in some type of strategic partnering with Victorian companies. Of those seven, two have progressed to the stage of negotiation with Victorian companies, one is examining the feasibility of a "greenfields" investment into the Victorian wine producing industry, and the other four are being followed up by the government's overseas representatives. Because of the early stage of negotiations and the issue of commercial confidentiality, it may be prejudicial to negotiations to release the names of the potential investors at this time. (a) No contracts have been signed at this stage. (b) All of the seven expressions of interest have associated export possibilities. Two in particular are initially

looking at distribution possibilities only with potential increased exports of up to 50 000 cases of wine per annum each.

(c) No specific new joint venture to pursue export opportunities has been identified. (d) Two of the proposals involve investment in existing Victorian wineries and one is interested in a

"greenfields" investment. (e) It is premature at this stage to estimate the potential economic advantage to Victoria. However, it is clear

that each project will involve increasing the productive capacity of the Victorian wine industry, and opening significant new export markets. It is expected that it will take some time for the projects to mature.

7. Not applicable, see 4. above.

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ANUGA FOOD FAIR - MANUFACfURING AND INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT

(Question No. 969)

Mr PERTON (Doncaster) asked the Minister for Finance, for the Minister for Manufacturing and Industry Development:

In respect of the Office of Trade and Investment and its participation in the Anuga Food Fair to be held in Cologne, Germany, in October 1992: 1. What is the total budget for the Anuga Food Fair? 2. What monetary contribution has the government made or promised to the participants in the Anuga Food Fair? 3. Which Victorian or Victorian-based companies, firms or organisations are invited to attend the Anuga Food Fair? 4. Which Victorian or Victorian-based companies, firms or organisations have indicated a willingness to participate

in the Anuga Food Fair, indicating what grants, incentives or other financial assistance is to be given to these companies, firms or organisations by the department or any other government agency?

5. What are the names of the companies, firms or organisations who have declined to participate in the Anuga Food Fair?


1. The Office of Trade Investment participated in the Anuga Food Fair held in Cologne, Germany, in October 1991, not 1992. (Anuga is a biennial fair which will not be held in 1992). Participation involved the Office of Trade and Investment taking one standard booth on the Austrade national stand. The total budget for the fair was $38 500 and expenditure totalled $38 001.51.

2. The Office of Trade and Investment did not make or promise any monetary contribution to the participants in the Anuga Food Fair.

3. The Office of Trade and Investment did not make any offer to provide space or dedicated facilities, nor any other direct financial incentive to attend Anuga. Austrade issued a general invitation to Australian companies to participate on the Austrade Stand at Anuga. The Office of Trade and Investment advised companies identified as having potential in the processed food industry for strategic partnerships with foreign companies of its intention to take a booth at Anuga. It invited those companies to utilise the facilitative assistance of the Office of Trade and Investment during Anuga and advised those companies of the benefits of attending.

4. The Office of Trade and Investment is aware of 5 Victorian or Victorian-based companies, firms or organisations that participated on the Austrade stand at Anuga and 7 other companies that participated in their own right. No grants, incentives or other financial assistance were provided.

5. As no specific offer was made to companies, firms or organisations to participate at Anuga, none can be said to have declined.

STAFF ATTRITION RATE -MANUFACfURING AND INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT

(Question No. 1033)

Mr GUDE (Hawthorn) asked the Minister for Finance, for the Minister for Manufacturing and Industry Development:

In respect of each department, agency and authority within his administration, what was the staff attrition rate for the financial years 1981-82 to 1990-91, respectively? Mr A. J. SHEEHAN (Treasurer) - The answer supplied by the Minister for Manufacturing and Industry

Development is:

For the purposes of this question the following data relates to employment as at June for the years 1984 to 1991.

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1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991

DMID 123 211 691 592 492 521 614 545 Exhibition Trustees 22 25 25 26 17 16 23 26

Geelong Regional Commission 92 57 104 52 64 64 65 61

Latrobe Regional Commission 0 23 41 42 32 30 36 38

Manufacturing & Industry (Inc Development Minerals & Energy) 488 448 0 0 0 0 0 0

State Electricity Commission 20941 20606 20161 19769 19547 19349 16167 14391

SEC Coal Activities 1899 1902 1956 2127 2164 2202 2005 1882 Gas& Fuel Corporation of Vie. 5149 5316 5533 5616 5615 5631 5748 5537

Gas& Fuel Corp W'Sale Division 212 203 198 195 217 232 245 245

Renewable Energy Authority Vic 22 21 25 23 26 21 20 31

Coal Corporation of Victoria 24 67 83 91 82 79 76 68

Comprehensive figures for DMID and agencies for 1981-82, 1982-83 are either not available at the time or resources required to provide the data cannot be justified.

STAFF ATTRITION RATE -PORTS

(Question No. 1037)

Mr GUDE (Hawthorn) asked the Minister for Transport, for the Minister responsible for Ports:

In respect of each department, agency and authority within his administration, what was the staff attrition rate for the financial years 1981-82 to 1990-91, respectively? Mr SPYKER (Minister for Transport) - The answer supplied by the Minister responsible for Ports is:

Port of Geelong Authority: Staffing Levels

1981-82 1982-83 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991

Not available 165 168 175 185 239 232

232 239 239


Port of Melbourne Authority: Staffing Levels

1981-82 1436 1982-83 1469 1984 1421 1985 1474 1986 1392 1987 1521 1988 1438 1989 1313 1990 1317 1991 1256

Port of Portland Authority: Staffing Levels

1981-82 140 1982-83 86 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991

91 103 114 107 103

89 88 60

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ENHANCED RESIGNATION PACKAGE - MANUFACTURING AND INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT

(Question No. 1060)

Mr GUDE (Hawthorn) asked the Minister for Finance, for the Minister for Manufacturing and Industry Development:

In respect of each department, agency and authority within his administration: 1. How many people have accepted the enhanced resignation package as at 30 August 1991? 2. What is the total value of these payouts? 3. Will the enhanced resignation package continue to be available after 30 August 1991?


1. The enhanced resignation package was the voluntary departure package advertised in the Public Service Notices on 30 July 1991. As at 30 August 1991, no offers of the package had been made.

2. Nil as at 30 August 1991. 3. The enhanced resignation package was a one-off opportunity and expressions of interest were accepted up to

5 p.m. on 30 August 1991.

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EMPLOYMENT INITIATIVES FOR WOMEN - PLANNING AND HOUSING

(Question No. 1240)

Mrs WADE asked the Minister for Planning and Housing:

In respect of each department, agency and authority within his administration for the financial years 1989-90 and 1990-91, what funding was made to non-government organisations under the government's employment initiatives and strategies for women, indicating - (a) the name of the organisation; (b) the amount and purpose of the funding; and (c) whether the organisation concerned made any contribution to particular projects; if so, what was the project and the amount contributed? Mr McCUTCHEON (Minister for Planning and Housing) - The answer is:

1989--90 1. (a)

2.

3.

4.

5.

(b)

& (c)

(a) (b)

& (c)

(a) (b) &

(c)

(a) (b) & (c)

(a) (b) & (c)

1990--91 1. (a)

(b)

&

(c)

Ministerial Advisory Committee on Women and Housing (representatives from community and private sector organisations). $65 000 used for consultation with Victorian women on housing issues; publication of 'Women who Rent" brochure; research on women's access to private rental housing.

Women in Supportive Housing. $32700 for production of educational material on women and housing; community education forums on women and housing; consultation and resourcing of community housing sector; consultation with government agencies on issues including domestic violence, homelessness and women and housing.

Young Women's Housing Collective. $22 970 Social Justice Grant for research into safety and security needs of young women; $43 464.60 for salary and operating costs for management of emergency housing and provision of housing information services; $18890 under the Housing Establishment Fund to provide individual grants to establish or maintain people in private rental accommodation.

Women's Refuges (names of specific refuges have been withheld to ensure confidentiality). $1.25 million from Crisis Accommodation Program on 8 projects (purchase and upgrading of women's refuges and 3/4 way houses); $147050 under the Housing Establishment Fund to provide individual grants to establish or maintain people in private rental accommodation.

Council for Single Mothers and their Children (CSMC). $43 464.60 for salary and operating costs for

management of emergency housing and proviSion of housing information services.

Ministerial Advisory Committee on Women and Housing. Total budget of $85 000 used for:

completion of Consultation with Victorian Women on housing issues (published March 1991, 'Speaking of Housing') - with Women in Supportive Housing;

printing additional copies of report (above); research on women's access to private rental housing with Council for Single Mothers and their Children; research project on Options for Older Women to Share Housing; contribution towards establishing a home maintenance/renovation course for women - with Hanover Work Options/Skill Share.

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2.

3.

4.

5.

(a)

(b) &

(c)

(a)

(b) &

(c)

(a)

(b) & (c)

(a)

(b)

&

(c)

Women in Supportive Housing. $48075.1990 full year. Used to: identify gaps in support and accommodation services available to women, with particular emphasis on identified local needs; develop strategies and innovative programs for the provision of support and accommodation services that address identified gaps; investigate existing government and community programs and encourage increased and improved support and accommodation options for women. $4768 - Social Justice Grant - used to: follow up distribution of 'Speaking of Housing' report; liaise with individuals, groups and networks to coordinate workshops on women's housing issues, rights, resources and services; develop strategies to act on recommendations and issues in the report. Young Women's Housing Collective. $10600 towards the completion of research project into young women's safety and security needs; $46365 for salary and operating costs for management of emergency housing and provision of housing information services; $10650 under the Housing Establishment Fund to provide individual grants to establish or maintain people in private rental accommodation. Women's Refuges (names of specific refuges have been withheld to ensure confidentiality). $686 020 from Crisis Accommodation Program on seven projects (purchase and upgrading of womens refuges and 3/4 way houses); $95310 under the Housing Establishment Fund to provide individual grants to establish or maintain people in private rental accommodation. Council for Single Mothers and their Children (CSMC). $45 840 for salary and operating costs for management of emergency housing and provision of housing information services.

WOMEN BOARD, COUNCIL OR COMMIITEE MEMBERS - EDUCATION AND TRAINING

(Question No. 1288)

Mrs WADE asked the Minister for Finance, for the Minister for Education and Training:

In respect of each department, agency or authority within his administration, how many women hold positions on boards, councils or committees, indicating in respect of each board, council or committee, the names and qualifications of each female member, and the total number of members? Mr ROPER (Minister for Employment, Post-Secondary Education and Training) - The part answer is:

In respect of the Council of Adult Education the Board has six standing committees. Details of the number of females and total membership are:

BOARD AND STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE COUNCIL OF ADULT EDUCA nON

Council of Adult Education - Board Council of Adult Education Executive Committee Council of Adult Education Finance Committee Council of Adult Education Audit Committee Council of Adult Education Art Committee Council of Adult Education Fundraising Committee Council of Adult Education Adult Education Organisation Network Committee

FEMALE

8 2

2 4 4

5

TOTAL

14 5 4 5 7

12 9

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OPTICON CONSULTANCY -MANUFACTURING AND INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT

Question No. 1305

Mr PERTON asked the Minister for Finance, for the Minister for Manufacturing and Industry Development:

In respect of a consultancy conducted by Opticon Australia Pty Ltd for the Department of Manufacturing and Industry Development to 'undertake a study into the demand for imaging which should be utilised in an imaging centre and the potential for private sector involvement in such a centre': 1. Whether he will advise - (a) on what date the consultancy commenced; (b) the original planned duration of the


of the department approved the extension? 3. Whether the contractual price of the consultancy was $50 000; if not, what was the contractual price? 4. Whether the consultant(s) has been paid any progress payments; if so -(a) what amounts; and (b) on what dates? 5. What are the qualifications of the consultant(s) and the hourly /daily fee for the consultant(s)? 6. Who has been interviewed by the consultant(s)? 7. What were the original terms of the consultancy, indicating whether there has been any alteration to the terms of

the consultancy; if so, what were the alterations? 8. Whether the consultant(s) has produced any interim/final finding, reports or recommendations; if so, what are the

dates and details of such finding, reports or recommendations?


1. The consultancy began on October 8,1991 and was completed on December 5,1991. This was the original, planned duration of the consultancy.

2. The consultancy duration was not extended. 3. The contractual price was $50 000. 4. The consultants were paid a progress payment of $25 000 in mid-November after receipt of the Opticon invoice on

November 7, 1991. 5. The consultants are Australia's most experienced specialist imaging group. They all have user experience. The

project leader has a doctorate and the technical adviser evaluates imaging systems for major Australian clients. The payment was a lump sum for the job. Had their daily /hourly fee been used, the cost of the consultancy would have been much more than $SO 000.

6. The consultants interviewed 28 persons from system vendors and service providers. They interviewed 135 potential users of imaging.

7. The original terms of the consultancy are found in Appendix A of the Feasibility Study Report. No alterations were made.

8. The consultants produced a "State Imaging Centre Feasibility Study" which was released to the public in February 1992. I have been assured that you have been provided with a copy of this report.

INTERPRETERS - COMMUNITY SERVICES

Question No. 1330





Mrs SETCHES (Minister for Community Services) - The answer is:

1. There are no interpreters directly employed by any department, agency or authority within the Minister's administration.

2. No officer has received departmental assistance to undertake a private course in a foreign language. 3. Consistent with government policy, CSV uses the services of professional language service providers such as the

Telephone Interpreting Service and the interpreting and translation services of the Office of Ethnic Affairs.

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INTERPRETERS - ETHNIC, MUNICIPAL AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS

Question No. 1331






I am advised that only the Office of Ethnic Affairs and the Central Health Interpreter Service currently employ interpreters. The details are as follows: 1. The Office of Ethnic Affairs currently employs 19 full-time interpreters in the following languages:

(a) Languages other than English spoken: Turkish Greek Spanish Vietnamese Croatian, Serbian Italian Macedonian Chinese (Mandarin, Cantonese)

(b) These interpreters are located at the Office of Ethnic Affairs, 232 Victoria Parade, East Melbourne. (c) The cost of these positions is $561000 per year.

The Minister also has responsibility for the Central Health Interpreter Service Incorporated which currently employs 22 full-time and 8 part-time interpreters.

(a) Languages other than English spoken: Arabic Chinese Croatian, Serbian Greek Hmong Hungarian Italian Macedonian Cambodian Polish Portuguese Russian Spanish Turkish Vietnamese

(b) These interpreters are located at the Central Health Interpreter Service, Unit 7, 288 Mount Alexander Road, Ascot Vale. Six (6) interpreters are currently outposted and are based at Springvale Community Health Centre,55 Buckingham Avenue, Springvale.

(c) The cost of these positions is $799 000. 2. I am advised that no officers are currently undertaking private courses in foreign languages.

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INTERPRETERS-TREASURY

Question No. 1333






1. No interpreters are employed on a full or part-time basis. 2. No officers are undertaking private courses and no government assistance is given to Treasury officers to

undertake foreign language courses.

INTERPRETERS -- PORTS

Question No. 1335






(a) Port of Melbourne Authority 1. Nil. 2. No.

(b) Port of Geelong Authority 1. Nil. 2. No.

(c) Port of Portland Authority 1. Nil. 2. No.

UNION GRANTS -- TREASURY

Question No. 1414


In respect of each department, agency and authority within his administration, what are the details of all grants made since the last election to trade union groups? Mr A. J. SHEEHAN (Treasurer) - The answer is:

No grants have been made to trade union groups since the last election.

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ENTERTAINMENT EXPENDITURE - COMMUNITY SERVICES

Question No. 1438


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In respect of each department, agency and authority within her administration, what was the actual expenditure on entertainment and hospitality for each of the years 1987 to 1991 inclusive, indicating the positions held by the persons authorising such expenditure? Mrs SETCHES (Minister for Community Services) - The answer is:

The information requested is not kept in the central finance records. Entertainment and/ or hospitality are not separate accounts. Due to the devolution of accounting responsibility to regions and institutions the time and resources to answer to this question cannot be justified.

UNION AUTHORITY BOARD MEMBERS - FINANCE

Question No. 1482

Mr DICKINSON asked the Minister for Finance:

In respect of each statutory authority within his administration, whether provision has been made for elected representatives or trade union nominated representatives on their boards, indicating - (a) what the basis is of their representation and when it was established; (b) who the current trade union representatives are and who held the positions previously; and (c) what fee or remuneration is paid to the representatives? Mr HARROWFIELD (Minister for Finance) - The answer is:

There are no statutory authorities within the Ministry of Finance. It should be noted, however, that there are various statutory boards, committees and other bodies set up under Acts administered by the Minister for Finance. If the honourable member wishes to seek details about the membership and other details of these bodies, reference may be made to the Ministry of Finance Annual Report 1990-91 in Appendix 8.

COMPASS AIRLINE TICKETS - PLANNING AND HOUSING

Question No. 1539


In respect of each department, agency and authority within his administration, how many Compass airline tickets were held at the time of the Compass collapse, indicating - (a) the value of the tickets; and (b) whether any refunds, or alternative travel, have been received? Mr McCUTCHEON (Minister for Planning and Housing) - The answer is:

At the time of the Compass collapse no airline tickets were held by this department.

COMPASS AIRLINE TICKETS - POLICE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES

Question No. 1545


In respect of each department, agency and authority within his administration, how many Compass airline tickets were held at the time of the Compass collapse, indicating - (a) the value of the tickets; and (b) whether any refunds, or alternative travel, have been received? Mr SANDON (Minister for Police and Emergency Services) - The answer is:

Ministry for Police and Emergency Services Country Fire Authority Metropolitan Fire Brigades Board

(a) (b)

None None None

Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable

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None 48 Compass Airline tickets held at a purchase price of $9919.56.


Not applicable No

COMPASS AIRLINE TICKETS - COMMUNITY SERVICES

Question No. 1547


In respect of each department, agency and authority within her administration, how many Compass airline tickets were held at the time of the Compass collapse, indicating - (a) the value of the tickets; and (b) whether any refunds, or alternative travel, have been received?


At the time of the Compass collapse no Compass airline tickets were held by Community Services Victoria.

COMPASS AIRLINE TICKETS - ETHNIC/., MUNICIPAL AND COMMUNITY AFFAIR~

Question No. 1548


In respect of each department, agency and authority within her administration, how many Compass airline tickets were held at the time of the Compass collapse, indicating - (a) the value of the tickets; and (b) whether any refunds, or alternative travel, have been received?


I am advised that no Compass airline tickets were held at the time of the Compass collapse.

DOMESTIC AIR TRAVEL - ETHNIC, MUNICIPAL AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS

Question No. 1575


In respect of each department, agency and authority within her administration, what percentage of domestic air travel flown by officers for each of the years 1987 to 1991 inclusive, was undertaken on - (a) Australian Airlines; (b) Ansett Airlines; (c) Compass Airlines; (d) East West Airlines; (e) charter aircraft and (f) other, specifying the airline involved?


The Ministry of Ethnic, Municipal and Community Affairs was formed in late January 1991, and I am advised that since that time the details are as follows:

(a) Australian Airlines 43%

(b) Ansett Airlines 37%

(c) Compass Airlines Nil (d) East West Airlines Nil (e) Charter aircraft Nil (f) Other - Kendell, Sunstate, Southern Australian 20%.

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DOMESTIC AIR TRAVEL - PORTS

Question No. 1579




1. Port of Melbourne Authority. As per attachment

2. Port of Geelong Authority (a) 99% (b) 1% (c) Nil (d) Nil (e) Nil (f) Nil

3. Port of Portland Authority (a) Less than 1%

(b) Less than 1 %

(c) Nil (d) Nil (e) Nil (f) Kendell Airlines, more than 98%

AUSTRALIAN AIRLINES

1987 31.82% 1988 57.50% 1989 49.15% 1990 71.43% 1991 70.48% ·OTHER 1987 KendeIl Airlines

Air New SouthWales Skywest

1988 KendeIl Airlines Skywest

1991 KendaIl Airlines.

~RTOFMEL80URNEAUTHORITY

OOMESTIC TRA VEL

ANSETT COMPASS AIRLINES AIRLINES 63.64% 35.00% 39.83% 12.99% 25.72%

EAST WEST AIRLINES

.83%

.85%

1989 Kendell Airlines Singapore Airlines) Malaysian Airlines) Alitalia )

1990 Kendell Airlines

CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAUS

Question No. 1622

Mr HAYWARD asked the Minister for Community Services:

CHARTER ·OTHER AIRCRAFT

.85%

.65% 1.90%

4.54% 6.67% 9.32%

14.93% 1.90%

Domestic travel on international

TOTAL

100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

flights due to pilots' strike.

In respect of the Victorian Association of Citizens Advice Bureaus Incorporated. (which receives a grant from Community Services Victoria), whether provision was made in the financial accounts for the year ended. 31 December, 1991 for - (a) long service leave, indicating - (i) the amount and (ii) the basis for that provision; and (b) conference expenses, indicating - (i) the amount; and (ii) how these funds were actually expended?

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(a)

(b)

long service leave; (i) the amount is $10 000; I

(ii) the basis is that a staff member will be due for long service leave in approximately 18 months time and their previous grant had not allowed for this payment.

conference expenses; (i) the amount is $3500; (ii) these funds were for their biannual conference which did not occur in 1991 and the funds will now be

carried forward to conduct the conference on 20 and 21 November 1992.

NIER-ECONOMIC INFORMATION RESOURCES CONSULTANCY - MANUFACTURING AND INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT

Question No. 1653

Mr PERTON asked the Treasurer, for the Minister for Manufacturing and Industry Development:

In respect of a consultancy conducted by Nier-Economic Information Resources Consulting Pty Ltd for the Department of Manufacturing and Industry Development to 'review the financial arrangements between the municipal electrical undertakings and the State Electricity Commission of Victoria': 1. Whether he will advise - (a) on what date the consultancy commenced; (b) the original planned duration of the


of the department approved the extension? 3. Whether the contractual price for the delivery of the consultancy was $60 000; if not, what was the contractual

price? 4. Whether the consultant(s) has been paid any progress payments; if so - (a) what amounts; and (b) on what dates? 5. What are the qualifications of the consultant(s) and the hourly / daily fee for the consultant(s)? 6. Who has been interviewed by the consultant(s)? 7. What were the original terms of the consultancy, indicating whether there has been any alteration to the terms of

the consultancy; if so -what were the alterations? 8. Whether the consultant(s) has produced any interim/final finding, reports or recommendations; if so, what are the



1. (a) The consultancy commenced on 23 January 1992. (b) The planned duration of the consultancy was approximately two months. (c) The planned date for completion of the consultancy was 31 March 1992.

2. (a) The elapsed time of the consultancy has been extended by approximately two months; however, the estimated cost remains at $60 000.

(b) Unavoidable delays on collection of information for the review. (c) Mr Bryan Williams (Deputy Director-General, Resources - Department of Manufacturing and Industry

Development). 3. The contractual price with the consultants for the review is up to $60 000. 4. (a) A progress payment has been made of $9900.

(b) The progress payment was made on completion of Stage 1 of the review; payment was made on 12 March 1992. 5. The qualifications and hourly/daily fee for the consultants are as follows:

Consultant Qualifications Daily fee Dr I. G. Manning B. Com.(Hons) University of Melboume $9SO/day

Ph. D. Australian National University Mr J. K. Stanley B. Com.(Hons) University of Melbourne $9SO/day

M. Phil.(Economics) University of Southampton Mr Paul Braddick B. Econ.(Hons) Monash University $6SO/day

6. The consultants have interviewed and had discussions with a range of people in the electricity distribution industry in Victoria.

7. The following are the original terms of the consultancy:

QUESTIONS ON NOTICE


In accordance with the clause 3.2.1 of the Order in Council dated 6 September 1989 (OIC), determine the standard costs of all undertakers (MEUs) in respect of financial year ended 30 June 1991 and having regard, where relevant, to the other terms of reference, establish the retail margin rates for financial years 1992-93, 1993-94 and 1994-95. In accordance with clause 3.2.2 of the OIC, review the methodology used to allocate total standard costs to MEUs and, if necessary, recommend appropriate amendments. In accordance with clause 3.2.3 review the method of escalating retail margins in order to determine whether the method fairly reflects MEU cost escalation and, if necessary, recommend appropriate amendments. Review the financial position of each of the MEUs, listed in Part B of Schedule 2 of the OIC, and recommend the amounts, if any, that should be allocated to each of these MEUs under Clause 3.4 of the OIe. Investigate the impact of Co-generation, Demand Management and Renewable Energy projects on the current financial arrangements and, if necessary, recommend changes to these arrangements in order to eliminate, as far as practicable, any significant disincentives to undertake these projects. Recommend appropriate principles and a mechanism for amending current financial arrangements to take account of mergers which occur in the Victorian electricity supply industry during financial years 1992-93, 1993-94 and 1994-95. There have been no changes to the original terms of the consultancy.

8. The consultants prepared an inception report in February 1992. The final report is expected to be completed, and submitted to the Victoria Grants Commission, by the first week of June 1992. Until the recommendations in the report are considered by the government the final report will remain confidential.

PAPPAS CARTER EVANS & KOOP CONSULTANCIES -ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS

Question No. 1691

Mr GUDE asked the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs:

In respect of each department, agency and authority within his administration, whether any consultancies have been awarded to management consultants, Pappas Carter Evans & Koop Pty Ltd, since the election of the Cain government in 1982; if so, what consulting fees were paid for each engagement, indicating which consultancies were subject to open tender? Mr ROPER (Minister for Aboriginal Affairs) - The answer is:

The now Department of Aboriginal Affairs has never employed management consultants, Pappas Carter Evans & Koop Pty Ltd

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QUESTIONS ON NOTICE

ASSEMBLY

Tuesday, 9 June 1992

QUESTIONS ON NOTICE



VIC ROADS PAYMENTS

(Question No. 1186)

Mr BROWN asked the Minister for Transport:

Whether the government is charging VIC ROADS rent to support Victoria's Public Transport Corporation; if so - (a) what sum has been charged each year since 1983 and since June 1990, respectively; and (b) has Federal road funding provided to the authority been used to pay the Public Transport Corporation contrary to the provisions of Federalland transport financial assistance legislation? Mr SPYKER (Minister for Transport) - The answer is:

(a) The Public Transport Corporation (PTC) has always charged the Roads Corporation (VIC ROADS) a rental for the use of railway property. The main property in this regard is the VicRoads' Head Office at 60 Denmark Street, Kew. VicRoads owns the building but rents the land from the PTe. In the past, the annual rental was a nominal amount of some $SO 000. However, in recent years the PTC has been adopting a more commercial approach in setting rentals on its properties, including the 60 Denmark Street land. As a result, with the exception of community organisations, PTC tenants are generally being moved to commercial rentals as current rent periods expire. In respect of 60 Denmark Street, Kew, in 1989 the PTC's valuer valued the land at $15m -$20m. This valuation reflected market prices at the time. Based on a comparatively conservative return of 8 per cent (calculated on a valuation of $15m), a rental of $1.3 million per annum was determined for this property. VIC ROADS is not supporting the PTC's operations by paying a market based rental. It would be paying this rental to any other property owner. The only change that has occurred from the past practice is that the rental has been placed on a commercial footing.

(b) No payments have been made by VIC ROADS to the PTC from Federal road funds in any way contrary to the provisions of the Federal land transport legislation.

EMPLOYMENT INITIATIVES FOR WOMEN -AGRICULTURE

(Question No. 1236)

Mrs WADE asked the Minister for Agriculture:

In respect of each department, agency and authority within his administration for the financial years 1989-90 and 1990-91, what funding was made to non-government organisations under the government's employment initiatives and strategies for women, indicating - (a) the name of the organisation; (b) the amount and purpose of the funding; and (c) whether the organisation concerned made any contribution to particular projects; if so, what was the project and the amount contributed? Mr BAKER (Minister for Food and Agriculture) - The answer is:

While there have not been any specific contributions made by the Deparbnent of Food and Agriculture of a nature described in the honourable member's question, grants made by the department are of benefit to the community at large, including women.

QUESTIONS ON NOTICE

Tuesday, 9 June 1992 ASSEMBLY 2283

For details of grants made by the department, I refer the honourable member to the answer provided by me to question on notice, Legislative Council No. 1207, appearing in Hansard of Tuesday, 12 November 1991, pages 1633, 1634 and 1635:

The answer referred to is as follows:

The following table sets out the information sought by the honourable member:

NOTE 1. Details for fencing subsidies provided by the Natural Disaster Trust Fund have not been included in this response. NOTE 2. Details of grants made under the coordinated salinity works budget line have not been included in this response as the resources necessary for the preparation of that information cannot be justified.

GRANTS TO ORGANISATIONS

Organisations

Community grants Lost Dogs Home RSPCA

Kerang Agricultural Research Farm

Victorian Young Farmers Inc.

Companion Animals

Education Program

Principal

G. Smith P. Barber

P. Harrison

D. Wells

Agricultural and Pastoral Society Grants Beaufort AS H. Roxburgh

Dcmald and District APS T. Campbell

Edenhope APS M. Burrell

Foster and District AS

Geelong APS

Hopetoun APS

Lang Lang PA&H Assocn

Mildura Dist and

Returned Servicemen's AHS

Nhill APS

Numurkah APS Pakenham and District AHS

Penshurst APS

Port Fairy APS

Rutherglen AS

Warragul AS

Warrnambool AS

Berwick and Dist A&H Soc.

Shepparton AS

Tyrendarra P&A

Mallee Machinery Field Days Inc.

Yarra Glen A&H

Yea AP&H Assoc.

Ballarat APS

Elmore & Dist Machinery Field Days

Wodonga Show Society

Ministerial grants Kerang Agricultural Research Farm

J. Groten M. Heads

M. Astbury

N. Sampson B. Bawden

J.Smith S. Beer D. Bourke

F. McKenzie

L. Burchell

A. Henderson

G. Astfalck

N. Kenna

MrLewis

H. Morgan

M. Larmour

K. Emonson

A. Veerman

N. White

B. Halsall

M.Mann

L. McRae

D.Wells

Western Victorian Dairy Demonstration A. Adams

Farm

Other - Department of Agriculture Victorian Fishing Industry Council Now Defunct

Statutory

Body

1989-90

Amount

S

22000 210000

3000

40000

25000

600

5000

6000

6000

6000

2000

4000

6000

4000

6000

3500

6000

4000

6000

6000

6000

6000

6000

6000

5000

6000

7100

7000

5800

10000

10000

10000

10000

Reason for grant

General services support Assistance to inspectorate rescue service and education

Administration costs

Administration and equipment costs

Program identified as a priority by the Social Develop-

ment Committee's report on companion animals

Construction of sheep and goat pens

Construction of display yards

800 Construction of display stands

Constmction of timber rotunda

Construction of a hall of agriculture

Extensions to existing pavilion

Construction of cattle tie-up rails

Construction of exhibition and judging

facilities

Upgrade of pavilions

Construction of pavilion

6000 Construction of cattle ramps

Construction of cattle ramps

Upgrading of craft pavilion

Construction of sheep pens

Extension to poultry pavilion

Construction of cattle stalls

Construction of floor of goat/sheep pavilion

Erection of office storeroom


Installation of facilities for electrical supply

Construction of poultry exhibition cages

Construction of a wool pavilion

Construction of toilet facilities

Construction of art/craft pavilion

Construction of shower facilities

Managerial costs (from salinity budget)

5000 Development of professional business plan

Operation costs

Date paid

6.2.91 16.8.89

8.3.90

23.3.90

17.5.90

21.11.89

21.11.89

21.11.89

21.11.89

21.11.89

21.11.89

21.11.89

21.11.89

21.11.89

21.11.89

21.11.89

21.11.89

21.11.89

21.11.89

21.11.89

21.11.89

21.11.89

21.11.89

21.11.89

21.11.89

21.11.89

21.11.89

21.11.89

20.6.90

11.7.90

8.3.90

21.1.90

11.9.89

4.10.89

24.10.89

20.1~.89

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Herd Industry Organisation of Victoria A. K. Stubbs

Melbourne Wholesale Fruit &; Vegetable Market Australian United Fresh

Australian United Fresh

Victorian Dairy Industry Authority Jack Green Churchill Fellowship Fund Churchill Fellowship Dairy Industry Association of Australia

Western Victoria Dairy Industry Committee United Dairyfarmers of Victoria Various Agricultural Shows

Shows Melbourne University

Organisation Principal

Community Grants Lost Dogs Home RSPCA P. Barber Victorian Young Farmers Inc. K. Mclntyre Mallee Family Care, Swan Hill L. Stark

South Gippsland Farmers Support Group G. Savage Dryland Mallee REV Food &r: Beverage Fair Ltd

Agricultural and Pastoral Society Grants Murtoa APS D. Elley

Shepparton AS H.Morgan

Wycheproof APS J.McQuinn Echuca &r: District APS C. Kitchell Kaniva APS W. Meyer Bunyip and District AS K.Halvy KilmoreAPS R. Pearson Mildura Dist. &r: Returned Servicemen's AHS B. Bawden

Korumburra APS G.Fox Koroit AS B. Morris

Dandenong APS G. Astfa1ck

GeelongAPS M. Heads

Maldon and Baringhup AS McKnight Casterton APS J. Parr Sea LakeAPS K. Branch

HamiltonAPS B. Burgin

Gippsland Field Days G. Nicholson

Colac and District APS C. McCann

Ministerial Grant Kerang Agricultural Research Farm B. Anderson

Other - Department of Agriculture Herd Industry Organisation Victoria A. K. Stubbs

Melbourne Wholesale Fruit &; Vegetable Market Australian United Fresh

Melbourne University

Victorian Dairy Industry Authority

Western Victoria Dairy Industry Committee

Rural Training Council of Victoria

QUESTIONS ON NOTICE

ASSEMBLY Tuesday, 9 June 1992

100000 100000 200000

25692

15000

sooo

10000

1500

14014 400

37763

1990-91

Amount

23000 210000 30000

4640

800 30()()()

6000 4000 1 ()()()

6000 2000 6000 3000

4000 8000 4000

4000 2000

6000 1000

6000 6000

4000 7000

3000

200000

231000

6823

10000

2000

7000

Dairy Herd Improvement Projects 29.11.89 4.10.89 3.4.90

Administration costs and support

Chemical Residue Project

$4282 plm July '89 to Dec '89

June '90

Contnbution towards an annual award to a person

engaged in the dairy industry for overseas study Contribution towards publication 100 YtQTS of Dtliry Product Milnufocturt in VictorUl Funding for conference Funding for annual conference Donations for trophies

Research funding for anti-aries project

Reason for grant

General services support Assistance to inspectorate rescue service and education Administration and equipment costs Finance management seminars for horticulturalists

7000 Rural counselling services to farmers Conduct of seminars to assist rural traders Support for Victorian Produce Promotion-Harvest Picnic


Upgrading of sheep pavilion Installation of power outlets and for display materials Construction of cattle pavilion at Echuca soowgrounds Construction of goat shelter Construction of cattle pavilion Improvements to sheep pavilion

Construction of exlubiting and judging facilities Construction of general purpose building Replacement of cattle sheds

Extensions to exhibition pavilion Construction of sheep pens

Construction of artl craft pavilion Upgrade of electrical work Construction of shower facilities Construction of pavilions

Construction of cattle yards Construction of toilet block

Administration costs

Dairy herd improvement projects

Aust. Market Managers Conference

Research Grant (Dietary)

Funding for seminar on "Surviving the

Downturn in the Dairy Industry"

Funding for training programs

10.8.89

8.9.90

20.2.90 24.4.90 24.4.90

24.4.90

Date paid

12.2.91 12.2.91 12.2.91 12.2.91

9.2.92 12.2.91

17.10.90

5.7.91 5.7.91

5.7.91 5.7.91 5.7.91 5.7.91 5.7.91

5.7.91

8.2.91 8.2.91 8.2.91

24.4.91

8.2.91

8.2.91 8.2.91 8.2.91 8.2.91 8.2.91

21.5.91

11.12.90 5.6.91

Nov:90

Dec'90

29.1.91

21.3.91


United Dairyfanners of Victoria

Dairy Industry Association of Australia

Various Agricultural Shows

Melbourne University

QUESTIONS ON NOTICE

12883

500

150

159018

ASSEMBLY

Funding for Annual Conference

Contribution towards 1991 travel scholarship

Donations for trophies

Research funding for anti-caries projects

5.4.91 24.5.91

24 . .5.91 24.5.91

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WOMEN BOARD, COUNCIL OR COMMITTEE MEMBERS - EDUCATION AND TRAINING

(Question No. 1288)

Mrs WADE asked the Minister for Finance, for the Minister for Employment, Post-Secondary Education and Training:

In respect of each department, agency or authority within his administration, how many women hold positions on boards, councils or committees, indicating in respect of each board, council or committee, the names and qualifications of each female member, and the total number of members?

Mc ROPER (Minister for Employment, Post-Secondary Education and Training) - The answer is:

In respect of the Council of Adult Education the board has six standing committees. Details of the number of females and total membership are:

BOARD AND STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE COUNCIL OF ADULT EDUCA nON Council of Adult Education - Board Council of Adult Education Executive Committee Council of Adult Education Finance Committee Council of Adult Education Audit Committee Council of Adult Education Art Committee Council of Adult Education Fundraising Committee Council of Adult Education Adult Education Organisation Network Committee

FEMALE 8 2

2 4 4 5

DONCASTER AND TEMPLESTOWE ROAD FUNDS - VIC ROADS

Question No. 1307

Mc PERRIN asked the Minister for Transport:

TOTAL 14 5 4 5 7

12 9

(a) What total amount is owed by VIC ROADS to the City of Doncaster and Templestowe for roads constructed by the council in advance of VIC ROADS funds being available, indicating the amount for each road construction project in Doncaster and Templestowe to date; and (b) what other road construction projects and amounts have presently been approved by VIC ROADS for later reimbursement to the City of Doncaster and Templestowe?

Mr SPYKER (Minister for Transport) - The answer is:

VIC ROADS has provided the following information in respect of roads constructed and financed by the City of Doncaster and Templestowe awaiting reimbursement by VIC ROADS. (a) A total of $3384 980 is owed as follows:

Foote Street $742723 Reynolds Road $2 642 257 This advance expenditure on road construction was agreed at the suggestion of the council and has enabled the community to benefit from the works some years ahead of when they would normally have been constructed in accordance with VIC ROADS Statewide funding priorities.

(b) There are no other road construction projects requiring reimbursement by VIC ROADS to the City of Doncaster and Templestowe.

QUESTIONS ON NOTICE

2286 ASSEMBLY Tuesday, 9 June 1992

PUBLICATIONS - PLANNING AND HOUSING

Question No. 1376


In respect of each department, agency and authority within his administration, what publications are produced, indicating - (a) how many copies are produced; (b) what the unit cost is, including production and distribution of the publication; (c) what income, if any, is derived from the publication; (d) what is the purpose of the publication; and (e) whether the publication was solely printed in Victoria; if not, why?


TITLE NOS UNIT SELLING PURPOSE COST PRICE

Department of Planning and Housing

Outlook - October '91 8000 $0.58 Free Departmental newsletter to clients and staff. Stop Press 4000 $0.07 N/A Internal staff newsletter. 'Smarter Housing,Better Living' - Stickers 30000 $0.26 N/A Promoting department's 'Smarter Housing, Better Living

Programs' at shows, events, etc. Project Update No. 1 (Reprint) 5000 $0.11 Free Public infonnation bulletin on progress of Victorian

Housing & Residential. VHARDP Working Paper Project 7 Review of Issues in Planning Procedure 1600 $1.57 $6.00 Public infonnation and response.

VHARDP Working Paper Project 11 Directory of Social Housing 800 $2.78 $6.00 Public infonnation and response.

Project Update No 2 5000 $0.14 Free Public infonnation - Bulletin - VHARDP (See above). Outlook October '91 8000 $0.37 Free Department newsletter to clients. VHARDP Working Paper Project 8 State Infrastructure Policy 1000 $1.80 $5.00 VHARD Project - Public Infonnation & consultation.

Project Update No. 3 (VHARDP) 5500 $0.11 Free VHARDP - Public Infonnation Bulletin. DPH Business Plan 500 $1.99 N/A Internal working document. Outlook, March '92 8000 $0.37 Free Department newsletter to clients and staff. VHARDP Final Report No. 1 Not yet. "Housing Affordability" 700 $3.73 Available Public infonnation.

VHARDP Final Report No. 1 Not yet. "Housing Afford. Benchmarks" 700 $.85 Available Public InIonnation.

P&HNews 4000 $0.23 Free Internal staff newsletter. Historic Buildings Council HBC Annual Report 1500 $3.30 Free Self-explanatory • HBC Calendar 1992 1000 $2.18 Free HBC - Promoting work of the Historic Buildings Council. Heritage Festival Poster 10000 $0.03 Free School education - promoting Heritage Festival. Matthew Flinders Measured Drg - Poster 3000 $0.20 Free HBC competition - info. Housing and Construction Victoria(1) Rental Report 8000 $1.40 $6 200p.a. To provide infonnation on current trends in cost and

from availability of private rental accommodation in subscribers Melbourne. Produced as a by-product of Private Rental

Data Base. Housing Assistance Reference Chart 30000 $0.01 Free Public infonnation of Departmental programs. Housing Assist. Accom. Assistance 20000 $0.91 Free Public infonnation of Departmental programs. Assistance for Older People 10000 $0.70 Free Public infonnation of Departmental programs. Assistance for Young People 10000 $0.68 Free Public infonnation of Departmental programs. Infonnation for Tenants 20000 $0.70 Free public infonnation relating to Departmental programs. Key to buying a Home(2) 5000 $3.30 Free Public infonnation relating to Departmental programs. Movable units 4400 $0.03 Free Public infonnation relating to Departmental programs. The Priority Property Settlement Program 5000 $0.02 Free Public infonnation relating to Departmental programs. The Group Self Build Scheme(Metro areas)20 000 $0.07 Free Public infonnation relating to Departmental programs. The Self Build Scheme (Country areas) 20000 $0.06 Free Public infonnation relating to Departmental programs. Free advice on Renovation and Repairs for Older People and People with disabilities 20 000 $0.04 Free Public infonnation relating to Departmental programs.

Home Renovation Loans 10000 $0.02 Free Public infonnation relating to Departmental programs. Project Partnership 5000 $0.03 Free Public infonnation relating to Departmental programs. Annual Report 4000 $11.00 Free Public infonnation relating to Departmental programs. New Houses for Old - A History of History of the department from its beginning as the the Ministry (3) 1500 $24.00 $49.00 Housing Commission to the present day.


That's our House. 150 Years of Housing in Victoria

W odonga College of T AFE

Melbourne Remand Centre

Portland Police Station

Rosebud Police Station and Divisional Headquarters

Dight Street, Collingwood

Planning

15000 5000

N/A

N/A

N/A

5000

Postcards - Olderfleet 5000 Residential Land Bulletin June '91 1 000

Images of Melbourne - Flyer 1 000

Metropolis '90 Summary Report 1 000 Melbourne Sprawl - Brochure, Reprint 50 000 Urban Dev Options -Consultation Report 1600 Guidelines for Deve!. Contributions 5000

Urban Dev. Options - Public Consultation (Reprint) 500 Residential Land Bulletin Sept. '91 1 000

Medium Density Housing - Reprint 500

Bookshop Bulletin No. 2 10 000 Vic. Code for Res. Dev. -Subdivisions Pamphlet 10 000

District Centres - Consultant Report 250

Images of Melbourne Poster 800 Communities Creating Liveable Cities -Brochure 6000 Smart Block Designs 4 000

Landscape for Living 2000

Medium Density Housing Guidelines 2000 ULA Residential Planning Policy 1 000

The Range, Creating an environment for the future 2000

The Range, Environment Impact Statement 200 Roxburgh Park Local Structure Plan 200 Land FAX 16000

QUESTIONS ON NOTICE

$10.00 $0.89

N/A

N/A

N/A

$1.53

$0.86 $0.22

$0.33

$2.15 $0.17 $1.79

$0.24

$3.78 $0.28

$3.56

$0.09

$0.99

$13.20

$0.42

$0.09 $15.00

$10.00

$5.00 $50.00

$5.00

$150.00 $150.00 $2.60

ASSEMBLY

$12.00 Free

Free

Free

Free

Free

Free Free

N/A

$8.00 Free Free Free

Free Free

$8.00

Free

Free

$100

Free

Free $10.00

$5.00

$5.00 $20.00

$10.00

$50.00 $50.00 Free

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History of public housing in Victoria. For distribution at the opening of the College by the Governor-General on 15 March 1991 and for general enquires thereafter. For public relations and use of client/agencies to assist in describing projects. For public relations and use of client/agencies to assist in describing projects.

For public relations and use of client/agencies to assist in describing projects. To provide information on the project to the community, local government, industry and visiting delegations.

Promotional (Bookshop Services) Metropolitan Services Co-ordinating System - Info for local govt/development industry. Melbourne poster Competition - Promoting Melbourne's heritage, etc. Summary papers of Metropolis '90 Melbourne Congress. Public information and awareness on urban sprawl issues. Public information and consultation Public information & information to local govt and development/building industry.

Public information and consultation. Department newsletter to clients. (Local govt/development & building industry). Report on New Code - for local govt, building and development industry. Promoting Bookshop and DPH products.

Promoting New Vic Code to public, local govt, development & building industry. Public info & consultation on District Centres (limited audience). Promoting Melbourne

Promoting DPH Area Improvement Program. Educational tool to inform people in effective design and siting of houses. Educational tool to inform purchases on design of landscapes. Information on medium density housing development. ULA policy & practices towards the integration of subdivision & detached dwellings.

Urban design guidelines for the Williamstown Rifle Range development. Environment Impact Statement for the Range Project. Structure plan for the development of Roxburgh Park. Public information on the activities of the ULA and its role.

NOTES (1) These publications were produced by Housing and Construction Victoria which no longer exists as a separate entity. Its

functions are carried out by the building, home finance and housing services business units of the Department of Planning and Housing.

(2) Jointly funded publication with the Estates Agents Board. All of the above publications printed in Victoria except for (3) which was printed in South Australia.

QUESTIONS ON NOTICE

2288 ASSEMBLY Tuesday, 9 June 1992

UNION GRANTS - PLANNING AND HOUSING

Question No. 1403


In respect of each deparbnent, agency and authority within his administration, what are the details of all grants made since the last election to trade union groups? Mr McCUTCHEON (Minister for Planning and Housing) - The answer is:

GRAmS TO TRADE UNION GROUPS SINCE 1 OCTOBER 1988 SOURCE

Dept of Planning and Environment

Dept of Planning and Urban Growth

Public Participation/ Community Grants Program

RECIPIENT

The Trustees TradesHall Council Building

Victorian Trades Hall Council

AMOUNT

$300 000

$20000

PURPOSE

Urgent repair works to those portions of Trades Hall Council building on Historic Buildings Register To assist community based conservation, cultural, heritage and environment groups to respond to government inquiries under the Environment Effects Act, key panel hearings, major strategies, reviews of legislation and other matters.

UNION GRANTS - SCHOOL EDUCATION

Question No. 1405


In respect of each department, agency and authority within his administration, what are the details of all grants made since the last election to trade union groups? Mr POPE (Minister for School Education) - The answer is:

I refer the honourable member to my answer to question No. 1100 in the Legislative Assembly, published in Hansard on 18 March 1992, page 504, which detailed grants to the Victorian Trads Hall Council and/or its affiliates since 1 July 1990 (copy attached). The information provided below supplements the information provided in that response?

RECIPIENT AMOUNT PURPOSE Building Workers Industrial Union $2500 Grant focusing on

literacy needs in the workplace under the International Literacy

Vehicle Builders Employees Federation Hospital Employees Federation No. 1 Branch Meat Inspectors' Association

$2500

$5000 $2500

Year Program As above

As above As above

QUESTIONS ON NOTICE

Tuesday, 9 June 1992 ASSEMBLY

The answer referred to is f:S fol1aws:

Grants from the Deparbnent of School Education were as follows:

Recipient and Amount given

Victorian Trades Hall Council $4900

Building Workers Industrial Union $2500

Federated Clerks Union of Australia $2500

Confectionery Workers Union $2500

Federated Engine Drivers and Firemen's Association $2500

Food Preservers Union of Australia $2500

Federated Municipal and Shire Council Employee Union $2500

National Union of Workers (Manufacturing Branch) $5000

Purpose

Grant focusing on literacy needs in the workplace under the International Literacy Year Program

As above

As above

As above

As above

As above

As above

As above

Supporting Documentation

Appropriate documents are retained in department








Report/ Audit

Report and financial statement has been requested








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2290

Printing and Kindred Industries Union $2500

The Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners of Australia $2500

Vehicle Builders Employee Federation $5000

QUESTIONS ON NOTICE

ASSEMBLY

As above

As above

Grant under the Victorian Environmental Education Council program for the development and dissemination of an educational pamphlet that introduces the union's environment policy to its members





Report and financial statement has been received


Evaluation report due at the end of June 1992

SENIOR SALARIES - PLANNING AND HOUSING

Question No. 1457


In respect of each department, agency and authority within his administration, how many public servants are paid more than the base salary rate for Victorian members of Parliament, indicating - (a) their classifications; (b) salary package; (c) position; and (d) responsibilities?


The position titles, classifications and base salary rates of the twenty-one (21) officers of the Department of Planning and Housing and its associated agencies who are paid more than the base salary rate for Victorian Members of Parliament are set out below: Department of Planning and Housing

Director-General of Planning & Housing CE-3 Executive Consultant, Urban Infrastructure & Land Use CE-1 Director of Housing Services Director, Building Director, Strategic Management Director, Policy & Projects Director, Planning Director, Resources Director, Home Finance Director, Business Planning, Building Director, Building Control Group Manager, Police & Justice Group Manager, T AFE and Schools Group Manager, Property & Improvement Group Manager, New Housing Group Manager, Building Services Group Manager, Finance Director, Business Planning, Housing Director, Strategic Planning

(Officer on secondment to Swinburne)

SES-5 SES-5 SES-5 SES-4 SES-4 SES-4 SES-4 SES-4 SES-3 SES-3 SES-3 SES-3 SES-3 SES-3 SES-3 SES-3 SES-3

$109 185(1) $93265(1) $76968 $76968 $76968 $71801 $71801 $71 SOl $71 SOl $71801 $66 978 $66 978 $66978 $66 978 $66978 $66978 $66978 $66978 $66978


Urban Land Authority

QUESTIONS ON NOTICE

ASSEMBLY

Chief Executive E-S $82356 General Manager SE5-3 $66 978 An expense of office allowance, performance premium, contributory superannuation and use of a vehicle on a contributory basis are additional elements in the SES remuneration package. Documentation on the standard public service rates and conditions applying is publicly available. Specific performance premiums are not published for reasons of personal confidentiality. A revised departmental structure was implemented effective from 13 April 1992. The responsibilities are broadly defined in the "Guide to the Department of Planning and Housing" dated May 1992, a copy of which is being made available to the honourable member.

(1) A government car is provided in accordance with the government car policy for chief executives.

BRAESIDE LAND DEVELOPMENT - MELBOURNE WATER

Question No. 1664

Mr COLEMAN asked the Minister for Water Resources:

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In respect of the joint venture proposal to develop land at Braeside held by the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works: 1. How many acres of land will the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works provide as their contribution to the

joint venture? 2. What was the value of that land on 29 May, 1990 when Lend Lease Developments Pty. Ltd. were approved as the

preferred third partner for this development? 3. Whether there has been a joint venture structure registered; if so - (a) what is its name; (b) when was it registered;

and (c) what is its paid-up capital? 4. What was the value of the land on 31 March, 1992, indicating what improvements, if any, had been made on the

land, and who provided them? 5. How the holding costs on this land are being apportioned to the joint venture partners? 6. When the equity contributions will be made by the City of Springvale and Lend Lease Developments, and how

much will each contribute?


1. Melbourne Water will provide approximately 300 acres to the joint venture. 2. The approximate value of the land at 29 May 1990 was $16 million. 3. No. 4. There is no formal current valuation of the land. 5. Melbourne Water is responsible for holding costs related to the undeveloped part of the land. The joint venture

will be responsible for the actual cost of improvements. Melbourne Water will receive the market value of the land at each successive stage of development.

6. It is proposed that LendLease Developments Pty Ltd will contribute $1 million and the City of Springvale $0.9 million once partnership agreements are executed.

EMPLOYMENT OF UNION OFFICIALS - MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE

Question No. 1667

Mr CUDE asked the Minister for Community Services, for the Minister for Health:

How many union officials have been employed by Monash Medical Centre over the past 12 months indicating in each case - (a) their names; (b) pay arrangements; and (c) union represented?

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QUESTIONS ON NOTICE

ASSEMBLY Tuesday, 9 June 1992


Monash Medical Centre (MMC) has advised me that, in the 12 months 30 April 1991 to 29 April 1992, it funded a Victorian Trades Hall Council (VTHC) coordinator to assist in the stage 2 development and implementation of the industrial agreement. During this period, the coordinator's position was occupied full-time by Mr John Clancy until May 1991, after which time it was shared by Mc Clancy and Ms Gills. From July 1991, Ms Gail Gills occupied the position on a three-day a week basis.

(a) John Clancy (a)

(b) Gail Gills

(b) $166.78 per day plus 24.8 per cent on-costs $1135.65 per 3 day week (MMC reimbursed these amounts)

HSUA (MMC reimbursed these amounts)

(c) HSUA (c)

Stage 2 of the redevelopment is now nearing its successful completion so the position of coordinator soon will no longer be necessary.

UNIFORMS - MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE

Question No. 1668

Mr GUDE asked the Minister for Community Services, for the Minister for Health:

Whether the Monash Medical Centre has recently committed in excess of $1.2 million for new uniforms?


Yes. Monash Medical Centre introduced a staged program for a new uniform, following the relocation of Prince Henry's specialty services to the Clayton/Moorabbin campuses. The initial start up cost was $1.2 million including other "non-core' uniform items (scarves, ties ,etc.) for staff purchase. The new uniform was considered necessary to:

- eliminate the need for a cumbersome system of stock control of uniforms from all three hospitals, totalling over 500 different garment types and sizes, of 50 different colours.

- standardise W\iform design, handling procedures and policies. - eliminate confusion amongst patients, visitors and staff which would result from staff working in the same

area wearing uniforms of differing styles, types and colours. - engender a feeling of common identity among staff of the new Monash Medical Centre.

Even.if the old uniforms had been retained, Monash Medical Centre would still have needed to purchase new uniforms for Prince Henry's staff relocating to Moorabbin or Clayton and for new staff being recruited to Monash Medical Centre.

BROCHURE - MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE

Question No. 1669

Mr GUDE asked the Minister for Community Services, for the Minister for Health:

In relation to the opening of a new extension to the Monash Medical Centre, whether a colour brochure was prepared for use at that opening and general publication purposes; if so - (a) what was the cost of the brochure; (b) how many copies were produced; and (c) how many copies have been used to date?


Yes: a 24-page colour booklet "The Birth of a New Tradition" was produced by Monash Medical Centre to coincide with the ceremony marking the end of stage 2 of the centre's redevelopment.

(a) $20000. (b) 2000 copies. (c) By 5 May 1992,900 copies had been used, including 300 which were distributed at the stage 2 ceremony

and 600 which were subsequently released to the community and staff. The remaining 1100 booklets will be used to provide information to visitors, the health industry and the community.

QUESTIONS ON NOTICE

Wednesday, 10 June 1992 ASSEMBLY


QUESTIONS ON NOTICE


STAFFING LEVELS - DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR

(Question No. 597)

Mr GUDE (Hawthorn) asked the Minister for Labour:

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1. Whether he will advise the staff levels of his department (and its predecessors) and its agencies as at 31 December for each of the years 1982-1989, inclusive, and as at 31 May 1990?

2. What the annual wages and salaries cost was, including superannuation, long service leave, allowances, overtime, etc. for these years?

3. How many persons have been permanent heads of the department since January 1982, indicating, in each case - (a) the person's name; and (b) the value of the salary package, to be shown for each year since 1982-199O?

Mr POPE (Minister for Labour) - The further answer is:

FIRl....s2

1982-.'33

198~

1984....sS

1985-S6

198i'>....s7 1987...,gg

1988-89

1989--90

DU MEAT MIA

DEIA/OOL ClLSLB [)sEB

ACC VARC

ACT

DU

Staff Nos at

Dec31 398

393 380

MEAT MlA DEIA &OOL

CILSLB [)sEB

Staff Staff Staff Staff

Nos at Nos at Nos at Nos at

June 30 June 30 June 30 June 30 160 63 262 31 73 267 69 87

819 94 978 94

1089 92

1064 83 1039 90

1181 113

Department of Labour and Industry Ministry of Employment and Training

Staff Nos at

June 30

·ACC ·VARC ·ACT ·WABTOTAL

Staff StaffTStaff Staff Staff Nasat Nasat Nas at Nas at Nas at

June 30 June 30 June 30 Dec 31 June 30 621 759

803 48 20 981

115 140 1331

218 196 IIN/A 1599 372 263 104 1889 514 296 112 2055

610 317 139 51 2415

Ministry of Industrial Affairs (Result of administration combination of DU, MEAT, Youth Affairs and elements of Health and Minerals & Energy)

Department of Employment and Industrial Affairs/Department of Labour Construction Industry LSL Board

Discharged Servicemen Employment Board Accident Compensation Commission (WorkCare became a Labour portfolio responsibility in 1990) Victorian Accident Rehabilitation Council

Accident Compensation Tribunal

• ACC, V ARC, ACT and WAB were not part of the Labour portfolio until latter part of 1989-90.

11 No figures available

QUESTIONS ON NOTICE


SALARIES ETC

DU MEAT MIA DEJA &OOL

CJLSLB DSEB ·ACC ·VARC ·ACT WABTOTAL

1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90

DU MEAT MJA

DEJA/DOL CJLSLB DSEB ACC VARC ACT

6158 688 6880189 7003431

2649089 1066073 3722 876363 817 1334 961

4 086 601 575 402 1946 384 16375099 2007411 21084631 2252480 92699 23830249 2376449 91405 24195745 2418548 23663 23900899 2670082 98897 27612899 2801041 104 637

Department of Labour and Industry Ministry of Employment and Training Ministry of Industrial Affairs

3372164 837759 6119617 5051416

13 478 246 7366597 17391582 10176943 23896081 10984 548

Department of Employment and Industrial Affairs/Department of Labour Construction Industry LSL Board Discharged Servicemen Employment Board Accident Compensation Commission Victorian Accident Rehabilitation Council Accident Compensation Tribunal

• ACC, VARC, ACT and WAB were not part of the Labour portfolio until latter part of 1989-90 It The WAB commenced operations on 5 March 1990. Full year details are therefore not available.

9873850 12301843 13 611818 18382510

36559 31295633 44 818 41950936 57318 53214599 74256 61664 003 73648 It 72 764 265

J. C. THOMAS - Appointed Director of Industrial Relations, 16.2.82, Chief Administrator Level 6. Mr Thomas was substantively a chairman of conciliation and arbitration boards on secondment to the Office of Industrial Relations. Salary on App. $48113 + $11 609 (responsibility allow.) 14/11/82 $51481 + $12422 (responsibility allow.)

$3052 EOA $3421 EOA

J. G. HOLMES - Die,'ctor-General, Ministry of Industrial Affairs, 14.11.83 Salary on Appt $63903 $3421 EOA 11/12/83 $66651 $3421 EOA 11/5/84 $69384 $3715 EOA 21/3/85 Merged departments - New department - Employment and Industrial Affairs.

P. F. PRIOR - Appoint as Secretary, Department of Labour and Ir..dustry, 12.5.81 Salary 10/1/82 14/11/82 16/10/83 13/5/84 23/6/85

$'9722 $63903 $66651 $69384 $69384

$3052 EOA $3421 $3421 $3421 $3715

21.3.85 -Position of Secretary, Department of Labour and Industry abolished. Mr Prior's classification beyond this date was determined by the Public Service Board as Senior Executive SE6 SA.

M. J. ROUX - Appointment - Director-General, Ministry of Employment and Training, 4.1.82, Chief Administrator Level 6. Salary on Appt 10/1/82 14/11/82 11/12/83 13/5/84 10/6/84

$54 791 $59772 $63 903 $66651 $69384 $69384

$2800EOA $3052 $3421 $3421 $3421 $3715


QUESTIONS ON NOTICE

ASSEMBLY

Machinery of government changes March 1985. Creation of Office of Director-General, Department of Employment and Industrial Affairs, 19.3.85. Position assessed -Chief Administrator Level 7.

J. G. HOLMES - Acting Director-General, Department of Employment and Industrial Affairs

Salary 30/4/85 26/11/85

$74934 $76882 $79804

$3715 $3812 $3957

P. R. BENTLEY - Appointed Director-General, Department of Employment and Industrial Affairs 3.2.86 - SES Level7A.

Salary on Appt $79804 $3957 5/8/86 (Dir-Gen. DOL) $81639 $4048 10/6/87 $82161 $4048 11/5/88 $85760 $4429 20/9/88 $88333 $4429 11/4/89 $88 855 $4907 19/12/89 $91521 $4907

J. G. HOLMES - Appointed Director-General, Department of Labour, 3.4.90 - SES Level 7 A.

Salary on Appt 19/6/90 10/7/90

$91521 $94267

$106 522

$4907 $4907 $4907

TRARALGON OFFICER - DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR

(Question No. 956)


1. Whether he will provide details of the claims for expenses made by Mr Trevor McDevitt, manager of the Department of Labour's Traralgon office, between 1 January and 30 June 1991?

2. Whether Mr McDevitt is authorised to use his government vehicle for private use? 3. Whether he is aware of any other company position which Mr McDevitt holds in addition to his highly-paid

managerial role with the department; if so, will he provide details of any such position, indicating whether or not it is held with the approval of the department?


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1. Details of Mr McDevitt's personal expense claims for the period between 1 January and 30 June 1991 are as follows:

Period

15.1.91 -16.1.91

22.1.91-23.1.91

5.2.91-6.2.91

Personal Expenses

Mirboo North Melbourne

Traralgon Lakes Entrance/ Bairnsdale

Mirboo North Melbourne

Purpose

Panel member for CIU teams

General Reg. Duties

Reg. Managers Mtg&CIU

Amount $

189.00

100.45

189.00

QUESTIONS ON NOTICE


18.2.91- Traralgon FinanceMtg 160.80 19.2.91 Melbourne OHSDivn

6.3.91- Mirboo North crn Workshop 155.00 7.3.91 Melbourne OHS Meeting

21.3.91 Mirboo North Lardner Field 7.75 Melbourne Days

25.3.91 Mirboo North OHS Meeting 15.50 Melbourne

26.3.91 Mirboo North Forest Industry 7.75 Melbourne Machinery Expo

Meeting

27.3.91- Traralgon OHSA Meeting 189.95 28.3.91 Melbourne Employment

Meeting

11.4.91 Mirboo North Compliance 7.75 Melbourne Meeting

21.4.91- Mirboo North OHSA Meeting 160.80 22.4.91 Melbourne Compliance

Meeting

23.4.91- Melbourne OHSA Meeting 87.50 23.4.91 Ballarat Reg.Managers

23.4.91- Ballarat OHSA Meeting 189.95 24.4.91 Melbourne SEC Meeting

15.5.91 - Traralgon Managers Mtg 180.00 16.5.91 Melbourne OHS Meeting

22.5.91- Mirboo North OHSA Meeting 191.90 23.5.91 Melbourne

29.5.91- Mirboo North OHS Meeting 191.90 30.5.91 Melbourne Restructure

4.6.91- Traralgon Baimsdale 103.25 5.6.91 Baimsdale I Sale Office Meeting

withEsso

2128.25

(b) Mr McDevitt has been given authority to use a government vehicle for travel to and from his residence because he is an operations manager who is required to be on 24-hour standby to deal with accidents, incidents or related matters. In addition, he is required to attend different work locations and travel direct from his residence which enables him to most efficiently service the zone under his control.

(c) The department is not aware of any company positions held by Mr McDevitt.


QUESTIONS ON NOTICE

ASSEMBLY

ANSWER TO QUESTION No. 451

(Question No. 1064)


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When will he supply an answer to question No. 451 asked of his predecessor, the Minister for Youth Affairs, on 4 April 1990? Mr POPE (Minister for Labour) - The answer is:

The answer to question No. 451 was supplied on 26 May 1992 by the Minister for Ethnic, Municipal and Community Affairs.

INTERPRETERS - DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR

Question No. 1323






1. There are no interpreters employed on a full-time or part-time basis by any department, agency or authority within my administration.

2. There is currently no government assistance provided to officers employed by any department, agency or authority within my administration undertaking private courses in foreign language.

SENIOR SALARIES - DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR

Question No. 1458


In respect of each department, agency and authority within his administration, how many public servants are paid more than the base salary rate for Victorian members of Parliament, indicating - (a) their classifications; (b) salary package; (c) position, and (d) responsibilities? Mr POPE (Minister for Labour) - The answer is:

In respect of each department, agency and authority within my administration, 19 public servants are paid more than the base salary rate for Victorian members of Parliament. Details in relation to each position are given below:

Department of Labour

CLASSIFICA nON

Chief Administrator Level 3 SES-4

SES-4

SES-4

PACKAGE

Salary 109185 EOA 5619 Salary 71801 EOA 4107 Salary 71801 EOA 4107 Salary 71801 EOA 4107

POSmON AND RESPONSmILITIES

Director-General Department of Labour Assistant Director-General Department of Labour Director, Industrial Relations General Manager, Workforce Management

QUESTIONS ON NOTICE


SES-4 Salary 71801 Director, EOA 4107 WorkCare Coordination Unit

SES-3 Salary 66978 Director, EOA 3284 Building and Construction Industry

SES-3 Salary 66978 Manager, EOA 3284 Industrial Relations Gr-l

SES-2 Salary 62499 Manager, Policy & Research EOA 3284 Industrial Relations 10 % Temp loading 7 896

Note: EOA - Expense of office allowance

Occupational Health and Safety Authority

CLASSIFICA nON

Chief Executive LevelCE-l SES-3

Accident Compensation Commission

CLASSIFICA nON

Managing Director SES-5 SES-4 SES-4 SES-4 SES-4 SES-3 SES-3 SES-3

PACKAGE

Salary EOA

93265 5619

Salary 66 978 EOA 3284

PACKAGE"

114804 81075 75908 75908 75908 75908 70262 70262 70262

POSmON AND RFSPONSmILITIES

Chief Executive Officer, Occupational Health and Safety Authority Director, Hazardous Chemicals Secretaria t

POSmON AND RFSPONSmILITIES

Chief Executive Officer of the Commission Group General Manager - Operations General Manager - Policy and Planning Chief General Manager - Finance and Corporate Services General Manager - Information Systems General Manager, Agency Operations Senior Manager, Business Development General Manager, WorkCare Compensation Services Senior Manager - Levy

.. Salaries provided in relation to officers of the Accident Compensation Commission include expense of office allowance. Leave, travelling and other expenses are in accordance with the Public Service Regulations.

UNION AUTHORITY BOARD MEMBERS - DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR

Question No. 1485


In respect of each statutory authority within his administration, whether provision has been made for elected representatives or trade union nominated representatives on their boards, indicating - (a) what the basis is of their representation and when it was established; (b) who the current trade union representatives are and who held the positions previously; and (c) what fee or remuneration is paid to the representatives? Mr POPE (Minister for Labour) - The answer is:

In respect of each statutory authority within my administration, the following information in relation to elected and trade union nominated board representatives is offered:

QUESTIONS ON NOTICE

Wednesday. 10 June 1992 ASSEMBLY

Accident Compensation Commission

(a) Basis of representation and when established

523 of the Accident Compensation Act 1985 provides for the creation of a board of management

The commission's board of management has always held tripartite representation consisting of: (i) two persons nominated by the Victorian Trades Hall Council; (ii) two persons nominated by the Victorian Congress of Employer Associations;

(b) Current trade union representatives

Mc John Halfpenny Mc Graham Bird

(iii) one person to represent the interests of the community; (iv) one person nominated by the council; (v) one person nominated by the Minister; (vi) one person nominated by the Minister for the time being administering the OH & 5 Act 1985; (vii) not more than two persons nominated by the Minister who have special expertise which the Minister considers necessary to enable the commission to perform its functions and exercise its powers.

Construction Industry Long Service Leave Board

(a) Basis of representa tion

and when established

Section 4(3} of the Construction Industry Long Service Leave Act provides that the board shall consist of 11 members induding four nominated by


L. Phelan J. A. Giddings W. C. Giles D.Cafferty

Previous representatives

Mc Bird has held a nominated position since 13 November 1985. Mc Halfpenny was appointed to the board on 16 February 1988. Mc Peter Marsh formerly held the position for the period 13 November 1985 until 31 January 1988.


J.O'Neill R. C. Luckman A. N. Moore W. R. Davis

(c) Fees or remuneration

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$10 432 per annum and $703 allowance


$153 per day (meeting and preparation).

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the Victorian Trades Hall Council.

Victorian Occupational Health and Safety Commission


57(2) of the Occupational Health & Safety Act 1985 provides that five persons be appointed to the commission who have been nominated by the Victorian Trades Hall Council 514(1) and (2) of the Act provide that the Minister for Labour may appoint five alternate members, also nominated by the Victorian Trades Hall Council.


MrMax Burr (Alt: Mr David Cragg) Mr Lance Kenningham (Alt: Ms Sarah Ross) Ms Nina McCarthy {Alt: Mr Terence Murray, Mr Mark Towler (A1t: Ms Gayle Burmeister) Ms Deborah ValIance (A1t: Mr Peter Livy)

Victorian Accident Rehabilitation Council


There are three representatives of the Victorian Trades Hall Council on the Board of Council, as provided for in sections 161 and 162 of the Accident Compensation Act 1985


Ms Helen Casey Mr Terence Reed Mr Peter Wilson

Previous representa ti ves

October 1985 - February 1989 Mr Royce Bird (A1t: Mr John M Innes) MrMax Burr (Alt: Ms Cath Duane) Mr Frank Churchill (Alt: Mr Mark Towler) Mr John Corsetti (Alt: Mr Rod Gudgion) Ms 5usan Rieth (Alt: Mr Les Applebee) February 1989 - February 1992 Mr Royce Bird (Alt: Mr John McInnes) Ms Jill Brookes (Alt: Mr Terence Murray) (From August 1990) MrMax Burr (Alt: Mr Oavid Oavies) Mr Frank Churchill (Alt: Ms Margaret Burdea) (To April 1989) Mr John Corsetti (Alt: Mr Rod Gudgion) Ms Cath Ouane (Alt: Mr Terence Murray) (To August 1990) Mr Mark Towler (Alt: Ms Margaret Burdeu) (From April 1989)


Ms Elizabeth Th yer (December 1985 -December 1987)



Commissioners and Alternate commissioners are paid a sitting fee of $115 for a half-day meeting.


$7755 per annwn salary $703 per annwn expense of office allowance

QUESTIONS ON NOTICE

Wednesday, IQ June 1992 ASSEMBLY 2301

WorkCare Appeals Board

The medical panels consist Or Deborah Valiance of medical practitioners

Members receive no remuneration

appointed following nomination by the Medical Panels Selection Committee, a body established in March 1990 under section 72(2) of the Accident Compensation Act. The Act, allows the Victorian Trades Hall Council and the Victorian Congress of Employer Associations each to nominate a representative.

COMPASS AIRLINE TICKETS - DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR

Question No. 1540


In respect of each department, agency and authority within his administration, how many Compass airline tickets were held at the time of the Compass collapse, indicating - (a) the value of the tickets; and (b) whether any refunds, or alternative travel, have been received? Mr POPE (Minister for Labour) - The answer is:

There were no Compass airline tickets held by any department, agency or authority within my administration at the time of the Compass collapse.

MONASH UNIVERSITY ACCIDENT RESEARCH CENTRE CONSULTANCY - DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR

Question No. 1655

Mr PERTON asked the Minister for Labour:

In respect of a consultancy conducted by Monash University Accident Research Centre for the Department of Labour to 'establish factors leading to death and injury as a result of forklift truck usage and to recommend appropriate control measures to reduce those fatalities and injuries': 1. Whether he will advise - (a) on what date the consultancy commenced; (b) the original planned duration of the


of the department approved the extension? 3. Whether the contractual price for the delivery of the consultancy was $49 965; if not, what was the contractual

price? 4. Whether the consultant(s) has been paid any progress payments; if so - (a) what amounts; and (b) on what dates? 5. What are the qualifications of the consultant(s) and the hourly /daily fee for the consultant(s)? 6. Who has been interviewed by the consultant(s)? 7. What were the original terms of the consultancy, indicating whether there has been any alteration to the terms of

the consultancy; if so - what were the alterations? 8. Whether the consultant(s) has produced any interim/final finding, reports or recommendations; if so, what are the


Mr POPE (Minister for Labour)- The answer is:

1. (a)

(b) The consultancy agreement was signed on 20 January 1992. Under the terms of agreement the consultancy will terminate six months after the starting date.

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QUESTIONS ON NOTICE

ASSEMBLY

(c) The consultancy is expected to be completed on 19 July 1992. 2. The duration of the consultancy has not been extended. 3. The contractual price for delivery of the consultancy was $49 965. 4. The consultants have been paid two progress payments to date:

$12491 on 28 February 1992; and $12 491 on 19 March 1992. 5. The qualifications of the consultants are as follows:

G. Rechnitzer B.Eng (Hons) M.Eng.Sci.

T. Larsson M.A. Ph.D.

P. Vulcan B.Mech.E. B.A. M.S. Ph.D.

The daily fees for the consultants are as specified: P.Vulcan $6OO/day Tore J. Larsson $6OO/day G. Rechnitzer $390/day Research assistants $260 / day

6. Interviews have been conducted with the following organisations: Bramble Comet (TNT) QwikasAir K & 5 Freighters Australian United Foods (Peters Ice Cream) P & 0 Cold Stores Toyota Motor Cars Matthew's Timber Berryvale Orchards Toyota Motor Cars CONAUST PTC (Dynon Rd terminal)

7. The primary terms of the consultancy are:


to conduct research into factors leading to death and injury as a result of forklift truck usage and to recommend appropriate control measures to reduce those fatalities and injuries; the consultancy is to be completed by 19 July 1992; the fee for the consultancy is to be $49 965.

There have been no alterations to these terms. 8. Two interim reports have been tabled to date, on 17 February and 24 Apri11992.

These reports do not contain any significant details and no recommendations have, as yet, been made.

PAYMENTS TO FORMER EMPLOYEE - DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR

Question No. 1670


In relation to Mr Bill Lyster, a former employee of the Department of Labour: 1. Whether Mr Lyster undertook any work for the Monash Medical Centre or the Peter McCallum Institute while

employed by the Department of Labour; if so - (a) what his rate of pay was with the Department of Labour; (b) what reimbursement if any was received by the department from those bodies in respect of any work undertaken, indicating the amount and method of reimbursement; and (c) whether Mr Lyster received any payment from those hospitals in addition to his departmental salary; if so -how much?

2. What was the amount and break up Mc Lyster's severance payment when he retired?

,vednesday. 10 June 1992

QUESTIONS ON NOTICE

ASSEMBLY


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1. Mr Lyster was employed as an industrial liaison officer in the Industrial Relations Division of the Department of Labour. Mr Lyster's responsibilities included, inter alia, responsibility for the management of industrial relations issues associated with the building site and preparation of the relocation of the Queen Victoria Medical Centre to Clayton. There is no record of Mr Lyster undertaking any work for the Peter McCallum Institute. (a) Mr Lyster was classified as an Administrative Officer Class AM-8 and was paid allowance as an industrial

liaison officer. The current rates are: Salary AM-8 $53 948 Team leader allowance $3475 Expense of office

allowance $2791 (b) Monash Medical Centre was invoiced on a regular basis according to the agreed arrangements for the

recoupment of salary and costs; that is: Salary As above Payroll Tax 7 per cent WorkCare levy 1.7394 per cent Admin. oncosts 16 per cent

(c) This department is unaware of any other payments to Mr Lyster. 2. Mr Lyster resigned from the Department of Labour. He did not retire. He was eligible for normal resignation

benefits from the State Superannuation Fund. Further, Mr Lyster was not paid any severance benefits.

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENCE - SCHOOL EDUCATION

Question No. 1724


Whether he will supply answers to my correspondence of 31 January 1992 (reference Min. 066242); if so, when? Mr POPE (Minister for School Education) - The answer is:

The letter was responded to on 27 May 1992.

APPOINTMENT OF SERJEANT -A T -ARMS

Tuesday, 11 August 1992 ASSEMBLY

Tuesday, 11 August 1992

The SPEAKER (Hon. Ken Coghill) took the chair at 2.5 p.m. and read the prayer.

APPOINTMENT OF SERJEANT-AT-ARMS

The SPEAKER - Order! In accordance with the powers vested in me, I have recommended Mr Marcus Leonard BromIey, Executive Officer, Legal and Constitutional Committee, to be the Serjeant-a t-Arms.

The Governor in Council has been pleased to make the appointment in accordance with the said recommendation.

DEATH OF HONOURABLE CLIVE PHI LIP STONEHAM, OBE

Ms KIRNER (premier) - I move:

That this House expresses its sincere sorrow at the death of the Honourable Clive Philip Stoneham, OBE, and places on record its acknowledgment of the valuable services rendered by him to the Parliament and the people of Victoria as member of the Legislative Assembly for the electoral district of Maryborough and Daylesford from 1942 to 1945 and for the electoral district of Midlands from 1945 to 1970, Honorary Minister in 1943, Minister of Transport, Minister of State Development and Decentralization from 1945 to 1947, Minister of Agriculture, Minister of State Development and Decentralization and Minister of Water Supply from 1952 to 1955 and as Leader of the Opposition from 1958 to 1967.

Clive Stoneham was a Labor Party member of this House for 28 years, including nine years as Leader of the OppOSition during a time in Victorian politics that was both turbulent and divisive.

I am pleased that his family is here today for this tribute. Clive passed away on 2 July 1992. He was born to working-class parents at Maryborough in 1909 and from an early age was steeped in the Labor tradition.

Clive grew up in a railway town and was influenced by his mother, who was a pioneer of the Tailoresses Union in New Zealand. She was also involved with an anti-sweated labour association in Dunedin.

Clive Stoneham was educated at the Maryborough East State School and Maryborough High School. He joined the then Railways Department in 1925 and worked as a clerk and a telegraphist until 1942 when he entered State Parliament.

In 1930 Clive married his childhood sweetheart, Maisie Chesterfield, who was well known as a hardworking political wife; she was a steadfast supporter of Clive in both public and private life.

Clive Stoneham's political career began in local government in 1938 when he was elected as a Maryborough councillor. In 1942, at the age of 32, he became Maryborough's youngest mayor, and within the space of a few months was elected to the seat of Maryborough and Daylesford in the Legislative Assembly. He was one of the youngest members at that time.

It was said that one of Clive's greatest contributions while on the Maryborough council was his involvement in the move to build an Olympic swimming pool in Maryborough.

In 1945 Clive became the member for Midlands, the electorate he represented until his retirement in 1970. Clive was a devoted local member and was well known for his consistent attendance at functions in his electorate.

He was continually re-elected to that seat despite standing at times when support for his party was low in rural areas. His re-election over that 25-year period was a mark of the esteem in which he was held by his constituents.

In 1945, after a mere three years in Parliament, Clive was appOinted Minister of Transport and Minister of State Development and Decentralization by John Cain Sr. Those were crucial portfolios given that Victoria,like the rest of Australia, was beginning immense regrowth after the second world war.

From December 1952 until June 1955, Clive held the portfolios of agriculture, State development and decentralisation and water supply.

Over a long period Clive worked fervently for the advancement of decentralisation, as is evidenced by his efforts as a founding member of the Victorian Decentralisation League in 1939.

Clive worked assiduously to encourage industry to extend to country areas as a means of improving the

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quality of life for those residing outside metropolitan Melbourne.

A newspaper article in 1967 referred to Clive Stoneham as "something of a rarity on the Labor front bench", because of his rural background. In 1958, after a year as Deputy Leader, Clive was elected Leader of the party and Leader of the Opposition, following the death of Ern Shepherd.

A former President of the United States of America, President Kennedy, once stated that "the pressures of life are not always distributed by choice". Without doubt, Clive Stoneham had the pressure of leadership thrust upon him during a bitter and tumultuous period for the Labor Party and Victoria. However, his leadership over the years 1958 to 1967 was highlighted by a strong commitment to Labor ideals and a selfless contribution to the community that was evident throughout his long public life.

During Clive's Parliamentary life he involved himself in a range of Parliamentary committees right up until his retirement in 1970. Over those years Clive was a Temporary Chairman of Committees, a member of the Printing Committee, the Standing Orders Committee, the Forestry Pulp and Paper Company's Afforestation Contracts Committee, the Distribution of Population Committee and the Public Accounts Committee. Clive was active in a number of organisations. He was a State councillor for the Australian Railways Union; founding secretary of the Provincial Trades Hall Association; an executive member of the Municipal Association and the Water Works Trust Association; and a delegate to the Moral Rearmament World Assembly held in Switzerland in 1950.

Clive was as well known in Melbourne's Bourke Street as in any part of his own electorate. He had a great gift for imparting advice on personal problems experienced by his fellow man. His depth of understanding and his efforts for all classes marked his political career.

Clive's personal philosophy was illustrated by his fondness for the quintessentially Australian works of C. J. Dennis. He often quoted the following lines from Dennis's poem The Mooch 0' Life:

''Look fer yer profits in the 'earts 0' friends, Fer 'atin' never paid no dividends." Life's wot yeh make it; an' the bloke'oo tries To grab the shinin' stars frum out the skies Goes crook on life, an' calls the world a cheat, An' tramples on the daisies at 'is feet.

During his last day in this House, Clive was warmly applauded by honourable members from both sides. When asked in 1988 whether he ever regretted not becoming Premier, Clive responded, ''Not really. They were enjoyable years, by and large; I've had a happy experience. I was fortunate, wasn't I?"

Clive's aim in retirement was to continue to serve the community and he remained a popular and visible figure in the streets of Maryborough and Castlemaine. His ability to make and keep friends is almost legendary. Clive was a great conservationist and enjoyed walking in the bushland and State forest around Maryborough. He particularly loved the East Maryborough bush track along the back of the State Electricity Commission substation.

In 1970 Clive Stoneham was awarded an OBE for services to politics, which gave formal recognition to his efforts. Clive is survived by his three daughters, Valerie, Pamela and Carole. On behalf of my government and the people of Victoria, I would like to express our sympathy to his daughters and their families and our thanks for his great contribution to politics and to the community. You can be proud of him.

Honourable Members - Hear, hear!

Mr KENNElT (Leader of the Opposition) - I join with the Premier in the condolence motion and in giving thanks for the life of Clive Stoneham. He was a member of this House for a long period, 28 years, and that length of service is rarely seen any more, although there are two members, one in this House and one in the other House, who are retiring at the coming election and who have exceeded that period. It is a very large part of a man's or a woman's life.

Clive Stoneham was one of those individuals who worked tirelessly for decentralisation and particularly for bringing industry to the country. His work both as a Leader of his party and as Deputy Leader and Minister blended the interests of both the country and the city.

Clive Stoneham is recognised for having tried to improve the lives and standards of those who lived outside the city. He had a great reputation for the work he did for both workers and employer organisations in country areas.

Quality of life was important to him and he earnestly worked with that in mind throughout his

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life. He is one of a few individuals who live their entire lives in the houses in which they were born.

Clive Stoneham was born and educated in Maryborough, worked in the Victorian Railways as a clerk from 1925 and was an Australian Railways Union State councillor. He was also founding Secretary of the Provincial Trades Hall Association and in 1939 was a founding member of the Victorian Decen tralisa tion League.

His maiden speech to Parliament in December 1943 stressed the importance of water conservation and decentralisation. His Parliamentary life was not just words and rhetoric, as is often delivered from time to time by those in public life, but a real commitment to opportunity beyond the tram tracks.

After his election to Parliament in 1942 he became an assistant Minister in the original Cain government of 1943 - one of the youngest ever in Victoria - and was appointed Minister of Agriculture, Minister of State Development and Decentralization, and Minister of Water Supply.

As the Premier has said, he served as both Deputy Leader and Leader of the OppOSition, and in what was obviously a difficult period for him and the ALP -which is not much different from the situation now - he developed a close relationship with the Premier of the day, Mr Bolte, later Sir Henry Bolte. The very nature of both gentlemen with their country backgrounds, their basic understanding of life and their affinity with people ensured that they had a firm friendship throughout their lives.

Clive Stoneham was reCOgnised by Her Majesty the Queen in 1970 with the award of an OBE, and all of those who came into contact with him will remember him because of his real and deep·seated commitment to the working lot of those who lived in rural Victoria.

He will be remembered for his sincerity and dedication to the Labor cause and movement and to what he believed the Labor Party stood for. On behalf of the Liberal Party, I extend my condolence and the condolences of my party to the family of the late Clive Stoneham.

Mr McNAMARA (Leader of the National Party) - I jOin with the Premier and the Leader of the OppOSition in the condolence motion for the late Clive Philip Stoneham who served an unusually long period in politics compared with the average

term of a member in the current era, with the exception of a few in the current Parliament.

Clive Stoneham was the member for Maryborough and Daylesford from 1942 to 1945 and the member for Midlands from 1945 to 1970, a total of some 28 years.

He was born, educated and died in Maryborough. As the Leader of the OppOSition has said, he achieved the unusual feat of spending all his life in the one home.

He joined the Victorian Railways in 1925 as a junior clerk and held other positions in the railways until 1942 when he entered State Parliament. His interest in politics led him into local government where he was elected as one of the youngest municipal councillors in the history of Maryborough and also one of the youngest mayors in that city's history.

In 1941 he became the Mayor of Maryborough and a year later was elected to State Parliament. A little over twelve months after he entered Parliament in 1943 under the original Cain government, which I think lasted for approximately five days, he went on to serve in various Ministerial portfolios, such as transport and decentralisation. As has been mentioned, one of his great interests was decentralisation. Clive Stoneham was certainly one of those who recognised the need for a more balanced approach towards development in Victoria.

As the Minister responsible for agriculture and decentralisation he combined a number of personal interests that were significant to his constituency. Clive Stoneham served on a number of Parliamentary committees and was the Leader of the Opposition for nine years, from 1958 to 1967.

I join with the Premier and the Leader of the Opposition in extending condolences to his family.

Mr TREZISE (Minister for Sport and Recreation) - I place on record my tribute to a man I greatly admired. Clive Stoneham, in his various capacities - as private citizen, councillor and Mayor of Maryborough, member of Parliament, Minister and Leader of the Labor opposition - served the community very well indeed.

I am one of the few members of the House who served here with Clive Stoneham and the only one who served under him as Leader. I assure all honourable members who did not meet him that Clive was a man of the highest character - and I say

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that sincerely. Personally I appreciated the tremendous assistance he gave to me in 1964 when I came to this House as a comparatively young man. like many new members I was overawed by this Chamber and the people in it. I probably had something of an inferiority complex and thought I could not cope with the various experiences around the place, but Clive took me under his wing and assisted me in preparing my speeches and gave me the confidence to continue my Parliamentary career.

In the 1960s and early 1970s there were many great debates in this House, with great debaters on both sides. On the government side of the House we had Henry Bolte and Arthur Rylah, and on the opposition side we had Clive Stoneham, Denis Lovegrove and perhaps the best, Clyde Holding, who took over from Clive Stoneham as Leader of the party. During all those fiery debates -and some of them were in the Festival Hall or Jeff Fenech style -Clive Stoneham stood alone because he did not believe in the drag-'em-down, kick-'em-in-the-head debates. Clive liked and respected his fellow man and never got down to the head kicking style, and we all respected him for that.

There is no doubt that Clive was loved, particularly in the City of Maryborough, in the various capacities in which he served over many years. Honourable members who attended his funeral, including you, Mr Speaker, and people from the wide cross-section of the Maryborough population would have observed what the community thought of Clive Stoneham the man. At his funeral a number of Maryborough citizens told me that, although they did not vote Labor, they were always great fans and admirers of Clive Stoneham and they appreciated his services.

I endorse the remarks of the Premier, the Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of the National Party in paying tribute to Clive Stoneham. His family can be very proud that they had a father and grandfather of the calibre of Clive Stoneham. His name will always be held high in the Victorian Parliament.

Mr ELDER (Ballarat North) - I join in the condolence motion for Clive Philip Stoneham, OBE. Travelling around my electorate, and particularly to the furthermost point of Daylesford, I have found that Clive Stoneham is well regarded even today by the people he once represented. I am now attempting to win the seat of Maryborough and I have found that those people also regard him as a man who was very close to the people and who

played a significant part in the development of Maryborough as a provincial city.

It is interesting that over the many years he was Leader of the Opposition, a job that took him away from his family home and from his electorate, Clive Stoneham still found time for the people who elected him and he worked very hard for his electorate.

I suppose such dedication is somewhat harder in today's politics, but the Honourable Clive Stoneham certainly proved that he never forgot the people who elected him.

He was the Leader of the Opposition during the strong years of the Liberal government when it was led by Sir Henry Bolte, but I believe in the old saying that the government is only as good as its opposition. From speaking with Sir Henry I know that the Honourable Clive Stoneham was a strong opposition Leader. Sir Henry spoke very warmly of him and said he was a man of integrity. The death of the Honourable Clive Stoneham is a great loss to the people of Maryborough and the community in which he lived.

Mr CAIN (Bundoora) - I desire to join the party Leaders, the Minister for Sport and Recreation and the honourable member for Ballarat North in speaking on this condolence motion.

Clive Stoneham was one of those long-serving members of whom there were many during his time. In that political era it was more fashionable than it is today for members to serve for as long as 20, 30 or 40 years. Clive Stoneham was in Parliament for 28 years, but not in the kind of seat that most of his long-serving colleagues represented. The seat of Maryborough, as it was called when he first won it - it later became known as Midlands - was not a Labor seat by tradition or philosophy. I was quite young at the time but I can recall that he was seen as one of the jewels in the Labor crown because he took the Labor Party into parts it infrequently represented.

He was a great friend and colleague of my late father, and they were politicians who held that the way to reach the people was to walk through the local shopping area and go to the marketplace. Clive Stoneham did that frequently. He knew everybody in towns such as Daylesford, Maryborough and Castlemaine, and they knew him. In addition he knew their names 3lld he was able to recall those names, which is truly a gift.

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From the mid to late 1940s and through the 1950s and 1960s he was able to hold the seat despite the vagaries of the political climate. In 1945 there was a good swing to Labor, and in 1947 there was a swing against Labor on the banking issue. In 1952 there was another swing to Labor, but by 1955 there was a prodigious swing against Labor and it faced hard times during the late 1950s and early to mid-1960s. During that time the vote for Clive Stoneham did not change much; as the Minister for Sport and Recreation said, people voted for Clive Stoneham the man. They tell me that happens in the bush, and it certainly happened in his case. Obviously the people wanted him in Parliament, because he held that seat for 28 years, and it was a herculean effort to do so.

Even when Clive Stoneham was the Leader of the Opposition or a Minister he did not forget that he had a local electorate. He worked assiduously for it and was always concerned to see that he was part of it. It can be fairly said that he was the first true Minister of State Development and Decentralization. Before the mid-1940s there was a range of attitudes about government involvement but that was the first time interventionist policies had been used. It was recognised that government had to intervene and be part of initiatives if the less well-served areas, whether regional or rural, were to develop as the State and the country required. Clive Stoneham's concern to encourage and be part of regional and rural growth set an example for future governments.

Support for the notion of government intervention in this area has waned during the past few years, but the most successful economies have been those that have had robust government intervention, such as Japan, Germany, South Korea and France. That view is coming back. The Victorian dimension was plotted by Clive Stoneham when he was Minister of State Development and Decentralization. It was a notion he held for the remainder of his life.

He led the party to three elections in 1961, 1964 and 1967, but he was not able to win government. I am not sure whether any other member of the party could have led it to victory at those times. It was not just that the political climate was such that the Labor Party was unable to win after 1955; it was something more than that. Clive Stoneham had to put up with the party machine trying to tell him what he should do. It happens in all political parties from time to time and it happened to Clive Stoneham. It is a lesson that has to be learnt by parties on both sides of the House. People must recognise the role of the political parties under our system. An English

magazine that I read recently noted that people did not much care for political parties or some of the grubby antics they got up to, but that is the way our system works. The message is loud and clear: people do not want political parties telling politicians what they should do on a day-to-day basis. That message has come through on both sides of the political spectrum. I hope it continues to be understood. That was the cross that Clive Stoneham had to bear, but within those limitations he was able to give the best possible representation to the party he led for nine years.

Clive Stoneham's long political career in the seat he represented, his Ministerial service and his leadership all add lustre to a great contribution to Victorian politics by a fine man. I join with earlier speakers in extending my condolences to his family.

Mr EV ANS (Gippsland East) - I support the motion and I endorse the comments that have already been made by previous speakers. I had the opportunity of serving in this House with Clive Stoneham for nine years. In fact, our political careers were interwoven to a degree, particularly in the 1967 election. What transpired at that time is an undocumented episode in Victoria's political life. Clive Stoneham represented the only seat held by the Labor Party that could have been regarded as a rural seat, and at that election it was under serious threat. The story will be fully documented sometime in the future.

I believe Clive Stoneham was perhaps too nice a person to be the Leader of the Labor Party. He was always a friendly person and he was interested in the members of other parties. One great attribute he had as a Minister was that he was not a knock-down, drag-out type of debater; he endeavoured to put his argument calmly, effectively and lOgically. He served his party and his constituency particularly well.

The recollection I have of Clive Stoneham is that it was a remarkable experience walking down Bourke Street with him; shopkeepers and shoppers alike would greet him by name and, most extraordinarily, he seemed to be able to name them in reply. One rarely walked far down Bourke Street with him without him inevitably talking to somebody about a particular issue. Clive Stoneham was a very humane person and this House has been greatly blessed by the fact that he was a member of it.

Mr KENNEDY (Bendigo West) - I wish to add my condolences to those already expressed by other

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members. Clive Stoneham was something of a legend in central Victoria due to his phenomenal period of service as a member of Parliament and because of the tremendous role he played as Leader of the Opposition for the Labor Party. Physically he was a man of some proportion, and the spirit within the body was just as large and just as generous.

Clive Stoneham was a man of very good character and integrity, who had a great sense of humour and who was widely respected and admired. He became known to me because I was the Federal member for Bendigo between 1969 and 1972. From time to time our paths would cross because we represented shared territory. Part of the Federal seat of Bendigo coincided with part of the State seat of Midlands and, as the State member for Bendigo West from 1985, I again covered a good part of his territory. He was regarded in our area as very much a local man. While people knew the very important role he exercised in the leadership of the Labor Party, in our area he was regarded as an outstanding local member, very much a Maryborough man, who was born in Maryborough, went to the Maryborough State School, worked for the railways in Maryborough, became a member of the Maryborough council, became Mayor of Maryborough and represented Maryborough and surrounding areas for quite a phenomenal period of 28 years.

In 1970 that he retired and a large gathering of friends, relatives and admirers from his own district and throughout Australia gathered at the Castlemaine Town Hall to express their admiration for the service he had given to them and to his local community and the State. Among those who attended were Clyde Holding, who was then the Leader of the Federal Opposition; Mr Albert Monk, a former President of the Australian Council of Trade Unions; Mr Keith Mitchell, the State Secretary of the Hospital Employees Federation; Mr Noel Beaton, the former Labor member for Bendigo; some local members of the ALP, and business people. The general view that came across strongly was that Clive Stoneham was admired and honoured because of his outstanding service to his community and for his own particular character and personality.

I shall refer to some comments made at that gathering. Among his great admirers were people in the Labor Party in the Golden Square area and from Castlemaine in particular. Among those who attended were some who would be called stalwarts of the ALP, just as Clive himself was regarded as a stalwart. They included Mr and Mrs Ray Bradfield;

the late Mr George Plews; Mr Bill Rodda; and the late George Archer. The ALP delegation was represented in speeches by the very distinguished local Castlemaine personality, Ray Bradfield, still a respected local historian and a very keen, long-term member of the ALP.

A couple of days after that big send-off to Clive Stoneham the Cas tlema ine Mail reported some comments made by Ray Bradfield. He is reported as having said that local ALP organisations expressed their thanks through him and as having said that Mr Stoneham had added lustre to the proud record of Labor stalwarts in the Midlands area. Because of his desire to serve and his abundant energy there was never any reason to apologise for Mr Stoneham. That is the sort of feeling Labor people had: they had a really good man as a spokesman in their area, a person of whom they could be proud, who was committed to the great social justice and other concepts and philosophies of the Labor Party and whom they regarded as a very proud and distinguished representative of what they believed in.

I am honoured to have been associated with a person of Clive Stoneham's eminence. As I said it was pleasing to note that the Labor Party was well represented at the funeral held in Maryborough last month. It was also attended by Frank Wilkes, by Neil Trezise, the Minister for Sport and Recreation, and by you, Mr Speaker, along with a large number of people from Maryborough, who joined in recognising the outstanding life and service of Clive Stoneham.

Mr F. P. SHEEHAN (Ballarat South) - I shall comment briefly on the time and life of the late Honourable Clive Stoneham. His name is linked synonymously with Labor politics in country Victoria. I shared a geographic area with him for many years, even though my personal contact with him was fleeting. As a result of the various comments and reports that have appeared in the local media, particularly in the Ballarat Courier, I feel that I knew him well.

His name was probably as well known in Ballarat as it was in the area he represented. The attributes that Mr Stoneham demonstrated in his personal and political life have already been mentioned and they are the reason local members like him are so successful because they show a commibnent to not only the areas they represent but also the philosophy t.'1ey represent. From the comments already made


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there is no doubt that Clive Stoneham had those attributes.

He served as a member of Parliament for 28 years during a time of political turbulence. The mid-1950s was a turbulent time in both Labor circles and international life. The last three years of the second world war, 1942 to 1945, and the following 10 years witnessed political upheavals in a local context. Clive was able to carry himself through those years with great distinction and commit himself to a community that needed stability.

Another interesting point is that he shared much of his time in this Chamber with my namesake, Mr J. J. Sheehan, who was a member of this place from 1952 to 1955. As Ministerial colleagues at that time, no doubt they were great friends.

The reason for his long spell in Parliament was probably due to his commitment and involvement in the community. We must also recognise that during that time there would have been great pressure on his personal life and his family. Although the motion expresses sorrow at his passing, it is also incumbent on us to tender thanks to a person who dedicated much of his life to supporting the well-being of the community he represented as well as working for the benefit of the wider community.

I recall when 1 was younger reading many articles in local newspapers and hearing on the radio about the activities he carried out for the benefit of his electorate and the wider community of Victoria. 1 offer my sincere sympathy to his immediate family and relatives on the loss of their father and friend.

The SPEAKER -I pay tribute to the late Clive Stoneham. 1 was present at the funeral and listened with great interest and admiration to the tributes paid to him by the Honourable Clyde Holding and a local resident of the same street as Mr Stoneham, Mr Bill Rootes. Through their comments it became clear to those attending the service that Clive had made a magnificent contribution to his community, to the area he represented and to Victoria as a whole.

It is also interesting to read the tributes paid to him during debate on the motion for the adjournment of the sitting in March 1970 by the then Premier, the Honourable Henry Bolte, the then Leader of the Opposition, the Honourable Clyde Holding, and the then Leader of the Country Party, Mr Moss.

In each case they paid high tribute to Mr Stoneham for the type of man he was and for the contribution he had made. Among his outstanding characteristics were his friendliness and his interest in people. He was not only known widely but knew very many people. It was stated confidently that he probably knew more people in Victoria than any other person then alive - a great tribute to the man and to his interest in Victoria and in people throughout Victoria.

Mr Stoneham served with distinction in Parliament as a Minister, as Leader of the Opposition and also as the member of a number of committees which, through their reports, made important contributions to the lives of Victorians and to Victoria's progress.

1 have very much pleasure in extending my sympathy to the family and friends of the Honourable Clive Stoneham and particularly to the members of his family who have joined us in the Public Gallery today: his daughters Mrs Pam AlIen and Mrs Valerie Uptoni Valerie's husband, JeffreYi Gillian Upton and Gregory AlIen.


Ms KIRNER (Premier) -I move:

That this House expresses its sincere sorrow at the death of Thomas Campion Trewin, Esquire, and places on record its acknowledgment of the valuable services rendered by him to the Parliament and the people of Victoria as member of the Legislative Assembly for the electoral district of BenaUa from 1961 to 1982.

Tom Trewin was the local member for Benalla from 1961 until his retirement in 1982. Over those 21 years Tom was an extremely hardworking and popular representative of the National Party. In fact, you could say of him what the honourable member for Gippsland East said earlier about Clive Stoneham: he was a National Party member whom everybody liked. He passed away on 14 July, aged 77 yearsstill lively, still interested and still making those links with people that he was making over his years in Parliament.

Tom Trewin was born at Benalla in 1914 to a father who was a farmer and a schoolteacher mother. The Trewin family has farmed in the Goorambat-Devenish district for more than 100 years. Before following the family tradition of farming he was educated at Goorambat State School and Benalla High School. He married May in 1940.

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Before entering Parliament Tom, like many dedicated local members, had served the community over some years through a variety of local and sporting organisations. Tom maintained his strong support for those organisations throughout his Parliamentary career. He was a Rotarian and Vice-President of the Benalla Agricultural and Pastoral Society.

Tom Trewin was also vice-president of the north-eastern district council of the Victorian Wheat and Woolgrowers Association and president of the Devenish branch. He was president of the Devenish rural fire brigade, a member of the Benalla high and technical school councils and a member of the Victorian Institute of Colleges from 1966 to 1981.

I did not know Clive Stoneham well but I first met Tom through his school associations in the 1970s and we immediately struck a chord as people who cared about local State schools in both the country and the city. I could always rely on him and draper shop proprietor Nell Osmotherley to keep improvements to north-eastern schools in my Sights and to help lobby the then liberal government for improvements in rural education.

I understand that Tom was passionate about his cricket and having played the game as a young man he continued that consuming interest as President of the Benalla and District Cricket Association, a position he held for more than 20 years. I understand, incidentally, that a lot of batsmen were pleased when he moved into administration and they no longer had to face his bowling!

Tom also served on the executive of the Victorian Country Cricket League from 1965 and was appointed vice-president in 1976. He was referred to as Benalla's Mr Cricket. In 1984 life membership of the league was bestowed upon him. In 1964 he was President of the Benalla Football Club.

Having read that, I wonder how he had the energy to be what he was in Parliament! He was actually given energy by his links with his community.

Between 1967 and 1982 Tom was the National Party's inaugural spokesperson on agriculture. He sat on numerous committees during his time here, including the House Committee, those committees dealing with public accounts, public works, the meat industry and statute law revision. He was a Temporary Chairperson of Committees from 1964 to 1982.

I shall reflect on his Parliamentary career: he was particularly proud of his achievement in having water storages constructed throughout north-east Victoria and of his efforts to implement duplication of the Hume Highway. He was proud to be associated with legislation to establish the wheat stabilisation scheme and to improve systems for wool and livestock marketing.

He was an indefatigable member for Benalla. Stories abound of his availability to attend three or four functions in one evening because he did not want to let people down. His concern for his constituents was demonstrated by a statement made by a former National Party colleague at Mr Trewin's retirement dinner when he said, ''He managed to build fellowship around the job of being a politician. He did not accept anything told to him but fossicked around for the true facts".

It would be remiss of me not to mention a passionate hobby of Tom's, namely, the breeding and showing of Clydesdale horses. He became an authority on those beautiful animals.

I also make special mention of Tom's wife, May. Spouses and families of members of Parliament are often called upon to provide extraordinary levels of support to enable them to carry out their demanding jobs effectively. Many who knew the Trewin family would testify to May's tremendous support of Tom during his years in public life.

On behalf of my government and the people of Victoria I express my personal sympathy to May and also to her sons, Graeme ad Brian, and to her daughter, Colleen, and their families. I was pleased to know Tom Trewin; he made a great contribution to Victoria.

Mr McNAMARA (Leader of the National Party) - I join with the Premier in speaking to the condolence motion for the late Thomas Campion Trewin. Tom was elected to represent the Benalla electorate in 1961 and he served that area until 1982. He was born at Goorambat to Perc and Ellen Trewin. He attended primary school at Goorambat and went to secondary school in Benalla.

Tom knew many hardships in his early life because his family was by no means affluent. He left school at the age of 14 and almost immediately commenced work as a share farmer. At the time he was working about 15 kilometres from the family home; he had !l~ transport for travdling to and from the farm so he went home only on weekends. He spent the


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remainder of the week working almost from dawn to dusk at his share farming operations. Through that work he increased his assets and was able to establish himself for later life.

When I won preselection to contest the seat of Benalla for the National Party Tom was a tremendous help to me. I was amazed at the amount of work he did and the number of functions he attended. The Premier alluded to the fact that Tom frequently attended numerous functions. I should add that on occasions those functions might have been 60 or 100 kilometres apart.

During that time he carted me around and introduced me as the preselected candidate. I remember a particular evening when we attended one function with pre-dinner drinks commencing at 6.30 p.m. At around 8 p.m. we drove about 120 kilometres to the next function. As we left that second function, Tom said we still had time to attend another function about 100 kilometres away. We arrived at that community function at about IIp.m.!

Tom always said that as the local member he should be accessible to his community and seen by them. The electorate which he represented and which I now represent is geographically large. At no stage did Tom consider that distance should limit the access of his community to him. He travelled far and wide. I remember one Sunday when we attended 11 functions. Toward the end of the day Tom suggested that we should also drop in to a couple of functions to be held that evening.

Tom Trewin was respected widely not only in the Benalla electorate but also in the wider north-east community. One thing that really stoo,\out was that Tom loved to talk to other people; he loved to mix with people and he loved to try to achieve something for the people he represented. During the 17 to 18 years that I knew him, I never heard Tom speak an ill word about anyone, which is unusual for any person but particularly for someone in the political arena. From time to time Tom had disagreements with people, sometimes on the policy direction that someone might take on a particular matter, but he would never take that disagreement to a personal level with any individual.

Tom had an interest in what might be described as agro-politics. He attended his first conference of the wheat and woolgrowers association when he was only 22 years old and he maintained an interest in farming organisations.

His interests extended to a great love of Clydesdales. His wife, May, nee Martin, was a member of a family that had one of the oldest Clydesdale studs in Australia and, as Tom was building up a Clydesdale stud, when May and Tom merged the studs also merged! Now the oldest surviving Clydesdale stud in Australia is being run by Tom's two sons, Graeme and Brian.

From an early age the boys -and I think Tom's daughter Colleen also - had a love of cricket instilled in them. Cricket was a passion in Tom's life. Honourable members have told me about Tom's interest in the cricket matches between the Press Gallery and Parliamentary teams. They have told me that Tom would never miss such an occasion. His love of cricket was probably similar to that of the present honourable member for Ripon.

Tom maintained his association with cricket at the local, regional and district levels as well as with the Victorian Country Cricket League (VCCL), of which he was vice-president until this year, having served on the executive from 1965, that is, for a period of almost 30 years. He was given the honour of being made a life member of the VCCL. The Tom Trewin Stand in the rose garden in Benalla was named after him in recognition of his services to cricket in the Benalla region. Through his association with cricket administrators in Melbourne, Tom was able to arrange for visiting teams to play on the Benalla ground. On a number of occasions visiting overseas cricket teams, including the West Indies team, came to play at Benalla. When they played on the Benalla ground, the Tom Trewin Stand was filled with spectators. As I said, Tom had a considerable pride in the development of cricket in the district over a long period. As the Premier said, for more than 20 years Tom was the unopposed President of the Benalla Cricket Association.

Tom was a life member of the Clydesdale breeders association and the AMP Society in Benalla. I think he was unique in being a member of both the Uons Club and Rotary; it was not enough for Tom to be a member of just one service club; he joined them both! One could see Tom in working bees, one day with the Uons Club and the next day with Rotary. He worked with all the organisations of which he was a member, whether manning the gates at race meetings - racing was another of his keen interests - or h other members of the Uons Club or the AMP Society on show days or with members of the rose committee or attending other functions, including those associated with the Anglican Church



in Benalla. He was involved with and had a lifetime interest in the Anglican Church.

The large number of people who attended his funeral service reflected the esteem in which Tom was held within north-eastern Victoria. Archdeacon Ray McInnes, who conducted the service, was overwhelmed by the number of people who attended. Not only the church but also the street outside was filled with people. The local police later told me that when the funeral procession went to the Devenish cemetery, some 2S kilometres from Benalla, cars were still leaving Benalla as the hearse arrived at the cemetery. Obviously several thousand people attended that service. It was a moving tribute and an indication of the esteem in which Tom Trewin was held by his local community.

As the Premier said, his wife, May, deserves much admiration for the way she supported Tom throughout his public life. In many respects it was especially hard for her because Tom entered Parliament when their children were in their teenage years. That is a difficult time for one person to be left with the parenting role. In many respects members such as the Leader of the Opposition and I who entered Parliament when our children were younger have not had that problem: our children have grown up regarding our being away from home as nonnal.

In the Trewin house:Jld Graeme, the oldest son, was barely 18 years old when his father entered Parliament. He virtually had to take over the property and run it with May's support. Brian and Colleen were also there helping their mother.

I jOin with the Premier in offering the condolences of the Victorian Parliament to May and their children.

Mr KENNETT (Leader of the Opposition) - I join with the Premier and the Leader of the National Party in the comments that have been made on the passing of Tom Trewin. Much that I could have added to this debate has already been said. Suffice it to say that when I entered Parliament in 1976 Tom Trewin was a distinguished member of this House. I remember he had a continual grin on his face. He consistently made himself available to members from all sides of the House and I well remember a couple of the debates in which he joined when the House was debating a matter that was of particular interest to him. Without doubt he was an absolute character. I am sorry that a man of his standing who has given so much service to this State has gone.

Both the Premier and the Leader of the National Party spoke about Mr Trewin's deep commitment to sport, especially cricket. It is appropriate therefore that I recall Tom's farewell message to his electorate in 1982 when he said:

I wish I could say I had a win every time I went in to bat for the electorate but that just wasn't so. In cricketing terms you could say that I scored well a lot of the time, sometimes poorly and, like some test captains, got the occasional duck.

Whatever one may say of Tom Trewin, he was in there batting the whole time and he always seemed to be batting for those who most needed his support. He was committed to his electorate and to regional Victoria. Without doubt he was a major contributor to the functioning of this House. On behalf of the Liberal Party I join with the Premier and the Leader of the National Party in offering condolences to his family.

Mr EV ANS (Gippsland East) - Tom Trewin and I were elected to this House on the same day, 15 July 1961, and as such we had a great deal in common and he very rapidly became not just a colleague but a very close friend. Indeed, he and his wife, May, became godparents to our youngest daughter, Lisa.

Tom was, as the Leader of the Opposition said, a real character. I think perhaps one of the remarks I can recall him making so often epitomises the sort of fellow he was: he claimed he got his education in the "university of hard knocks". He epitomised the fact that one does not need to have a university education to represent a complex electorate such as Benalla. Tom had a very deep understanding of the human problems of the area as well as the practical ways of resolving difficulties. If only governments would take notice of what he had to say!

He was a very good friend, and a fellow who enjoyed a good story and a good time. This House is very much the better for having had Tom Trewin as a member, and those of us who served with him and knew him have lost a very good friend.

Mr W. D. McGRA TH (Lowan) - I should like to offer my condolences to the family of Tom Trewin. One could say there was never anything pretentious about him. I was very lucky when I first came here in 1979 because I was given the honour of sitting alongside him as a backbencher. He was my first mentor in the procedures of the House and how legislation is passed through Parliament and so on.



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Tom Trewin had four great loves in his life: for his wife and family; for farming; for Clydesdale horses; and for cricket. Honourable members who attended Christmas parties here when he was a member of the House would have heard him recite ''The Man from Snowy River." When he was in full flight one really got an understanding of where this man was from, what he was about and how he appreciated life, a typical Australian life. It was great to sit back and listen to him recite that poem without the aid of notes and in its presentation bring out a strong degree of character.

Tom Trewin saw politics as a means of helping local people. He had no great ambition about where he might finish up in politics. He was one of those people who just wanted to have the responsibility of doing the very, very best on behalf of the electorate that he represented. If ever there were a role model to follow of a grassroots member of Parliament, Tom Trewin would be the one to study.

One need only to have attended the funeral service at the Anglican Church at Benalla to see how close-knit Tom Trewin's family is: Tom's grandchildren read the lessons, and from that one could judge the real closeness of the family.

We always feel some concern about the partner who is left behind after 52 years of marriage and about how he or she will cope, but I am sure May is getting support from her children, Graeme, Brian and Colleen, and from her grandchildren.

In glancing through Tom Trewin's Parliamentary speeches one discovers that, no matter what the subject, few would fail to include a thread dealing with Clydesdale horses. Tom Trewin had a great love for Clydesdales. I recall that when visiting the Royal Melbourne Show the first stand he headed for would be the Clydesdale pavilion.

There is no doubt he was well respected by all the people who knew him. It was a great opportunity for me to accompany him and meet the contacts he so readily made in the Royal Melbourne Show livestock pavilions.

In her contribution the Premier referred to Tom Trewin's cricket career and to his participation in cricket matches between Parliamentary staff and poli ticians. I guess a mark of respect for him was the attendance at his funeral of members of the Victorian Country Cricket League and the Victorian Cricket Association. People such as Bob Merriman and Geoff McRae from Ballarat were at the church

service to pay their respects. That commitment from colleagues in other walks of life demonstrates the respect in which people of the calibre of Tom Trewin are held.

It has been well documented that Tom had an affiliation with many organisations in the communities of Benalla, Goorambat and Devenish where he had fanned for many years. Tom Trewin had a great love for agriculture. I recall many hours of discussions with him on the role and function of the Australian Wheat Board and on agricultural production issues in Victoria.

I offer my condolences to May, Graeme, Brian and Colleen and their respective families on the passing of Tom Trewin. Although it is a moment of sadness for us all, we should appreciate the Significant contribution he made not only to the Benalla electorate but also to Victoria in his political and other walks of life. Tom Trewin stands as a fine example to us all.

Mr JASPER (Murray Valley) - I join the debate on the condolence motion for Tom Trewin and confirm earlier comments of honourable members about his great record of service in the political arena and in the community in which he served. It is interesting to listen to those who knew Tom Trewin prior to his entering Parliament. When Tom was preselected as the then Country Party candidate for Benalla and was taken to meet various people, apparently his typical comment was, '1 am a fanner from Devenish and am looking to get into Parliament". That is typical of his attitude and demonstrates that he was a grassroots representative.

Tom was certainly a significant contributor to his electorate. Honourable members have referred to the many functions he would attend in his electorate on the one day and to how he was always looking for ways of representing his people. I have been told that if ever there was a dogfight going on when Tom was a member of Parliament he would be there. His wife, May, can confirm that because she said he was certainly not home very much. I confirm the suggestion of honourable members that Tom was always looking to promote country people.

He typified country Parliamentary representatives, both in his promotion of country people and by bringing to the attention of Parliament the many disadvantages that country people suffer.

I entered Parliament in 1976 and, because of a lack of office space, I was one of five members of the

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National Party who were located in the National Party room and that was the situation through to the early 1980s. I can attest to Tom's excellent support of new members who did not understand Parliamentary procedure. His advice was well received. Tom also encouraged us to take on responsibility.

For many years Tom was the National Party spokesman on agriculture and he was well versed in that area. He was also the National Party spokesman on the liquor industry. Tom visited many hotels and other places throughout his electorate. He knew those areas well. In the early 1980s he told me he was going to retire from that position and said I should take it over and become an expert on the liquor industry and the Liquor Act. He said that the best way to do that was to visit some hotels and speak to people in the industry. He encouraged me by taking me to visit liquor retailers in parts of his electorate and my electorate of Murray Valley!

Tom always had words of advice. One bit of advice he gave me stands out. One day when we were leaving Parliament House to attend a function Tom said, '1ust a moment, I must go to the toilet". He returned in a few minutes and said, 'When you reach the age of 50 you must never pass a lift or a toilet". That is interesting advice that many honourable members may care to remember!

In 1985 Tom expressed concern about the redistribution of an area from the electorate of Benalla to that of Murray Valley. The area of Devenish in which he lived had become part of the electorate of Murray Valley. He attended all our meetings and did all he could, but he was concerned because he had to vote as a constituent of the Murray Valley electorate. He was pleased when that part of the electorate of Murray Valley was returned to the Benalla electorate where he believed it should have stayed.

The Leader of the National Party mentioned Tom's funeral, which demonstrated the respect and esteem in which he was held, not only in Benalla and the surrounding area but right throughout Victoria. The Leader of the National Party referred to the large number of people who attended the funeral. Hundreds of people were not able to be seated in the church during the service and a long procession of cars went to the Devenish cemetery.

I extend my condolences and sympathy to May, who was a great support to Tom over many years, and also to Graeme, Colleen and Brian and their families.

Mr MAUGHAN (Rodney) - I pay tribute to Thomas Campion Trewin, who represented the electorate of Benalla from 1961 to 1982. He was a fanner and a man of the soil. He loved the land and during the whole of his long life derived emotional satisfaction and enjoyment from his farming activities.

As has already been pointed out, he was a noted breeder of Clydesdale horses, those lovable and gentle giants of the horse world, and was regarded highly throughout Australia as a judge of Clydesdales and as a member of the Australian Clydesdale Council. He was active in a range of community affairs, including agro-politics. He was a member of the Victorian Wheat and Woolgrowers Association and an active member of the Benalla and District Agricultural and Horticultural Society. He was also a long time and active member of the Anglican Church and acted as a church warden and representative on the church synod.

As has already been stated, cricket was the love of Tom's life. He was a talented cricketer, having played for the Victorian colts in his youth against the noted cricketers Keith Miller, Ian Johnson and Frank Tyson. He was a noted batsman in his area and often opened the batting for Goorambat. A famous story concerns the occasion on which Tom opened the batting and hit seven successive sixes and on the eighth ball - it was back in the time of eight-ball overs - he slipped and was stumped. To add insult to injury, as he left the field he apologised to the bowler for knocking 42 runs off seven balls.

Tom continued to play the occasional game of cricket until he was 65. He was President of the Benalla and District Cricket Association for 29 successive years and when he retired from that position was made a patron of the association. Tom will also be remembered in the Benalla and Goorambat areas for his willingness to pass on to younger players his experience of the game of cricket.

He was elected to represent the Benalla electorate in 1961 and did so with a great deal of honour and distinction until 1982, when he was succeeded in that role by the current Leader of the National Party. Tom Trewin was loved and respected by his constituents and was an outstanding local member.

I was privileged to speak with Tom Trewin in this place a few weeks before his untimely death. I remember him as a humble and gentle man, an unassuming person who was one of nature's

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gentlemen. I was privileged to be present at his funeral which, as honourable members have pointed out, was attended by a large and representative group of people, including members of Parliament, members of the farming community, cricketers, Clydesdale breeders from all around Australia, members of the Anglican Church and fonner constituents.

It was a memorable service and, as the member for Murray Valley has already pointed out, Tom Trewin's grandchildren played a Significant part in that service. One of Tom's favourite hymns, "An Old Country Church", was sung with great gusto at the service. He was buried in the Devenish cemetery, which is close to his home of 78 years. I extend to his wife, May, his sons, Graeme and Brian, his daughter, Colleen, and his grandchildren my profound sympathy in their great loss. I am privileged to have known him and am pleased to have had the opportunity of paying tribute to his memory.

The SPEAKER - I pay tribute to the late Tom Trewin. I first met Tom on my election to this House in 1979 although, as I recall, my father knew Tom as they were about the same age and lived in the same district in their younger days. Indeed, our families lived in the same district for at least a century. I found Tom to be a very friendly and open person. As a new member, he made me feel welcome in this House and, through our informal contact, was of considerable assistance to me, as I am sure members on all sides found through their associations with him.

He played an important role in the Parliament through his membership of a number of Significant committees and without doubt made an important contribution to Victoria.

I join with other honourable members in paying tribute to Tom Trewin and expressing my condolences to his wife May and to his family.

I ask honourable members to indicate their assent to the two motions in the customary manner.

Motions agreed to in silence, honourable members showing unanimous agreement by standing in their places.

ADJOURNMENT

Ms KIRNER (premier) - I move:

That, as a further mark of respect to the memory of the late Honourable Clive Philip Stoneham, OBE, and the late Thomas Campion Trewin, Esquire, the House do now adjourn, until 8 p.m. this day.

Motion agreed to.

House adjourned 3.26 p.m.

The SPEAKER took the chair at 8.5 p.m.

GUIDELINES ON THE CONDUCT OF QUESTION TIME

The SPEAKER - Order! To assist honourable members, I have prepared and had circulated a document summarising the guidelines that apply to the conduct of question time. The guidelines, which are in the hands of honourable members, are based on Standing Orders, Speakers' rulings and May.

Is leave of the House granted for the incorporation of the document in Hansard?

Leave granted; document as follows:

It is important that question time is conducted in a manner which both ensures that it fulfils its intended purpose and is consistent with the status and proper dignity of Parliament.

The following are the guidelines based on Standing Orders, Speakers' rulings and May which apply to the conduct of question time:

a member or a Minister must not read a question or an answer. Such questions and answers may be ruled out of order by the Chair;

questions and answers must relate to government administration or policy and should be directed to the Minister most directly responsible or answering on behalf of such Minister in another place;

questions to the Premier may relate to matters within the Premier's portfolio responsibilities and to general matters of government policy and administration, but questions concerning detail affecting another portfolio should be directed to the responsible Minister;

questions should not seek an expression of opinion, seek a legal opinion or ask whether statements reported in the media are accurate or correct;

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questions should not seek a solution to a hypothetical proposition, be trivial, vague or meaningless;

questions should not contain epithets or rhetorical, controversial, ironical, unbecoming or offensive expressions, or expressions of opinion, argument, inferences or imputations;

questions should not raise matters which are sub judice or anticipate debate on an Order of the Day;

where a question relates to an allegation, assertion, claim, imputation or similar matter, the member is responsible for the accuracy of the facts. Where the facts are of sufficient moment the member may be required to provide prima facie proof to the Speaker before the question is admitted;

questions cannot reflect on the character or conduct of members of either House and certain other persons in official or public positions which are defined in May. Attention is also drawn to the provisions of the Australian House of Representatives Standing Orders which restrict questions critical of the character or conduct of other persons to questions on notice;

where a question seeks information which is too lengthy to be dealt with in an answer to a question or otherwise invites a Ministerial statement, the Chair may disallow it and suggest that the Minister to whom it is directed consider making a Ministerial statement on the matter following question time. It should be noted that such action is not constrained by the practice of issuing copies of Ministerial statements, which is a courtesy only, or by the relatively recent practice of Ministerial statements being followed by debate on the question "that the Ministerial statement be noted";

questions which breach the guidelines are out of order and there is no right to immediately rephrase or re-ask questions which have been disallowed;

answers must comply with the same rules and practices as apply to the asking of questions;

answers must be directly responsive, relevant, succinct, limited to the subject matter of the question, may provide statements of policy or the intentions of the government, including information on examinations of policy options and other actions which the Minister has had undertaken but must not debate the matter. (Answers to questions should be limited to 2 minutes usually and an absolute maximum of 5 minutes actual speaking time);

an answer may be refused on the groundsof public policy, for example, that answering may jeopardise criminal investigations or for some other particular reason may be against the public interest

that the information is not available to the Minister, in which case it may be requested that it be placed on notice

that the Minister intends to make a Ministerial statement on the subject matter in the near future.

The conduct and effectiveness of question time is in the hands of members. It will assist if:

personal conversation is limited as it is discourteous and adds to the background sound which creates difficulty in clearly hearing questions and answers;

a member or a Minister speaking pauses whenever audible conversation, interjection or other disorderly behaviour occurs;

a member or a Minister who is unable to control his/her disorderly conduct leaves the Chamber for the remainder of question time rather than risk being named. The Chair may exercise its absolute discretion concerning the call by not giving the call to a member or a Minister whose conduct has been disorderly, including interjections.

A member or Minister who has been consistently warned as a result of disorderly conduct in question time may be named without further warning as a result of further disorderly conduct during any part of proceedings on that day or a future day during the current sittings period.


TRANSPORT ACCIDENT COMMISSION

Mr KENNEIT (Leader of the Opposition) - I refer the Premier to reports this evening and to rumours circulating in the financial markets that the government intends to extract substantial funds, up to $1 billion, from the Transport Accident Commission (TAC) to fund the government's election promises and ask: will the Premier assure the House that the government is not raiding the insurance funds of Victorian motorists to pay for years of government waste and policies that do not benefit motorists--



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Mr Crabb - He's reading the question!

The SPEAKER - Order! I ask the honourable member not to read his question, if indeed that is what he is doing. I also ask him to recommence his question, omitting argument and imputations.

Mr KENNETI - I refer the Premier to reports this evening and to rumours circulating in the financial markets that the government intends to extract substantial funds, up to $1 billion, from the Transport Accident Commission to fund the government's election promises and ask: will the Premier assure the House - -

Honourable members interjecting.

The SPEAKER - Order! I ask honourable members, particularly those on my right, to observe the guidelines that are in their hands and to remain silent.

Mr Sandon interjected.

The SPEAKER - Order! I include the Minister for Police and Emergency Services in that request.

Mr KENNETI - I ask the Premier: will she assure the House that the government will not raid the insurance funds of Victorian motorists and that at no time will it act against the wishes of the independent T AC?

Ms KIRNER (Premier) - I assure the House and the honourable member that the continuing support we have given to the Transport Accident Commission, in its aim to become a viable, fully-funded institution, will continue. It is the actions of this government, combined with TAC's management, in reducing the speed limits on our roads, which the opposition would increase and put both the people of Victoria and - -

Mr KENNETI (Leader of the Opposition) - On a point of order, Mr Speaker, the question was not whether the TAC remains fully funded but whether the Premier intends to remove from it up to $1000 million tomorrow against the advice and wishes of the T AC.

The SPEAKER - Order! It is up to a Minister as to the manner in which he or she replies, but the reply must be relevant to the question. I ask the Premier to relate her remarks directly to the question asked by the Leader of the Opposition.

Ms KIRNER (premier) - The Transport Accident Commission, which the government has enabled to become viable with the assistance of the commission's management, will remain an effective institution. The question to be asked is: what would the coalition do with the TAC?

Mr KENNETI (Leader of the Opposition) - On a point of order, according to your direction, Mr Speaker, the answer is not relevant. The question is: how much will the Premier and the government take from the T AC tomorrow?

The SPEAKER - Order! I advise the Premier to relate her remarks to the question asked by the Leader of the Opposition. At this stage I am unable to relate her remarks to the question asked.

Mr Seitz interjected.

The SPEAKER - I warn the honourable member for Keilor and I will not warn him again. I am prepared to act against him if he is unable to contain his behaviour. At this stage I do not uphold the point of order, but the Premier is not at liberty to debate the matter. She must relate her remarks to the question asked.

Ms KIRNER (Premier) - Under our government and our Budget the T AC remains a viable, successful and profitable institution. The only way that asset will be removed from the Victorian people will be by the opposition, which plans to sell it off. That is the only way in which it will be lost to the Victorian community.

REPORT OF CHAIRMAN OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD

Mr McNAMARA (Leader of the National Party) - I refer the Premier to the report of the Chairman of the Public Service Board on the $95 000 payout to the fonner Public Transport Corporation employee - now a Treasury employee - Mr Justin Brenan and I ask: will she table that report in its totality, without alteration or deletion?

Ms KIRNER (premier) -If the Leader of the National Party had noted my conversation with the Leader of the Opposition he would understand that I am about to table the Honan report.

Mr McNamara - With deletions!

Ms KIRNER - On the advice of the Solicitor-General and after consultation, the



President of the Legislative Council and the Governor in Council are of the view that, in order to protect any legal proceedings that may take place as a result of this report --

Mr Kennett interjected.

The SPEAKER -Order! I suggest that the Leader of the Opposition should remain silent and I make a similar suggestion to the Leader of the National Party.

Ms KIRNER - The view of the President of the Legislative Council and the Governor in Council is that the report should be tabled. In order to allow legal proceedings to take place, the Solicitor-General advised that certain matters should be deleted from the report. It is my intention to comment on how we will handle the report and what action we will take after it is tabled, but it is most important that the report be treated seriously. It is an excellent report by Mr Honan and it will be dealt with in a full and appropriate manner.

MOBIL OIL AUSTRALIA LTD

Mr SERCOMBE (Niddrie) - Will the Premier inform the House of the measures being taken by the government to facilitate major industrial development in Victoria, particularly the Mobil Oil Australia Ltd development?

Ms KIRNER (Premier) -Mobil's decision to invest $1 billion over the next 10 years on the Altona refinery is one of the most Significant decisions made in this State for a long time. It will represent a massive upgrade of that refinery so Victoria will be able to produce its fuel supply from within the State. It represents forward planning so that the oil from the Middle East can be used and processed. It will also represent an improvement in the environment for the people of the western suburbs and will result in the creation of 1000 construction jobs during the rebuilding of the refinery.

I was pleased to hear Mr Dick Leonard, the Managing Director of Mobil Oil Australia Ltd, say that the government's commitment and the hard work done by Minister White had cleared a path for that development. Mobil is to proceed with the first stage of the development at the beginning of next year. That will be a $190 million investment in Victoria and will mean the creation of 1000 jobs at the beginning of January. As Mr Leonard said, that will be good for Victoria, good for Mobil and good for the western suburbs.

That development did not just happen. It was not caused by my calling on the business people of Victoria to telephone me and tell me their plans, as the Leader of the Opposition has done. He thinks the way Victoria can encourage investment is by asking members of the business community to call him and let him know so that he can get business going. That is not a bad advertising technique, but it is not the basis on which investment comes to Victoria.

Investment comes to Victoria through the action team approach that my government is taking. First, companies must make decisions to invest; second, there must be a proper process of community consultation; and, third, there must be adequate support for investment and development. All those things happened with Mobil and through the government's cooperation. It also happened through the cooperation of the unions.

Isn't it interesting that in the past 24 hours we have heard some business leaders say they do not like the industrial approach of the Federal and State oppositions? The shadow Minister for industrial relations, the honourable member for Hawthorn, said that the government had taken too long in its consultations. He did not want the people of Victoria, particularly the people of the western suburbs, to be consulted. That was not the government's view. If it had gone any faster and if it had not been done as thoroughly, Victoria would not have received that investment. The government is not in the business of thumping unions or business into agreement, as is the honourable member for Hawthorn. The government is in the business of cooperation and cohesion; our approach is to achieve results for investment in Victoria.

REPORT OF CHAIRMAN OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD

Mr KENNElT (Leader of the Opposition) - I refer the Premier to the report on Mr Brenan which she said she will table in the House later tOnight, with deletions. Is it a fact that Mr Honan's report recommends that the government should consider taking legal steps to recover public moneys paid to Mr Brenan that should not have been paid?

Ms KIRNER (premier) - I seek your advice, Mr Speaker, on the appropriateness of discussing a report that is about to be tabled in the House --




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The SPEAKER - Order! I am endeavouring to hear the Premier and I would appreciate honourable members on both sides of the House remaining silent.

Ms KIRNER - The report will then be available for everyone to discuss.

The SPEAKER - Order! In respect of the matter on which the Premier seeks guidance, there is no restriction on her answering the question.

The honourable member for Forest Hill has a point of order?

Mr RICHARD SON (Forest Hill) - Mr Speaker, you have answered my point of order.

Ms KIRNER (Premier) - The report recommends tha t action be taken to recover funds that were inappropriately paid. I have already said that the report will be fully endorsed by the government and I look forward to the cooperation of the opposition.

MUSEUM AT SOUTHBANK

Mr W ALSH (Albert Park) - Will the Minister for Major Projects infonn the House of progress being made on the development of the museum at Southbank in my electorate?

Mr KENNAN (Minister for Major Projects) - I thank the honourable member for his question and for his interest in the arts; after all, in many instances he is the member for the arts precinct. Honourable members will be aware of the work undertaken in the construction of a museum at Southbank. They will be aware that the $2 million piling contract has now been completed on time and within budget.

Honourable members will also be aware that, with the construction of the Scienceworks museum, the government built the first major new museum in this city in 100 years and although the attendance for the first 18 weeks was projected to be 55 000 people, in fact 219 000 people turned up -almost four times the estimated attendance! That is another project which, had it been in power, the opposition would not have built.

The government intends to proceed with the museum at Southbank. It has let a contract of approximately $6 million for construction of the five-storey Clarendon Street building, on which work will start shortly. Work over an ll-month

construction period will provide a public entry to the museum, a bookshop and other facilities. The initiation of the work can proceed while a preferred developer is selected.

Honourable members will be aware that in her statement of June last year the Premier announced that some $16 million had been allocated to this important project. In addition to getting on with the project, which is central to the future of Southbank and our cultural infrastructure and which will provide many hundreds of jobs, the government has also let a contract for the fitting out of the historic tea house adjacent to the site. It has been purchased to provide accommodation for administrative, cultural and exhibition staff.

The government's actions will put in train the move of the Museum of Victoria from its present location to Southbank, vacating the whole of the existing museum and library building, where Will building has been carried out successfully, for the library.

I have no doubt that the public has confidence in the capacity of the government to go on with the building of the museum, whereas the opposition promises, as it does in relation to other things, nothing but a freeze - it offers the public no new museum in Melbourne!

We have made good progress in this area. The contract we have recently let will ensure that progress continues, and we will get on with the job, despite the knocking and whingeing of the opposition.

BUDGET DEFICIT

Mr STOCKDALE (Brighton) - I refer to the Treasurer his immortal words: ''This State has no financial problems. Our revenue is just down a bit." I ask how he can reconcile that much publicised claim with the fact that his own figures show that taxes, fees and fines - -

An honourable member interjected.

Mr STOCKDALE -If the honourable member would be quiet he would hear the question! How can the Treasurer reconcile his much publicised claim with the fact that his own figures show that taxes, fees and fines are up by 6.5 per cent and State revenue is up by 9.2 per cent, more than three times the rate of inflation?



Mr A. J. SHEEHAN (Treasurer) - It is pleasing to note the opposition's interest in last year's Budget outcomes. After launching a sustained attack, month after month, on the confidence of the Victorian economy and after talking about blow-outs to the tune of $2 billion or, in some cases, $3 billion, we find that--


The SPEAKER -Order! I ask the Treasurer to pause until the House comes to order. I particularly ask a number of honourable members on my left to remain silent so that all honourable members can clearly hear the Treasurer's reply.

Mr A. J. SHEEHAN - The Budget outcome is very close to the figure I predicted - within 1 per cent of our target figure. That is probably the best Budget outcome in Australia for the 1991-92 financial year and compares very favourably with the Commonwealth result.


The SPEAKER - Order! The honourable member for Mornington!

Mr A. J. SHEEHAN - That result has far exceeded expectations and is very different from the sort of hysterical, misleading nonsense put about by the shadow Treasurer and the Leader of the Opposition, neither of whom has been right. Neither of them has been right about a number of financial issues this year. Taking those issues one by one, the shadow Treasurer and the Leader of the Opposition were wrong about the promise of refonn of government trading enterprises; they were wrong about the government not being able to handle the Victorian Equity Trust; and they were wrong about the Budget outcome. They have absolutely no credibility!

It is unfortunate that some sections of the media have reported the shadow Treasurer and the Leader of the Opposition without question and without asking them what their responses would be in similar situations, because they are unable to interpret facts correctly and they are unable to put policies on the table.

VICTORIAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

Mr McNAMARA (Leader of the National Party) - I direct to the attention of the Minister for

Police and Emergency Services the inquiry conducted by the Deputy Ombudsman, Or Perry, into activities concerning the Victorian Economic Development Corporation (VEDC) and Or Perry's statement on 26 July that the report would be available within four or five weeks.

I ask the Minister to assure the House that as soon as he receives the report he will immediately make it available to the public of Victoria so that we will not see another cover-up of VEDC matters similar to that which occurred prior to the 1988 State election.

Mr SANDON (Minister for Police and Emergency Services) - I do not interfere in the role of Or Perry. He is an independent person who conducts his affairs independently - -

Mr McNAMARA (Leader of the National Party) -On a point of order, Mr Speaker, I ask you to direct to the attention of the Minister the issue of relevance. I was not questioning the independence of the Deputy Ombudsman. I asked the Minister to give the House an assurance that once he receives the report from the Deputy Ombudsman he will immediately make it available to the public of Victoria. We need to ensure that it is made available immediately so that we can know precisely the circumstances surrounding the VEDC inquiry and not have the spectacle of a cover-up similar to that which occurred in 1988.

Mr ROPER (Minister for Employment, Post-Secondary Education and Training) - On the point of order, Mr Speaker, the Minister has been speaking for only a few seconds in reply to the question asked by the Leader of the National Party. Indeed, you would be aware from the guidelines circu1a ted earlier that the second matter relating to the Victorian Economic Development Corporation is out of order.

It is reasonable for the Minister to explain the role of Or Perry and to point out that he is independent, which is what the Minister was doing before the Leader of the National Party made his extended point of order.

The SPEAKER - Order! I do not uphold the point of order at this stage of the Minister's reply. It is reasonable for the Minister to put in context his response to the question, as I believe he was seeking to do.

Mr SANDON (Minister for Police and Emergency Services) - Or Perry's report will be



given to me in due course and I will not prejudge its contents or indicate what I will do until I have received it.

SCHOOL WORKS AND SERVICES PROGRAMS

Mr HAMILTON (Morwell) - Is the Minister for School Education aware of recent press reports in the Herald-Sun calling for an immediate halt to all school works and services programs and, if so, will he advise whether he intends taking any action to put school works and services programs on hold?

Mr POPE (Minister for School Education) - I did read the Herald-Sun and I apologise for that. I was amazed to read that the honourable member for Prahran, the shadow Minister for education, had said that a coalition government would halt all school works and services programs. Capital works programs proposed in the recent Budget will not proceed if the coalition is elected to government.

Indeed, the honourable member referred to the Latrobe Valley and, in particular, to the Traralgon Secondary College and to Berwick. He stated that the amalgamation program at the Traralgon Secondary College should not proceed but he neglected to mention that for two years the former Traralgon High School and the Traralgon Technical School had been having discussions about amalgamation and, in fact, entered into a memorandum of agreement in June.

In May this year the government said that a third campus would be established and that money would be allocated to improve the staff and administration facilities, including the library, at the western campus of the Traralgon Secondary College.

It is unfortunate that the honourable member has adopted the position reported in the Herald-Sun. Apparently he has told all Liberal Party candidates for the coming election that a coalition government will not proceed with any capital works programs and will not honour the commitments of this government. He is not worried by the fact that discussions on the amalgamation of the Traralgon Secondary College have been going on for two years!

Unfortunately, some members opposite did not get the message from the honourable member for Prahran. The Honourable Alan Hunt in another place has written to me asking for capital works to be undertaken in seven schools in the Berwick electorate, one of the areas mentioned specifically by

the honourable member for Prahran in his article in the Herald-Sun of 5 August. In his letter the Honourable Alan Hunt says that he believes all this work should be done for these seven schools in the Berwick electorate. Already work is being done at Eumemmerring Secondary College, and that will continue.

The honourable member for Gippsland West obviously did not take note of the honourable member for Prahran and the position that he might adopt because the honourable member for Gippsland West has written to me about Lang Lang; the honourable member for Kew has written to me about Kew High School and Balwyn High School; and the list goes on.

But the one that really took my attention last Wednesday, as I was driving down to Traralgon and reading through my papers of the night before from the Department of School Education, was a letter from the honourable member for Prahran. Guess what he was asking me to do? He was seeking an urgent response concerning works at the Armadale Primary School. Where is the Armadale Primary School? It is in the Prahran electorate!

Some poor sucker who is the Liberal candidate in Traralgon has espoused the position of the shadow Minister that, no, he is not going to continue with the capital works program in Traralgon; yet I have received from the honourable member for Prahran a letter seeking an urgent response concerning capital works at the Armadale Primary School!

The reality is that the schools capital works program that will be outlined in the next Budget, which will be brought down tomorrow, is important for Victoria, not only for the 5000 jobs it will create but also for the students in Victoria in schools that need these capital works urgently. It is ridiculous to delay these capital works and it is hypocritical of the honourable member for Prahran to state his pOSition and to then ask me for works to proceed in his own electorate.

PREMIER'S JUNE 1991 ECONOMIC STATEMENT

Mr STOCK~ALE (Brighton) - I refer the Premier to her June 1991 economic statement in which she promised that the Budget deficit for the current year would be $836.6 million. Does she stand by her words that these were brave targets against which she was prepared to be held accountable? If

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she does not stand by those words, why should Victorians believe anything that this Premier says?

Ms KIRNER (premier) - Having set out the various targets in the June economic statement, including improvement in the efficiency of the public sector, the actual financing transaction targets, the expenditure targets, and the revenue targets, I was very pleased that our Budget of last financial year managed to come in, with all the constraints of a recession, on target in relation to expenditure.

Very few States in Australia managed that. It is clear from what every economic commentator has said tha t the recession has lasted longer than anyone had expected. Therefore, I am quite prepared to be held accountable for what I have stated; but I am also prepared to explain why the revenue and asset sale side of this Budget did not come in on target. However, at least I can be held accountable for the policies and statements that I firmly, openly and honestly put before the people of Victoria.

In contrast, what have we seen from the opposition about the policies it is prepared to put before the people of Victoria? It is not prepared to put a single fully-developed policy. The Leader of the Opposition sits there smirking as he thinks he has a clever tactic, but what he has is a total lack of respect for the Victorian people. Only the Leader of the Opposition would be arrogant enough to put himself in a pOSition where he says to the people of Victoria, "Trust me; trust me with your superannuation". There are people employed in the Victorian public sector who have taken out private superannuation because they are scared of what he will do to their superannuation. He says, "Trust me". What I am saying to the Leader of the Opposition is that I spell out my policies and I will be held accountable; he will not, and therefore he cannot be trusted.

RURAL MARKETING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

Mr KENNEDY (Bendigo West) - Will the Minister for Tourism inform the House of the progress of the rural marketing assistance program?

Mr CRABB (Minister for Tourism) - I thank the honourable member for his question and for his continuing interest in and support of the government's tourism policies. The rural marketing assistance program has been in place for three years. The government has provided $1 million each year

on a $1 for $1 basis to local tourism associations around the State to fund their promotional, marketing and communications activities. It has had extraordinary success during that period and has encouraged not only an increase in the quantity of material but also an increase in the quality of material. It has encouraged cooperation not only between the associations and the government but also between the associations themselves. Anybody who has had experience with the tourism industry will know its penchant for forming new associations at a rate of knots. The government has bound the associations together into more viable organisations. The success of the program has been such that this year the government will double the provision to $2 million to be matched on a $1 for $1 basis by the tourism associations themselves, producing an aggregate of $4 million.

The grants under that program have just been decided, and 46 separate organisations in the State will each take part in the program. They will be informed progreSSively and honourable members will be informed of the organisations within their electorates over the next few days.

The program is supplementary to the major promotion campaigns that the government has carried out on the lakes, the River Murray, the Grampians (Gariwerd), the high country and, most recently, the Great Ocean Road promotion campaign that was so successful that the Shire of Heytesbury is complaining that the tourists are breaking up the roads.

The supplement in today's Herald-Sun includes an article on great Victorian motoring holidays, which will be an added boost to domestic tourism.

During September the government will be running a $1 million campaign on the goldfields, which will be the latest in a run of major successful campaigns which have achieved boom times in domestic tourism in the State. Last year Victorian domestic tourism increased by 2.3 per cent compared with a national decline of 3 per cent. The industry now employs 150 000 people, is worth $4.7 billion to the State's economy and, if it is given a chance, is placed to be the best performing industry of the 1990s. Everything on the horizon looks fine except for the introduction of a goods and services tax. No country in the world, except for New Zealand, has ever suggested that a goods and services tax should be applied without zero rating on the tourism industry. It is outrageous that the Federal coalition



should be proposing such a tax and doing it without one word from the coalition opposite.

The tourism industry is essential to the future economic well-being of the State and deserves to be treated as an export industry, just like any other industry that exports goods or services. If the opposition is contemplating a goods and services tax, it ought to be doing what is done in Europe, the United States of America and Canada, which have a zero rating.

Mr McNamara interjected.

Mr CRABB - Indeed, even in Italy, where the honourable member seems to have an interest. It should be recognised that the export of tourism is equally as valid as the export of anything else.

PAYMENT TO FORMER SENIOR PUBLIC SERVANT

Mr HAYWARD (Prahran) - I refer to an earlier statement of the Premier--

Mrs Hirsh interjected.

The SPEAKER - Order! The honourable member for Wantima is out of order and out of her place.

Mr HAYWARD - I refer to an earlier statement of the Premier to the House that the payment to the former chief executive of the former Ministry of Education, Ms Ann Morrow, was made with proper process and on the basis of loss suffered, and I ask: is it a fact that the payment was made without evidence of actual loss suffered?


The SPEAKER - Order! With the level of interjection it is impossible for honourable members, including the Premier to whom the question is addressed, to hear it clearly. I ask honourable members on both sides of the House to remain silent.

Mr HAYWARD - I refer to the Premier's statement to the House that the payment to the former chief executive of the former Ministry of Education, Ms Ann Morrow, was made with proper process and on the basis of actual loss suffered --

Mr Micallef - Take your glasses off!

Mr HAYWARD - I ask the Premier: is it a fact that the payment was made without evidence of actual loss suffered, was made on the basis of a letter written by Ms Ann Morrow herself, and was approved by a deputy secretary of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet?

Ms KIRNER (Premier) - As the honourable member well knows, the report covering all the issues relating to that payout, which did follow a proper process, will, as I understand it, be tabled in the Upper House tomorrow. Victorians are getting used to the Legislative Council Select Committee on Government Appointments being misused for political purposes and being leaked to the media, much to the chagrin of the President of the Legislative Council, who seems to have a different view of what is appropriate from his opposition colleagues. I look forward to that report.

Mr McNAMARA (Leader of the National Party) - I address my question to the Premier. Given that in an earlier reply the Premier said she wants to be accountable for her statements, I refer to her statements to the House on 19 September last year when she said that "appropriate processes for determining payouts to senior public servants were followed" in the Ann Morrow case.


The SPEAKER - Order! The Minister for Police and Emergency Services is making it impOSSible for honourable members and the Chair to hear the question. I ask him to remain silent.

Mr McNAMARA - Given that evidence under oath to the Legislative Council Select Committee on Government Appointments shows that errors were made by the Remuneration Review Committee over which the Premier presided, does the Premier still stand by her earlier statements?

Ms KIRNER (Premier) - I am intrigued to learn that the Leader of the National Party has access to a report that has not yet been tabled in the House.

Mr McNamara - It was a public hearing.

Ms KIRNER - The Leader of the National Party has made judgments from various statements given in evidence. They are not the careful deliberations of the Select Committee.

Such judgments may well be the normal, abusive way the opposition wants to handle Legislative



Council committee procedures. We all know who was using that committee's evidence to leak things to the press, and those people are asking the questions around this table! I am happy to wait for the report and to debate it then. The proper processes have been followed and the government looks forward to the report being presented.

ARADALE PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL

Mrs RAY (Box Hill) - I ask the Minister for Community Services to outline to the House the steps being taken to achieve the closure of the Aradale Psychiatric Hospital.

Mrs SETCHES (Minister for Community Services) - I thank the honourable member for her question and her continuing interest in matters dealing with intellectual disability. Following the report from Health Department Victoria last November, responsibility for the Aradale Psychiatric Hospital was transferred to Community Services Victoria (CSV). After consulting the people of Ararat, who fully support the change, I decided that the 186 intellectually disabled residents of Aradale would move into supported accommodation in the local community by the end of 1994. However, that requires a commitment by the government to provide an additional $24 million of recurrent and capital expenditure until that time, and a commitment from the town of Ararat and surrounding areas to welcome those people from "the hill" and allow them to live alongside the rest of the community.

The closure of Aradale is long overdue; it is 125 years old. The average length of stay in the institution is 24 years and most of the residents are more than 50 years old. One resident has lived in institutions under successive governments for 75 of his 76 years. Do I hear a groan from the opposition because the House is hearing some of the dirty linen that successive governments have failed to address? This government has a clear commitment to this issue, and the money it has dedicated will be used over the next three years to the end of 1994.

What do we hear from the opposition about the closure of Aradale? The opposition spokesperson has been quoted as saying that Victorian institutions for intellectually disabled people are not good enough for a week's holiday for a dog. He has also said they are archaic, crude and backward. However, when he is questioned about what he will do with the 186 people in Aradale if his party gets into government he says that the centre is likely to

remain open in the short term and that it will be on his government's agenda for the long term.

The opposition spokesperson also says it will be about 15 years before he can consider closing Aradale. When he is questioned further he says the opposition has a policy to conduct a government-wide audit as well as an audit of CSV. He says that when his government has considered what will be spent by the department, if there is any money left over - -

The SPEAKER - Order! The Minister is in order when providing information on policies and proposals which she has examined; however, she is not in order when she uses her answer as a vehicle to attack the opposition.

Mrs SETCHES (Minister for Community Services) - It is relevant to examine in detail the response of the opposition spokesperson. A year ago, when I announced that Caloola Training Centre would close, the government received a number of responses. The honourable member for Prahran responded by saying that it was wonderful that it was closing and that it should have been closed years ago. An Upper House member who represents the Central Highlands Province - she is a senior shadow Cabinet member - said, ''Yes, it should have been closed". The honourable member for Bendigo East said - -

Mr DELZOPPO (Narracan) - On a point of order, Mr Speaker, you have already ruled that this is not an opportunity for the Minister to attack the opposition. I put it to you that the Minister is defying your previous ruling and I ask you to bring her to order.

The SPEAKER - Order! I do not uphold the point of order. The Minister appears to be prOViding information but I remind her that she must relate that information to her responsibility or to the policies or proposals that she has examined within her portfolio.

Mrs SETCHES (Minister for Community Services) - The honourable member for Bendigo East said, ''No, I would not close Caloola". Caloola is about to be closed, but the honourable member for Bendigo East has still not made up his mind about whether he supports the closure. There was a similar approach by the opposition to the Aradale Psychiatric Hospital. The community is looking for support from the government and the opposition for the people who have been in that institution for

PERSONAL EXPLANATION


decades as they are brought out into the community. This is an abrogation of responsibility.

The SPEAKER - Order! The Minister appears to be commencing to debate the matter. In view of the time she has taken I ask her to conclude her answer.

Mrs SETCHES - The government has a commitment to people with intellectual disabilities. It has reduced the number of people in institutions from 3200 to 1700; some 1900 people with intellectual disabilities are now living in the community. We will continue to support them to ensure that they get a good deal and that they do not have to take only what is left over.

PERSONAL EXPLANATION

Mr LEIGH (Malvern) - In the debate on the motion for the adjournment of the sitting in the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday, 22 October 1991, which is reported at page 1261 of Hansard, I made certain comments and allegations against Helen a'Kane, who was the Deputy Director of Region 8 of Health Department Victoria, which is the South Eastern Metropolitan Region. My remarks were subsequently reported on page 7 - -

Mr Kennett interjected.

The SPEAKER -Order! I remind the Leader of the OppOSition that this is an important proceeding which affects both the rights of the honourable member for Malvern and another person to whom he is referring.

Mr LEIGH - My remarks were subsequently reported on page 7 of the Mordialloc-Chelsea News published on 29 October 1991 under the heading "Health worker breached her duties: Leigh". In my statement to Parliament I alleged that Helen a'Kane had been making public comment against the Liberal and National parties. That allegation was based solely on my interpretation of minutes obtained by me of the Sandringham Community Health Co-ordinating Committee. I also alleged that at a protest meeting to the Mordialloc-Cheltenham Community Hospital it appeared that Ms a'Kane "was being informed of what she was supposed to do" by the Minister for Transport.

Following investigation of my remarks I am now aware that my allegations, which were reported in the newspaper, were totally without foundation.


The SPEAKER - Order! Will the honourable member resume his seat. This is an important and serious matter for both the honourable member and the person to whom he is referring. I ask that members on both sides, including the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, consider the rights of the honourable member for Malvern.

Mr LEIGH - There is no evidence whatsoever to suggest that Ms a'Kane had breached her duties as a public servant. In fact, the evidence is that Ms a'Kane acted impartially, discreetly and with great competence and integrity as a public servant.

Therefore, I unconditionally withdraw my comments and allegations against Ms a'Kane and apologise to her for any stress that may have been caused by the publication of my remarks.

Mr Spyker interjected.

The SPEAKER - Order! I ask the Minister for Transport to withdraw the term that he used.

Mr SPYKER (Minister for Transport) - I withdraw.

PETITIONS

The Clerk - I have received the following petitions for presentation to Parliament:

Television series IISex"

To the Honourable the Speaker and members of the Legislative Assembly in Parliament assembled:

The humble petition of the people sheweth that we the undersigned people would like to register our protest at the screening of the Channel 9 television series Sex due to its explicit and offensive content which we believe will contribute to the moral decline of the young people in our community.

And your petitioners, as in duty bound, will ever pray.

By Mr Elder (46 signatures) and Mr E. R. Smith (3460 signatures)

Steel-jaw leghold traps

To the Honourable the Speaker and members of the Legislative Assembly of Victoria in Parliament assembled:

PETITIONS


The petition of the undersigned citizens in the State of Victoria respectfully showeth that the steel-jaw leghold trap causes great suffering to all animals and birds caught in traps (both target and non-target animals). The trap does not discriminate and can catch a range of native animals including rare and endangered species.

Your petitioners humbly pray that your honourable House will legislate to totally ban the manufacture, sale and use of steel-jaw leghold traps in all areas of this State.


By Mr Shell (71 signatures)

Primary and post-rrimary programs -Victorian Schoo for Deaf Children


The humble petition of the undersigned citizens of the State of Victoria showeth that the recommendations of the Implementation Task Force (Deaf) in the report to the Minister for Education on ''Directions for the Future in Education for Students who are Deaf in Victorian Government Schools" continue to compromise the future of the primary and post-primary programs offered at the Victorian School for Deaf Children as a Statewide service to deaf students.

Your petitioners therefore pray that both the primary and post-primary programs at the Victorian School for Deaf Children are developed and adequately resourced, to provide a viable educational option for deaf students throughout Victoria.


By Mr Pope (7940 signatures)

Loch Valley Road, Noojee


Your petitioners therefore pray you upgrade your priority for the repairing, making and sealing of the Loch Valley Road at Noojee making a safer and more accessible road for its users and thereby improving the amenity of the neighbourhood for residents living along the road.


By Mr Delzoppo (23 signatures)

Tertiary places


The humble petition of Prahran Junior Council herewith state that a lack of tertiary places in recent years has left many schoolleavers in dismay.

Your petitioners therefore pray that the State government pursues policies which will facilitate an increase in tertiary places.


By Mr Hayward (169 signatures)

Educational and career opportunities.

To the Legislative Assembly in Parliament here assembled:

The humble petition of the undersigned citizens of Sunshine and the State of Victoria respectfully showeth:

1. That we are concerned by the low level of finance for schools in the western suburbs and the tragic effect on education.

2. That we are horrified by the lack of substantive action to create jobs for western suburbs youth and to provide greater opportunities for education.

3. That we are saddened by the failure of the State government to take affirmative action to increase career and educational opportunities for youth in the western suburbs.

4. That the lack of texts, computers and other facilities in our schools is destroying the opportunities otherwise available to youth.

5. That the Job Summit failed to address the needs of local youth or to actively involve teachers in planning foc their futures.

Your petitioners therefore pray that the Legislative Assembly will take measures to extend affirmative action legislation to provide for greater educational and career opportunities for western suburbs youth, restore educational funding to alleviate disadvantage and oppose any further decline in educational and career opportunities of young Victorians.


By Mr Baker (20 Signatures)

ADMINISTRA TIVE ARRANGEMENTS


Travel concessions for students


The humble petition of the undersigned citizens of the State of Victoria, as students of ACP AC, sheweth:

We are greatly concerned with the financial burden placed on families by the high cost of public transport travel for students attending private tertiary colleges, who are being discriminated against by the refusal of the Met to issue them student concession cards.

Your petitioners therefore pray that:

All students attending any place of learning, whether private or otherwise, be eligible to enjoy travel concessions, and that this be treated as a matter of urgency.


By Mr Honeywood (88 signatures>

Laid on table.

ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS

Ms KIRNER (Premier) presented Administrative Arrangements Order Nos 109 to 111.

Laid on table.

APPOINTMENT OF Mr JUSTIN BRENAN

Ms KIRNER (Premier) - I move:

That there be presented to this House a copy of the Report of the Board of Inquiry into the Employment Arrangements in any Public Statutory Authority and Appointment to the Victorian Public Service of Mr Justin Brenan.

In so doing I report that the Executive Council met this morning and authorised the tabling in Parliament of the report, as made to the Governor in Council. Some extracts have been deleted from the report tabled in the House. This was done on legal advice as the report recommended that the legal proceedings for the recovery of money be investigated and concluded that part of the report should not be made public pending the completion of that process by the Auditor-General.

The Governor in Council has authorised the making of arrangements for the chairman of the Legislative Council Select Committee on Government Appointments to view the deleted material.

Mr KENNETT (Leader of the Opposition) -It must be placed on the record that this report was offered to the Chairman of the Select Committee on Government Appointments who took advice and decided, of his own volition, not to view the deleted parts of the report. That is important in the light of the Premier's accusation during questions without notice that some members of the committee had leaked material to the press.

The Premier's remark is a reflection on the committee and she has no evidence to back up hf'r statement. Therefore, I want it clearly established that, although the report was made available to the chairman of the committee, he refused to look at the deleted sections in order to protect his integrity and the integrity of all members of the committee from comments such as the Premier made during question time today.

Ms KIRNER (Premier)(By leave) - The comments I made about the behaviour of certain persons were confined to comments on the Morrow report and had nothing to do with this matter. I know the Leader of the OppOSition is always keen to make cheap political capital on serious issues. If he looks at the record of question time he will find that my comments had nothing to do with the Brenan report. On the advice of the Solicitor-General and in consultation with the chairman of the committee and the President of the Upper House, that report was handled appropriately. The President is a person whose judgment on this matter I respect fully.

Motion agreed to.

Laid on table.

Ordered to be printed.

SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

Mental disturbance and community safety

Mrs RAY (Box Hill) presented fourth and final report of Social Development Committee on inquiry into mental disturbance and community safety, together with appendices and minutes of evidence.

Laid on table.

ECONOMIC AND BUDGET REVIEW COMMITIEE


Ordered that report and appendices be printed.

ECONOMIC AND BUDGET REVIEW COMMITIEE

Joint Select Committee on the Parliament of Victoria

Mr COLE (Melbourne) presented report of Economic and Budget Review Committee on submission made to the Joint Select Committee on the Parliament of Victoria: Public Accounts Committees in the Victorian Parliament 1895-1992, together with appendix.

Laid on table.


PUBLIC BODIES REVIEW COMMITIEE

Corporatisation of State Electricity Commission

Mr DELZOPPO (Narracan) presented report of the Public Bodies Review Committee upon the appropriate model for corporatisation of the State Electricity Commission, together with appendices.

Laid on table.


WORKCARE

The SPEAKER presented report for quarter ended 31 March 1992 of Victorian Accident Rehabilitation Council given to the Speaker pursuant to Accident Compensation Act 1985.

Laid on table.

PAPERS

Laid on table by Clerk:

Accident Compensation Act 1985-

Communication from the Assistant Minister for Labour explaining the reasons for the delay in tabling the following audited report for the quarter ended 31 March 1992-

Victorian Accident Rehabilitation Council

Building Control Act 1981- Building Code of Australia, 1990 - Amendment No. 3, together with copies of the following documents as required by

section 32 of the Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984, to accompany the amendment to the Code:

Australian Standards:

AS 1221 -1991 - Fire hose reels

AS 1250 -1981 -Steel Structures Code

AS 1428.1-1988 - Design for access and mobility - Part 1: General requirements for access - Buildings (as amended)

AS 1530.3 -1989 - Methods for fire tests on building materials, components and structures - Part 3: Simultaneous determination of ignitability, flame propagation, heat release and smoke release (as amended)

AS 1603.1 -1990 - Automatic fire detection and alarm systems - Part 1: Heat detectors

AS 1639 -1990 - The design and installation of corrugated fibre-reinforced cement roofing and wall cladding (as amended)

AS 1735.2 -1986 - Lifts, escalators and moving walks (SAA Lift Code) - Passenger and goods lifts - Electric (as amended)

AS 2107 -1987 -AcousticsRecommended design sound levels and reverberation times for building interiors

AS 2118 -1982 - Automatic fire sprinkler systems - SAA Code for Automatic Fire Sprinkler Systems (as amended)

AS 2327.1 - 1980 - SAA Composite Construction Code - Part 1: Simply supported beams

AS 2424 -1991 - Plastics building sheets -General installation requirements and design of roofing systems

AS 2908 -1992 -Cellulose-cement products

Part 1 - Corrugated sheets

Part 2 - Flat sheets

AS 2918 - 1990 - Domestic solid fuel burning appliances - Installation (as amended)

AS 3700 -1988 - SAA Masonry Code -Masonry in Buildings (as amended)

AS 3959 -1991 - Construction of buildings in bushfue-prone areas

AS 1851 - Maintenance of fire protection equipment

PAPERS


Part 1 - 1989 - Portable fire extinguishers (as amended)

Part 2 -1988 - Fire hose reels

Part 3 -1985 - Automatic fire sprinkler systems

AS 2293.2 -1987 - Emergency evacuation lighting in buildings - Inspection and maintenance

Fire Protection Equipment - Register of accredited products, Scientific Services Laboratory, 1991

Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 - Order in Council adding items to Schedule 2 (List of Taxa and Communities of Flora and Fauna which are threatened) and Schedule 3 (List of potentially threatening processes)

LaTrobe University - Report of the Council for the year 1991

Monash University - Report of the Council for 1989 together with a Statute approved by the Governor in Council

Parliamentary Committees Act 1968 - Report from the Attorney-General on the action taken with respect to the recommendations made by the Legal and Constitutional Committee's Report on a Bureau of Crime Statistics for Victoria.

Parliamentary Officers Act 1975 -

Statement of Appointments and Alteration of Classification during the year 1991-92 in the:

Department of the Legislative Council

Department of the Legislative Assembly

Department of the House Committee

Department of the Parliamentary Library

Department of the Reporting Staff of the Victorian Parliamentary Debates

Statement of Persons Temporarily Employed during the year 1991-92 in the:

Department of the Legislative Council

Department of the Legislative Assembly

Department of the House Committee

Department of the Parliamentary Library

Department of the Reporting Staff of the Victorian Parliamentary Debates

Planning and Environment Act 1987 - Notices of approval of amendments to the following Planning Schemes:

Alexandra Planning Scheme - No. L2D

AItona Planning Scheme - No. L21

Bacchus Marsh Planning Scheme - No. L27 Part 2

Ballaarat (City) Planning Scheme - No. L29

Ballarat (Shire) Planning Scheme - No. LI9

Benalla Shire Planning Scheme - No. LB, L9

Bendigo Planning Scheme - No. 1.33

Berwick Planning Scheme - Nos L4S, L46 Part 1, L47,L48,U9

Box Hill Planning Scheme - No. LI4

Bright Planning Scheme - No. LI9

Brighton Planning Scheme - No. L22

Broadmeadows Planning Scheme - No. L29

Brunswick Planning Scheme - Nos LI2, LI8, LI9

Bulla Planning Scheme - No. L57

Buln Buln Planning Scheme - Nos LI3, LI6, LI8

Buninyong Planning Scheme - Nos L7 A, LI6

Camberwell Planning Scheme - Nos U, L27, L28

Camperdown Planning Scheme - No. L4

Caulfield Planning Scheme - Nos LI4, LI6

Chelsea Planning Scheme - No. 1.3

Chiltern Planning Scheme - No. LIt

Coburg Planning Scheme - No. LIS Part 1, L2S

Cranboume Planning Scheme - Nos L66, 1.68, L72

Croydon Planning Scheme - Nos 1.37, L43

Deakin Planning Scheme - Nos LI3 Part 1, LI9

Diamond Valley Planning Scheme - Nos LID, LIl,LI2,LI3

Doncaster and Templestowe Planning Scheme -No.U8

Eaglehawk Planning Scheme - No. LI4

Echuca Planning Scheme - No. LI4

Eltham Planning Scheme - Nos LIS, LI6 Part 2, L27 Part 3,1.33

Essendon Planning Scheme - Nos US, L34

Euroa Planning Scheme - Nos LIS, LI7, LI8

Fitzroy Planning Scheme - No. L25

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PAPERS

ASSEMBLY

Flinders Planning Scheme - No. 101

Flinders Planning Scheme Local Section - No. RLl

Footscray Planning Scheme - No. 1.32 Part 1

Frankston Planning Scheme - No. L2D

Geelong Regional Planning Scheme - Nos L85, R77, R97, R9S, R99

Hamilton Planning Scheme - Nos L4, L6

Hawthorn Planning Scheme - Nos LS, llD, Ll6, Ll7

Heidelberg Planning Scheme - No. RLl47 Part 1

Heytesbury Planning Scheme - No. Ll1

Horsham Planning Scheme - No. 1.31 Part 1

Kara Kara Planning Scheme - No. L2

Kew Planning Scheme - Nos Ll3, Ll6

Kilmore Planning Scheme - No. L54

Knox Planning Scheme - Nos L40, L4S

Korumburra Planning Scheme - No. l..36

Kyneton Planning Scheme - No. 1.3

Leigh Planning Scheme - No. L5

Lillydale Planning Scheme - No. LlD3

Mansfield Planning Scheme - No. Ll3

Melbourne Planning Scheme - Nos L91, Ll04

Metropolitan Region Planning Schemes - Nos R11S, RLl41 Part 1


Ringwood Planning Scheme - Nos LlS, U1

Rutherglen Planning Scheme - No. L5

Shepparton City Planning Scheme - No. L43

Sherbrooke Planning Scheme - No. L63

South Melbourne Planning Scheme - Nos L16, 1.31,L46,L51

Springvale Planning Scheme - Nos Ll4, L22, 1.39, L42

St Kilda Planning Scheme - Nos Ll4, Ll8

SWlShine Planning Scheme - No. L33

Tambo Planning Scheme - Nos US, L48

Upper Yarra Planning Scheme - No. L23

Upper Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges Region Planning Schemes - No. R8

Violet Town Planning Scheme - No. U

Warragul Planning Scheme - No. L22

Werribee Planning Scheme -Nos L30, l..36, L44

Westemport Region Planning Scheme Regional Section - No. RLl

Whittlesea Planning Scheme - Nos U4 Part 2, L65, RLl47 Part 1

Wimmera Planning Scheme - No. L5

Wodonga Planning Scheme - No. L24

Wonthaggi Planning Scheme -Nos Ll2, Ll3

Woorayl Planning Sheme - No. L44

Yackandandah Planning Scheme - No. L4 Mildura Shire Planning Scheme - No. Ll6 Part 1

Mildura (City) Planning Scheme - No. 1.32

Mirboo Planning Scheme - Nos L9, llD Statutory Rules under the following Acts:

Moe Planning Scheme - No. L24

Northcote Planning Scheme - Nos Ll9, RLl47 Part 1

Nunawading Planning Scheme - No. U1

Oakleigh Planning Scheme - No. L24

Oxley Planning Scheme - No. L3

Pakenham Planning Scheme - Nos L59, L61 Part 2,L64,L68,L69

Phillip Island Planning Scheme - Nos L31, L39

Port Fairy Planning Scheme - No. LS Part 1

Portland City Planning Scheme - No. US

Preston Planning Scheme - Nos Ll7 Part 2, L38, RLl47 Part 1

Accident Compensation Act 1985 -

SR No. 170 together with copies of the following documents as required by Section 32 of the Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984 to accompany the Statutory Rule:

Primary Document:

Maximum Payments for Medical Services, issued June 1992 by the Accident Compensation Commission

Secondary Documents:

Medicare Benefits Schedule Book, Effective 1 December 1991; and Supplement to Medicare Benefits Schedule Book, of 1 December 1991, effective 1 February 1992

PAPERS

Tuesday. 11 August 1992 ASSEMBLY

SR No. 221

Aerial Spraying Control Act 1966 -SR No. 162

Alcoholics and Drug-dependent Persons Act 1968 - SR No. 110

Annual Reporting Act 1983 -

SR Nos 145, 146, 148 and 149 together with copies of the following documents as required by Section 32 of the Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984 to accompany the Statutory Rules:

Australian Accounting Standards:

AAS 10 - Accounting for the Revaluation of Non-Current Assets (SR No. 145)

AAS 24 - Consolidated Financial Reports (SR No. 145)

AAS 25 - Financial Reporting by Superannuation Plans (SR Nos 145, 146)

AAS 26 - Financial Reporting of General Insurance Activities (SR No. 145)

AAS 28 - Statement of Cash Flows (SR Nos 145, 146, 148, 149)

Statement of Accounting Concepts:

SAC 1 Definition of the Reporting Entity (SR Nos 145, 146)

SAC 2 Objective of General Purpose Financial Reporting (SR Nos 145, 146)

SAC 3 Qualitative Characteristics of Financial Information (SR Nos 145, 146)

Archaeological and Aboriginal Relics Preservation Act 1972 - SR No. 218

Audit Act 1958 -SR No. 123

Bail Act 1977 -SR No. 177

Boilers and Pressure Vessels Act 1970-


Primary Documents:


AS 1200 -1988 - Boilers and Pressure Vessels (SAA Boiler Code)

AS 1210 -1989 - Unfired pressure vessels (SAA UPV Code) (as amended)

AS 1410 - 1987 - Sterilisers - Steam -Pre-vacuum (as amended)

AS 1714 -1990 - Sterilisers 12/88 ethylene oxide - Hospital use

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AS 1777 -1989 - Aluminium cylinders for compressed gases - Seamless 0.1 to 130kg

AS 2337.1 -1989 -Gas cylinder test stations - Part 1 - General requirements, inspections and tests - Gas cylinders

AS 2468 -1989 - Steel cylinders for compressed gases - Brazed - 0.1 to 11 kg

AS 2469 - 1989 - Steel cylinders for compressed gases - Welded - 0.1 to 11 kg

AS 2470 -1989 -Steel cylinders for compressed gases - Welded -11 to 150 kg

AS 2487 -1981 - Dry heat sterilisers (Hot air type)

AS 2527 -1982 - Cylinders for dissolved acetylene

AS 2873 -1986 - Carbon-manganese steel cylinders for compressed gases -Seamless -0.1 to 500 kg (as amended)

AS 2874 -1986 - High tensile carbon-manganese steel cylinders for compressed. gases - Seamless - 0.1 to 500 kg (as amended)

AS 2875 - 1986 - Alloy steel cylinders for compressed gases - Seamless - 0.1 to 500 kg (as amended)

AS 3577 - 1989 - Steel cylinders for compressed gases - Welded -150 to 500 kg (as amended)

British Standard:

BS 1746 -1987 - Domestic Pressure Cookers

Australian Miniature Boiler Safety Committee:

AMBSC Pt 1 - AMBSC Code - Part 1 -Copper Boilers - as amended 1984

AMBSC Pt 2 - AMBSC Code - Steel Boilers - as amended 1987



AS 1065 -1988 - Non-destructive testing - Ultrasonic testing of carbon and low alloy steel forgings

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PAPERS

ASSEMBLY

AS 1101.3 -1987 -Graphical symbols for general engineering - Welding and non-destructive examination

AS 1135 -1973 - Rules for the design, fabrication, installation and inspection of non-ferrous pressure piping (SAA Non-ferrous Pressure Piping Code)

AS 1170.2 - 1989 - Minimum design loads on structures (SAA Loading Code) - Wind loads (as amended)

AS 1210 Supp 1 -1990 - Unfired pressure vessels- - Advance design and construction (Supplement to AS 1210-1989)

AS 1228 -1990 - Boilers - Water tube (as amended)

AS 1250 -1981 - The use of steel in structures (SAA steel structures code) (as amended)

AS 1375 -1985 - Industrial fuel fired appliances (SAA Industrial Fuel-fired Appliances Code)

AS 1391 - 1991 - Methods for tensile testing of metals

AS 1657 -1985 - Fixed platforms, walkways, stairways and ladders -Design, construction and installation (SAA Code for Fixed Platforms, Walkways, Stairways and Ladders)

AS 1665 -1992 - Welding of aluminium structures

AS 1677 -1986 - Refrigerating systems (as amended)

AS 1732 -1975 - Fusible plugs for boilers

AS 1797 -1986 - Boilers - Fire tube, shell and miscellaneous (as amended)

AS 1853 -1983 - Automatic oil and gas burners - mechanical draught

AS 1929 -1981 - Non-destructive testing - Glossary of terms

AS 2022 -1983 - Anhydrous ammonia - Storage and handling (SAA Anhydrous Ammonia Code) (as amended)

AS 2030.1 -1989 - SAA Gas Cylinders Code - Part 1 - Cylinders for compressed gases other than acetylene


AS 2030.2 -1985 - SAA Gas Cylinders Code - Part 2 - Cylinder for dissolved acetylene

AS 2030.3 -1982 -SAA Gas Cylinders Code - Part 3 - Non-refillable cylinders for compressed gases

AS 2030.4 -1985 - SAA Gas Cylinders Code - Part 4 - Welded Cylinders -Insulated

AS 2062 - 1977 - Methods for non-destructive penetrant testing of products and components

AS 2129 -1982 - Flanges for pipes, valves and fittings (as amended)

AS 2182 -1981 - Portable electrically heated steam sterilisers (downward displacement pressure steam type)

AS 2192 - 1991 - Sterilisers - steam -downward displacement

AS 2205 - Methods of Destructive Testing of Welds in Metal:

2.1 -1980 - Tensile tests - transverse butt tensile test

2.2 -1988 - Tensile tests Method 2.2: All - weld - metal tensile test

2.3 -1980 - Tensile tests - Transverse joggle-butt tensile test

3.1 -1988 - Bend tests Method 3.1: transverse guided bend test

3.2 -1988 - Bend tests Method 3.2: transverse free bed test

3.3 -1980 - Bend tests Method 3.3: longitudinal guided bend test

3.4 -1980 - Bend tests - transverse joggle-butt wrap-around-bend test

3.5 - 1980 - Bend test - tongue bend test

4.1 -1980 - Break tests - nick-break test

4.2 -1980 - Break tests - fillet break test

5.1 -1988 - Metallographic testsMethod 5.1: macro test-cross section

6.1 - 1988 - Hardness tests - Method 6.1: Weld joint hardness test

7.1-1980 - Fracture toughness testscharpy v-notch impact test

PAPERS


AS 2382 - 1981 - Surface roughness comparison specimens

AS 2505.1 -1981 - Methods for bend and related testing of metals - sheet, strip and plate

AS 2528 - 1982 - Bolts, studbolts and nuts for flanges and other high and low temperature applications

AS 2582.4 -1983 - Complete, filled transport packages - Methods of test -Vertical impact test by dropping

AS 2613 -1989 -Safety devices for gas cylinders

AS 2812 -1985 - Welding, brazing and cutting of metals - Glossary of terms

AS 2971-1987 -Serially produced pressure vessels

AS 3509 -1988 - LP gas fuel vessels for automotive use

AS 3992 -1992 - Boilers and Pressure vessels - welding and brazing qualification

AS CB15.1 -1970 -SAA Pipe Welding Code - Part 1 - Oxy-acetylene welding of ferritic steel piping

AS CB15.3 -1967 - SAA Pipe Welding Code - Part 3 - Arc welding of ferritic steel piping

AS CB15.5 -1968 - SAA Pipe Welding Code - Part 5 - Flash butt welding of steel pipes and tubes

AS CB18.1 -1967 - SAA Pressure Piping Code - Part 1 - Ferrous piping

British Standards:

BS 3351 -1971 - Specification for Piping Systems for the Petroleum Refineries and Petrochemical Plants

BS 3688.1 -1963 - Methods for mechanical testing of metals at elevated temperatures - Part 2: tensile testing

as 4076 -1989 - Specification for steel chimneys

BS 3915 -1965 -Specification for carbon and low alloy steel pressure vessels for primary circuits of nuclear reactors (as amended)

BS 4208 -1967 - Specification for carbon and low-alloy steel containment

structures for stationary nuclear power reactors

American Standards:

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ANSI/NFP A85C - 1991 - Prevention of Furnace Explosions/Implosions in Multiple Burner Boiler -Furnaces

ANSI/NFP A85F - 1988 - Pulverised Fuel Systems

ANSI/B16.5 - 1988 - Pipe flanges and fittings - steel nickel alloy and other special alloys (as amended)

ASTM A370 - 1991 - Standard test methods and definitions for mechanical testing of steel products

TEMA -1988 - Standards of Tubular Exchanges Manufacturing Association

Tertiary Documents:


AS 1100.201 -1984 - Technical Drawing - Mechanical Drawing (as amended)

AS 1170.1-1989 -SAA Loading Code Part 1: Dead & Live loads and load combinations

AS 1511-1984 -SAA High -Strength Structural Bolting Code (as amended)

AS 1538 - 1988 - Cold Formed Steel Structures Code

AS 1544.2 - 1989 - Methods for Impact tests on metals - Part 2: Charpy V-Notch

AS 1544.5 -1981 - Impact tests of metals - Part 5: Assessment of fracture surface appearance of steel

AS 1554.1-1991 -Structural steel welding - Part 1: Welding of steel structures

AS 1664 -1979 -SAA Aluminium Structures Code

AS 1817.1 -1991 - Metallic materials -Vickers hardness test

AS 1942 -1987 - Refrigerant gas cylinder identification

AS 1943 -1987 - Industrial gas cylinder identifica tion

AS 1944 - 1987 - Medical gas cylinder identification

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PAPERS

ASSEMBLY

AS 2083 -1981 - Calibration blocks and their methods of use in ultrasonic testing

AS 2205.1 -1988 - Methods of Destructive Testing of Welds in Metal -Part 1: General requirements for tests

AS 2764 -1985 - Fibre reinforced plastics (FRP) aluminium alloy gas cylinders - Hoop overwrapped

AS 4100 -1990 - Steel structures

Australum Welding Research Association:

A WRA TN5 - Technical note 5

Hazardous Materials Regulations of the Department of Transportation by Air, Rail, Highway and Water including Specifications for Shipping Containers (Issued 23 March 1992 by Association of American Railways Bureau of Explosives):

US OOT 4L - Specification for welded cylinders -insulated pp 409/412 section 178.57

US OOT 39 -Specification for non-re-usable no re-fillable cylinder pp 423/425 section 178.65

SR204

Building Control Act 1981 - SR No. 77

Business Franchise Tobacco Act 1974 -SR No. 132

Business Names Act 1962 - SR No. 83

Children and Young Persons Act 1989 -SR No. 165

Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987 - SR No. 164

Constitution Act Amendment Act 1958 - SR No. 109

Co-operation Act 1981-SR No. 174

Co-operative Housing Societies Act 1958 - SR No. 224

Corporations (Victoria) Act 1990 -SR No. 98

County Court Act 1958 -SR No. 217

Country Fire Authority Act 1958 -



Tuesday, II August 1992

AS 1687 -1991-Knapsack spray pumps for fire fighting

AS 1842 -1983 - Portable Fire Extinguishers - Water (Stored Pressure) Type

AS 1687 -1981 - Knapsack spray pumps for firefighting

AS 1019 -1985 -Internal Combustion Engines - Spark Emission Control Devices

Crimes Act 1958 -SR Nos 141, 178

Crown Proceedings Act 1958 - SR No. 131

Dairy Industry Act 1984 -SR Nos 102, 103

Dental Technicians Act 1972 - SR No. 185

Discharged Servicemen's Preference Act 1943-SRNo.124

Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981-SR No. 94

Environment Protection Act 1970-


ESMP Data Manual 1992 - Engine Speed at Maximum Power and Noise Test Engine Speeds for Vehicles 1970 to 1991 EPA Publication No. 317


AS 1259.1 -1990 - Sound level meters - Part 1: Non-integrating

AS 2877 -1986 - Methods of Test for Fuel Consumption of Motor Vehicles Designed to Comply with Australian Design Rules 37 and 40.

Amerialn Standards:

ASTM D2700 -88a -Standard Test Method for Knock Characteristics of Motor and Aviation Fuels by the Motor Method

ASTM D2699 - 88a - Standard Test Method for Knock Characteristics of Motor Fuels by the Research Method

British Standard:

BS AU 141a -1971-Specification for the Performance of Diesel Engines for Road Vehicles

PAPERS


Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Vehicles Equipped with Diesel Engines with Regard to the Emission of Pollutants by the Engine:

United Nations Agreement concerning the Adoption of Uniform Conditions of Approval and Reciprocal Recognition of Approval for Motor Vehicle Equipment and Parts: Regulation No. 24; Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Vehicles Equipped with Diesel Engines with Regard to the Emission of Pollutants by the Engine, 23 August 1971

S 85.874 of sub-part I in Part 11 of Number 221 of Volume 37 of the Federal Register of the United States of America published on 15 November 1972.

Estate Agents Act 1980 - SR Nos 115, 129, 134

Evidence Act 1958 - SR Nos 143, 144, 176

Finance Brokers Act 1969 -SR Nos 93,184

Financial Institutions Duty Act 1982 - SR No. 108

Fisheries Act 1968 -SR Nos 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158

Food Act 1984 -SR No. 222

Forests Act 1958-

SR Nos 188 and 191 together with copies of the following documents as required by Section 32 of the Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984 to accompany the Statutory Rules:


AS 1019 -1985 - Internal Combustion Engines - Spark Emission Control Devices (SR No. 188)

AS 1687 -1991 - Knapsack spray pumps for fire fighting (as amended) (SR No. 188)

AS 1846 -1985 - Portable Fire Extinguishers - Powder Type (as amended) (SR No. 188)

Plans:

Copy of Parish Plan No 2879 (Parish of Kimbolten) (SR Nos 188, 191)

Copy of Parish plan No 3023 (Parish of Lyell) (SR Nos 188, 191)

SR Nos 190, 192

Gas and Fuel Corporation Act 1958-

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1. Primary documents incorporated as listed in Schedule 1 of the Statutory Rule:

(a) Standards or codes published by The Australian Gas Association

AG 501 -1984 - Code for Industrial and Commercial Gas-fired Appliances.

AG 601 -1992 - Gas Installation Code.

(b) Standards and codes published by the Standards Association of Australia.

AS 1375 -1985 - Industrial Fuel-fired Appliances

AS 1697 -1981-Gas Transmission and Distribution Systems

AS 1796 -1983 - Certification of Welders and Welding Supervisors (as amended)

AS 2177.1 -1981 - Radiography of Welded Butt Joints in Metal- Methods of test

AS 2177.2 -1982 - Radiography of Welded Butt Joints in Metal- Image Quality Indicators (IQI) and recommendations for their use

AS 2885 - 1987 - Pipelines - Gas and Liquid Petroleum

AS CB 15 - Rules for Welding of Steel Pressure Piping

Part I -1970 - Oxy-acetylene welding of ferritic steel piping

Part ill - 1967 - Arc welding of ferritic steel piping

Part V - 1968 - Flash butt welding of steel pipes and tubes.

2. Secondary and tertiary documents incorporated:

(a) Standards or codes published by The Australian Gas Association:

AG 102 -1989 - Approval requirements for gas water heaters

AG 201 -1983 - Approval requirements for manual shut-off valves

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ASSEMBLY

AG 202 -1984 - Approval requirements for gas appliance regulators

AG 204 -1984 - Approval requirements for thermo electric flame safeguards

AG 208 - 1985 - Approval requirements for jointing compounds and materials for use in gas pipe joints

AG 209 -1980 - Approval requirements for combination controls

AG 210 -1984 - Approval requirements for electronic flame safeguards and flame detectors

AG 212 -1983 - Approval requirements for quick-connect devices

AG 214 -1985 - Approval requirements for automatic shut-off valves and vent valves

AG 215 -1985 - Approval requirements for leakage detection systems

AG 504 - 1987 - Code of practice for NGV refuelling stations

AG 604 -1984 - Approval requirements for flue cowls

AG 605 -1985 - Approval requirements for twin wall metal flues

AG 701 - 1977 - Glossary of terms used in the AGA Codes

AG 807 - 1992 - Approval requirements for natural gas flexible hose and hose assemblies for pressures above 2.6 MPa.

(b) Standards or codes published by the Standards Association of Australia:

AS 1074 -1989 -Steel tubes and tubulars for ordinary service

AS 1135 -1973 - SAA Non-ferrous Pressure Piping Code

AS 1167.1 -1984 - Welding and brazing - Filler metals - Filler metals for brazing and braze welding

AS 1167.2 -1986 - Welding and brazing - Filler metals - Filler metal for welding

AS 1210 -1989 - SAA Unfired Pressure Vessels Code (as amended)

AS 1271-1990 -Safety valves, other valves, liquid level gauges and other


fittings for boilers and unfired pressure vessels

AS 1345 - 1982 - Identification of the contents of piping, conduits and ducts (as amended)

AS 1349 -1986 - Bourdon tube pressure and vacuum gauges (as amended)

AS 1357.1-1988 - Water valves for use with unvented water heaters - protection valves (as amended)

AS 1397 -1984 - Steel sheet and strip -Hot-dipped zinc-coated or aluminium/zinc coated

AS 1415 -1984 - Unplasticized PVC (UPVC) pipes and fittings for soil, waste and vent (SWV) applications (as amended)

AS 1432 -1990 - Copper tubes for plumbing, gasfitting and drainage applications

AS 1464.1-2 -1984 - Plastics pipes and fittings for gas reticula tion -Unplasticized PVC (UPVC) (as amended)

AS 1477.1 -1988 - Unplasticized PVC (pipes) and fittings for pressure applications - pipes (as amended)

AS 1477.2 -1990 - Unplasticized PVC (UPVC) pipes and fittings for pressure applications - Moulded fittings

AS 1477.4 -1988 - Unplasticized PVC (UPVC) pipes and fittings for pressure applications - Post-formed bends

AS 1518 -1979 - Extruded high-density polyethylene protective coating for pipes

AS 1530.1-1984 - Methods for Fire Tests on Building materials, components and structures - Combustibility test for materials.

AS 1530.3 -1989 - Methods for Fire Tests on Building materials, components and structures - Simultaneous determination of ignitability, flame propagation, heat release and smoke release (as amended)

AS 1572 -1985 - Copper and copper alloys - seamless tubes for engineering purposes

AS 1667.1-2 -1984 - Plastics pipes and fittings for gas reticulation-

PAPERS

Tuesday. 11 August 1992 ASSEMBLY

Polyethylene - Nominal size series (as amended)

AS 1668.1 -1991 - The use of mechanical ventilation and air-conditioning in buildings - Fire and smoke control

AS 1668.2 -1991-The use of mechanical ventilation and air-conditioning in buildings -Mechanical ventilation for acceptable indoor-air quality

AS 1722.1-1975 -Pipe threads of Whitworth form - Sealing pipe threads

AS 1869 -1991 - Hose and hose assemblies for liquefied petroleum gases, natural gas and town gas (metric units) (as amended)

AS 1929 -1981 - Non-destructive testing - Glossary of terms

AS 2062 - 1977 - Methods for non-destructive penetrant testing of products and components

AS 2129 -1982 - Flanges for pipes, valves and fittings

AS 2205 - Methods of destructive testing of welds in metal

AS 2207 - 1980 - Methods for the ultrasonic testing of fusion welded joints in steel

AS 2430.1-1987 -Classification of hazardous areas - Explosive gas atmospheres

AS 2593 -1990 - Boilers - Unattended and limited attendance

AS 2700 -1985 -Colour standards for general purposes

AS 2717.1 -1984 - Welding Electrodes - Gas Metal Arc - Ferritic steel electrodes

AS 2718.1-2 -1984 - Plastics pipes and fittings for gas reticulationPolyethylene - Outside diameter series (as amended)

AS 2738.2 - 1984 - Copper and copper alloys, compositions and designations -Wrought products

AS 2812 -1985 - Welding, brazing and cutting of metals - Glossary of terms

AS 2944.1-2 -1987 -Plastics pipes and fittings for gas reticulation-Polyamide - pipes and fittings

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AS 3 000 -1991-SAA Wiring rules (as amended)

AS 3500.4 -1990 - National Plumbing and Drainage Code - Hot water supply systems

AS 3672 -1989 - Wrought steel threaded pipe fittings

AS 3673 -1989 - Malleable cast iron threaded pipe fittings

AS 3688 -1990 - Water SupplyCopper and copper alloy compression and capillary fittings and threaded end connectors

AS 3723 -1989 - Installation and maintenance of plastics pipe systems for gas

AS 3772 -1990 - Fire protection of cooking areas

AS CB18.1 -1967 - SAA Pressure Piping Code - Ferrous piping

AS 026 -1972 - Tube fittings with Oryseal American Standard taper pipe and unified threads for automotive and industrial use

SAA MP52 - 1990 - Manual of authorisation procedures for plumbing and drainage products.

(c) Ameriam Standards

ANSI B1.20.1 -1983 - Pipe threads, general purpose (Inch).

ANSI B16.5 -1988 - Pipe flanges and flanged fittings (as amended)

ANSI B16.9 -1986 - Factory-made wrought steel butt-welding fittings

ANSI B16.11 -1991 - Forged fittings, socket - welding and threaded

ASTM A53 - 90b - 1991 - Standard specification for pipe, steel, black and hot-dipped zinc coated welded and seamless

ASTM A105/ A105M -90 -1991-Standard specification for forgings, carbon steel, for piping components

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PAPERS

ASSEMBLY

ASTM A106-87a -1987 - Standard specification for seamless carbon steel pipe for high-temperature service

API 5L-1991 - Specification for line pipe

(d) British and other European Standards

BS 1384 - Photographic density measurements

Part 1 - 1985 - Guide for terms, symbols and notations

Part 2 -1986 - Specification for geometric conditions for transmission density

Part 3 -1985 - Specification for spectral conditions

Part 4 -1985 - Specification for geometric conditions for reflection density

BS 1560 - Circular flanges for pipes, valves and fittings

Sect.3.1 - 1989 - Specification for steel flanges

Sect.3.2 - 1989 - Specification for cast iron flanges

BS 1640 - Steel butt-welding pipe fittings

Part 1 -1962 - Wrought carbon and ferritic alloy steel fittings (as amended)

Part 3 -1968 - Wrought carbon and ferritic alloy steel fittings (Metric units)

BS 17231-2 -1986 - Brazing

Part 1 - Specification for brazing

Part 2 - Guide to brazing

BS 3799 -1974 - Specification for steel pipe fittings, screwed and socket-welding for the petroleum industry (as amended)

DIN 54109 - Non-destructive testing -Image quality of radiographs

Part 1 -1987 - Concepts, determination of image quality value

Part 2 -1989 - Recommended practice for determining image quality values and image quality classes.

Guardianship and Administration Board Act 1986 - SR No. 130

Health Act 1958 -SR Nos 92,104,186,205

Hospitals Remuneration Tribunal Act 1978 -SR No. 167


Industrial Relations Act 1979-

SR No. 168 together with a copy of the following document as required by Section 32 of the Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984 to accompany the Statutory Rule:

Industrial Relations Act 1988 of the Commonwealth, plus amending Acts

SRNo.173

Juries Act 1967 - SR No. 166

Land Act 1958 -SR No. 150

Land Conservation (Vehicle Control) Act 1972-SRNo.189

Legal Profession Practice Act 1958 -SR No. 212

Lifts and Cranes Act 1967 -SR Nos 200, 201, 202

Local Government Act 1989 - SR Nos 159, 225

Lotteries Gaming and Betting Act 1966 - SR No. 112

Magistrates' Court Act 1989 - SR No. 91

Margarine Act 1975 -SR No. 84

Marine Act 1988 - SR No. 114

Marketing of Primary Products Act 1958 - SR No. 121

Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works Act 1958 -SR Nos 85,86,87,88,89,96,135,136,137, 138.

Members of Parliament (Register of Interests) Act 1978 -SR No. 182

Motor Car Traders Act 1986 - SR No. 215

Occupational Health and Safety Act 1985-

SR No. 195 together with copies of the following documents as required by Section 32 of the Interpretation of Legiskltion Act 1984 to accompany the Statutory Rule:

PrimJlry Document:

Guidance note on the membrane filter method for estimating airborne asbestos dust (NOHSC: 3003 - 1988)


Membrane Filter Method for Estimating Airborne Asbestos Dust published by the National Health and Medical Research Council


PAPERS


AS 2430.1 - Classification of hazardous areas-

Part 1: Explosive gas abnospheres

AS 2430.2 - Classification of hazardous areas-

Part 2: Combustible dusts

AS 2380.7 - Electrical equipment for explosive abnospheres - Explosion protection techniques -

Part 7: Intrinsic safety i;

SRNo.196

National Parks Act 1975 -SR No. 160

Parliamentary Committees Act 1968 - SR No. 181

Parliamentary Salaries and Superannuation Act -SR No. 111,183

Patriotic Funds Act 1958 -SR No. 142

Petroleum Act 1958 -SR No. 120

Police Regulation Act 1958 -SR No. 118, 187

Port of Geelong Authority Act 1958 - SR No. 208

Port of Melbourne Authority Act 1958 -


Acts:

Australian Commonwealth Explosives Act 1961

Australian Commonwealth Environment Protection (Nuclear Codes) Act 1978


AS. 2018 - S.A.A. Uquid Petroleum Pipeline Code

AS. 2117 - Hose and Hose Assemblies for Petroleum and Petroleum Products -Marine Suction and Discharge

AS 1697 - S.A.A. Gas Pipeline Code

AS 1596 - LP Gas - Storage and Handling

AS 1978 - Pipelines - Gas and Uquid Petroleum Field Pressure Testing

AS 1958 - S.A.A. Submarine Pipel4le Code

AS 2022 - S.A.A. Anhydrous Ammonia Code

AS 2885 - Pipeline Gas and Uquid Petroleum

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AS 2430.1 - Classification of Hazardous Areas Explosive Gas Abnospheres

AS 1829 (AS2380.7) - Electrical Equipment for Explosive Abnospheres -Explosion - Protection Techniques -

Part 7 Intrinsic Safety

AS 2036 (AS. 1603.5) -Automatic Fire Detection and Alarm Systems -

Part 5 Manual Call Points

AS 3000 - S.A.A. Wiring Rules (as amended)

International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Codes and Conventions:

International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code, Supplement (IMDG Code) and Australian Supplement

International Code of Signals 1987

International Conference on Training and Certification of Seafarers 1978

International Convention for Safe Containers 1984

Code of Safe Practice for Solid Bulk Cargoes 1989

Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk (BCH Code) 1990

International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk (IBC) Code

Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Uquefied Gases in Bulk 1983 Incorporating Amendments 1 to 4

Code for Existing Ships Carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk 1976 and Supplement

Inert Gas Systems 1990

Crude Oil Washing Systems 1983

United Nations Recommendations:

UN Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods 1989

Commonwealth Code of Practice:

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PAPERS

ASSEMBLY

Code of Practice for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Substances 1990

National Occupational Health and Safety Commission:

Exposure Standards for Ahnospheric Contaminants in the Occupational Environment 1990

Australian Institute of Petroleum Ltd:

AlP - cn -1977 Code of Practice for Design and Operation of Wharflines 1977

International Chamber of Shipping Guides:

International Safety Guide for Oil Tankers and Terminals 1988

Tanker Safety Guide (Chemicals) 1971 amended 1974

Tanker Safety (Uquefied Gas 1978

Oil Companies International Marine Forum:

Design and Construction Specifications for Marine Loading Arms

SR Nos 48, 214

Post-Secondary Education Act 1978 - SR No. 172

Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986 - SR No. 163

Property Law Act 1958 - SR No. 140

Public Service Act 1974 -SR Nos 105, 228 and Public Service Determinations Nos 15, 16, 17, 18, 19,20 and Public Service Declaration No. 7

Racing Act 1958 - SR No. 194

Registration of Births Deaths and Marriages Act 1959 - SR No. 128

Residential Tenancies Act 1980 -SR No. 125

Road Safety Act 1986 -SR No. 223

Scaffolding Act 1971 -

SR No. 197, together with copies of the following documents as required by section 32 of the Interpretation o/Legislation Act 1984 to accompany the Statutory Rule:

Primary Documents:


AS 1576 -1991 - Scaffolding

Part 1 - General requirements


Part 2 - Couplers and accessories

Part 3 - Prefabricated and tube-and-coupler scaffolding and Supplement 1: Metal tube-and-coupler scaffolding - Deemed to comply

Part 4 - Suspended scaffolding

AS 1577 -1974 - Solid Timber Scaffold Planks

AS 1578 -1974 - Laminated Timber Scaffold Planks (metric units)

AS 1688 and 1689 -1974 - Portable Timber Ladders (metric units)

AS 1892.1 -1986 - Portable LaddersPart 1: Metal

British Standards:

SS 1139 - Part 4 -1982 - Metal Scaffolding - Specification For Prefabricated Steel Splitheads and Trestles


AS 1080.1 -1972 - Methods of Test for Timber - Moisture Content (metric units)

AS 1148 -1971-Nomenclature of Commercial Timbers - Imported into Australia

AS 1170 - 1989 - SAA Loading Code

Part 1 - Dead and Uve Loads and Load Combinations

Part 2 - Wind Loads (as amended)

Part 3 - Snow Loads

AS 1418.1 -1986 - Part 1 - SAA Crane Code - General Requirements (as amended)

AS 1538 -1988 - Cold-Formed Steel Structures Code

AS 1554 - SAA Structural Steel Welding Code

Part 1 -1991 - Welding of Steel Structures

Part 5 -1989 - Welding of Steel Structures Subject to High Levels of Fatigue Loading

AS 1604 -1980 - Preservative Treahnent for Sawn Timber, Veneer and Plywood

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AS 1657 -1985 - SAA Code for Fixed Platforms, Walkways, Stairways, and Ladders

AS 1664 -1979 -SAA Aluminium Structures Code

AS 1665 -1992 - Welding of Aluminium Structures

ASl720.1-1988-SAA Timber Structures Code - Design Methods

AS 1728 -1975 - Types of Timber Surfaces (metric units)

AS 1748 and AS 1749 -1978-Mechanically Stress-Graded Timber and Rules for Mechanical Stress Grading of Timber

AS 2121 -1979 - SAA Earthquake Code

AS 2543 -1983 - Nomenclature of Australian Timbers

AS 4100 - 1990 - Steel Structures

AS 01 -1964 - Terms Used in Timber Standards

British Standards:

BS 5135 -1984 - Process of Arc Welding of Carbon and Carbon Manganese Steels (as amended)

AmeriCJm Standard:

ASTM Designation 0 903 - Standard Test Method for Peel or Stripping Strength of Adhesive Bonds

Tertiary Documents:

AS 1101.3 -1987 - Graphical Symbols for General Engineering - Welding and Non-destructive Examination

AS 1250 -1981 -SAA Steel Structures Code (as amended)

AS 1511-1984 -SAA High-Strength Structural Bolting Code (as amended)

AS 1796 - 1983 - SAA Welder Certification Code (as amended)

AS 2082 -1979 - Visually Stress-Graded Hardwood for Structural Purposes

AS 2205 - Methods of Destructive Testing of Welds in Metal:

2.1 -1980 - Tensile Tests - Transverse Butt Tensile Test

3.1-1988 - Bend Tests -Method 3.1: Transverse Guided Bend Test

5.1 -1988 - Metallographic Tests -Method 5.1: Macro Test -Cross Section Examination

6.1 -1988 - Hardness Tests - Method 6.1: Weld Joint Hardness Test

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7.1 -1980 - Fracture Toughness TestsCharpy V-Notch Impact Test

AS 2214 -1988 - The Certification of Welding Supervisors in Structural Steel Welding

AS 2812 -1985 - Welding, Brazing and Cutting of Metals - Glossary of Terms

AS 2858 - 1986 - Timber - Softwood -Visually Stress-Graded for Structural Purposes

AS 2878 -1986 - Timber -Classification into Strength Groups

AS 2980 -1987 - Qualification of Arc-Welders for Welding of Steels (as amended)

SR Nos., 198, 199

Second-Hand Dealers and Pawnbrokers Act - SR No. 219

Small Claims Tribunals Act 1973 -SR No. 126

Stamps Act 1958-


Life Insurance Act 1945 and amending Acts

State Electricity Commission Act 1958 - SR Nos 116,147,206

State Employees Retirement Benefits Act 1979-SRNo.l79

State Superannuation Act 1988 -SR No. 95

Subdivision Act 1988 - SR No. 227

Subordinate Legislation Act 1962 - SR No. 139

Sunday Entertainment Act 1967 - SR No. 171

Supreme Court Act 1986 - SR Nos 97, 98, 101, 209, 210,211,213,216

Surveyors Act 1978 - SR Nos 99, 100

Survey Co-ordination Act 1958 -

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SR No. 122 together with copies of the following documents as required by Section 32 of the Interpretation o/Legislation Act 1984 to accompany the Statutory Rule:

National Mapping Council Twenty Ninth Meeting 4-6 May 1971

Official Map and Plan Systems Victoria Third Edition Reprinted February 1978

Tattersall Consultations Act 1958 -SR No. 133

Transfer of Land Act 1958 - SR No. 90

Transport Accident Act 1986 - SR No. 113

Transport Act 1983 -SR Nos 106, 107

Vermin and Noxious Weeds Act 1958 -SR No. 220

Water Act 1989-

SR No. 117 together with a copy of the following document as required by Section 32 of the Interpretation 0/ Legislation Act 1984 to accompany the Statutory .Rule:

Australian Accounting Standard AAS28 -Statement of Cash Flows

Wildlife Act 1975 - SR No. 161

Workers Compensation Act 1958 -SR No. 169

Zoological Parks and Gardens Act 1967 -SR No. 193

Tobacco Leaf Marketing - Report for the year ended 31 March 1992

The following proclamations fixing operative dates were laid upon the Table by the Clerk pursuant to an Order of the House dated 25 October 1988:

Agriculture Acts (Amendment) Act 1988 - Sections 20, 22 and 23 on 1 July 1992 (Gazette No. G24, 24 June 1992).

Agriculture Industry Development (Tomato Processing) Act 1992 - Whole Act on 15 July 1992 (Gazette No. G27, 15 July 1992).

Agriculture and Veterinary Chemicals Act 1992-Section 81 on 23 June 1992 (Gazette No. G24, 24 June 1992).

Bank Integration Act 1992 - Whole Act on 24 June 1992 (Gazette No. G24, 24 June 1992).

Collingwood Land (Victoria Park) Act 1992 - Whole Act except sections 1 to 4 on 1 July 1992 (Gazette No. G25, 1 July 1992).

Community Services Act 1987 - Sections 7 and 8 on 25 June 1992 (Gazette No. G24, UJune 1992).

Corporations (Victoria) (Amendment) Act 1991 -Whole Act on 31 July 1992 (Gazette No. G29, 29 July 1992).

Crimes (Culpable Driving) Act 1992 - Whole Act on 13 June 1992 (Gazette No. G22, 10 June 1992).

Environment Protection (Resource Recovery) Act 1992 - Whole Act on 16 July 1992 (Gazette No. G27, 15 July 1992).

Financiallnstitutions (Victoria) Act 1992 - Parts 2 to 4, 6 to 10, the remaining provisions of Part 11 except sections 76 (2) (c), (cl) and (e), the remaining provisions of Part 12 except section 84 (1) (zn) and Parts 13 to 15 on 1 July 1992 (Gazette No. G25, 1 July 1992) Provisions of Part 16 except section 118 (Gazette No. G28, 22 July 1992) Section 118 on 29 July 1992 (Gazette No. G29, 29 July 1992).

Fire and Emergency Services (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1992 - Whole Act on 30 June 1992 (Gazette No. G24, 24 June 1992).

Gaming Machine Control Act 1991-Section 161 (1) on 17 June 1992 (Gazette No. G23, 17 June 1992).

Industrial Relations (Enterprise Bargaining) Act 1992-Whole Act on 1 August 1992 (Gazette No. G28, 22 July 1992).

Melbourne Lands and Market Sites Act 1991 - Part 2 on 15 June 1992 (Gazette No. G23, 17 June 1992).

Melbourne University (VCAH) Act 1992 - Part Two excepting section 13, Part Three and the Schedule on 1 July 1992 (Gazette No. G25, 1 July 1992).

Melbourne Water Corporation Act 1992 - Whole Act (except section 2) on 1 July 1992 (Gazette No. G25, 1 July 1992).

National Parks (Wilderness) Act 1992 - Parts 2, 4, 5, 6 and 8 on 30 June 1992 (Gazette No. GU, 24 June 1992).

Racing (Further Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1992 - Whole Act on 17 June 1992 (Gazette No. G23, 17 June 1992).

Royal Botanic Gardens Act 1991 - Whole Act on 1 July 1992 (Gazette No. G25, 1 July 1992).

"HANSARD" CORRECTIONS


Royal Melbourne Hospital (Redevelopment) Act 1992 - Whole Act on 30 June 1992 (Gazette No. 531,30 June 1992).

Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology Act 1992-Whole Act on 1 July 1992 (Gazette No. G25, 1 July 1992).

Superannuation (Occupational Superannuation Standards) Act 1992 - Whole Act on 30 June 1992 (Gazette No. 531,30 June 1992)

Swinburne University of Technology Act 1992 -Whole Act on 1 July 1992 (Gazette No. G25, 1 July 1992).

Water (Rural Water Corporation) Act 1992 - Whole Act on 1 July 1992 (Gazette No. G25, 1 July 1992).

Wildlife (Amendment) Act 1990 - Remaining sections except sections 6 (3), 6 (4), and 6 (5) on 1 July 1992 (Gazette No. G25, 1 July 1992).

I'HANSARD" CORRECTIONS

The SPEAKER - Order! I have to inform the House that the Legislative Assembly Hansard weekly issue No. 8 covering the period 26, 27 and 28 May 1992 has been reprinted and redistributed. This was necessary to correct errors in the original issue.

The errors were: first, the contribution of the honourable member for Kew on the Financial Institutions (Victoria) Bill on 27 March 1992 appeared at page 1759 during debate on the second reading of the National Parks (Wilderness) Bill. That contribution now appears in its correct position at page 1816.

Second, during the Committee stage of debate on the Treasury Corporation of Victoria Bill amendment No. 1 moved by the honourable member for Brighton to clause 2 of the Bill was shown at page 1978 as having been agreed to, when it was actually negatived. The third line on page 1978 now reads:

Amendment negatived; clause agreed to.

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BILL

Second reading

Debate resumed from 19 May; motion of Mrs SETCHES (Minister for Community Services).

Mr JOHN (Bendigo East) - The Bill effects a machinery alteration to the principal Act. It is intended to revise the provisions relating to the keeping and control of trust accounts for eligible persons who reside in residential institutions, residential programs and who are in registered residential services. It particularly concerns those who reside in facilities for the intellectually disabled.

Victoria has eight or nine large institutions for the intellectually disabled, the number depending on one's definition of '1arge". During the past several years allegations have been made of sexual and physical abuse, of theft and misappropriation of funds, and of malnutrition of residents at a number of institutions.

During the past few months I have visited all Victorian institutions, and steps have been taken at a number of them to rectify the problems. Allegations regarding abuse of persons with intellectual disabilities have been made about practices at the Pleasant Creek Training Centre, the Caloola Training Centre, the Sandhurst centre at Bendigo and at the Kew and Janefield centres.

The Bill has been introduced virtually as the second arm of action to be taken, the first being to investigate the allegations. Charges are to be laid through the Public Service or legal systems for offences which may have been committed at a number of institutions.

The Bill improves the keeping of trust accounts of clients' funds and ensures a more accountable system for those funds in the future. According to a briefing I have received from Community Services Victoria action has been taken against offenders at Pleasant Creek. Apparently four conspiracy cases are being investigated at Janefield. Although the amounts misappropriated are not large, it has been suggested that such thefts are only the tip of the iceberg. Some institutions have experienced ongoing misappropriation. Regrettably, the criminal law system will never trace all the culprits. The Aradale Psychiatric Hospital, formerly controlled by Health Department Victoria and now under the control of Community Services Victoria, has reported that more than $100 000 is unaccounted for.

The funds belong to people with disabilities, some of whom are the most vulnerable in our society, and as some of the misappropriated funds were alleged to belong to Community Services Victoria (CSV), taxpayers' funds are also involved. I reiterate that the information I have been able to obtain and the

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comments made to me indicate that, regrettably, this is only the tip of the iceberg. In relation to a number of the offences, but not offences concerning the misappropriation of trust funds, the government has gone soft on the culprits and some are now back working in the system.

The Bill comes before Parliament belatedly. It was introduced late in the last sessional period and if the government had not botched its legislative program the Bill could easily have passed both Houses. The coalition was ready to pass it. The Bill now comes before Parliament at the death knock of the government's tenn of office -after 10 years in office the government suddenly brings the legislation forward as a sort of last gasp in an attempt to protect the funds of disabled people.

The opposition does not oppose the Bill, which will facilitate the transition by CSV to a more workable compute~d accounting system that will provide greater accountability. All reports on institutions tabled over the past year or two have had one thing in common with many of the reports of community visitors: the issue of accountability. It is essential that there be in place a system which provides accountability and which can easily trace the drawing and expenditure of funds so that people who are not able to handle their own affairs are cared for properly.

The Bill repeals sections 45 to SO inclusive of the Intellectually Disabled Persons' Services Act and inserts new sections 45 to SOR, all of which relate to the keeping of trust funds. The new sections establish a residents' trust fund and residents' amenities funds. The residents' trust fund is to contain all the money held in trust by the Director-General of Community Services for eligible persons in residential institutions and residential programs. The Bill provides for each registered residential service to elect to participate in the residents' trust fund. When a registered residential service has elected not to participate in the fund it must establish its own trust account for each eligible person.

The Bill also provides a system for the establishment of a residents' amenities fund for each residential institution, regulates the manner in which moneys from those funds are to be obtained and spent, and provides for the distribution of money from such a fund on the closure of an institution. The Bill provides a system for both institutional and non-institutional care and for both the eight or nine larger, old-fashioned institutions to which I referred

earlier and the residential programs concerned with community living in the smaller units spread throughout the community. The Bill also deals with the trust accounts of people housed in those places.

An important aspect of the Bill is that it provides a choice for the non-government sector about whether to use the CSV system. The Law Institute of Victoria has made the criticism that it is not made sufficiently clear in the Bill that the non-government sector has a choice about whether to use the CSV system for trust accounts. I wish to make it clear that the opposition approves of the non-government sector having a choice about whether it uses the government system. If a non-government agency wishes to use its own system of accounting for its trust accounts, it may do so.

The residents' amenities funds established by the Bill provide for the purchase of goods and services or extras. Residents in an institution may, for example, wish to purchase a stereo player or a television set. A fund is established for that purpose. The fund will receive donations and bequests and will credit an annually determined percentage of interest, usually about 25 per cent, to each resident's trust account.

The current system is in many respects inequitable. Affluent residents who are disabled but who have independent means and may have very large investments outside the institution and outside the control of the trust accounts do not pay as much to the amenities fund as they should. Under the current system, which the Bill purports to correct, some residents with funds under the control of the Act are paying much more than residents with private means who are receiving the same benefits but not paying an equitable share for those benefits.

The Bill provides for the payment of an annual levy, which will be set by the Minister on the advice of a Standing Committee comprised of residents themselves, relatives of residents and staff members, by eligible persons to the proposed residents' amenities fund. The Bill also provides for what happens to a residents' amenities fund when an institution closes. Under the current legislation there is no legislative framework for dealing with how funds are distributed in those circumstances.

Despite the Minister's earlier remarks I have never been on record as opposing the closure of Caloola; I have raised several problems that have occurred. St Gabriel's and Brierly training centres have closed and Caloola will close in September or October. A



legislative framework is necessary to provide for the distribution of funds in residents' amenities accounts. In a briefing from the department the opposition was informed that CSV is uncertain about how legally to distribute the funds to residents. In the absence of the provisions in the Bill there would be a legal dilemma in deciding how to distribute both the funds of people who have come into and gone out of the system at different times and any donated funds. That would be able to be dealt with only by application to the Supreme Court, which would be an expensive and lengthy exercise. The Bill provides a means by which funds can be distributed as equitably as possible.

The coalition has consulted widely on the Intellectually Disabled Persons' Services (Trust Money) Bill. So far as I am aware, we have corresponded with all the peak bodies and other representative groups with an interest in the matters that are the subject of the Bill. I direct the attention of the Minister for Community Services in particular and honourable members in general to a couple of responses that I have received. I quote from a letter of a parent and advocate in the area of disability services. Mr Geoff Welchman of 24 Derwent Street, Mentone, will be well known to the Minister and others who have an interest in the area. Mr Welchman supports the Bill and raises a couple of matters. I shall quote his letter because that is the easiest way of getting his message across:

Having read the Bill and accompanying notes I find in general it is quite satisfactory, and overcomes most of the problems in the 1986 legislation.

I have some concern that the interest rate negotiated with the "major bank" mentioned is as high as might be obtained from other major banks.

The bank strongly recommended by CSV Southern Region is the State Bank, and the interest rate payable on trust funds operated by that bank at present is 3 per cent on minimum monthly balance.

This seems a very low rate of interest, and as Treasurer of the Southern Accommodation Council Inc., and with the responsibility of protecting our clients' interests, I intend to investigate the matter further. We have some clients' funds invested with ANZ ...

Mr Welchman goes on to refer to higher rates that can be obtained. I ask the Minister to take on board the comments made on the different rates of interest that can be obtained from the various banks under the competitive system.

I have two other major contributions from people interested in the proposed legislation. One is from the Law Institute of Victoria and the other is from Mr Michael 0' Argaville, who is a solicitor with the Villamanta Legal Service, based in Geelong. Mr 0' Argaville raises a number of good points, also raised in the contribution from the Law Institute. I draw the conclusion that he might be a solicitor who is a member of the institute. I have given a copy of the contributions to the Minister and I understand she has received one directly from the Law Institute.

As I said, a number of matters have been raised. It is not the intention of the coalition to move amendments to the proposed legislation but I refer to the points raised for the consideration of the Minister. The matters raised by the Law Institute Disability Committee include the following:

While the Bill does not require a resident's finance to be channelled through a resident's trust account, it does not make it clear that the use of the resident's trust account is optional and should be at the choice of the resident. Many residential facilities act as if all finances should automatically be channelled through the resident's trust account. This practice is undesirable, as it removes control of financial affairs from the resident. Further, if a cost is imposed for operation of the resident's trust account ... the residential facility should not deprive the resident access to alternative and potentially cheaper forms of ordering their finances, such as the resident operating their own bank account.

I have three or four pages of suggestions from the Law Institute. All of them are commendable and worthy of being taken on board by the Minister who might give consideration to them while the Bill is between here and the other place. The Law Institute also suggests:

... the possibility of different levies in respect of a variety of institutions raises the prospect of inequities between the .residents of different institutions.

The point raised is important, as is another point relating to the goods and services that may be purchased through the proposed residents' amenities fund. A particular point relates to the definition of "amenities". The Law Institute alerts honourable members to the danger that residents' amenities accounts moneys could be used to purchase what is otherwise purchased by the State or the caregiver, that is, "goods", "services" and "amenities" must be defined so that it is clearly understood what may be paid for from the proposed residents' amenities fund. The point made is that a

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loophole exists in the definitions and the funds could be used for purposes for which they are not intended to be used.

The Law Institute raises another important issue relating to the formal and independent auditing of the proposed residents' trust fund and residents' amenities fund. The Bill does not provide for an independent audit of the two accounts, although such a practice is desirable.

Honourable members will be aware that under any accounting system it is difficult to prevent criminality and offences being committed against people through the misuse of funds. For some 20 years I was in a legal practice so I am aware of the importance of the independent auditing system. For the benefit of honourable members who are not familiar with the system, at any time private independent auditors may go right through the books of solicitors in Victoria. Even so, some people still beat the system - although they usually end up in gaol. As I said, it is difficult to beat every form of criminality but the independent and formal auditing system provides a good attempt at doing so.

The Law Institute has raised the matter in its letter and I commend it to the Minister for her consideration. Solicitors pay the accounts for their auditing and they may not sack an auditor without the approval of the Law Institute. It is not a bad system when one is trying to keep people honest, as one politician has said.

The letter of the Law Institute contains the following comment:

The institute approves of the removal of immunity in respect of breach of trust or of fiduciary duty in respect of the payment to a resident of income from investment of that resident's trust moneys, which reimposes the same duties upon residential services and CSV as exist for anyone else responsible for managing investments on behalf of others.

As I said, the Law Institute has offered a number of constructive suggestions. I do not agree with all of them and I understand the Minister does not and some of her staff are not happy with some of the suggestions. However, some of the proposals are worthy of consideration. I refer particularly to the suggestion that an independent and formal auditing of the accounts be undertaken. As honourable members on both sides of the House have said, the people for whom the accounts will be established are vulnerable and in many cases do not have

control of their own finances. Therefore it is important that an accounting system be put in place to protect the trust funds.

I understand from officers of Community Services Victoria that a problem has arisen in attempting to trace money from the Janefield accounts. It is important that a simple system be established so that the money in both the proposed residents' trust fund and the residents' amenities fund can always be traced.

The coalition will not oppose the Bill and does not intend to move any amendments to it. Nevertheless, I hope the Minister will take note of the matters I have raised.

Mr MAUGHAN (Rodney) - Although the Bill is important, I share the view of the shadow Minister for Community Services, who was critical of the time it has taken the government to do something about problems that have been evident in our institutions for some time. That was brought to the fore by the malpractices uncovered in institutions such as the Pleasant Creek, Caloola, Kew and Aradale centres. Nevertheless I commend the Minister and the Director-General of Community Services Victoria for the prompt action they have since taken.

The main purpose of the Bill is to amend the provisions of the Intellectually Disabled Persons' Services Act to ensure the better management and control of the trust accounts of the intellectually disabled residents of the State's institutions, programs and services.

Prior to the investigations of the operations of the institutions that I have referred to malpractices were rife - and a number of work practices still need changing. Governments should not tolerate the sorts of practices that have been uncovered. I am delighted that criminal proceedings have been instituted and disciplinary action has been taken to deal with those people who have taken advantage of some of the most helpless members of our society, who, because they are unable to look after themselves, have been placed in institutions to be looked after by public servants. It is utterly despicable that people in positions of trust have taken advantage of the intellectually disabled. We have heard a great deal about sexual abuse, theft and breaches of trust.

I am pleased that the Bill will close some of the loopholes that have been uncovered and will deal



with employees who have abused people who are under the care of the Intellectually Disabled Persons' Services Act.

The Bill will ensure the better management of individual client trust funds in institutions and residential programs operated by Community Services Victoria. For example, it will allow various institutions to pool their funds under the guidance and control of the director-general. The interest earned from a larger pool of money will benefit all the residents, which all honourable members support.

The Bill addresses a number of deficiencies in the principal Act and allows the delegation of responsibility from senior officers to other officers within the department. It allows more flexibility in the management of funds, with the director-general assuming greater responsibility for their administration, which is certainly a move in the right direction.

The Bill will enable non-government residential institutions to take advantage of the same sorts of provisions that apply to government instrumentalities. I am sure that smaller institutions will take advantage of the changes. The larger institutions will continue to use the financial expertise available to them to look after their own funds under the surveillance of Community Services Victoria, but in a much tighter way than in the past. The changes will benefit the residents of those institutions.

Residents amenities funds will be used to provide better facilities for the residents of the State's institutions. The Bill will ensure a better equity of contribution. The members of the funds will be required to contribute a flat levy rather than a percentage of the interest earned on their funds. The provisions of the principal Act were clearly inequitable. Some residents had little money invested in the trust funds and others had considerable money invested in funds outside the institutions.

Recently I visited the May Day Hills Hospital and saw for myself how some of the money in funds is being used for the benefit of the residents. Although I was impressed by the way the institution is now managed I was appalled to discover the sorts of practices that occurred as recently as five years ago and to read about the horrific conditions that were commonplace in such institutions 50 years ago. We have come a long way since then: the management

of institutions such as May Day Hills, Aradale and Caloola is now more humane, considerate and understanding.

It is important to give credit where credit is due, particularly to people such as the regional manager in the area, Mr Tom Keating, a caring and understanding person who has done a wonderful job. I also give credit to the Minister because the Bill seeks to address many of the anomalies that have existed for many years.

Another anomaly that has come to light concerns the disbursement of money in residents amenities accounts when institutions close. When institutions close the principal Act does not say to whom the moneys belong and under what circumstances they are to be returned to the residents of the institutions concerned. The Bill gives some guidance in this area, which is also commendable.

I regret that unacceptable delays have occurred and that the government has taken so long to act. The Bill is long overdue, and I wish it a speedy passage.

Mr E. R. SMITH (Glen Waverley) - Previous speakers have outlined the opposition's attitude to the Bill, which I am pleased to support. Nevertheless a number of issues must be aired, particularly those that led to the introduction of the Bill.

For many years police officers have believed that the clients of the State's residential programs and institutions have been ripped off. That is not new; it has been known about for some time. Yet evidence of such practices has come to light only in the past couple of years, at about the time the allegations of sexual abuse at the Pleasant Creek Training Centre were first aired.

Senior police have told me that they are concerned that the investigations need to be conducted with more vigour because many people in institutions have had their assets taken by unscrupulous staff. This is certainly not an attack on all the people employed in Community Services Victoria. However, many people in positions of authority have ripped off funds from those poor disabled people who have no way of defending either themselves or their assets. Nothing is more despicable than taking advantage of an intellectually handicapped person under the control of the State, and it is only right that people who do so are investigated.

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Not all the investigations have been carried out by the police; some investigations have been carried out by Community Services Victoria and, in some cases, by retired members of the Police Force. The point I make is that as soon as Community Services Victoria has a suspicion of criminal action involving appropriation of funds of inmates of institutions the police must be informed and the offenders taken to court.

In the current environment it has been difficult to get the full cooperation of staff, and I congratulate the current director-general, Dr Paterson, for the rigour with which he has undertaken investigations. As previous speakers have said, it is a shame that the government has been tardy in drafting the Bill now before the House. The honourable member for Bendigo East mentioned a letter he received from the Law Institute of Victoria about the technicalities that must be addressed while the Bill is between here and another place. Amendments will tighten the provisions of the Bill which go to the core of the despicable actions by some members of the staff of various institutions.

In this day and age governments have a responsibility towards intellectually handicapped people. During the past 10 years the Victorian government has not exercised the right administrative approach to prevent some of these practices occurring. When the new goverrut\ent is elected it will be incumbent on the new Minister to make public any investigations being undertaken so that the people of Victoria will have confidence in these institutions. It is all very well for the government in its dying moments to say that it is closing down various institutions. It should close down institutions only when proper arrangements in the community are made to house and look after the people from those institutions. The government is closing down institutions to save money but is not considering the poor, unfortunate people who will not receive the proper treatment and guidance they need to live out their lives in other surroundings.

Police and social welfare workers have told us that some of these people are on the streets. If that is the case, the government has not fulfilled its obligations to the intellectually handicapped. It is not a good enough reason to close institutions because the conditions in them are inadequate and the community will not accept the government's high ideals unless these people are adequately looked after. Not one more institution should be closed unless the Minister can say exactly how the people affected will be housed and looked after.

The SPEAKER - Order! I have allowed the honourable member a fair degree of latitude but he is straying well beyond the provisions of the Bill. I ask him to come back to the Bill.

Mr E. R. SMITH (Glen Waverley) - This Bill is before the House because of the lack of adequate administrative control on the assets of these poor, unfortunate people. I applaud the provisions in the Bill. The expectation of the community is that people with intellectual disabilities will be cared for in a humane way. It is imperative that the Bill is passed through both Houses and proclaimed quickly. The sooner that is done the sooner the people of Victoria will have confidence in Community Services Victoria.

I hope the more minor cases tha t are being investigated by district criminal investigation branches can be brought on quickly so that the community can see that justice is being done rather than simply hearing noises about its being done. The people guilty of offences against the inmates of institutions must be brought before the courts as a matter of urgency. In the interregnum between now and the election the Minister must give her complete support to the former police personnel currently conducting investigations, to the district criminal investigation branches and, in the more serious cases, to the Fraud Squad. The fact that no action has yet been brought against the offenders shows that we have not been as serious about pursuing those people as we should have been.

I have confidence in the administrative ability of Dr Paterson, but the entrenched malpractices that have been occurring within Community Services Victoria over the years will be hard to eradicate. Some people may have been caught up on the side of those in power who have carried out these despicable acts and may be covering up for them.

I wish the Bill a speedy passage.

Mr DELZOPPO (Narracan) - I understand the Bill will not go into the Committee stage so I shall use the second- reading debate to get my points across. I circulated to establishments in my electorate copies of the Minister's second-reading speech as well as copies of the Bill, and I received a letter from the Grace Berglund Centre, an outreach of the Spastic Society of Victoria, thanking me for doing so. Mrs Ruth Jones, the Regional Manager of the Grace Berglund Centre, states:



I guess the main point we as staff would make is that one person signing on behalf of another is not a desirable situation.

Mrs Jones is referring to the operation of trust accounts.

We always make sure that any two of three signatures is the procedure followed. This provides a little more safety (although collusion is always possible).

The second-reading speech of the Minister for Community Services states:

The senior officer is authorised to withdraw money from a resident's account to purchase goods and services for the benefit of that person after consulting with that person. If three people were nominated to operate the account any two could sign to withdraw money from the account.

The staff of the centre make the point that the words "after consulting with that person" may not mean what they say. Consultation may not be profitable with some clients.

I urge the Minister to accept the proposition that three signatures be required to operate trust accounts, with two Signatures required for withdrawals. That would assist in making this excellent legislation even better.

Mr COLEMAN (Syndal) - The government is revisiting a problem that it created. The Intellectually Disabled Persons' Services Act was trail-breaking legislation and the government should be congratulated for changing practices that applied for many years. However, the proposed legislation is introduced because section 77 A(l) states:

A cause of action does not lie in respect of any breach of trust or fiduciary duty by reason of any failure to pay to, or credit to the account of, a resident in a relevant institution any money earned on the investment of money held in trust by that relevant institution for that resident.

The Minister has advised that there have been Significant breaches of trust by people employed to protect the interests of the intellectually disabled in their care, but the subsection gives them the opportunity of escaping unharmed from the offences they have perpetrated on the people for whom they should provide care.

The Bill deals with that matter in part by proposing amendments to the provisions relating to trust accounts. However, the amendments will apply only when the Bill is proclaimed, so people who commit offences prior to the proclamation of the Bill will escape unharmed. Investigations have revealed that people who have a duty of care have breached that trust, and they should be dealt with according to the law.

The Minister, to her credit, has identified Significant breaches of the regulations, and they should be addressed. If a person has committed an offence he should not be permitted to use section 77 A as a shield while at the same time other people are exposed to the full force of the law.

The Bill will create two classes of people. If intellectually disabled persons are housed in a registered institution, they will come within the authority of the Director-General of Community Services Victoria. If they are housed in what is termed a non-participating service, they must deal with the public banking system. That will not present a problem to some people, but it will present many problems to some clients of Community Services Victoria.

I take up the point made by the honourable member for Narracan, who said that the amendments to the legislation do not incorporate a security net. If you are a resident in a facility run by Community Services Victoria, you come under the direction of the director-general and the trust account and the money in that account is controlled by the director-general and his officers. He also has responsibility for your well-being. If you are a resident in a non-participating service, clause 50(1) applies. It states in part:

... of the eligible person is paid into an account in the name of the eligible person kept at a bank or other financial institution approved by the director-general.

So, safeguards are provided under that clause. Under the proposed legislation the impact on people in non-participating institutions is completely different from the impact on people in participating institutions. That raises a query about the intent of the amendments. If problems exist in major departmental institutions, surely the structure put in place should ensure that breaches of trust do not recur. I hope the Minister can explain the appropriate safeguards that she proposes to put in place.



Arrangements for joint accounts and for the movement of people from non-participating institutions to participating institutions are set out in the Bill. The officers operating the accounts are responsible to either the director-general or someone else. However, it is essential that the legislation stipulates who will protect the people not covered by the provisions of the Bill.

The money held by the department on behalf of those people can be held in several ways, even in cash up to a given amount in a secure place at a residential institution, and that amount is to be determined by the director-general for each of the institutions. The director-general has the final say in the dispersion of those funds.

Proposed new section 50L(2) as set out in clause 3 of the Bill states:

The Director-General must ensure that there is paid into the Fund kept in respect of an institution -

(a) all residents' amenities levies paid by the eligible persons at the institution; and

(b) all money received by any officer or employee of the Department for the purpose of providing goods or services or other amenities for the benefit or use of eligible persons generally at that institution.

Proposed new section SOM then details how the money is to be spent:

(1) The Director-General may withdraw money from a residents amenities fund.

(2) The Director-General may only withdraw money from a fund at a residential institutional for the purposes of -

(a) providing goods or services or other amenities for the benefit or use of eligible persons generally at that institution;

With each of those accounts a general residents' amenities fund is established with the income split between the residents' own accounts and the residents amenities fund at the direction of the director-general. The fund is disbursed under the direction of the Director-General, but it is not clear with the residents amenities fund that the funds cannot be used for the residents' general sustenance. The Minister should clarify a number of matters for the benefit of the House. It has been recognised that the trust has been abused. It is one that is difficult to maintain and one that people accept on behalf of the intellectually disabled and they do so with full

knowledge and responsibility. When that is breached there should be an opportunity for the Minister responsible to take action. An investigation has clearly identified significant breaches.

The director-general is put in an onerous position. The Bill does not provide security for the director-general to utilise what in normal banking terms would be a security banking system. There may be an explanation for that. Under the Act two classes of people are being created, and the non-participating class seems to have security that is not available to the other class. That is not good enough given the history of this matter. If it were good enough to provide the broader net for those people in non-participating institutions it should be good enough to provide it elsewhere. The government could put in place the same system for those who are in participating organisations.

I recognise there is a certain amount of trust in handling bank accounts, but with the reduction in the number of people in major institutions the handling of money in community residential units can be part of a training program, part of that education which comes with taking people out of institutions, placing them into the community and having them exposed to some of the broader aspects, such as public transport, exposure to shopping centres and so on. The intellectually disabled must have some input into the handling of their own money because it is their money. The trust that is taken on by the staff is an important one, but there have been significant breaches.

I hope the Minister will go through some of the issues raised, particularly those raised by the honourable member for Narracan.

Mrs SETCHES (Minister for Community Services) - I thank the honourable members for Bendigo East, Rodney, Narracan, Glen Waverley and Syndal for their contributions to the Bill to ensure that there is accountability within institutions and eventually accountability by choice in the non-government sector in the distribution and the holding of residents' funds under the Intellectually Disabled Persons' Services Act.

People have raised allegations of abuse and, as stated by the honourable member for Bendigo East, the government has taken two actions, the first being the investigations into the allegations and the second being the keeping of money and accounting of funds. It is necessary that the legislation follow the clear direction that was uncovered in the Pleasant

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Creek inquiry that there should be assessment across all institutions to determine the best way to proceed.

The honourable member for Bendigo East raised the matter of the department's computerised accounting method. As the system is introduced and further expanded with particular software it will be possible for Community Services Victoria to be more accountable in the way the measures are instituted and delivered across the institutions.

Other matters were raised by a number of honourable members but the honourable member for Bendigo East was specifically concerned about the matters raised by the Law Institute of Victoria. I shall answer one or two of those concerns. I give an undertaking to the honourable member to provide a written response on each of those matters. Although he raised only four, I shall deal with all of them while the Bill is between here and another place.

In relation to proposed section 50J the Law Institute suggests that because different amenities levies can be set at each institution, residents may be treated inequitably. My response is that the capacity to set different levies will give the amenities consultative committees greater flexibility when planning expenditure and making decisions for the benefit of clients. If a standard levy were set for all institutions this could force some institutions to charge a levy greater than the perceived requirements of those institutions.

After visiting those institutions one would be aware that there is a great disparity in what is actually provided within the institutions. Allowing them to set their own levies was seen as a way of allowing them more flexibility.

The Law Institute suggests that it is not clear from proposed section 50M what can be purchased from the residents amenities fund as opposed to what should be provided from the operating costs of the institution, which is consolidated revenue.

The answer to that is to improve the quality and accountability of expenditure decisions from the residents amenities fund. The Bill provides that the director-general must prepare and have regard to an annual plan for the expenditure of money from those funds. The director-general must consult the amenities consultative committee prior to preparing the annual plan for an institution. This should ensure that the funds are used appropriately.

Policies have also been developed that clearly outline what can legitimately be charged to the residents amenities fund and what should be provided from the operating costs of the institution through consolidated revenue.

It is not the intention of the department to subsidise its operating budget through the residents amenities fund.

The other matters raised by honourable members require lengthy answers but it is important that I refer to proposed new section SOM. It has been suggested tha t the proposed new section does not adequately state what can be purchased from the residents amenities fund and that it creates the potential for abuse of residents' money by allowing expenditure on items that are of benefit not to current residents but to future residents, to the institution as an entity, or even to staff of the institution.

It has been determined that the introduction of an annual levy based on an annual plan will ensure that money from the fund will be spent annually. Persons residing in an institution who have paid the levy in anyone year will accrue benefits from the expenditure of moneys from the fund. As residents come and go from institutions it would be impossible to implement a system that ensures that all residents contributing in any year will be the only beneficiaries from that contribution. Where amenities last for more than a year obviously new residents will derive some benefit from them.

The honourable member for Syndal referred to safeguards for the residents trust fund. A range of safeguards is already provided in the Bill. The director-general can delegate various functions to the appropriate officers. Investment decisions will be made by senior staff in consultation with a major bank that has been contracted as funds manager. The withdrawal of funds and consultation with eligible persons will be delegated to separate staff within each institution and region. The separation of powers within the department's structure will provide a number of checks and balances to ensure that the funds are properly administered. The computer system used by the department will enable scrutiny of transactions by regional and central management.

There is also the provision of two types of audits: firstly, internal audits that can be undertaken at a regional or central level; and, secondly, audits we are all subject to through the Auditor-General,

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particularly where he raised issues about the non-government sector.

There is also the role and scrutiny of the public advocate. The director-general is really a trustee and is bound by the law of trusts to act to the benefit of residents. That is clearly stated in the Bill.

A number of honourable members referred to the poor interest gained by those funds. Where residential associations elect to use the departmental system - and it is clearly optional - moneys will be invested as a whole through a contracted bank, which is currently Westpac. The average rate over the past four years has been in the order of 10 to 12 per cent, and this is a substantial benefit of the proposed legislation and the new system.

If resident associations choose to use their own system the nature of the investment will be reviewed by the department as part of the service agreement process for funding that service. Resident associations are providing some very good services and the department will be considering the development of a best practice approach that a number of associations have already adopted. The department will try to encourage them to share the information between them.

Finally, a number of honourable members raised the institutional investigations program. It has been a matter of significant community interest and responsibility on my part to be in charge of a portfolio where a report such as the Pleasant Creek report was handed to me for consideration. I recognised that changes had to be made to the whole management of institutions, and investigation teams were placed into those institutions.

At present investigations are still occurring in a number of institutions. As a result of the investigations at Pleasant Creek and Caloola 13 staff were charged with more than 100 criminal offences, including sexual abuse, theft, physical assault, obtaining property by deception, and theft of money from trust accounts. Those investigations are continuing.

For the record, since the Pleasant Creek report was handed to me and the department commenced its investigations, as at 31 March 1992 there have been 24 offenders in institutions; the number of internal discipline charges is 102; and the number of police charges is 76. The government has made a clear commitment to undertake investigations to ensure that people are brought to book, are disciplined

where necessary and that the police are assisted by the handing up of briefs that have been investigated internally.

For reasons enunciated by members of the opposition there will be no diminution of vigour in any institution. Residents of institutions are vulnerable and cannot look after themselves. They require an element of trust which must be extended by staff and people caring for them. Sometimes they must be protected from other residents.

I thank honourable members opposite for their contributions to the debate and for their overall support. Again I give an undertaking that I will answer the matters raised in writing while the Bill is between here and another place.

Mr DELZOPPO (Narracan) (By leave) -Mr Speaker, to save the time of the House I again raise an issue for the Minister. Earlier I referred to the signatures required for trust accounts and the fact that people in the field have suggested that to operate those accounts three signatures should be registered and any two people should sign. The Minister has not replied to that suggestion; if she does not I will object to the Bill proceeding to the third reading forthwith and will force the House into Committee.

Mrs SETCHES (Minister for Community Services) (By leave) - In the information available to me I cannot recall how many signatures are required. I will investigate the matter and provide an answer to the honourable member while the Bill is between here and another place.

Motion agreed to.

Read second time.

Passed remaining stages.

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The SPEAKER - Order! I welcome the Lord Mayor of Melbourne, Councillor Richard Meldrum, to the Public Gallery.

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BILL

Second reading

Mr ROPER (Minister for Employment, Post-Secondary Education and Training) - I move:

That this Bill be now read a second time.

The Bill amends the Parliamentary Salaries and Superannuation Act 1968 to comply with the Commonwealth Occupational Superannuation Standards Act 1987 and amends associated regulations for the purpose of having the fund treated as a complying fund for Commonwealth income tax. The Bill also repeals an obsolete provision of the Act which, if left, would be inconsistent with Commonwealth superannuation standards. It expands the existing power to make regulations to include provisions for or with respect to the Commonwealth superannuation standards.

The amendments to the Act are in the form of amendments to the several Acts governing other statutory superannuation funds that were passed in the previous sessional period. The effect of the amendments will be to require the trustees to administer the fund as a complying fund. Further, where changes in Commonwealth standards from time to time produce an inconsistency with a provision of the Act there will be sufficient compliance with the Act if the trustees comply with the Commonwealth standards.

The Bill finalises the measures required to enable Victorian statutory funds to be complying funds for Commonwealth income tax purposes.

I commend the Bill to the House.

Mr KENNETT (Leader of the Opposition) - The opposition supports the passage of this legislation.

Motion agreed to.

Read second time.

Passed remaining stages.

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Mr ROPER (Minister for Employment, Post-Secondary Education and Training) - I move:

That the House do now adjourn.

Speed limits

Mr LEIGH (Malvern) - I refer the Minister for Transport to an article in today's Herald-Sun with the headline, ''Lib speed limit plan could kill". The article states:

Mr Spyker said yesterday the opposition policy would destroy the State government's strategy that had resulted in a dramatic fall in road deaths.

'The message that you give with increased speed is increased death and injury," he said.

'When we increased the speed from 100 kmh to 110 kmh in '87 the road toll went up to 780 and since we brought it back in '89 its reduced to under 500."

'They're saying you might bring Melbourne a bit closer, but you mightn't live to see it".

I refer the Minister to the November 1991 report of the Social Development Committee's inquiry into speed limits in Victoria. Members of the committee include the honourable members for Box Hill, Clayton, Dandenong North, Springvale and Preston, all of whom are Labor members and all of whom totally supported the recommendations in the report. Chapter 3 states:

The Victorian 110 kmh freeway speed limit was reduced following serious heavy vehicle collisions in New South Wales and the rapid increase in the Victorian road toll during 1989. It is interesting to note that New South Wales reacted by reducing the maximum speed of trucks and buses, leaving the 110 kmh speed limit for cars unaltered. Victoria, in contrast, chose to remove the 110 kmh speed zone from its options.

Mr MICALLEF (Springvale) - On a point of order, Mr Speaker, I would like to know the relevance of the matter raised by the honourable member for Malvern to pressing government business and the responsibility of the Minister. I do not believe the matter has any relevance.

The SPEAKER - Order! The matter was raised by the honourable member for Malvern for the attention of the Minister for Transport. It does appear to relate to a recent matter and as such I do not uphold the point of order.

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Mr LEIGH (Malvern) - Following its inquiry into road safety, the Social Development Committee, of which the honourable member for Springvale is a member, made the following recommendation:

Following this study the Road Safety Co-ordinating Council examine the suitability of those sections of freeways and expressways where the 110 kilometre per hour speed limit may safely be applied.

Further, government members were actively lobbying the government Ministers to ensure that the 110 kilometre per hour speed limit was reintroduced.

In a knee-jerk reaction the government has produced signs, put them up and then subsequently pulled them down, which has cost Victorian taxpayers approximately $400 000. The government has wasted thousands of dollars in a knee-jerk reaction, which had nothing to do with the facts. The Minister for Transport had the gall to say to the House and to that newspaper that members of the oppositionand presumably members of his own party - are irresponsible because they recommended a scheme that will cause more deaths on Victorian roads.

I support the Minister in his view that there should be a 40 kilometre per hour speed limit in school areas, but there are also areas where the speed limit should be higher, such as on four-lane freeways. The Minister is participating in a stunt by saying that the opposition has a policy for the reintroduction of the 110 kilometre per hour speed limit, which the police and his own party members want.

The SPEAKER - Order! I ask the honourable member for Malvern to indicate what action he seeks from the Minister.

Mr LEIGH - I want the Minister to have the courage of his convictions --

Mr Cooper - And resign!

Mr LEIGH - I would like him to resign, but if he will not I ask that he admit that he was wrong, as I did a little earlier, and that he reintroduce the 110 kilometre per hour speed limit

Campaspe Region Water Authority

Mr JASPER (Murray Valley) -I direct to the attention of the Minister for Water Resources the report from the Campaspe Region Water Authority suggesting a number of alternatives for the

development of a larger regional water authority. Among the proposals is the suggestion of an authority including water boards stretching from Yarrawonga to Cobram within my electorate and along the River Murray beyond Echuca and through to Swan Hill. The report of the Campaspe Region Water Authority was delivered to various water authorities within this region. A time scale was provided for the water boards to respond to the regional authority before the report would be presented to the Minister. Presumably the Minister would make a recommendation along the lines of one proposal contained in the report as to the size and the various water boards that would be included in this new water authority.

An enormous response was received from people in the shires of Cobram and Yarrawonga. They expressed concern about the speed with which the Campaspe Region Water Authority had been asked to respond to the Minister. It appeared that the Minister would attempt to set up the new regional authority before the prorogation of Parliament.

The Minister responded to my representations and met with a deputation from the two shires opposing the major recommendations in the report. The two municipalities worked extremely hard organising a large meeting at the civic centre in the Shire of Cobram. At that meeting a number of resolutions were passed unanimously, indicating total opposition to the proposals in the report, particularly as they related to the shires of Cobram and Yarrawonga. The two shires were efficient and effective in their operations and their administrative charges were among the lowest in the proposed water authority.

Last week, in response to the deputation, the Minister said that he would not take any precipitate action and would not proceed to establish the proposed water authority without appropriate consultation and without taking into account the responses to be provided to him. Will the Minister assure the House that he will adhere to the assurances given to the deputation last week and take note of the responses provided by the water boards in the areas including Yarrawonga in the east and Swan Hill and the River Murray in the west?

The Minister said he will not take that action but the people need firm assurances so they can rely on the advice provided by him that he will wait until appropriate reports have been provided by the Campaspe Region Water Authority and the water boards in the area. It is clear that the government

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should not proceed. I want to make sure that it does not proceed, and the only reasonable response we should receive from the Minister is that he will adhere to his assurances.

VVonnen'srefuges

Mrs RA Y (Box Hill) - I direct the attention of the Minister for Community Services to the provision of women's refuge services. I have gathered from conversations with female refuge workers - I presume they have gleaned their information from opposition sources - that they are concerned about a possible loss of services of a specific nature. A network of services has been built up for women across Victoria, including those provided in the Crimes (Family Violence) Act passed in the 19805, which generalised this service and provided support for women suffering as a result of domestic violence.

Mr LEIGH (Malvern) - I raise a point of order. The honourable member has referred to an wmamed source of the opposition. I put it to you, Mr Speaker, that the Minister is not responsible for any policies the opposition may be pursuing. I cannot see how the member for Box Hill can ask the Minister to respond to something over which she has no control.

Mrs RA Y (Box Hill) - I seek from the Minister an indication of her support that services will continue to be directed to women with special needs.

The SPEAKER - Order! There is no point of order.

Mrs RAY - The proposal to generalise services for women who suffer from domestic violence and those who suffered sexual abuse in their earlier lives may dramatically reduce the effectiveness of those services.

Recently the community health nurse in my area sought assistance from me for 20 women who identified themselves through self-referral as needing the support of other women to assist in the healing process of early incest experiences. Those women have pointed out that their needs are totally different from those who are in domestic violence situations and who have the responsibility of protecting their children.

Any attempt to amalgamate those services or to turn them into general support services will clearly detract from their effectiveness. The number of refuges established during the past 10 years is

important in that they help to make the system more accessible.

Distance is a most important factor in seeking immediate relief from a violent situation. Access for women from non-English-speaking backgrounds is also important. The potential damage to children in situations where that kind of threat is unrelieved is Significant.

The hard-fought battle during the past 10 years for women's services must be maintained. I seek a commitment from the Minister for Community Services to the type of services Victoria now enjoys.

Repairs to Armadale Primary School

Mr HAYWARD (Prahran) - I direct to the attention of the Minister for School Education the disgraceful and dangerous state of disrepair into which the Kimer government has allowed schools to fall, and I refer particularly to the situation at Armadale Primary School.

On 13 July 1992 I wrote to the Minister for School Education, and I am happy to table the correspondence. lbat letter states:

Dear Minister,

I enclose a letter from the Armadale Primary School council regarding the state of disrepair into which many parts of the school have fallen.

I would be grateful for your urgent response to the issues raised in the council's letter.

Contrary to the Minister's allegation in the House today, I did not ask for any capital expenditure. In response to the letter from the school council, I asked the Minister to institute repairs by patching worn sections of carpet.

I know that you, Mr Speaker, have a keen interest in schools in your area, and that you will appreciate that worn sections of carpet constitute a safety hazard for students. It is unfortunate that the Minister saw fit to misrepresent my letter in the House today.

Mr Elder - He misled the House.

Mr HAYWARD - I presume the Minister did not read his correspondence properly.


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The SPEAKER - Order! About four honourable members are attempting to make contributions; the honourable member for Prahran has the call. I ask the Minister for Food and Agriculture, the honourable member for Ballarat North and the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to remain silent so I may clearly hear the honourable member for Prahran.

Mr HAYWARD - That is kind of you, Mr Speaker, because there is so much noise.

It is unfortunate that during his reply in the House today the Minister saw fit to misrepresent my letter. I presume he did not read his mail properly because I would hate to think that the Minister would deliberately attempt to mislead the House.

Traffic congestion on Plenty Road

Mrs GARBUlT (Greensborough) - I direct to the attention of the Minister for Transport the traffic problems in Plenty Road. Being a major outlet from the city to the northern suburbs that road carries very heavy traffic and the problem will increase as the Plenty corridor is developed. During the next decade an expected 90 000 residents will move into tha t corridor.

A second factor affecting Plenty Road will be the extension of the Bundoora tram up to Childs Road, Mill Park, which will necessitate the widening of Plenty Road and complicate traffic patterns even further.

Residents have raised with me two further issues concerning Plenty Road traffic. The first is the need for extra traffic lights in Plenty Road so that residents in what is called the La Trobe Village estate are able to turn out of one of three major roads - Taunton Drive, Oxley Avenue and Greenhill Road - into Plenty Road. At the moment motorists must endeavour to cut across three lanes of traffic travelling in a northerly direction before the central plantation is reached and thereafter turn right and head towards the city. With the increase in the volume of traffic in Plenty Road that is becoming difficult and, in some situations, dangerous.

Residents have asked me to draw to the attention of the Minister for Transport the urgent need for traffic lights at at least one of those intersections. I read in the Whittlesea Post today that VIC ROADS and the Public Transport Corporation have advised that they are considering as part of the plans for the extension of the tram tracks the creation of an intersection at

one of those streets. I advise the Minister that residents have notified me of the problem and expect traffic lights to be installed. I pass on to the Minister the concerns of residents.

The second matter also concerns Plenty Road. The Federal government has announced that it will partly fund the RS ring-road only between the Greensborough bypass and Plenty Road, leaving a gap between the Plenty Road end of that part of the RS and the Western ring-road, which will extend only to the Hume Highway. The gap will feed more traffic down Plenty Road, and drivers will have to find their way over to the Hume Highway as best they can.

More importantly, the Western ring-road will attract industry to locate along it, allowing easy access to interstate highways, ports and the airport. If the gap is not closed so that those connections can be made the area in the gap will miss out on industry locating along it and on the subsequent jobs and economic growth that will be created.

To ensure the flow of economic benefits and to relieve the traffic jams that will occur in Plenty Road if the gap is left for any substantial period it is vital that the Western ring-road extension be completed and the gap filled to create a continuous route from the Greensborough bypass to the western suburbs.

I urge the Minister for Transport to take up the issue, if necessary with the Federal Minister, to ensure that the entire length of the RS ring-road is funded.

Responses

Mr POPE (Minister for School Education) - The honourable member for Prahran raised his concern in relation to an issue he wrote to me about on 13 July 1992.


The SPEAKER - Order! I suggest to the honourable members for Ballarat North and Doncaster that if they wish to seek the call at a further stage during the current sittings they should remain silent.

Mr POPE - To assist the honourable member for Prahran, and before he has a blood pressure problem, I shall quote the letter in full.

Mr Hayward interjected.

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Mr POPE - I will quote it again! The letter states:

Dear Minister,

I enclose a letter from the Armadale Primary School council regarding the state of disrepair into which many parts of the school have fallen.

I would be grateful for your urgent response to the issues raised in the council's letter.

I ask: what sort of response did the honourable member for Prahran want in respect of the Annadale Primary School?

Mr Hayward interjected.

The SPEAKER - Order! I advise the honourable member for Prahran that if he intends to seek the call again sometime between now and the dissolution of the Parliament, he should conduct himself with the decorum expected of all honourable members.

Mr POPE - He says he wanted my urgent response. I take it therefore he just wanted me to reply by saying, "Yes, I note the letter".

Mr Lieberman - Rubbish!

Mr POPE - Exactly! Thank you! The honourable member for Prahran did not want such a response at all. He wanted some action; he wanted some funds to be directed to the Annadale Primary School. At the same time as he was saying to the people at Traralgon, Berwick and all the other areas, '1 do not want one single dollar spent", he wanted dollars spent at the Annadale Primary School! Now honourable members will hear from him again.

Mr HAYWARD (Prahran) - Mr Speaker, on a point of order, the issue relating to the Armadale Primary School is simply one of patching worn carpets; it is not one of major expenditure on new works.

Or Napthine - You don't know the difference between capital works and maintenance!

The SPEAKER - Order! The honourable member for Portland!

Mr POPE (Minister for School Education) - It is quite obvious that the honourable member for Prahran is very sensitive about the issue. He is saying, ''We do not want 5000 jobs in Victoria in

public works; we do not want 1000 students to have a school which will not be there if there are no public works". He is saying that to people all over Victoria, not just in Traralgon - which is in the electorate of the honourable member for Morwell -but also in many other areas. Honourable members have witnessed the high and mighty position adopted by the honourable member for Prahran. He has imposed the position on the poor sops who are Uberal Party candidates around the traps and has told them, ''Don't ask for one single dollar". In the meantime he is asking for dollars for the Annadale Primary School! It is the height of hypocrisy.

Or Napthine - This is misrepresentation!

The SPEAKER - Order! The honourable member for Portland!

Mr POPE - The honourable member for Prahran is not the only member to have made such requests. Do honourable members opposite want to talk about Lang Lang Primary School in the electorate of the honourable member for Gippsland West or what the honourable member for Kew has asked for Kew High School or Balwyn High School, or must I go right across the board with the requests of each and every one of them? All honourable members opposite have written to me and my predecessor about capital works. Tomorrow I will turn up the letters if they really want to see them. Then honourable members will be able to decide if members of the opposition are concerned about capital works. The honourable member for Prahran has been caught out. He has changed his mind.

Mr LEIGH (Malvern) -On a point of order, Mr Speaker, I ask if the Minister for School Education is threatening honourable members. As I understand it, when an honourable member writes to a Minister he or she writes on behalf of constituents - or that was what happened when the Westminster system was in operation. Now, in the dying days of the government, honourable members are seeing cheap tricks being perfonned in Parliament. Is the Minister intending to pick on us all tomorrow? I feel threatened by the Minister's remarks. At least towards the end of his Ministerial career he should behave like a Minister, for a change.

The SPEAKER - Order! There is no point of order.

Mr POPE (Minister for School Education) -It is a pity there is no point of order. I should love to respond to the lunacy of the honourable member for

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Malvern -or wherever he is going to stand since he has been dumped - saying that honourable members have not put forward requests for capital works. The truth is that of course members of the opposition have put in such requests. Even since last Wednesday the honourable member for Prahran has changed his position on Traralgon - that is within seven days!

He has done a somersault on the issues of the library and the upgrade of the administration. He has told the local candidate, ''Let's say that we might look at the situation if it is in the Budget. Let's say we might look at a third campus. But we will not look at the real issue".


Mr POPE - Honourable members opposite say that that is a lot of rubbish. Is the honourable member for Prahran saying that he has been misrepresented by what is in this morning's newspapers? This is the height of hypocrisy. Honourable members opposite have been caught out. If they want me to expose every one of their capital works projects, I will do so. That is not a threat, it is a promise!


The SPEAKER - Order! I have already told the honourable member for Ballarat North that if he continues to defy the Chair I will take that into account when deciding whom I will recognise between now and the dissolution of Parliament. I suggest he observe the forms of the House.

Mr SPYKER (Minister for Transport) - The honourable member for Greensborough raised the installation of traffic lights in Bundoora. I congratulate the honourable member for the effort she has put into her electorate, particularly in relation to the construction of the R5 ring-road. It is an amazing achievement. The R5 is one of the biggest road projects ever undertaken in this country and, with Federal funding and work carried out at the State level, can be compared with the Snowy Mountains scheme. We want to ensure not only that that work continues but also that local traffic matters are taken into consideration.

In particular, the honourable member raised the installation of traffic lights at the corner of Plenty Road and Taunton Avenue. She will be pleased to know that in consultation with local councils VIC ROADS has approved the installation of traffic

lights at that intersection. She also mentioned the need to control traffic at the Greenhills Road and Oxley Avenue intersections. I shall suggest that VIC ROADS officers visit the area to carry out an investigation in close consultation with local government and the department.

Earlier today the honourable member for Malvern made a personal explanation, and after his contribution tOnight I think he needs to make another one. He definitely misled the House when talking about the recommendations made by the Social Development Committee following its inquiry into speed limits in Victoria. I can understand why the honourable member was rejected by the electors of Malvern and why he is desperately looking for support around Mordialloc!

I congratulate the members of the Social Development Committee for the excellent report they have produced, the recommendations of which are in the process of being implemented by the Ministry of Transport. In reply to the honourable member I shall refer to recommendations Nos 6 and 7. The Committee recommends that:

6. VIC ROADS complete its study comparing crash rates on freeways and expressways which had speed limits of 110 kmh. This to be completed by 30 June 1992.

That refers to a study, not a recommendation -and the study is being undertaken at present. Recommendation No. 7 states:

Following this study the Road Safety Coordinating Council examined the suitability of those sections of freeways and expressways where the 110 kmh speed limit may safely be applied.

He misled the House in saying that the committee recommended a speed limit of 110 kilometres an hour. That is not the case. A study is being done and it will be completed shortly. I believe the facts speak for themselves. Perhaps all of us would like to drive faster, but the government's strategy is about road safety and saving lives.

In 1987 when the speed limit was 110 kilometres an hour the road toll was 780 and increased dramatically month by month, weekend by weekend. The Cabinet had long consultations with all authorities, including the Royal Automobile Club of Victoria, the police and other community organisations, about how to tackle the road toll, which destroys many of our young people and costs this nation and this State millions of dollars. The

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reduction in the speed limit in 1989 resulted in a dramatic decline in the road toll.

Mr LEIGH (Malvern) - On a point of order, Mr Speaker, if the Minister cares to read the front of the document, which I am sure the honourable member for Box Hill has pointed out to him, he will see that Victoria has--

The SPEAKER - Order! If the honourable member believes the Minister has infringed a Standing Order or some other procedure of the House then he is in order in raising a point of order. However, he should not attempt to introduce on the pretext of a point of order further discussion on the matter he has raised for the Minister's attention. There is no point of order.

Mr SPYKER (Minister for Transport) - In 1989 the speed limit was reduced to 100 kilometres an hour and a package of speed cameras, booze buses and Traffic Accident Commission advertisements was put together. The road toll dramatically reduced. In fact, Victoria has achieved the highest reduction in the road toll in the world. Safety authorities from around the world come to Victoria and ask how we have achieved such a dramatic reduction compared with other countries.

If the community wants to continue to reduce the road toll a reduction in speed is absolutely essential. Victoria has the best roads in the country, but we have a responsibility to recognise that speed kills. There are no short cuts. The opposition is saying to the community that it should not worry because when the opposition comes into government it will give the community a licence to kill. The road toll will escalate dramatically, but 1 believe the community of Victoria will reject that approach.

Mr Cooper - What a wanker!

The SPEAKER - Order! The honourable member for Momington will withdraw that remark.

Mr COOPER (Momington) -I withdraw.

Mrs SETCHES (Minister for Community Services) - The honourable member for Box Hill raised a matter that was brought to her attention by the combined women's refuges and other women's organisations, such as the Women's Legal Resource Group and the Domestic Violence and Incest Resource Centre. It relates to information from impeccable sources about the coalition policies on women's refuges.

The information reveals that the number of women's refuges will be reduced by 50 per cent to meet regional and cost cutting requirements and because of a change of focus.

They have been informed that only three or four refuges with security of address will remain and that access to those refuges will be through an assessment panel of professionals, such as social workers, psychiatrists, and so on. It will mean that women will have to go through a gatekeeping assessment process before entering the 25 existing women's refuges.

They also believe that, over a two or three-year period, refuge numbers will be reduced by the non-issuing of cheques. Members of the women's refuge movement were shown those policies so that they could assess them, and they are concerned about the effects those policies will have. The coalition should say whether those are its policies. The New South Wales government has refused to recognise the award system for workers in refuges; those workers have had to have their salaries topped up, and this has led to there being fewer workers.

Mr ELDER (Ballarat North) - On a point of order, Mr Speaker, on 1 October 1990 you indicated to honourable members that questions and answers to those questions should not contain hypothetical matters. 1 have been listening very carefully to the Minister and she has been sabre-rattling for 5 minutes about supposed information she has received from an unknown source. The Minister is making a mockery of the debate on the motion for the adjournment of the sitting and 1 ask you, Mr Speaker, to bring her back to the matter raised by the honourable member for Box Hill.

The SPEAKER - Order! The rules applying to the adjournment debate are slightly different from those applying to questions without notice. The honourable member for Ballarat North appeared to be referring to the rules applying to questions without notice. In this case, the Minister is providing information on material provided to her. She is outlining the implications of the introduction of certain policy decisions. If the Minister confines her remarks to such matters, she will be in order. I do not uphold the point of order.

Mrs SETCHES (Minister for Community Services) - New Zealand refuges have not had an increase in grants for the past three years. They are so concerned that they are seeking money from the community. Advertisements showing a battered

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woman appealing for help have been inserted in newspapers.

That is what is happening in New Zealand where the support of the government is melting away through its failure to meet the needs of the people. There are 2S refuges in Victoria. I worked in one in 1978 and 1979. The government is spending $5.8 million on refuges. The majority seek to maintain their secrecy and move to safer places if security is breached. Each of the services receives an annual budget of approximately $250 000. They are fully funded to enable them to go about their business of protecting women who go to such places often only in the clothes they stand up in, often with physical injuries and often without money. In addition, $1.2 million is being spent on 17 outreach services. Such services are effective only when operated alongside the refuge movement. The refuge movement believes the opposition will try to expand the outreach service at the expense of the refuge movement, which would keep women in danger in their homes.

Mr ELDER (Ballarat North) -On a point of order, Mr Speaker, I bring to your attention the memorandum you sent to members in which you said that matters must relate to government administration and not to future legislation. In saying what she thinks about the incoming Liberal government the Minister is referring either to future legislation or to something that is hypothetical. I ask you to rule her out of order based on your memorandum of 1 October 1990.

The SPEAKER - Order! The Minister will be in order if she confines her remarks to advice about the implications of policy proposals she has considered. If she ventures into the area of future legislation - I am not sure what future legislation the honourable member for Ballarat North had in mind - or if she

were to commence attacking the opposition she would be out of order. I do not uphold the point of order.

Mrs SETCHES (Minister for Community Services) - The importance of the women's refuge movement must be clearly understood. in the context of the government's policy to ensure that the Violence is Ugly program is pursued as part of government action. It means that all the constituent areas of government believe domestic violence is a crime, is not acceptable and must be stopped. Women who are subjected to violence should have refuges available to them and those refuges should be secret and well funded.

It is anathema to the government and to me as a Minister that there should be such a plan afoot because it means that women will be at the mercy of their principal tormentors, who are often their spouses. In 1991,40 per cent of all murders occurred as a result of domestic violence, the majority being men killing women. The refuges must be set up and operated in secret to enable them to protect the women who are seeking refuge. The opposition has no business preparing a policy that would put them in danger.

The honourable member for Murray Valley raised for the attention of the Minister for Water Resources a matter regarding the proposal of the Campaspe Region Water Authority. The honourable member asked the Minister not to make a decision until he had spoken to the authority and considered the proposal. I shall relay that to the Minister.

Motion agreed to.

House adjourned 11.20 p.m.

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