Department of the Legislative Assembly, Northern Territory Government

Mr GUNNER - 2015-04-29

A supplementary question, Mr Deputy Speaker. The Health minister said just because something is in a press release we cannot trust that thing to be built. This was in last year’s budget, and it did not happen. Is the minister really saying we cannot trust things in the budget to be built?

Mrs FINOCCHIARO: A point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker! Standing Order 109(3)(c). A supplementary question …

Mr Elferink: It is to be asked by the person who asked the original question.

Mrs FINOCCHIARO: That is exactly right.

Mr DEPUTY SPEAKER: Thank you, member for Drysdale. You are right. We all should know that, Leader of the Opposition. I will allow the question if the Minister for Health would like to respond.

Mr ELFERINK: Tiger Brennan Drive took the members opposite four years. We know many of these sorts of projects, because of their size, have to be planned carefully and cautiously, and that is why they wash over from one year to the next.

We have seen members opposite chewing on the spines of their budget papers without understanding how the system works.
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