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Wednesday, 27 August 1997
Page: 7204

(Question No. 1789)


Mr Latham asked the Minister for Transport and Regional Development, upon notice, on 3 June 1997:

(1) Further to his answer to question No. 1478 (Hansard, 26 May 1997, page 4028), why did he deliver the $400,000 cheque for flood mitigation works at Smiths Creek in the electoral division of Werriwa to the office of the Member for Macarthur.

(2) Was an attempt made to recover the funds from the Member for Macarthur once the Member for Macarthur's office had notified his office that the project was not located within the electoral division of Macarthur; if so, what attempt was made.


Mr Sharp —The answer to the honourable member's question is as follows:

The process followed was a standard procedure established by previous Governments.