Tuesday, 1 August 2023

Members

Ministry

Jaclyn SYMES (Northern Victoria – Attorney-General, Minister for Emergency Services) (13:33): President, I reiterate your comments in relation to John – a friendly, regular face that we will all miss, and our thoughts are with the broader staff who would have had a lot more to do with him on a regular basis as well.

I just want to confirm to the house that the government has resigned the commissions of the ministerial portfolios of Commonwealth Games delivery and Commonwealth Games legacy. For the purposes of question time it would be my initial view that most questions in relation to programs and subsequently announced initiatives would be in the first instance more than likely appropriate for the Minister for Regional Development, given a lot of the programs will be in her remit. Otherwise we will consider how the questions go. But it is certainly our intention to provide avenues for any questions that the house has in relation to those portfolios, and between Minister Shing and me we will endeavour to ensure that occurs.