Flexible working arrangements for the ACT public service would not be drastically changed if the Canberra Liberals win the election, Elizabeth Lee has indicated.
Ms Lee said flexible working arrangements benefited women and she did not want to lose those benefits.
"We know there are benefits for people having the flexibility that is required and we know most of those benefits do actually benefit women a lot more and we don't want to lose that," she said.
"But what is realistic and what is necessary is to ensure that people who are given that flexibility are still able to perform and do their work proactively and we need to be mindful of that."
Public servants in NSW were told to stop working from home in August and this was welcomed by the Property Council ACT who called for the territory to follow suit.
The Property Council has been advocating for workers to return to Canberra offices and has repeatedly called for the government to call its public servants back into town centre offices at least three days a week.
Ms Lee made the comments at a Property Council ACT leaders' debate between her and Chief Minister Andrew Barr.
Mr Barr has been a strong proponent of flexible working arrangements, saying in 2021 the era of in-office 9-to-5 work was over for his government's public servants.
Mr Barr was also asked about working from home arrangements but said most ACT public servants were already in their workplaces most of the time.
"Most of the ACT government staff work from their workplaces. They're in hospitals, schools, municipal works depots so that idea that we have an army of white collar staff in the city just doesn't reflect the ACT public sector," he said.
The major party leaders faced off in their last debate before Saturday's territory election, with many of the issues focused on the property industry.
Ms Lee said a Liberal government would continue working towards a 2032 phase-out date for stamp duty, but could not commit to Labor's timeframe.
Labor set the 2032 endpoint as part of a 20-year tax system overhaul in 2012.
Ms Lee told reporters on the sideline it was very important for voters to do their own fact checking of policies and not just accept "the disinformation that Andrew Barr is spreading".
"The Canberra Liberals have been very transparent and very upfront with the community about our plan which will see us bring in more revenue," she said, when asked whether the Liberals cuts to revenue sources would make a surplus harder to deliver.
Ms Lee said the Liberals had submitted a costing request for its rates policy; she did not say how much it would cost. The request has not yet been published by Treasury.
During the debate, Mr Barr also said a review of tree legislation would be high on the agenda if his government was re-elected.
The issue was frequently raised with Labor candidates who had knocked on 200,000 doors during the campaign, he said.
Ms Lee said this showed the government was out of touch given the issue had been raised so often.
"The fact this tree issue has come up a lot... just goes to show the frustration the community is feeling," she said.
