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Ninth Assembly NINTH ASSEMBLY 12 APRIL 2018 www.hansard.act.gov.au Thursday, 12 April 2018 Environment and Transport and City Services—Standing Committee ................... 1327 Public Accounts—Standing Committee .................................................................. 1328 ACT prevention of violence against women and children strategy 2011-17— second implementation plan (Ministerial statement) .......................................... 1328 A step up for our kids—out of home care strategy update (Ministerial statement) . 1332 Land Tax Amendment Bill 2018 ............................................................................. 1338 Planning, Building and Environment Legislation Amendment Bill 2018 ............... 1339 Standing orders—suspension ................................................................................... 1342 Appropriation Bill 2017-2018 (No 2) ...................................................................... 1343 Appropriation (Office of the Legislative Assembly) Bill 2017-2018 (No 2) .......... 1351 Public Accounts—Standing Committee .................................................................. 1351 Privileges 2018—Select Committee ........................................................................ 1351 Emission reduction and renewable energy .............................................................. 1355 Visitors ..................................................................................................................... 1364 Administration and Procedure—Standing Committee ............................................ 1365 Economic Development and Tourism—Standing Committee ................................ 1365 Education, Employment and Youth Affairs—Standing Committee ........................ 1368 Ministerial arrangements ......................................................................................... 1369 Questions without notice: Taxation—unit rating system ....................................................................... 1369 Planning—entertainment precincts ............................................................... 1370 Taxation—unit rating system ....................................................................... 1370 Emergency services—staff wellbeing .......................................................... 1371 Taxation—unit rating system ....................................................................... 1372 ACT Policing—resourcing ........................................................................... 1373 Justice—resourcing ...................................................................................... 1374 Alexander Maconochie Centre—motorcycle gang activities ....................... 1375 Access Canberra—service enhancements .................................................... 1376 ACT Health—office for mental health ......................................................... 1378 Homelessness—government funding ........................................................... 1378 Sport—Narrabundah ballpark ....................................................................... 1379 Bimberi Youth Justice Centre—staffing ...................................................... 1380 Alexander Maconochie Centre—accredited training ................................... 1382 Bimberi Youth Justice Centre—staffing ...................................................... 1383 Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders—Reconciliation Day preparations .............................................................................................. 1385 Paper ........................................................................................................................ 1387 Suburban Land Agency—land acquisitions—quarterly report ................................ 1387 Canberra Institute of Technology—annual report 2017 .......................................... 1388 Apollo 11 mission—50th anniversary ...................................................................... 1389 Office for mental health—multicultural dimensions (Matter of public importance) ............................................................................. 1390 Privileges 2018—Select Committee ........................................................................ 1399 Adjournment: Australian National University—bullying .................................................... 1406 Greyhound racing—cruelty reports .............................................................. 1407 ACT Beekeepers Field Day .......................................................................... 1408 Drugs—pill testing ....................................................................................... 1409 Anzac Day .................................................................................................... 1411 Answers to questions: ACT Health—invoices (Question No 878) .................................................. 1413 ACT Health—conferences and seminars (Question No 881) ...................... 1413 Health—methadone overdose statistics (Question No 885) ......................... 1416 Canberra Hospital—bed occupancy rates (Question No 886) ...................... 1417 Canberra Hospital—bed occupancy rates (Question No 896) ...................... 1418 Government—commercial lessees (Question No 939) ................................ 1420 Municipal services—playgrounds (Question No 944) ................................. 1421 Municipal services—playgrounds (Question No 946) ................................. 1423 Government—men’s sheds (Question No 951) ............................................ 1424 Municipal services—public libraries (Question No 952) ............................. 1426 Schools—CCTV trial (Question No 953) .................................................... 1426 Legislative Assembly—travel by members (Question No 983) ................... 1427 Energy—renewable (Question No 984) ....................................................... 1428 Community services—mothers’ groups (Question No 988) ........................ 1430 Transport—light rail (Question No 989) ...................................................... 1432 Transport—light rail (Question No 990) ...................................................... 1433 Transport—light rail (Question No 991) ...................................................... 1435 Transport Canberra and City Services—FOI requests (Question No 993) .. 1436 Transport Canberra and City Services—employee assistance scheme (Question No 994) ................................................................................... 1436 ACTION bus service—staffing (Question No 996) ..................................... 1438 ACTION bus service—performance (Question No 997) ............................. 1439 ACTION bus service—breakdowns (Question No 1001) ............................ 1442 ACTION bus service—network (Question No 1002) .................................. 1444 Transport—light rail (Question No 1003) .................................................... 1444 Transport—light rail (Question No 1004) .................................................... 1445 Light rail—infrastructure damage (Question No 1005) ............................... 1446 ACTION bus service—free services (Question No 1006) ........................... 1446 Environment—elm leaf beetle (Question No 1007) ..................................... 1448 Trees—protection (Question No 1008) ........................................................ 1448 Planning—grants to supermarkets (Question No 1009) ............................... 1449 Housing—rates (Question No 1011) ............................................................ 1450 Homelessness—abandoned belongings (Question No 1012) ....................... 1456 Housing—rates (Question No 1015) ............................................................ 1456 Health—outreach programs (Question No 1019) ......................................... 1458 Multicultural affairs—community languages (Question No 1020) .............. 1459 Community services—outreach programs (Question No 1022) .................. 1460 National Multicultural Festival—service of alcohol (Question No 1023) ... 1463 Roads—planning (Question No 1024) ......................................................... 1464 Roads—accident black spots (Question No 1025) ....................................... 1465 Roads—accident black spots (Question No 1026) ....................................... 1466 Roads—accident black spots (Question No 1027) ....................................... 1467 Environment—golden sun moth habitat (Question No 1028) ...................... 1468 ACT Health—FOI requests (Question No 1032) ......................................... 1469 Government—notifiable invoices (Question No 1034) ................................ 1469 Government—notifiable invoices (Question No 1035) ................................ 1470 Royal Canberra Show—disability parking (Question No 1041) .................. 1471 Child care—centres (Question No 1042) ..................................................... 1472 ACT Ambulance Service—crews (Question No 1046) ............................... 1473 ACT Ambulance Service—crews (Question No 1047) ............................... 1473 ACT Ambulance Service—crews (Question No 1048) ............................... 1473 ACT Ambulance Service—crews (Question No 1050) ............................... 1474 Icon Water—water prices (Question No 1054) ............................................ 1474 Sport—diving (Question No 1056)
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