11 February 2020

NINTH ASSEMBLY 11 FEBRUARY 2020 www.hansard.act.gov.au Tuesday, 11 February 2020 Standing orders—suspension ......................................................................................... 1 Bushfire and storm season (Motion of thanks) .............................................................. 1 Visitors ......................................................................................................................... 17 Bushfire and storm season ........................................................................................... 17 Questions without notice: Transport Canberra—network 19 ..................................................................... 35 Crime—sexual assault ...................................................................................... 36 Transport Canberra—network 19 ..................................................................... 36 Transport Canberra—network 19 ..................................................................... 37 Bushfires—economic impact ........................................................................... 39 Transport Canberra—network 19 ..................................................................... 41 Transport Canberra—network 19 ..................................................................... 43 Transport Canberra–network 19 ....................................................................... 44 Bushfires—preparedness .................................................................................. 45 Transport Canberra—network 19 ..................................................................... 47 Transport—driver education ............................................................................. 48 Transport—driver education ............................................................................. 49 Transport—driver education ............................................................................. 50 Transport Canberra—network 19 ..................................................................... 50 Bushfires—government support ....................................................................... 51 Bushfire and storm season ........................................................................................... 53 Government priorities 2020 (Ministerial statement) .................................................... 63 Petitions: Newborn screening—petition 21-19 ................................................................ 68 Newborn screening—petition 1-20 .................................................................. 68 Wanniassa bus routes—petition 27-19 (Ministerial response) ......................... 69 Planning—Coombs peninsula—petition 31-19 (Ministerial response) ............ 70 Motion to take note of petitions ................................................................................... 72 Newborn screening—petitions 21-19 and 1-20 ........................................................... 72 Papers ........................................................................................................................... 74 Inquest into the death of Lauren Maree Johnstone—coroner’s report and government response ............................................................................................... 79 Justice and Community Safety—Standing Committee ................................................ 80 Planning and Development Act 2007—variation No 367 to the Territory Plan .......... 81 Planning and Development Act 2007—variation No 360 to the Territory Plan .......... 83 Planning and Development Act 2007—variation No 355 to the Territory Plan .......... 86 Education, Employment and Youth Affairs—Standing Committee ............................ 88 Peaceful protest (Matter of public importance) ........................................................... 88 Justice and Community Safety—Standing Committee ................................................ 97 Education, Employment and Youth Affairs—Standing Committee ............................ 98 Education, Employment and Youth Affairs—Standing Committee ............................ 98 Environment and Transport and City Services—Standing Committee ....................... 99 Environment and Transport and City Services—Standing Committee ....................... 99 Environment and Transport and City Services—Standing Committee ..................... 100 Environment and Transport and City Services—Standing Committee ..................... 101 Planning and Urban Renewal—Standing Committee ................................................ 102 Adjournment: Canberra—Our Bush Capital ......................................................................... 103 Gungahlin sports and recreation fair .............................................................. 105 Work safety—fatal accidents .......................................................................... 107 Transport—Liberal Party policy ..................................................................... 107 Sophia Hamblin Wang—tribute ..................................................................... 108 Health—nurse graduates ................................................................................. 109 World Cancer Day .......................................................................................... 109 Legislative Assembly for the ACT Tuesday, 11 February 2020 MADAM SPEAKER (Ms J Burch) took the chair at 10 am, made a formal recognition that the Assembly was meeting on the lands of the traditional custodians, and asked members to stand in silence and pray or reflect on their responsibilities to the people of the Australian Capital Territory. Standing orders—suspension Motion (by Mr Gentleman) agreed to, with the concurrence of an absolute majority: That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent the Chief Minister moving a motion relating to the bushfire and storm season forthwith and to set the order of business for today, Tuesday, 11 February 2020, as: Executive business motion relating to the bushfire and storm season Ministerial statements Presentation of petitions Questions without notice Ministerial statements Presentation of papers Matter of public importance Notices and orders of the day; provided that, at 2 pm, the Speaker shall interrupt the business before the Assembly in order that questions without notice shall be called on; and (a) if a vote is in progress at the time fixed for interruption, that vote, and any vote consequent upon that vote, shall be completed and the result announced; and (b) the Speaker shall fix a later hour for the resumption of the debate on any business under discussion and not disposed of at the time of interruption. Bushfire and storm season Motion of thanks MR BARR (Kurrajong—Chief Minister, Treasurer, Minister for Social Inclusion and Equality, Minister for Tertiary Education, Minister for Tourism and Special Events and Minister for Trade, Industry and Investment) (10.02): I move: That this Assembly: (1) notes the current unprecedented bushfire season across the Australian Capital Territory and the rest of Australia; (2) thanks the Emergency Services Agency (comprising ACT Fire & Rescue, ACT Rural Fire Service, ACT State Emergency Service, ACT Ambulance Service and Support Staff), Parks and Conservation Service, volunteers, 1 11 February 2020 Legislative Assembly for the ACT community groups who assisted at evacuation centres, ACT Policing and public servants across the ACT Government who have responded to storms and bushfires, working tirelessly to keep the Territory safe; (3) recognises the significant efforts of the ACT Rural Fire Service and the ACT Fire & Rescue in supporting their interstate colleagues in fighting bushfires since September 2019; (4) acknowledges the support provided by the Australian Defence Force and the New Zealand Defence Force to the Territory and thanks their personnel for helping protect the ACT and surrounding region; (5) thanks the other States and Territories and international partners for their support in helping respond to bushfires and storms that have occurred so far; (6) recognises the significant social and economic impact to both Canberra and the surrounding region, and encourages Canberrans to continue to support local communities, businesses and tourism operators; (7) acknowledges that the bushfire and storm season is ongoing and expresses its gratitude to all those that are continuing to keep our Territory safe; and (8) further notes that the ACT Government will appropriately recognise, at the conclusion of this year’s bushfire and storm season, the service of all those that have helped protect the ACT. We are only six weeks into 2020, but already it has been an extraordinary and incredibly difficult year for Canberra and our region. 2020 began with our city shrouded in a thick haze of smoke. We shared the pain with our South Coast friends and family as they lost properties, treasured possessions, livelihoods and, worst of all, loved ones. I am sure many Canberrans would have lived through the terror of the New Year’s Eve fires on the South Coast, hunkered down on beaches, watching the flames as they rolled through their beloved coastal towns. In the aftermath our city became a safe haven for people escaping these fires and the fires burning to our west. The relief centre at Dickson College supported hundreds of people over a two-week period. Volunteers from organisations such as the Red Cross, Anglicare and the Salvation Army were there

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