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LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY FOR THE
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
2012–2013–2014–2015
NOTICE PAPER
No. 111
TUESDAY, 15 SEPTEMBER 2015
The Assembly meets this day at 10 am
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EXECUTIVE BUSINESS
Orders of the day
1
RED TAPE REDUCTION LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL 2015: (Chief
Minister): Agreement in principle—Resumption of debate (from 4 June 2015—
Mr Smyth).
2
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AMENDMENT BILL 2015: (Treasurer):
Agreement in principle—Resumption of debate (from 4 June 2015—Mr Smyth).
Notice
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MS BURCH: To move—That this Assembly:
(1)
notes the:
(a)
recent Australian Government cuts to Community Support program and
the detrimental impact it has had on Family Day Care in the ACT;
(b)
impact the continued uncertainty over Australian Government policy is
having on ACT families and the need for greater clarity;
(c)
inconsistent approaches the Australian Government is taking between
Family Day Care providers and nannies in relation to qualifications and
compliance measures;
* Notifications to which an asterisk (*) is prefixed appear for the first time
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(2)
(d)
need to ensure consistent high quality in early childhood education and
care;
(e)
94% growth in the number of long day care places since 2001,
including an anticipated 1200 places in the 12 months from October
2014; and
(f)
ACT Government’s consistent support of the early childhood education
sector through land release, targeted capital funding for centre
expansions and scholarships for the workforce; and
calls on the ACT Government to:
(a)
work with the Australian Government to ensure any changes to early
childhood education and care policy allow all families to access
affordable and high quality early childhood education;
(b)
support the early childhood education and care sector to ensure all
Canberra families have access to affordable high quality services; and
(c)
work with the Commonwealth, State and Territory governments to
ensure consistent expectation in regards to qualifications and
compliance in early childhood education and care. (Notice given 6 May
2015. Notice will be removed from the Notice Paper unless called on
within 3 sitting weeks—standing order 125A).
Orders of the day—continued
*3
CRIMES (CHILD SEX OFFENDERS) AMENDMENT BILL 2015: (AttorneyGeneral): Agreement in principle—Resumption of debate (from 13 August 2015—
Mr Hanson).
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CRIMES LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL 2015: (Attorney-General):
Agreement in principle—Resumption of debate (from 13 August 2015—
Mr Hanson).
*5
CORRECTIONS MANAGEMENT AMENDMENT BILL 2015: (Minister for
Justice): Agreement in principle—Resumption of debate (from 13 August 2015—
Mr Wall).
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MENTAL HEALTH BILL 2015: (Minister for Health): Agreement in principle—
Resumption of debate (from 4 June 2015—Mr Smyth).
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VICTIMS OF CRIME (VICTIMS SERVICES LEVY) AMENDMENT BILL
2015: (Attorney-General): Agreement in principle—Resumption of debate (from
13 August 2015—Mr Hanson).
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MONITORING OF PLACES OF DETENTION (OPTIONAL PROTOCOL
TO THE CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE) BILL 2013: (AttorneyGeneral): Agreement in principle—Resumption of debate (from 21 March 2013).
9
PUBLIC SECTOR BILL 2014: (Chief Minister): Agreement in principle—
Resumption of debate (from 27 November 2014—Mr Hanson).
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HUMAN RIGHTS AMENDMENT BILL 2015: (Attorney-General): Agreement
in principle—Resumption of debate (from 26 March 2015—Mr Hanson). (Referred
to the Standing Committee on Justice and Community Safety on 7 May 2015 for
report by 19 November 2015).
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FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ACT—CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
REPORT—DECEMBER QUARTER 2012—PAPER—MOTION TO TAKE
NOTE OF PAPER: Resumption of debate (from 14 February 2013—Mr Smyth)
on the motion of Mr Barr—That the Assembly takes note of the paper.
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CLOSING THE GAP REPORT 2013—MINISTERIAL STATEMENT—
MOTION TO TAKE NOTE OF PAPER: Resumption of debate (from
8 August 2013—Mr Wall) on the motion of Mr Rattenbury—That the Assembly
takes note of the paper.
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GROWTH, DIVERSIFICATION AND JOBS—A BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY FOR THE ACT—2013 IMPLEMENTATION
REPORT—PAPER—MOTION TO TAKE NOTE OF PAPER: Resumption of
debate (from 17 September 2013—Mr Smyth) on the motion of Mr Barr—That the
Assembly takes note of the paper.
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REVIEW OF THE ELECTRICTY FEED-IN (RENEWABLE ENERGY
PREMIUM) ACT 2008—MINISTERIAL STATEMENT—MOTION TO
TAKE NOTE OF PAPER: Resumption of debate (from 17 March 2015—Mr Coe)
on the motion of Mr Corbell—That the Assembly takes note of the paper.
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TEACHING QUALITY—MINISTERIAL STATEMENT—MOTION TO
TAKE NOTE OF PAPER: Resumption of debate (from 5 May 2015—
Mr Doszpot) on the motion of Ms Burch—That the Assembly takes note of the
paper.
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WATER SAFETY AWARENESS PROGRAM—MINISTERIAL
STATEMENT—MOTION TO TAKE NOTE OF PAPER: Resumption of
debate (from 12 May 2015—Mr Doszpot) on the motion of Ms Burch—That the
Assembly takes note of the paper.
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PRIVATE MEMBERS’ BUSINESS
Orders of the day
1
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY (MINISTERS) BILL 2013:
(Mr Hanson): Agreement in principle—Resumption of debate (from 5 June 2013—
Mr Barr).
2
PAYROLL TAX AMENDMENT BILL 2013: (Mr Smyth): Agreement in
principle—Resumption of debate (from 7 August 2013—Mr Rattenbury).
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ASSEMBLY BUSINESS
Orders of the day
1
JUSTICE AND COMMUNITY SAFETY—STANDING COMMITTEE—
REPORT 4—INQUIRY INTO SENTENCING—MOTION TO TAKE NOTE
OF REPORT: Resumption of debate (from 24 March 2015—Mr Corbell) on the
motion of Mr Doszpot—That the Assembly take note of the report. (Order of the
day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless called on within 2 sitting
weeks—standing order 152A.)
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HEALTH, AGEING, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES—
STANDING COMMITTEE—REPORT 6—INQUIRY INTO THE
EXPOSURE DRAFT OF THE DRUGS OF DEPENDENCE (CANNABIS
USE FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES) AMENDMENT BILL 2014 AND
RELATED DISCUSSION PAPER—MOTION TO TAKE NOTE OF
REPORT: Resumption of debate (from 13 August 2015—Mr Corbell) on the
motion of Dr Bourke—That the Assembly take note of the report. (Order of the day
will be removed from the Notice Paper unless called on within 8 sitting weeks—
standing order 152A.).
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Last sitting day in September 2015
3
PUBLIC ACCOUNTS—STANDING COMMITTEE: Presentation of report on
elements impacting on the future of the ACT clubs sector pursuant to order of the
Assembly of 26 March 2015.
Last sitting day in November 2015
4
JUSTICE AND COMMUNITY SAFETY—STANDING COMMITTEE:
Presentation of report on Human Rights Amendment Bill 2015 pursuant to order of
the Assembly of 7 May 2015, as amended 11 August 2015.
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QUESTIONS ON NOTICE
On the first sitting day of a period of sittings a complete Notice Paper is published containing
all unanswered questions. On subsequent days, only new and redirected or revised questions
are included on the Notice Paper.
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Unanswered questions
(30 days expired 3 September 2015)
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MR COE: To ask the Minister for Territory and Municipal Services—
(1) How many free bulky waste collections have been undertaken each year since
the commencement of the trial service in April 2011.
(2)
How many bulky waste collections have been undertaken each year since
April 2011 and what revenue has been received by the ACT Government for
these.
(3)
What is the total expenditure of ACT Government funds on the service each
year.
(4)
What is the average length of time between booking the service and actual
pick up.
MR COE: To ask the Minister for Territory and Municipal Services—
(1) What was the 2014-2015 annual cost of collection for residential recycling
bins and what is this cost of collection per household.
(2)
What was the 2014-2015 annual cost of collection for residential garbage bins
and what is this cost of collection per household.
(3)
How many households in the ACT receive weekly and fortnightly waste
collection.
(4)
In 2014-2015 (a) how many applications were received to upgrade to a
240 litre garbage bin, (b) how many of these applications were approved and
(c) what was the total cost of these upgrades.
(5)
In 2014-2015 how many applications were received for a new set of bins for a
new house.
(6)
In 2014-2015 how many lost or stolen 240 litre recycling bins were replaced
and what was the total cost of these replacements.
(7)
In 2014-2015 how many lost or stolen 140 litre garbage bins were replaced
and what was the total cost of these replacements.
(30 days expired 4 September 2015)
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MR DOSZPOT: To ask the Minister for Education and Training—
(1) How many public school teachers and school assistants, by gender and
school, have recorded incidents of being assaulted in the course of their
employment for each of the years (a) 2012, (b) 2013, (c) 2014, and (d) 2015
to date.
(2)
How many of these assaults were made known through the (a) Accident
Incident Reports recording system, (b) Riskman recording system and (c)
MAZE recording system.
(3)
How many of these assaults were reported to the police.
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(4)
What remedial actions were taken in each instance by the Education and
Training Directorate to investigate, address and mitigate the repetition of
these assaults.
(5)
How many public schools are not recording assaults on teachers and school
assistants.
(30 days expired 5 September 2015)
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MRS JONES: To ask the Minister for Territory and Municipal Services—
(1) Which playgrounds in the ACT are scheduled for upgrades and when are
these upgrades due to be completed.
(2)
What features of the playgrounds will be upgraded and what is the budget for
each of these upgrades.
(3)
Are any playgrounds scheduled to be closed; if so, what is the location of
these playgrounds.
MRS JONES: To ask the Minister for Women—
(1) How many Full Time Equivalent (FTE) staff have worked in the Office for
Women each year for the last five years.
(2)
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What has been the staffing cost for each year (a) over the past 5 years and
(b) in the forward estimates.
MRS JONES: To ask the Minister for Women—
(1) What is the total budget for the Women’s portfolio (a) for each year over the
past 15 years and (b) for each year in the forward estimates.
(2)
What has been the total annual budget for the Office for Women each year for
the last 5 years.
(3)
What is the funding source for appropriation for the Office of Women in the
forward estimates.
(30 days expired 10 September 2015)
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MRS JONES: To ask the Minister for Health—
(1) How many Full Time Equivalent (FTE) mental health nurses have worked in
the ACT (a) for each year over the past 5 years and (b) for each year in the
forward estimates.
(2)
How many mental health nurses are located in each mental health facility.
(3)
How many FTE security staff at mental health facilities have worked in the
ACT (a) for each year over the past 5 years and (b) for each year in the
forward estimates.
(4)
How many security staff at mental health facilities are located in each mental
health facility.
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What is the total budget for security staff at mental health facilities (a) for
each year over the past 15 years and (b) for each year in the forward
estimates.
MRS JONES: To ask the Minister for Health—
(1) What is the total budget for the mental health portfolio (a) for each year over
the past 15 years and (b) for each year in the forward estimates.
(2)
What mental health programs are run in the ACT and what is the cost of each
program for each year over the forward estimates.
(3)
How many Full Time Equivalent (FTE) staff are projected to work in each
mental health program each year over the forward estimates.
MRS JONES: To ask the Minister for Health—
(1) How many Full Time Equivalent (FTE) staff have worked in the Mental
Health department (a) for each year over the past 15 years and (b) what are
the projections for FTE staff for each year in the forward estimates.
(2)
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What has been the staffing cost for each year (a) over the past 5 years and (b)
in the forward estimates.
MRS JONES: To ask the Minister for Multicultural Affairs—
(1) What is the total budget for the Multicultural portfolio (a) for each year over
the past 15 years and (b) for each year in the forward estimates.
(2)
How many Full Time Equivalent (FTE) staff have worked in the
Multicultural portfolio (a) for each year over the past 15 years and (b) what
are the projections for FTE staff for each year in the forward estimates.
M M Kiermaier
Acting Clerk of the Legislative Assembly
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GOVERNMENT TO RESPOND TO PETITIONS
(in accordance with standing order 100)
By 1 September 2015
Telopea Park School Playing Fields—Land Swap—Minister for Economic Development—
Petition lodged by Mr Doszpot (Pet 6-15) (redirected 4 June 2015)
By 2 September 2015
Campbell Service Station site—Redevelopment—Chief Minister—Petition lodged by
Mr Doszpot (Pet 8-15) (redirected 11 June 2015)
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By 3 November 2015
Lyneham—Urban open space—Minister for Sports and Recreation—Petition lodged by
Mr Rattenbury (Pet 9-15) (redirected 6 August 2015)
By 4 November 2015
Riverview development site, West Belconnen—Minister for Planning—Petition lodged by
Mrs Dunne (Pet 10-15)
By 5 November 2015
Narrabundah—Development Application for multi-unit development for ACT Housing—
Minister for Housing—Petition lodged by Mr Doszpot (Pet 11-15)
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COMMITTEES
Unless otherwise shown, appointed for the life of the Eighth Assembly. The dates of the
amendments to the committees’ resolution of appointment are reflected, but not changes in the
membership.
Standing
Pursuant to standing order
ADMINISTRATION AND PROCEDURE: (Formed 6 November 2012): The Speaker
(Chair), Dr Bourke, Mr Rattenbury, Mr Smyth.
Pursuant to resolution
EDUCATION, TRAINING AND YOUTH AFFAIRS: (Formed 27 November 2012):
Ms Porter (Chair), Mr Doszpot, Ms Fitzharris, Mrs Jones.
HEALTH, AGEING, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES: (Formed
27 November 2012): Dr Bourke (Chair), Ms Fitzharris, Ms Lawder, Mr Wall.
JUSTICE AND COMMUNITY SAFETY: (Formed 27 November 2012): Mr Doszpot
(Chair), Dr Bourke, Mrs Jones, Ms Porter.
PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND TERRITORY AND MUNICIPAL SERVICES:
(Formed 27 November 2012): Ms Fitzharris (Chair), Dr Bourke, Mr Coe, Mr Wall.
PUBLIC ACCOUNTS: (Formed 27 November 2012): Mr Smyth (Chair), Ms Fitzharris,
Ms Lawder, Ms Porter.
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Dissolved
AMENDMENTS TO THE ELECTORAL ACT 1992 (Formed 20 March 2014):
Mr Gentleman, (Chair), Mr Coe, Mr Rattenbury. (Released 30 June 2014; presented
5 August 2014)
ESTIMATES 2013-2014: (Formed 28 February 2013): Mr Hanson (Chair), Dr Bourke,
Mr Gentleman, Mr Smyth. (Presented 6 August 2013)
ESTIMATES 2014-2015 (Formed 27 February 2014): Mr Smyth (Chair), Ms Berry,
Mrs Jones, Ms Porter. (Presented 5 August 2014)
REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT: (Formed 28 February 2013): Ms Berry (Chair), Ms Porter,
Mr Smyth, Mr Wall. (Presented 27 February 2014)
ESTIMATES 2015-2016 (Formed 19 February 2015): Mr Smyth (Chair), Dr Bourke,
Ms Fitzharris, Ms Lawder. (Presented 4 August 2015)
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