Page 2371 - Week 07 - Thursday, 4 August 2022
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court facilities, but is progressing a number of ACT government school projects in Woden Valley which will see additional indoor sporting infrastructure made available for community use outside school hours.
In light of the minister’s response, the committee will not be inquiring further into the matters raised in petitions 23-21 and 48-21.
Statement by chair
MS CLAY (Ginninderra) (11.30): Pursuant to standing order 246A, I wish to make a statement on behalf of the Standing Committee on Planning, Transport and City Services relating to referred petitions.
Petitions 15-21 and two out of order petitions, concerning an upgrade to recreational space next to Melba High School on Conley Drive, were received by the Assembly on 9 November 2021 and referred to the committee by leave. As signatories to petition 15-21, 251 residents of the ACT requested the Assembly to call on the ACT government to upgrade the recreational space next to Melba Copland Secondary School on Conley Drive, Melba.
The committee notes that, in his response to the petition, the Minister for Transport and City Services advised that while there are currently no plans to upgrade the area adjacent to Melba Copland Secondary School, consultation will be undertaken to ensure community needs and priorities are identified and incorporated into any upgrades in the future.
Given the minister’s response, the committee will not be inquiring further into the matters raised in petition 15-21.
Statement by chair
MS CLAY (Ginninderra) (11.31): Pursuant to standing order 246A, I wish to make a statement on behalf of the Standing Committee on Planning, Transport and City Services relating to referred petitions.
Petition 35-21, concerning public space advertising, was received by the Assembly on 22 March 2022 and referred to the committee under standing order 99A. As signatories to petition 35-21, 523 residents of the ACT requested the Assembly to call on the ACT government to direct Transport Canberra and Access Canberra to remove all existing illegal advertisements, introduce specific offences for roadside advertising, remove public transport advertisements, review and update advertising rules, end bus shelter advertisements, and undertake consultation on the community support for replacing all public transport advertisements with locally commissioned artwork.
The committee notes that the Standing Committee on Planning and Urban Renewal of the Ninth Assembly conducted a self-referred inquiry into billboards in October 2017. The committee further notes that, in his response to the petition, the Minister for Transport and City Services advised that the ACT government will clarify ACT government advertising standards as they relate to payday lending institutions in the ACT government guidelines.
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