Page 3228 - Week 10 - Tuesday, 18 October 2022

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MS LAWDER: I agree; I am looking forward to the results of the household transport survey, but I feel a bit like the little girl on the Mexican food ad: “Why can’t we have both?” We are supposed to have the MyWay data. According to the Age-Friendly City Program, we are supposed to already be collecting the data. Why can we not have both, to give us a better and more comprehensive picture of the travel habits of our older Canberrans?

Question put:

That Ms Lawder’s amendment to Ms Davidson’s proposed amendment be agreed to.

The Assembly voted—

Ayes 9	Noes 16
Mr Cain	Mr Barr	Ms Orr
Ms Castley	Ms Berry	Dr Paterson
Mr Cocks	Mr Braddock	Mr Pettersson
Mr Hanson	Ms Burch	Mr Rattenbury
Mrs Kikkert	Ms Cheyne	Mr Steel
Ms Lawder	Ms Clay	Ms Stephen-Smith
Ms Lee	Ms Davidson	Ms Vassarotti
Mr Milligan	Mr Davis
Mr Parton	Mr Gentleman

Question resolved in the negative.

Ms Davidson’s amendment agreed to.

Original question, as amended, resolved in the affirmative.

Building—embedded utilities networks

MR PETTERSSON (Yerrabi) (3.45): I move:

That this Assembly:

(1) notes that:

(a) as a result of the introduction of embedded networks in developments such as apartment blocks, retirement villages, social housing, and caravan parks, embedded network users may face higher utility prices compared to those with unlimited retail choice;

(b) embedded network users have limited consumer rights and protections; and

(2) further notes the:

(a) NSW Parliament’s ongoing inquiry into embedded networks; and

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