Page 616 - Week 05 - Tuesday, 4 July 1989
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component relating to literacy and numeracy. In a recent report - I know that Mr Moore will bear me out in this - from ACER, an independent body, it applauded the ACT education system on the excellence across the board of the students who submitted themselves for that test in literacy and numeracy. That is an assessment that is applied at the moment, and it is pleasing to be able to report that students from our schools are the best in Australia, according to that test.
MS FOLLETT: Mr Speaker, I ask that further questions be placed on the notice paper and, in doing so and in light of some of the interjections during question time, could I just comment that, by my count, 17 questions were asked today and also, by my count, one of them was taken on notice.
Traffic Accidents
MRS GRASSBY: On 29 June Mrs Nolan asked me a question about the introduction of a graduated driving licence scheme in the ACT. The answer to the question is as follows: The Australian Transport Advisory Council has endorsed the concept of a uniform graduated driving licence scheme to be introduced throughout Australia. The ACT, in line with most States, is looking to implement as many features of such a system as quickly as possible.
Stage 1 of the system was commissioned on 18 May 1988, and involved the introduction of an on-line computerised licence system, including a credit card-style licence with photograph. Special identification requirements were also introduced. Significant upgrading or modification of the current computer system is required to allow such features as the graduated licence, new licence classes and other improvements to be introduced. Computer systems improvement will be considered as part of the 1989-90 budget process.
CONFERENCES OF PLANNING AND HERITAGE MINISTERS
Ministerial Statement and Paper
MS FOLLETT (Chief Minister), by leave: Members would be aware that I represented the ACT at two conferences in Perth last month. These were the Planning Ministers Conference, held on 14 June, and the Heritage Ministers Conference which was organised for the following day.
These meetings are held annually, in different capital cities, and are attended by Ministers from the Commonwealth, States and territories with responsibilities in these areas. They provide an opportunity for an exchange of views and information on matters of common concern. The agenda included a number of items of
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