Page 3959 - Week 14 - Tuesday, 23 October 1990

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I think that, whilst there is no question about the motives of the police force, there is no evidence provided by the Government to indicate that raising these fines to the extent that they are talking about will have the effect that they want to achieve. Until they provide that evidence we ought not be prepared to support such drastic rises in these fines. From $40 to $70 is nearly 100 per cent in seven years.

I ask you: how many normal salary earners have increased their salary to that extent over those same years? Not many. I know that Mr Collaery has; he was earning only $3,000 a couple of years ago.

MR JENSEN (10.01): Mr Speaker, I wish to provide some evidence for Mr Moore in relation to his question about whether it would have some deterrent effect on some of the drivers in the ACT. It certainly has a deterrent effect on one person that I am acquainted with because when he found out that the Government was going to increase the fines quite considerably he said, "Dad, don't do it. It will cost me too much". When it comes out of his pocket money, Mr Speaker, and the money that he earns, he knows full well what it is going to cost him and it has a deterrent effect on him. I can assure Mr Moore of that.

Question put:

That the amendments be agreed to.

The Assembly voted -

AYES, 2  NOES, 14

Mr Moore Mr Berry
Mr Stevenson Mr Collaery
 Mr Connolly
 Mr Duby
 Ms Follett
 Mrs Grassby
 Mr Humphries
 Mr Jensen
 Mr Kaine
 Dr Kinloch
 Mrs Nolan
 Mr Prowse
 Mr Stefaniak
 Mr Wood

Question so resolved in the negative.

Clauses agreed to.

Title agreed to.

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