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CHIEF MINISTER FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION
Question No 445
Ministerial Vehicles
Mr Humphries - Asked the Chief Minister upon notice on 6 August 1991.
(1) What is the Executives policy on the use of
ministerial cars.
(2) What is the Executive policy on the use and engine capacity of ministerial cars.
(3) Has the Chief Minister asked her ministers to use small cars with small engine capacities. If not, why not.
(4) What guidelines have been established for the use of ministerial cars.
(5) What insurance guidelines currently apply to the use of ministerial cars.
Ms Follett - The answer to the Members question is as follows:
(1) Ministers are able to use their Government vehicles on the same basis and conditions as Senior Executives within the ACT Government Service. Private use is permitted and a contribution for use of the vehicle, based on engine size, is paid by Ministers.
(2) As Members are aware, I drive a 4 cylinder car and have
and informally expressed a preference for Ministers to
(3) drive small engine capacity cars.
At the change of Government, serious consideration was given to procuring less expensive Ministerial cars than those procured by the Alliance Government. However, it was not economically viable to change over the larger vehicles acquired for Ministers of the former Government. To replace those vehicles would have "cost" the new Government, through loss of Sales Tax benefits available within the first two years of purchase.
(4) The guidelines applying to use of ministerial cars are aligned to those of the Senior Executive Service within the ACT Government Service. Broad guidelines are also contained in the draft Allowance and Entitlements Handbook for Members and Office Holders of the Assembly.
(5) Insurance coverage for ministerial cars is based on self insurance arrangements. This is consistent with the approach adopted in respect of other government vehicles within the ACT Government Service.
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