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MINISTER FOR HOUSING AND COMMUNITY SERVICES

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

QUESTION NO 111

Housing Trust - Maintenance Waiting Ties

MR CORNWELL - asked the Minister for Housing and Community

Services -

What is the average waiting time for (a) major and (b) minor maintenance of ACT Housing Trust properties.

MR CONNOLLY- The answer to the members question is as follows:

(a) and (b) Major and minor maintenance of ACT Housing Trust properties is carried out by the Building Assets Maintenance Section (B.A.M.S.) of the Department of Urban Services. B.A.M.S. does not keep statistics on average waiting times for such work.

As a matter of policy, B.A.M.S. endeavours to attend to requests for major (urgent) maintenance within four hours, and minor (nonurgent) maintenance within fourteen days of receipt of a request.

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