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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1996 Week 8 Hansard (27 June) . . Page.. 2549 ..


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REQUEST FOR COMMENT. IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THE FINAL CODE WILL BE AVAILABLE BY THE END OF AUGUST 1996.

WITH REGARD TO EDUCATION I AM PLEASED TO REPORT THAT AS OUTLINED IN THE STRATEGY LAUNCH IN AUGUST 1995, THE ACT GOVERNMENT HAS WITH THE COMMONWEALTH BEEN PARTICIPATING IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NATIONAL CIVICS EDUCATION PROGRAM. THE CURRICULUM MATERIAL WILL BE USED IN ACT SCHOOLS.

ACCRUAL ACCOUNTING WILL MAKE THE IDENTIFICATION OF THE COSTS OF GRAFFITI VANDALISM EASIER TO EXTRACT. THIS DATA WILL BE SHARED BY SCHOOLS TO IDENTIFY AND DEVELOP SUCCESSFUL GRAFFITI-REDUCTION TACTICS.

THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT ROADSIGNS BE RAISED. THE

GOVERNMENT HAS DIRECTED THAT ALL ROADSIGNS BE RAISED TO

THE MAXIMUM NATIONAL STANDARD HEIGHT. RAISING THE HEIGHT

BEYOND THIS LIMIT WOULD UNFORTUNATELY BRING OTHER ISSUES

INTO PLAY SUCH AS LINES OF SIGHT, LEGIBILITY, REFLECTANCE,

SAFETY AND THROUGH-LIFE MAINTENANCE COSTS. THIS BEING THE

CASE IT IS NOT INTENDED TO RAISE THE SIGNS ABOVE THE

NATIONAL STANDARD.


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