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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1996 Week 10 Hansard (3 September) . . Page.. 2935 ..

MR DE DOMENICO (continuing):

The Bill provides for the installation of pelican crossings, which allow motor vehicles to continue driving through a pedestrian crossing while the amber light is flashing, provided that no pedestrians are on the crossing, and that is what the speech said. It did not imply at all that the safety of pedestrians was in any way, shape or form going to be compromised, Ms Horodny. It did say that you can drive through the crossing, quite obviously, only when there are no people there.

The Bill also allows the police to hold the motor vehicle of a person charged with drink-driving until they, the police, are satisfied that the driver is capable of driving or other arrangements are made. I think that is a very sensible move as well. Also, there is provision made, upon legal advice, that records relating to registration and licences should not be kept in the name of a trust. Basically, there are 10 things that these two Bills do. Mainly, as Mr Whitecross correctly said, they are administrative changes that are necessary. The major thing is the ability to build pelican crossings. I assure Ms Horodny, once again, that the Government will do what she was told at that briefing. That is the Government's intention. I thank Mr Whitecross of the Labor Party and Ms Horodny for their support of the Bill.

Question resolved in the affirmative.

Bill agreed to in principle.

Leave granted to dispense with the detail stage.

Bill agreed to.

Debate resumed from 27 June 1996, on motion by Mr De Domenico:

That this Bill be agreed to in principle.

Question resolved in the affirmative.

Bill agreed to in principle.

Leave granted to dispense with the detail stage.

Bill agreed to.

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