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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1998 Week 10 Hansard (26 November) . . Page.. 3169 ..

. In June 1997 1 agreed to a request by Mr Moore that he be allocated a Toyota Tarago. Mr Moore's request was based on his family circumstances.

. In March 1998 I agreed to a request by Mr Rugendyke that he be allocated a Toyota Tarago. Mr Rugendyke's request was based on his family circumstances.

. In June 1998 I agreed to a request by Ms Tucker that she be allocated a Falcon Futura converted to operate on natural gas or petrol. Ms Tucker's request was based on environmental concerns.

(2) The average cost of a standard vehicle allocated to Members is $714.98 per month. The additional cost of the vehicle allocated to Mr Osborne is $416.89 per month; Mr Moore's is $464.49 per month; Mr Rugendyke's is $286.36 per month. The cost of the vehicle allocated to Ms Tucker has not been established to date.

The Energy Research and Development Fund has agreed to pay the costs of converting Ms Tucker's vehicle to the dual fuel system, and the AGL Company has agreed to decommission and remove the natural gas system at the end of the lease period at no cost to the Territory. It should also be noted that fuel savings of up to $1,400 may be achieved over the lease period.

(3) The costs are met from the Assembly Budget and the Government is not involved in decisions about how those funds are allocated. Please note that the costs of Mr Moore are now met from the Executive Budget.

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