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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1999 Week 6 Hansard (22 June) . . Page.. 1726 ..
(9) In accordance with the Smoke-free Areas (Enclosed Public Places) Act 1994, is
ACT Housing responsible for placing signs in the precincts of certain areas of the
apartments to advise people of the provisions of the Act.
(10) Is there a litter problem caused by tobacco products, including cigarette butts and
packets and dropping of butts from balconies, which are offences under the Act.
(11) Is recognition taken of the smoking or non-smoking preferences of tenants when
allocating apartments, especially as the Government is aware of the health risks of
smoking, including passive smoking.
(12) Have tenants requested allocation of an apartment adjacent to non-smokers but been
given no guarantee that this could be achieved, if so what are the circumstances of the
cases known to ACT Housing.
(13) Has ACT Housing considered areas for smokers and non-smokers in view of the
known medical clinical evidence about the effects of passive smoking and reports that
tobacco smoke may penetrate the windows of adjacent apartments and smoking has
been occurring in semi-enclosed balconies.
Mr Smyth
: The answer to the Member's questions is as follows:(1) (a) 17 vacant properties as at 30 April 1999.
(b) Refer to table below.
Vacancy period No.
of properties vacant0 - 1 month 1
1 - 2 months 3
2 - 3 months 1
3 - 4 months 2
4 - 5 months 3
5 - 6 months 2
8 - 9 months 3
10 - 11 months 2
Total 17
(2) No.
(3) (a) The Housing Manager who is responsible for managing this complex and other
Housing Officers as required.
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