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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2003 Week 3 Hansard (23 October) . . Page.. 4098 ..

Bruce Campus is also utilised by other staff as a meeting room when working on projects at Bruce, and by visiting lecturers.

Costs for these spaces are provided below under Question 2.

Reid Campus - The total cost of renovations to the Office of the Chief Executive, including the Directorate Support Unit, the Finance Unit, the External Relations and Strategic Marketing Unit and the Institute Conference Room at Reid Campus, undertaken in 1998, was $346,169. A breakdown for each individual area is not possible. The answer to this question has previously been provided as Part 4 of Question on Notice 847.

Bruce Campus - The refurbishment of the two offices at Bruce Campus for the Chief Executive in 2002 cost approximately $12,000.

Reid Campus - 80 per cent (by Chief Executive)

Bruce Campus - 20 per cent (by Chief Executive), with a variable percentage use by other staff as a meeting room when working on projects at Bruce Campus, and by visiting lecturers.

For the past 12 months (1 October 2002 - 30 September 2003), a total of at least $1.85m has been spent on classrooms throughout the Institute. This includes expenditure on furnishing, maintenance, structural alterations, major items of equipment for teaching delivery, and 'smart classroom' technology.

The cost for the provision and installation of energy management devices in the form of new autotransformer lighting controls to existing lighting circuits and the rationalisation of existing lighting circuits for the Reid and Bruce Campuses cost $205,000.

The installation of these energy management devices complements the ACT Government's initiatives to reduce energy costs and greenhouse emissions in Government buildings.

The implementation of the energy management devices has been calculated to save $96,000 per annum on both campuses. Therefore, the payback period is expected to take a little over two years.

The installation of 'yellow buttons' (for the assistance of the visually impaired) was undertaken due to new Standards requirements (AS1428.4) and the implications of the Disabilities Discrimination Act (DDA) and their possible effects on CIT properties. The 'yellow buttons' are referred to as tactile ground service indicators.

Only two incident reports relating to the tactile ground service indicators have been submitted since their installation in 2002. No injuries were listed in the reports. Unofficial comments have been received from several visually impaired people who have commented favourably on the installation of the tactile ground service indicators.

The Canberra Institute of Technology has a number of mechanisms in place to ensure regular communication with key stakeholders is maintained. These include external membership of Institute committees/boards, such as the CIT Advisory Council and Program Reference Groups. Industry liaison through informal meetings between CIT Senior Managers, teaching staff and students, with employers during the management of on job training and assessment also provides avenues for comments to be provided on the performance of the Institute.

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