Page 955 - Week 03 - Thursday, 10 March 2005

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(1) Is an applicant removed from the ACT Housing allocation list if they locate and enter a private tenancy agreement;

(2) How does ACT Housing identify applicants who no longer require allocation of public housing.

Mr Hargreaves: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:

(1) No.

(2) Periodic review of the wait turn list.

Roads—Gungahlin Drive Extension
(Question No 151)

Mr Pratt asked the Minister for Urban Services, upon notice, on 16 February 2005:

(1) What is the total expenditure in 2004-05 to date of the Gungahlin Drive Extension project, taking into account the added cost of delays as a result of the legal challenges mounted against the project;

(2) How much has been expended to date on all contractors involved in the project including those whose work has been delayed due to ongoing legal challenges;

(3) What is the Government’s forecast completion date for this project if it is allowed to go ahead pending the outcome of legal challenges;

(4) What is the Government’s total forecast expenditure for this project over and above the $70 million originally forecast.

Mr Hargreaves: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:

(1) The total expenditure on the Gungahlin Drive Extension project in 2004-05 to date has been $6.3 million.

(2) The total expenditure to date to contractors is $6.8 million.

(3) If legal challenges do not further delay the project the expected completion date is September 2007, weather permitting.

(4) The total cost of the project is the subject of discussion in the context of the 2005/06 budget process.

Roads—Fairbairn Avenue
(Question No 152)

Mr Pratt asked the Minister for Urban Services, upon notice, on 16 February 2005:

(1) On what date did construction work commence on the Fairburn Avenue upgrade project;


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