Page 1891 - Week 06 - Wednesday, 7 June 2006

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There are real problems in the proposal for pay parking. I understand that we are going to have, as usual in the ACT where we have government car parks, voucher parking, which means that people will be fined horrendously for overstaying. The number of people who will overstay inadvertently at a hospital will be quite significant and there will be substantial income for the government from people who inadvertently overstay and have to pay obscene amounts of money. Those terms are going to rise because of decisions made in yesterday’s budget. Parking fines will go up 34 per cent, so that the $70 fine will become a $98 fine or something like that. This is an unjust treatment of people, usually people who are sick or dealing with people who are sick. If the government is serious about parking—I do not mind; it may be reasonable to charge people to park—it should charge them a reasonable amount. Do not have ridiculous exemptions. Provide proper spaces for them, only charge them for what they use and do not fine them for inadvertently overstaying.

Question resolved in the affirmative.

The Assembly adjourned at 6.20 pm.

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