Page 2809 - Week 08 - Tuesday, 5 August 2008

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Tuesday, 5 August 2008

The Assembly met at 10.30 am.

(Quorum formed.)

MR SPEAKER (Mr Berry) took the chair, made a formal recognition that the Assembly was meeting on the lands of the traditional owners, and asked members to stand in silence and pray or reflect on their responsibilities to the people of the Australian Capital Territory.

Petitions

The following petition was lodged for presentation, by Mr Mulcahy, from 55 residents:

Roads—O’Malley

To the Speaker and Members of the Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory

This petition of certain residents of the Australian Capital Territory draws to the attention of the Assembly that: the intersections at Tyagarah Street and Hindmarsh Drive and Numeralla Street and Yamba Drive, are dangerous for traffic trying to exit O’Malley.

Your petitioners therefore request the Assembly to: address the road safety issues with the two intersections to make it easier and safer for O’Malley residents to exit the suburb.

The Clerk having announced that the terms of the petition would be recorded in Hansard and a copy referred to the appropriate minister, the petition was received.

Petitions—ministerial responses

The Clerk: The following responses to petitions have been lodged by a minister:

By Mr Barr, Minister for Planning, dated 10 July 2008, in response to a petition lodged by Mr Stanhope on 25 June 2008 concerning the proposed gas-fired power station in Tuggeranong; and by Mr Barr, Minister for Planning, dated 16 July 2008, in response to petitions lodged by Mr Pratt on 26 June 2008 concerning the proposed gas-fired power station in Tuggeranong.

The terms of the responses will be recorded in Hansard.

Gas-fired power station

The responses read as follows:

Response for tabling to petition lodged on 25 June 2008 by Mr Stanhope MLA, in relation to DA 200704152 District of Tuggeranong.


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