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performance of the scheme as a whole. I hope these amendments go some way to addressing some of the concerns of motorists and the insurers around the performance of the scheme.
But I have to say, as Ms Porter said, some of the issues around the lack of enthusiasm to date for competition in this scheme have been around our poor performance in relation to driver behaviour and, to some extent, the quality of our roads, which allows people to drive so fast. When you compare us to other metropolitan areas around Australia, our performance looks like not the most positive business decision for an insurer. But we are working on that, and I would like to acknowledge the efforts that have gone in to this by the Department of Treasury, particularly in Tom McDonald’s area, to continue the legislative reform around the CTP insurance area.
Question resolved in the affirmative.
Bill agreed to in principle.
Leave granted to dispense with the detail stage.
Bill agreed to.
Tourism—Ernst & Young report
Statement by minister
MR BARR (Molonglo—Minister for Education and Training, Minister for Planning, Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation and Minister for Gaming and Racing), by leave: I apologise for missing the call earlier. I must confess it would be the first time ever that Mrs Dunne has delivered a speech shorter than my expectations. I missed the call and I apologise for that.
I rise this morning to respond to the Standing Committee on Public Accounts report No 7 on the annual and financial reports of 2008-09. The committee recommended that I report to the Assembly on the government’s response to the Ernst & Young report on tourism events funding. Australian Capital Tourism commissioned Ernst & Young in March 2009 to research and report on the events assistance program—or EAP—the UCI Mountain Bike and Trials World Championships and the proposed autumn event concept for 2011 onwards. The total cost of the report was $128,700.
As part of the 2008-09 EAP, the independent assessment panel recommended that a portion of funds be allocated to professional, independent research on a selection of the events supported under the program. Ernst & Young undertook this work. A cross-section of sporting, arts and special interest events were identified for evaluation to better quantify the real tourism benefits derived from events funded under the EAP framework. The results of this research have been fed into work done by Australian Capital Tourism to improve the EAP and maximise tourism outcomes for the ACT.
Research was commissioned into the following EAP events funded in 2008-09: the 2009 National Folk Festival, the 2009 Canberra marathon, the 2009 Canberra
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