Page 4510 - Week 10 - Thursday, 23 September 2010

Next page . . . . Previous page . . . . Speeches . . . . Contents . . . . Debates(HTML) . . . . PDF . . . . Video

Roads—accident statistics
(Question No 1053)

Mr Coe asked the Minister for Police and Emergency Services, upon notice, on 25 August 2010:

(1) How many motor vehicle accidents involved learner or provisional plate drivers with a blood alcohol reading of between 0.00 and 0.02 during (a) 2008, (b) 2009 and (c) 2010 to date.

(2) How many of the accidents referred to in part (1) resulted in a fatality.

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

1. Disaggregation of data to enable the identification of learner and provisional drivers amongst motor vehicle accident reports is not possible with current systems.

2. There have been no fatalities in 2008, 2009 or 2010 (YTD) where a involving a learner or provision plate driver with a blood alcohol reading of between 0.00 and 0.02.

Health—public benefit institution concession
(Question No 1056)

Mr Smyth asked the Minister for Health, upon notice, on 26 August 2010:

(1) In relation to the application of the Public Benevolent Institution (PBI) concession within ACT Health, what (a) analysis has ACT Health undertaken of the application of the PBI concession across all areas within the department, (b) documentation exists that explains the application of the PBI concession to staff and can the Minister provide a copy of this documentation.

(2) How many staff (a) receive and (b) do not receive the PBI concession and in what functional areas do they work.

(3) What is the role of the staff who (a) receive and (b) do not receive the PBI concession.

(4) What (a) requests for advice have been made by ACT Health to external organisations, including the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) and professional accounting firms, about the application of the PBI concession and (b) advice has ACT Health obtained from any external organisation and can the Minister provide a copy of the requests for advice and of any advice that has been received.

(5) What assessment has been made of the potential effect of the current restructure of ACT Health on the application of the PBI concession to staff and can the Minister provide a copy of any assessment that has been made including any advice that has been received from the ATO, professional accounting firms or any other source.

(6) If no assessment referred to in part (5) has been made, why not.

Ms Gallagher: I am advised that the answer to the member’s question is:

Next page . . . . Previous page . . . . Speeches . . . . Contents . . . . Debates(HTML) . . . . PDF . . . . Video