Page 1859 - Week 05 - Wednesday, 2 May 2012
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MS GALLAGHER (Molonglo—Chief Minister, Minister for Health and Minister for Territory and Municipal Services) (4.52): I thank Ms Le Couteur for bringing this motion to the Assembly. Can I start by saying the government would like very much to support this motion. We believe that with some amendments we are able to. I had hoped that your office would have been informed of the amendments that the government was considering. I am a bit surprised if you were not aware of the amendments which I have circulated in my name. I seek leave to move the amendments.
Leave granted.
MS GALLAGHER: I move:
(1) Omit subparagraph (1)(b), and insert after subparagraph (1)(d):
“(e) that Transport for Canberra, the Government’s policy and strategy for transport 2012 2031, introduces a strategic parking framework, one commitment of which is that ‘parking for people with disabilities will be improved to ensure people with mobility restrictions are able to park easily and ensure priority parking and drop off points are safe, sufficient and conveniently located’;
(f) that, consistent with the Transport for Canberra strategy, the Government will develop a strategic parking framework, which will include an action to review parking requirements for people with disabilities;
(g) that the Government, through Parking Operations, treats the matter of enforcement of illegal parking in disability parking spaces as a priority as part of its normal and out-of-hours patrols, and that these efforts will continue, to ensure the spaces are available to those who are entitled to use them; and
(h) that the parking infringement notice penalty for stopping in a parking area for the disabled is $180, which is considerably higher than the $81 penalty imposed for overstaying a parking meter or exceeding the time limit;
(2) Omit all words after paragraph (2), substitute:
“report to the Assembly during the August sittings on progress on the 2008 ACT Disabled Parking Study recommendations.”.
Parking for people with a disability is a very important issue—not just for our community but right across Australia. Members would be aware that the government does not control all parking in the ACT. There are three types of parking. The first is public parking for public use, which is managed by the government. Then there is private parking for public use, such as in the large shopping centres. And, thirdly, there is private parking for private use, which is also known as tenant parking, in office, business and residential complexes.
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