Page 1866 - Week 05 - Wednesday, 2 May 2012
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… increase enforcement of illegal parking in disability parking spaces, including after hours …
I am not sure if he has looked at the detail of the motion. I understand he is going to support the government’s amendments, which actually remove all of those things which Ms Le Couteur’s motion has. It is quite vague in terms of how you would address it when Ms Le Couteur’s motion actually has specifics, including the percentage of the parking spaces and including enforcement. It also states:
… ensure that all local centres meet the revised standard for parking for people with disabilities …
That will now be removed from the motion. It is disappointing we are not getting support for these very specific measures which Mr Doszpot says we need, but he is going to support the government’s amendments which do not address them in any way.
I once again commend Ms Le Couteur for trying to do something today for people with disability. Mobility transport is specifically a key issue for people with disability and affects many areas of their lives. While we will obviously get something up today with Labor and Liberal voting together, it is disappointing we are not going to get something which will achieve real change.
MR DOSZPOT (Brindabella) (5.17): I seek leave to move some amendments.
Leave granted.
MR DOSZPOT: I move:
(1) Omit subparagraph (1)(g).
(2) After subparagraph (1)(h), insert:
“(i) this Government has actively restricted access to car parking of all kinds;”.
I have covered all the things that I wanted to say about these amendments during my previous talk on this. I will leave it as per my previous comments and commend the amendments circulated in my name.
MS LE COUTEUR (Molonglo) (5.18): I am heartened by the fact that everybody here has spoken very positively about the need for more disabled parking and the need for better enforcement of disabled parking regulations. I am really glad there is tripartisan agreement on that. My colleague Ms Bresnan spoke more eloquently than I could do about the real need for disabled parking. I applaud everyone for their agreement with that. But, given that, I am actually very disappointed that my motion will not be passed as I moved it.
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