Page 500 - Week 02 - Wednesday, 17 February 2016
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MR HANSON: Minister, if ACT Policing is properly funded and resourced, why have armed robbery offences risen by 14.4 per cent?
MR CORBELL: As I said in my previous answer, crime statistics move up and down from quarter to quarter. That is a normal function of those statistics depending on activity which is highly variable. But the long-term trend is clear, and that includes crime types such as armed robbery. There is less property crime in our community now than there was 10 years ago despite a very significant increase in the population. That speaks to this government’s commitment and our capacity to fund and support policing services that keep our community safe. And it is why in the most recent report on government services from the Productivity Commission Canberrans rated their city as the safest city in the country.
MADAM SPEAKER: A supplementary question, Mr Hanson.
MR HANSON: Minister, do you support the jobs in ACT Policing that were cut by the former minister, Ms Burch?
MR CORBELL: The government’s position is very clear. We expect efficiency savings in back-of-house operations.
Mr Hanson: On a point of order, Madam Speaker.
MADAM SPEAKER: You have a point of order?
Mr Hanson: It is on relevance. The question was whether he supported the job cuts or not. It is very simple; a yes or no answer. Does he support the jobs that were cut by Ms Burch or not?
MADAM SPEAKER: Minister, do you have anything more to say in answer to the question?
MR CORBELL: I have concluded my answer.
Disability services—Therapy ACT
MADAM SPEAKER: Questions without notice.
Mr Hanson interjecting—
MADAM SPEAKER: Order, Mr Hanson, I want to hear the question. Mr Wall.
MR WALL: My question is to the Minister for Disability. Minister, I have received correspondence from a constituent whose child has been accessing the services of Therapy ACT. The correspondence, dated yesterday, informed the constituent that the services that had been provided at Therapy ACT were no longer available and, in fact, that the entire service would be closed completely from December this year. Minister, given that the decision to close Therapy ACT at the end of this year was taken back in
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