Page 1098 - Week 04 - Tuesday, 5 April 2016
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MR BARR: The regular weekend and weekday trade over 52 weeks would add at least another 50,000 people to that number. So around 100,000 people have attended the venue and have enjoyed the venue. It may not be to Mr Doszpot’s taste, and that is fair enough, but it probably was not designed specifically for him.
Mr Doszpot interjecting—
MADAM SPEAKER: A supplementary question, Mr Doszpot. This is when you get to ask the question.
MR DOSZPOT: Minister, how much additional money from ACT taxpayers do you propose to spend on Westside Acton Park in the future?
MR BARR: The level of ACT government investment will of course depend on the duration of the licence that the government has with the National Capital Authority. It is the government’s intention to seek an extension of that existing licence. Of course the bulk of infrastructure works and the like has already been undertaken so any future cost would be quite modest.
MADAM SPEAKER: A supplementary question, Mr Wall.
MR WALL: Chief Minister, will you continue to support this project when the two-year works approval expires and, if so, for how long will you be seeking a further extension of the approval?
MR BARR: I think Mr Wall asked me would we continue to support the venture until the conclusion of the current works approval. The answer to that is yes. Will we be seeking an extension? The answer to that is yes. The length—
MADAM SPEAKER: I think the question was: how long will you be seeking an extension for?
MR BARR: Yes. I think the National Capital Authority issue licences for up to a two-year period.
MADAM SPEAKER: A supplementary question, Mr Wall.
MR WALL: Minister, when, if ever, do you anticipate that Westside Acton Park will be able to operate without the support of ACT ratepayers?
MR BARR: It operates now in that context.
Mr Hanson: No subsidies?
MR BARR: There is no ongoing operational subsidy for the venue. The infrastructure has been provided. Outside of the support that is provided in relation to the events and activities that are associated with the venue—
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