Page 190 - Week 01 - Wednesday, 13 February 2019
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We can no longer govern from crisis to crisis. We would like to see some forward planning and attention to detail. The prison has been designed to house 439 detainees. However, we continually house more than this. This fact, and design matters, should not be ignored. Someone in my office pointed out to me that if design did not matter, maybe Mr Rattenbury and I could swap offices. He could have my little space and I would have his bigger space. I am sure I would use it very effectively. But his space is designed for his role. I think in the prison the same thing applies.
We know that there are differences between different types of detainees, different genders, different ways of managing people. I would like to see us get back to the design purpose of the facility and it being used as it was intended. There are a few different ways to solve the problem. I would like the minister to tell us what he plans to do to solve the problem. I look forward to the release of the findings of the feasibility study later in the week.
Amendment agreed to.
Original question, as amended, resolved in the affirmative.
Light rail—impact on local business
MR MILLIGAN (Yerrabi) (4.53): I move:
That this Assembly:
(1) notes:
(a) that, according to the Government’s own evaluation, Light Rail Stage 1 construction has had a negative impact on local business along the Light Rail corridor;
(b) the report tabled by Minister Fitzharris in September 2018 titled Business Impact Assessment of ACT Government-led construction activities in Gungahlin provided clear lessons learnt; and
(c) that this Government committed to the community that Light Rail Stage 1 would be operational by 21 December 2018 and, despite missing this deadline, there has been no commitment for a new delivery date; and
(2) calls upon the Government to:
(a) acknowledge that Light Rail Stage 1 has had a negative impact on local business and the delayed delivery has compounded this impact;
(b) immediately implement the lessons learnt documented within Business Impact Assessment of ACT Government-led construction activities in Gungahlin to better support local businesses throughout the remaining construction period; and
(c) provide a report back to the Assembly on the implementation of these lessons learnt when Light Rail Stage 1 is fully operational.
It is an honour to stand here today, as a member for Yerrabi and as a former small business owner, to put forward the motion which represents the needs of local
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