Page 404 - Week 02 - Tuesday, 19 February 2019
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MR RAMSAY: The Canberra Liberals: grabbing selective quotes as they are wont to do. I note that part of the test in relation to the taxi plate owners, a for-profit industry, is on the basis of the evidence-based evaluation, which is available for people to see. I refer the—
Opposition members interjecting—
Mr Gentleman: Madam Speaker—
MADAM SPEAKER: Point of order?
Mr Gentleman: You have warned both Mr Wall and Mr Parton. Mr Wall continues to interject across the chamber after you have warned him. I ask that the member be named.
Mrs Jones interjecting—
MADAM SPEAKER: Members on my left, including Mrs Jones, please be careful of how you interject. Mr Wall, the next time you will be warned and you will be named. You have been warned. Mr Parton, I suggest that you refrain from any further contributions.
MR RAMSAY: Again, I simply draw attention to the fact that this government works on evidence-based policy. We do that. It is important for us to have a chance to make that clear here. We will work on the evidence that is here. The evidence that is here in relation to on-demand transport is the CIE report. It is available for people. The evidence in relation to the clubs and the gaming machine authorisation incentives was provided in relation to the specific report that was provided through Neville Stephens. We will continue to work with the evidence.
Housing—affordable home ownership
MS CODY: My question is to the Minister for Housing and Suburban Development. Minister, in a growing city such as Canberra, where our economy is one of the strongest in the country and we experience very low unemployment rates, how does the ACT government forward-plan and supply land for residential development?
MS BERRY: I thank Ms Cody for the question. As members will know, there is a significant amount of planning and analysis that goes into the forward planning of land supply for current and future Canberrans. The work is complex. It requires considerable analysis, and it does take many years to complete.
I can confirm that it is not just a matter of driving down a street and identifying an empty paddock. Included in the required analysis, as we did with Tuggeranong in site identification prior to 2016, the government speaks to the community to find out what they think before final decisions are made. In the case of west Tuggeranong, by way of a reminder, the government went further, and established a community panel, which determined that urban development in the area was not supported.
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