Page 1361 - Week 04 - Thursday, 4 April 2019
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school-organised excursion and what are the conditions and/or the circumstances under which coverage is offered?
MS BERRY: Yes, some insurances are provided particularly around excursions interstate and to sports centres in other districts but also here in the ACT. I will get some more detail on the specifics of the question and provide the Assembly with that information.
MS LEE: Minister, are there any circumstances in which the government would refuse to offer insurance coverage for injuries which occurred within an ACTÂ government school or on an excursion? And if so, what are those circumstances?
MS BERRY: I just would not know the answer to that question today. If there is a specific circumstance that Ms Lee is referring to then perhaps if she were to be in touch with my office I could respond to that in more detail. I will have to get some information for Ms Lee if that circumstance would ever arise.
MR WALL: Minister, do ACT government schools encourage, advise or require parents to take out personal injury cover for their child when undertaking activities at school or on school-organised excursions? If that is the case, can you please explain why.
MS BERRY: I am not aware of that occurring. If the opposition is aware of a circumstance where that has occurred then they should possibly get in touch with my office or the Education Directorate so that we can respond directly.
Parking—Palmerston
MR MILLIGAN: My question is to the Minister for Planning and Land Management. There is an ongoing saga of insufficient parking at Palmerston shops. For more than two years residents and business owners have complained about this issue, and some of those business owners are here today. Most recently Minister Steel responded to a question on notice saying that new parking will be constructed and that he had referred the matter to your portfolio. Minister, when will works commence on providing the much-needed additional parking at Palmerston shops?
MR GENTLEMAN: I thank Mr Milligan for his question and those in the gallery for their interest. I do not have the detail in front of me but I will take the question on notice and come back with the detail.
MR MILLIGAN: Minister, why is your office refusing to speak with, make an appointment to meet with or email local businesses at Palmerston shops?
MR GENTLEMAN: I was not aware that my office had refused to meet with or email people from Palmerston shops. I will take that up with the office and come back to the chamber on it.
MR COE: Minister, in light of that response, will you now take the opportunity to meet with these business owners here, today, after question time?
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