Page 1364 - Week 04 - Thursday, 4 April 2019
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MR STEEL: I thank Mrs Jones for the question. I will take the question on notice.
MRS JONES: Minister, what action will you or your government take to ensure that laws relating to controlled activities are being enforced?
MR STEEL: I thank Mrs Jones for her question. We work with a range of agencies, including Access Canberra, in relation to enforcement of controlled activities on land around Canberra. I am happy to provide some further detail on notice in relation to the specific site.
MR HANSON: Minister, is it acceptable that one month after sending this letter residents have still not received a response?
MR STEEL: I will chase up the response.
O’Malley—illegal parking
MR HANSON: My question is to the minister for regulatory services. For many years, residents of Bulwarra Close, O’Malley have had to put up with cars swamping their street, mostly due to workers at the embassies and cultural offices in the area. This includes cars parking in front of driveways, blocking access and even preventing residents from entering and exiting their own driveways. Minister, given that their reports to Access Canberra go unanswered, what options are left to residents when cars park illegally across their driveways and in their street?
MR RAMSAY: I thank the member for his question. Matters in relation to the enforcement of parking are matters that the parking inspectors in Access Canberra do pursue. I would certainly encourage people to contact Access Canberra and—
Mr Hanson interjecting—
MADAM SPEAKER: Mr Hanson, let the minister finish.
MR RAMSAY: also the fix my street website. When Access Canberra and the parking inspectors follow through on those—and they do—they do so on the basis of a risk-based compliance model, making sure that matters of safety are dealt with first. If, at any stage, members of the public believe that there is a matter of safety, I would certainly encourage them to contact Access Canberra and to refer specifically to a matter of safety. I know that at that stage it is prioritised.
MR HANSON: Minister, when is the government going to start enforcing parking restrictions in Bulwarra Close?
MR RAMSAY: I will take on notice the frequency with which the parking inspectors have already been out there and I am happy to provide updates. Certainly, the inspectors are out right across Canberra. As I say, they are doing so on the basis of risk-based compliance and making sure that matters of safety are dealt with as a priority.
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