Page 1574 - Week 05 - Tuesday, 14 May 2019
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MR RAMSAY: I thank Mr Parton for the supplementary question. I have spoken not only with the head of EPSD but also with Access Canberra to ensure that consultation is clear. I have made sure that my office is working with them, and that has increased over the last few days.
MS CODY: Minister, what is the directorate currently consulting on in the building space?
MR RAMSAY: I thank Ms Cody for the supplementary question. There is, indeed, a large number of matters that are being consulted on at the moment following on from the work that has come through in relation to the national construction code and its implementation to make sure that there is a good and adequate transition period for those matters that are implemented this year under the changes to the code.
In addition to that, we are consulting in relation to a number of the reforms. The most specific reform at the moment relates to design documentation to make sure that people are very clear about what is needed in terms of any design documentation, to make sure that certifiers and builders are clear on what needs to happen to make sure that Canberra has the highest quality of building. We will continue to work very closely with industry and the rest of the community on that.
ACTION bus service—journey times
MS LAWDER: Madam Speaker, my question is to the minister for health and Minister for Transport. How many buses would a person need to catch to travel between the Lanyon Valley and the University of Canberra hydrotherapy pool?
MS FITZHARRIS: Of course, it depends on where that person lives in the Lanyon Valley. I note that the rapid 5 from the Lanyon Valley is actually a very well-performing new service in our network. Transport Canberra is keeping a very close eye on the performance and capacity on that route. It has proven to be a popular route.
I encourage Ms Lawder’s constituent to use the journey planner if they would like to catch public transport to take that journey. Generally, I expect that they would be able to catch the rapid 5 and they would be able to use the journey planner to plan their journey to the University of Canberra Hospital.
MS LAWDER: Minister, can you confirm the advice from the Transport Canberra website that a return journey between Lanyon Valley and the University of Canberra public hospital would take at least three hours?
MS FITZHARRIS: It would depend on what time of the day that particular person wished to travel.
MRS DUNNE: Minister, what estimates has your Health Directorate made in relation to the time it would take an elderly person with arthritis to walk the standard distance to a bus stop in the Lanyon Valley?
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