Page 4219 - Week 12 - Wednesday, 23 October 2019
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MS ORR: Thank you, Madam Speaker. If there is a gap where a member of the public service feels they cannot raise their issue appropriately there are unions and other support groups that can advocate on behalf of that member.
Mrs Jones: What other support groups?
MS ORR: Madam Speaker, I feel I have answered the question.
Housing ACT—complaints
MR PARTON: My question is to the Minister for Housing and Suburban Development. Minister, on 30 September police raided a Housing ACT residence in Tuggeranong where they seized weapons, including a crossbow; illicit substances, including MDMA and methylamphetamine; as well as items consistent with drug trafficking. Residents from this street have complained to Housing ACT about antisocial behaviour and alleged criminal activity on dozens of occasions dating back to 2012. Minister, why has it taken seven years of complaints for any sort of action to be taken?
MS BERRY: I thank Mr Parton for the question. This is a police matter. That is a matter that is best dealt with by the police.
Ms Lawder: After seven years of complaints to Housing.
MS BERRY: It is a police matter. Mr Parton knows well the process for addressing these issues within Housing and with the police. I am happy to discuss with him, as I am with all members opposite, details of this particular situation with regard to Housing. But with regard to the investigations that you were referring to, Mr Parton, those are police matters.
MR PARTON: Minister, irrespective of any police investigation, how many complaints have been made to Housing ACT about this residence since 2012?
MS BERRY: Obviously I will have to take that question on notice.
MR WALL: Minister, what actions have you or your department taken to ensure that residents of this street can enjoy a safe and enjoyable environment in their own residences?
MS BERRY: On the specifics of this street, I have already offered Mr Parton a conversation around this particular matter. I will have to take on notice what action Housing took with regard to the tenancy. As I said, with regard to the other issues that Mr Parton has raised, those are police matters.
Housing ACT—vacant property
MR MILLIGAN: My question is to the Minister for Housing and Suburban Development. Minster, regarding the street in Tuggeranong that has just been
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