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(2) The decision to conduct a tender process for the Tenants Advice Service was made by the Justice and Community Safety Directorate Director-General, as trustee for the ACAT Trust Account.
(3) No.
Schools—property damage
(Question No 2784)
Mrs Kikkert asked the Minister for Education and Early Childhood Development, upon notice, on 25 October 2019:
(1) In relation to the answer to question on notice No 2765 in which the Education Directorate incurred $81 569 in property damage costs relating to Lyneham High School over the period of the 2018-19 and 2019, can the ACT Government provide a detailed breakdown of the cost of the damages that were incurred, including (a) dates, (b) the number of incidents, (c) the nature of damages and (d) whether damages were incurred by students, staff or outsiders.
(2) Was there any ability to claim costs under an insurance policy; if not, why not; if so, what was the reason behind the decision not to make a claim.
(3) What is the breakdown of the costs (a total of $700 and 2 hours completion time) incurred in answering question on notice No 2765.
Ms Berry: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
1) The Directorate has incurred $91,208.61 in property damage costs relating to Lyneham High School over the period. The variance from the Question on Notice No 2765 of $81,569 is because of the claim being finalised after the Question on Notice. A breakdown of the costs has been provided in Attachment A.
a) Dates of the incidents were 17 and 18 May 2019.
b) There have been two incidents during the period of 2018-19 and to the date of this question on notice.
c) The nature of the damage consisted of:
- 17 May2019 vandalism damage to classrooms, classroom furniture and the upstairs corridor.
- 18 May2019 fire hoses turned on and left running and smashed toilets in the boys’ bathroom located in the downstairs corridor.
d) It is understood that the damage was caused by minors.
2) The ACT Insurance Authority accepted property damage costs of $91,208.61. The Directorate paid an insurance excess of $25,000 and received an insurance settlement of $66,208.61.
3) The breakdown of the costs of $698.62 and 2 hours completion time is outlined in Attachment B. There was an omission in the response to QON 2765 with the input minutes. These should have read 525 input minutes, the total cost of $700 remains correct.
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