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To enable more individuals and families to share their experiences of youth mental health challenges in the ACT, the committee has agreed to reopen the submission process until Friday, 19 June 2020. Depending on the response, there may be scope for a third public hearing to explore any additional evidence.
The committee commends the work of the Office of the Legislative Assembly, in particular the IT, broadcasting and Hansard teams, for pivoting quickly and enabling the committee to continue its business in a transparent manner. The participation of civil society is crucial to the committee’s work. In fact, more than 100 people tuned in to the live stream of our first WebEx public hearing.
The committee notes the recent completion of the office for mental health and wellbeing’s review of children and young people in the ACT and the Productivity Commission’s inquiry into mental health taking place at the national level. As well as evidence from submissions and public hearings, the committee will draw on such complementary work in compiling its final report. The committee intends to table its report by the last sitting day in August 2020.
Waste—collection
MR RATTENBURY (Kurrajong) (11.21): I move:
That this Assembly:
(1) notes that:
(a) Canberra is a dynamic city with an increasing number of residential buildings in mixed-use areas, including in Braddon, Kingston, Dickson, and major town centres;
(b) in July 2019, the Assembly passed a motion regarding noise levels in mixed-use centres, and the Entertainment Action Plan addressing that motion notes a need to consider the impacts of waste collection;
(c) the ACT Commercial Waste Industry Code of Practice (the Code) outlines times for waste collection based on defined zones. The Code was last updated in 1998;
(d) under the Code, waste collection for some mixed-use areas is able to occur at hours which could have a negative impact on residents’ quiet enjoyment of their homes;
(e) residents of mixed-use areas such as Braddon, Dickson, and Kingston should not be unfairly impacted by noise from waste collection that could be undertaken at more appropriate times;
(f) adjusting the operating hours of commercial waste collection could help mitigate some of the disruption caused by commercial activities to residents of mixed-use areas;
(g) ensuring that appropriate noise attenuation is required for residential buildings within entertainment zones would also help residents with these noise issues; and
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