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The width and general alignment of local access streets does not accommodate bus routes, or facilitate bus turning movements to or from Stockman Avenue. Upon extension of Stockman Avenue through to Ginninderra Drive, Transport Canberra will expedite delivery of a bus route that runs through Lawson on this collector road.

(2) Only Stockman Avenue is wide enough to accommodate Transport Canberra’s bus fleet.

(3) Other than the intersection of Baldwin Drive and Stockman Avenue, there are no intersections within Lawson Stage 1 that can facilitate a bus turning left or right because the planning intent is for buses to travel directly through the suburb via Stockman Avenue.

(4) See answer above.

Building—quality
(Question No 209)

Mrs Kikkert asked the Minister for Planning and Land Management, upon notice, on 23 April 2021 (redirected to the Minister for Business and Better Regulation):

(1) Are the props installed by the ACT Government at the Kingston Place apartments, following the Morris Construction Corporations refusal to install them, still in place; if so, for how much longer will they be in place; if not, why were they removed.

(2) What was the cost to the ACT Government to have these props installed.

(3) How many props were installed.

(4) Following the serving of an emergency order issued from Access Canberra to the Morris Construction Corporation in relation to the Kingston Place apartments, has the Morris Construction Corporation complied to date; if not, is the Morris Construction Corporation still refusing to comply.

(5) What attempts has the ACT Government made to enforce their compliance with the emergency order.

(6) Has the Morris Construction Corporation paid any fines to the ACT Government related to non-compliance with the referenced emergency order; if so, how much was paid in fines and for what fines were they paid; if not, and if the Morris Construction Corporation has not complied with the emergency order, why has the ACT Government not received payment for the fines.

(7) What attempts has the ACT Government made to enforce payment of the fines.

(8) What legal actions or sanctions has the ACT Government made against the Morris Construction Corporation for failure to pay the fine.

(9) What current projects in Canberra is the Morris Construction Corporation working on.


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