Page 3590 - Week 11 - Tuesday, 22 November 2022

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The committee resolved on 15 November 2022 to extend the reporting date of the inquiry to 28 February 2023 in order to give justice to the comprehensive evidence before the committee.

Planning, Transport and City Services—Standing Committee

Statement by chair

MS CLAY (Ginninderra) (10.57): Pursuant to standing order 246A, I wish to make a statement on behalf of the Standing Committee on Planning, Transport and City Services relating to referred bills. The Animal Management and Welfare Legislation Amendment Bill 2022 was referred to the committee on 11 October 2022. The committee notes that this is not a significant bill, and the committee considers that an inquiry would not add anything further to the topic. For this reason, the committee has resolved not to inquire into this bill.

Statement by chair

MS CLAY (Ginninderra) (10.58): Pursuant to standing order 246A, I wish to make a statement on behalf of the Standing Committee on Planning, Transport and City Services relating to referred bills. The Electricity Safety Legislation Amendment Bill 2022 was referred to the committee on 11 October 2022. The committee notes that this is not a significant bill, and the committee considers that an inquiry would not add anything further to the topic. For this reason, the committee has resolved not to inquire into this bill.

Statement by chair

MS CLAY (Ginninderra) (10.58): Pursuant to standing order 246A, I wish to make a statement on behalf of the Standing Committee on Planning, Transport and City Services relating to referred petitions. Petition 07-22, titled “Safe active travel to school in Lyneham” was received by the Assembly on 1 June 2022 and referred to the committee under standing order 99A. As signatories to petition 07-22, 613 residents of the ACT requested that the Assembly call upon the ACT government to:

a) Ensure a Traffic Impact Assessment (TIA) of the pedestrian crossing and car park development is completed, including a survey of traffic and impacts on all road users, including on-road public transport, pedestrians and cyclists.

b) Use this information to review and find a safe and appropriate solution that facilitates safe pedestrian and cyclist movements and gives precedence to active travel and public transport operations as per Section 5.11 of the TCCS Guidelines for Transport Impact Assessment.

c) Ensure an opportunity for community consultation, including liaison with Lyneham Primary School, families and community.

The committee notes that, in his response to the petition, the Minister for Transport and City Services, Mr Chris Steel MLA, said:


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