Page 3618 - Week 13 - Tuesday, 16 October 1990
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MR STEVENSON: I ask a supplementary question. I thank Mr Duby. That was not actually the vehicle but I thought I would listen in and find out whether there was something interesting - but there was not. I was asking with reference to someone who just likes to ride around in a utility, a younger person. I wonder whether Mr Duby would be kind enough to take the matter on notice and have a look at whether or not something could be done to bring about an equitable situation in this area so that people do not pay money for something they are not using.
MR DUBY: Mr Speaker, I think, frankly, this question is bordering on the ridiculous. If someone chooses to purchase a vehicle that is, by design rule standards, designed for a particular purpose, that person incurs the cost of registering that vehicle prescribed according to that purpose. To say that because a person is driving it around with an empty tray he or she should not be charged - because that person may have chosen to put something in it but did not - clearly is bordering on the ridiculous. We would have an army of inspectors checking under all the ute covers in the Territory to see whether goods were being carried. Clearly, that is administratively impossible. I think the rules are quite specific. They are there for anyone to know them and thus know what the position is. To cut a long answer short, I guess, the answer is: no, I will not be reviewing the rules that currently apply. They are similar to those that apply elsewhere and we are quite happy with them.
Tuggeranong Parkway - Emergency Telephones
MR JENSEN: My question is directed to Mr Duby in his capacity as Minister for Urban Services. I note, Minister, that the Capital Works Program includes reference to the installation of emergency telephones on the Tuggeranong Parkway. I also note that some work has commenced. Can the Minister advise the Assembly when this work will be completed?
MR DUBY: I thank Mr Jensen for the question. Indeed, I am very pleased to announce that I will be officially opening the emergency roadside telephones on Tuggeranong Parkway at 12 o'clock this Friday, 19 October. Everyone is invited.
Mr Kaine: Who are you going to call?
MR DUBY: I will get to that answer in a moment, Mr Chief Minister. I would also like to say that 14 telephones will be in place along the Tuggeranong Parkway between the Glenloch Interchange and Sulwood Drive. They have been located, of course, because - - -
Mrs Grassby: That was our program. I am glad you put it into practice.
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