Page 4508 - Week 15 - Thursday, 22 November 1990
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I do note the irony of a comment he made, though. He said, "At Holder Primary School students have access to legionnaires hats complete with school logo which can be bought through the school canteen". Shortly they will have their hats with the school logo, but no school.
Question resolved in the affirmative.
MOTOR VEHICLE REGULATIONS
Discussion of Matter of Public Importance
MR SPEAKER: I have received a letter from Mr Stevenson proposing that a matter of public importance be submitted to the Assembly for discussion, namely:
There are certain practices and regulations to do with operating a motor vehicle in the ACT which do not benefit the community and place motorists in a disadvantaged and unfair position.
MR STEVENSON (3.37): I should say, at the outset, that there are, indeed, certainly a lot of regulations and practices that do benefit motorists. However, today I would like to bring attention to some that have been brought to my notice by constituents. These involve problems that are fairly easy to understand and should be resolved.
Perhaps I could start by saying that in Bunda Street, just north of Petrie Plaza, there is a loading zone. It is a 24-hour, 365 days a year loading zone. It never ends. For example, at 3 o'clock on a Monday morning - or whenever - technically, any vehicle can be booked for being on that loading zone too long or for being there at all.
A simple way to rectify that is to restrict that loading zone time, for example, to Monday to Friday, or to Saturday morning, or whatever. That is the first point. That is in the area of Garema Place, and the Canberra Centre, which is a very busy business area. There are some major parking problems that affect business operators in the Canberra Centre.
As an example, on a Friday evening the car park, where a lot of them park, closes at 10 o'clock. At 10 o'clock on a Friday evening the Canberra Centre is closed. This is the time when many business people within that centre, and perhaps other areas, go about loading their vehicles, be they commercial vehicles or otherwise. They need to get as close to the Canberra Centre as they can for a number of reasons. One reason is security. I am told that recently a lady was stabbed in the face in that area. Another reason is that some people are not able to carry heavy parcels for very long distances at all.
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