Page 4582 - Week 16 - Tuesday, 27 November 1990
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who are examining the issue of hospice services in the ACT. One, in fact, is Australia's only professor of palliative care and the other is a female doctor whose name I cannot recall. I have met with those two. They are conducting some work for the ACT Government and I would expect, quite shortly, to receive their advice on the most suitable location for a hospice in the ACT.
MR BERRY: I have a supplementary question, Mr Speaker. If the consultants recommend against the hospice working party's advice that the hospice be located at Calvary, how will you resolve that conflict?
MR SPEAKER: That is a hypothetical question, Mr Berry. I do not allow that question.
MR KAINE: Mr Speaker, I request that any further questions be placed on the notice paper.
Street Barriers
MR DUBY: Mr Speaker, last Thursday, Mr Stevenson asked me, in relation to a road barrier at the intersection of Wakefield Avenue and Dooring Street in Ainslie, whether there is a legal requirement for lamps to be displayed on such barriers and, if not, would it not be a good idea to do so anyway. Mr Speaker, my answer to Mr Stevenson's question is as follows. There is a legal requirement for a lamp to be displayed on a road barrier at night in accordance with Australian standard 1742, part 3, which covers traffic management for roadworks. This requirement is specified on the temporary traffic management plan approved by the manager of traffic for the closure of the intersection of Limestone, Wakefield and Majura Avenues.
The provision of such lamps is the responsibility of the contractor who undertakes the temporary traffic management, and the superintendent of the roadworks must also ensure the safety of the site at all times. As a general rule, the first barrier for the roadworks usually requires a flashing light, but street lighting is also taken into account. However, lamps placed on road barriers are frequently stolen or the subject of vandalism. The state of the temporary traffic management at the intersection of Limestone, Wakefield and Majura Avenues has again been drawn to the attention of the superintendent, who has taken appropriate steps to ensure the safety of road users and to ensure that lamps are present.
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