Page 4912 - Week 17 - Tuesday, 11 December 1990
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Long-Stay Parking
MRS GRASSBY: My question is for Mr Duby. Is the Minister aware that the long-stay parking areas currently operated by Capital Parking will soon be converted into automatic voucher machine operations? When will this conversion take place, and what will happen to those currently employed as long-stay parking attendants?
MR DUBY: I thank Mrs Grassby for the question. Yes, I was aware of the conversion of those long-stay parking areas within the Civic area. The simple fact is that the Government has decided to convert all current long-stay booth-operated car parks - mainly in Civic - to voucher operation. Currently, all long-stay booth-operated car parks are administered under contract by Capital Parking and the ACT Government receives a percentage of the revenue collected from those operations. Under the new arrangement it is estimated that the community, through the Government, will receive some $600,000 more than under the present arrangements. Clearly, the community and the Government must realise all the efficiencies of modern business practice, and I think Mrs Grassby especially would support that ideal.
The introduction of vouchers to these areas is expected to take place in April of next year. In effect, the decision has given the contractor some six months' notice of variation to the current contract. I think that that is ample time for the company to introduce whatever measures they may need to introduce in relation to their own commercial operations.
MRS GRASSBY: I have a supplementary question. Will the Minister make an effort to find alternative employment for those people who are now working with Capital Parking? Will he find employment for them with parking inspectors in the ACT?
MR DUBY: I must point out that it is not the Government's responsibility to undertake to place the current employees of Capital Parking within the ACT Government Service. It is my understanding that quite a number of those people are part-time employees and casual employees. The Government is appreciative of the plight that some people may be placed in, but unfortunately it cannot give a guarantee as to the future employment of those employees.
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