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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2005 Week 14 Hansard (Thursday, 24 November 2005) . . Page.. 4690 ..

• Has the service involved in the project been incorporated; if so, how beneficial has its financial model been for people with a disability to assist with directly controlling their financial resources.

Mr Hargreaves: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:

• There were initially 11 people with disabilities involved in Consumers in Control (CiC). There are currently 10.

• The organisation is not yet incorporated.

Disabled persons—taxi subsidy(Question No 701)

Mrs Burke asked the Minister for Disability, Housing and Community Services, upon notice, on 18 October 2005:

• What were the recommendations delivered from the review of the ACT Taxi Subsidy Scheme for people with a disability;

• How will the introduction of a SmartCard system assist in reducing the administrative costs of delivering the scheme.

Mr Hargreaves: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:

• The recommendations from the review of the ACT Taxi Subsidy Scheme for people with a disability are:

• Review policies and procedures regularly for efficiency and consistency.

• Ensure access to all Taxi Subsidy Scheme documentation is user-friendly.

• Clearly articulate the eligibility criteria for membership to the Taxi Subsidy Scheme.

• Conduct ongoing quality improvements including evaluation to inform future planning and approaches in practice by taking into consideration different needs and perspectives of members of the Taxi Subsidy Scheme.

• Regularly review the effectiveness and adequacy of subsidies in assisting people with disabilities to access public transportation.

• Monitor annually the budget allocated to support the Taxi Subsidy Scheme.

• Collect accurate data on membership and forecast trends to enable future planning of the Taxi Subsidy Scheme.

• Monitor the membership of children and young people using the Taxi Subsidy Scheme.

• Ensure the Taxi Subsidy Scheme is flexible and in keeping with a commitment to acknowledge individual life circumstances.

• Continue to foster partnerships across Government and community sectors to provide broad transport options for people with disabilities in order to meet future demand.

• No decision has been made on the introduction of a smart or charge card system.

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