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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1996 Week 7 Hansard (20 June) . . Page.. 2029 ..

APPENDIX 1: Incorporated in Hansard on 19 June 1996 at page 1915.

MINISTER FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

QUESTION TAKEN ON NOTICE 23 MAY 1996

Fees for Basic Literacy and Numeracy Courses

MR MOORE - asked the Minister for Education and Training

Is the Minister aware of discussions within the Canberra Institute of Technology considering charging for basic literacy and numeracy courses?
Would the Minister assure this Assembly for the sake of social justice the basic literacy and numeracy courses will not be subject to fees?

MR STEFANIAK - the answer to Mr Moore's question is:

. Following a decision of the ACT Government in 1992, the basic literacy and numeracy course offered by CIT has been exempt from fees. There is no intention of changing this exemption.

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