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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1996 Week 14 Hansard (12 December) . . Page.. 4975 ..


MINISTER FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

QUESTION NUMBER 363

Government Schools - Maintenance Program

MS McRAE - asked the Minister for Education and Training on notice on 12 December 1996:

For every government college, high school, primary school and preschool could you provide the following details:

(1) The maintenance work done in each year between 1990 and 1996 (inclusive).

(2) The cost of the maintenance done in each of these years.

(3) The plan for major maintenance work in (a) 1997 and (b) 1998.

MR STEFANIAK - the answer to Ms McRae's question is:

(1) The overall maintenance program of the department is currently carried out as follows:

. By Construction and Maintenance Management Service (CAMMS) which implement an annual works program on behalf of the department;

. By central office which oversight the whole program and are also responsible for meeting unforseen costs throughout the year in excess of $1,500; and

. By each school which is responsible for the administration of the minor work program for maintenance $1,500 and below.

The detailed information being sought is not readily available in a consolidated report as no data base is maintained for each individual task carried out at each school across the whole system


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