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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2003 Week 7 Hansard (26 June) . . Page.. 2698 ..


(1) There is currently no valid agreement or contract between the ACT Government and North Communications Australia (NCA). The AUSTOUCH Kiosks were decommissioned in February 2003.

(2) The costs of service provided by NCA was for the listed Financial Years:

(a) 2000-01: $152,275.49

(b) 2001-02: $154,027.75

(c) 2002-03: $118,637.19

(3) There are currently no AUSTOUCH Kiosks in Canberra. 18 Kiosks were decommissioned in February 2003. These Kiosks were located in shopping centres, bus interchanges, Shopfronts, a Library, a Tourist Centre and a Government Office.

(4) (a) Average number of transactions per month Jan 02 - Jan 03 = 355

(b) Average value of transactions per month Jan 02 - Jan 03 = 80,000

(c) Average number of AUSTOUCH users per month (including information requests) = 3800

Note: A ‘user’ is defined as an activation of the kiosks, such as simply touching the kiosk screen.


Motor vehicle registration revenue

(Question No 755)

Mr Smyth asked the Minister for Urban Services, upon notice:

In relation to Vehicle Registration

(1) How much revenue was collected in car registrations in the ACT for the financial years (a) 2000-01 (b) 2001-02 (c) and to date in 2002-03;

(2) What is the value of revenue forgone due to the application of pensioner concessions for vehicles registered in the ACT;

(3) How much revenue has been collected through the administrative charge for vehicles that are registered for less than 12 months.

Mr Wood: The answer to the Mr Smyth’s questions is as follows:

(1) The amount of revenue collected in car registrations is as follows

(a) 2000-01 $50.44m

(b) 2001-02 $58.03m

(c) to date in 2002-03 $57.61m

(2) The total value of revenue foregone due to the application of pensioner concessions for vehicles registered in the ACT was $1.45m as at the end of May 2003.

(3) The revenue collected through administrative charges in 2002-03 for vehicles that were registered for less than 12 months is $3.97m as at the end of May 2003.



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