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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2004 Week 08 Hansard (Thursday, 5 August 2004) . . Page.. 3625 ..

(1) 1656 instances occurred over 2003-04 where waste and recycling collection to individual residences did not occur.

These instances occurred over all suburbs for the following reasons;

• Bin not presented to kerbside by resident

• bins incorrectly presented;

• collection driver failing to provide the service; or,

• bins contaminated with unacceptable waste.

This is an average of 124 per month for 2003/04 (under the new domestic collection contract) compared with an average of 254 per month over the previous 2 years (under the previous collection contracts and the 2 month period of transition to the new contract during May and June 2003.)

Libraries—overdue items
(Question No 1641)

Mr Cornwell asked the Minister for Urban Services, upon notice, on 1 July 2004:

(1) In relation to the A.C.T. Public Librarys’ long term overdue items of more than two years, as at the end of (a) 2003-04, (b) 2002-03, (c) 2001-02 how many such outstanding items were recorded;

(2) What is the total value of late fees owed as a result of these outstanding items for each of the years in part (1);

(3) How many outstanding items were written off, after 7 years overdue, at the end of each of the years listed in part (1);

(4) What was the value of the outstanding items written of in part (3) for each of the years listed in part (1).

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

(1) (a) 03/04 - 20293 items

(b) 02/03 - 21605 items

(c) 01/02 - 19394 items

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