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(1) It is an inadvertent mistake on the part of the contractors who carried out the maintenance work.

(2) The error has already been rectified.

(3) These are very rare and isolated incidences. Roads ACT has no specific records for these incidences. However it could be estimated that there may have been no more than 5 instances over the last five-years period.

(4) Once such an incidence is identified, it is rectified immediately.

(5) Most of these signs are fingerboards and the replacement requires only the blades. The total cost of replacing one blade is about $100.

Libraries—outstanding fines
(Question No 666)

Mr Pratt asked the Minister for Urban Services, upon notice, on 22 September 2005:

(1) What is the value of outstanding public library fines that are overdue by 90 days or more as at 30 June (a) 2005, (b) 2004, (c) 2003, (d) 2002 and (e) 2001;

(2) What is the value of library fines for each of the years listed in part (1) that is deemed to be unrecoverable and/or will be written off;

(3) How many non-returned books were listed as outstanding or unrecoverable for each of the years listed at part (1).

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

(1)

(a)

2005

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$200 387.96

(b)

2004

-

$154 186.40

(c)

2003

-

$13 992.20

(d)

2002

-

$5 292.40

(e)

2001

-

$1 943.60

(2) All of the library fines for each of the years listed in part (1) are still deemed to be recoverable and at this stage have not been written off.

(3)

(a)

2005

-

3514

(b)

2004

-

3902

(c)

2003

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2541

(d)

2002

-

2290

(e)

2001

-

2409


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