Page 1049 - Week 03 - Thursday, 23 March 2017
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Land Development Agency—staffing
(Question No 77)
Mr Coe asked the Chief Minister, upon notice, on 17 February 2017 (redirected to the Minister for Housing and Suburban Development):
(1) What is the current full-time equivalent (FTE) of the workforce of the Land Development Agency (LDA).
(2) What is the current headcount of the workforce of the LDA.
(3) Did the 2015-16 annual report on the State of the Service indicate that in 2015-16 the FTE for the LDA increased by 10.4%; if so, what factors caused that increase.
Ms Berry: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1) As at 28 February 2017, 104.86 FTE.
(2) As at 28 February 2017, 108.
(3) Yes. The increase in FTE reflects the increase in the work undertaken by the LDA, particularly in the development and marketing of new estates such as Throsby, Ginninderry and Taylor.
Land Development Agency—Molonglo Valley
(Question No 78)
Mr Coe asked the Minister for Economic Development, upon notice, on 17 February 2017 (redirected to the Minister for Housing and Suburban Development):
(1) What are the responsibilities held by the Land Development Agency to maintain urban areas in the suburbs of the Molonglo Valley.
(2) What is the amount that was allocated in (a) 2013-14, (b) 2014-15, (c) 2015-16 and (d) 2016-17 to establish the suburbs of the Molonglo Valley and to undertake maintenance of the Molonglo Valley suburbs.
(3) What is the amount that has been spent in (a) 2013-14, (b) 2014-15, (c) 2015-16 and (d) 2016-17 to date, to establish the suburbs of the Molonglo Valley and to undertake maintenance of the Molonglo Valley suburbs.
Ms Berry: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1) The Land Development Agency (LDA) and/or its contractors are required to maintain urban areas during construction of civil and landscaping works up until Operational Acceptance of the works, at which point the infrastructure is handed over to Transport Canberra and City Services Directorate (TCCS).
The LDA protects and manages its unsold blocks of land with fencing, mowing and weed control.
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