Page 587 - Week 02 - Thursday, 21 February 2019

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recently as part of the safe and supportive schools program. The survey describes itself as being “delivered annually in the first half of term 3 to all students in years 3-6 (and a small selection of students from the junior school)”. Minister, why isn’t the survey anonymous? And why does it expect children as young as eight and even younger to complete it and to name names?

MS BERRY: I will take some of the substance of that question on notice. Student agency is an important thing to the ACT government. We have heard that young people want to be part of having a say in what happens in their school communities. We have heard that loud and clear. We want to make sure that that is the case across all our school system.

MR WALL: Minister, are parents informed ahead of time about the survey taking place, and what privacy provisions are in place to ensure the individual’s privacy?

MS BERRY: Again, I will take the detail of that question on notice, specifically around how parents are notified, and with regard to privacy and how that is notified to individuals.

MR PARTON: Minister, who approved the use of this survey and who designed its questions?

MS BERRY: I will take that question on notice.

Planning—housing choices

MS LE COUTEUR: My question is to the Minister for Planning and Land Management and relates to the housing choices review of planning rules for Canberra’s residential areas. This time last year the community was busy writing housing choices submissions to government. When will communities see action on their issues and suggestions?

MR GENTLEMAN: I thank Ms Le Couteur for the question. It was a very good process, I think—the housing choices process and the collaboration hub—and of course government has responded and agreed to the recommendations from that. Work has already begun within EPSDD on the proposed changes from those recommendations and I will come back with the detail on the time line for changes to the Territory Plan.

MS LE COUTEUR: Minister, can you reassure the community that progress will not be delayed because of the Territory Plan review, which could take years to finish?

MR GENTLEMAN: As I said, the work has already begun, so I do not expect that there will be a delay. Of course, we have to work through the planning process and the changes to the Territory Plan from those recommendations, and we will do that as speedily as we can.

MR PARTON: Minister, when is the Territory Plan review due to be completed?


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