Page 960 - Week 03 - Thursday, 21 March 2019
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MADAM SPEAKER: Members! Mr Coe.
Ms Berry: A point of order, Madam Speaker. I know you are calling attention to it, but there are very loud interjections, as well as being unparliamentary interjections.
MADAM SPEAKER: I remind members that no interjections are allowed, and it does get very noisy. Minister, do you have anything further to add?
MR STEEL: We will continue to take a responsible approach to waste management here in the ACT. We will look at how we can further improve source separation through the provision of recycling bins around the city. I look forward to updating the Assembly as we progress that work.
MS LE COUTEUR: Verge works on London Circuit last year removed large amounts of bike parking, in particular outside Bailey’s Corner. Given that this has been missing since last winter, when and where is it going to be replaced?
MR STEEL: I thank Ms Le Couteur for the question. I am happy to provide an answer on notice.
ACT Health—workplace culture
MR MILLIGAN: My question is to the Minister for Health and Wellbeing. The Reid report states that 60 per cent of respondents working in ACT Health and Canberra Health Services have witnessed bullying over the past 12 months and 35 per cent of respondents had been bullied. Why is it that Canberra performs worse than New South Wales on comparative data?
MS FITZHARRIS: I thank Mr Milligan for his question. It is certainly the case that this was a very comprehensive undertaking through the independent review chaired by Mick Reid, and it is certainly the case that some of those findings were very challenging. But we now have a final report with widely supported recommendations which we are getting on with addressing. I also note that in the report there was cautious optimism in the leadership and a lot of goodwill from ACT Health staff, Canberra Health Services staff—
Mrs Dunne: On a point of order, standing orders require, Madam Speaker, that the minister be directly relevant to the question. And the question is: why is it that Canberra performs worse than New South Wales on comparable data?
MADAM SPEAKER: The minister is referring to the report and the study, and she has a minute left to answer the question. I will keep an ear open for her response.
MR MILLIGAN: Minister, what impact is this workplace culture having on ACT Health’s ability to recruit and retain staff from outside the ACT?
MS FITZHARRIS: We continue to recruit staff from outside the ACT and we will continue to do so. The completion of this report provides a high level of certainty as to
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