Page 3098 - Week 08 - Thursday, 15 August 2019

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(5) Are any concessions issued in combination with other concessions; if so, (a) which concessions can be combined, (b) what are the details of those combined concessions and (c) how many combined concessions are issued per year.

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

(1) (a) No driver licence concessions are applied to seniors.

(b) Zero

(c) Zero.

(2) (a) The holder of a Pensioner Concession Card issued by the Department of Human Services is entitled to a discount on the issue and renewal of a driver licence. Centrelink Health Care Card holders also attract a concession when renewing their driver licence.

(b) Pension Card Holders are entitled to a 100% concession on the driver licence fee. The annual fee is $38.54, and a licence may be issued for a period of up to ten years. Centrelink Health Care card holders receive a 50% concession on the issue or renewal of a one year licence.

(c) 6,154 concessions have been granted in the past 12 months. It is important to note that licences are renewed for a five or ten year period so the 6,154 represents only those that have been issued or renewed a licence in the past 12 months.

(3) (a) The holder of a Pension Concession or Gold Card issued by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs is entitled to a discount on the issue or renewal of a driver licence.

(b) Pension and Gold Card holders are entitled to a 100% concession on the driver licence fee. The annual fee is $38.54 and the licence may be issued for a period of up to ten years.

(c) 153 concessions have been granted in the past 12 months. It is important to note that licences are renewed for a five or ten year period so the 153 represents only those that have been issued or renewed a licence in the past 12 months.

(4) (a) ACT residents are eligible to receive a 30% discount on their driver licence renewals, if they have no relevant traffic offences recorded for the previous five years.

(b) 30%

(c) 21,348

(5) No concessions are combined for driver licence transactions.

Animals—dogs
(Question No 2551)

Ms Lawder asked the Minister for City Services, upon notice, on 17 May 2019 (redirected to the Minister for Transport and City Services):

In relation to the Domestic Animal Service (DAS), in the past five years, how many dogs have been (a) surrendered to DAS, (b) seized by DAS, (c) returned to owners and (d) euthanised.


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