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Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Taxi Service—Service Standards 2020 (No 1)—Disallowable Instrument DI2020-30 (LR, 2 April 2020).
Road Transport (Public Passenger Services) Transport Booking Service—Service Standards 2020 (No 1)—Disallowable Instrument DI2020-31 (LR, 2 April 2020).
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Regulation—
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Airservices Australia Emergency Worker Declaration 2020 (No 1)—Disallowable Instrument DI2020-40 (LR, 9 April 2020).
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Booster Seat, Child Restraint and Child Safety Harness Approval 2020 (No 1)—Disallowable Instrument DI2020-39 (LR, 9 April 2020).
Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Protective Helmet for Bicycle Riders Approval 2020 (No 1)—Disallowable Instrument DI2020-38 (LR, 9 April 2020).
Taxation Administration Act—Taxation Administration (Amounts Payable—Utilities (Network Facilities Tax)) Determination 2020—Disallowable Instrument DI2020-37 (LR, 6 April 2020).
Light rail—stage 1 review
MR GENTLEMAN (Brindabella—Minister for Advanced Technology and Space Industries, Minister for the Environment and Heritage, Minister for Planning and Land Management and Minister for Police and Emergency Services) (2.38): Pursuant to standing order 211, I move:
That the Assembly take note of the following paper:
Light Rail Stage 1 Review—City to Gungahlin Light Rail Benefits Realisation—Snapshot 2020—Response to the resolution of the Assembly of 31 July 2019.
MR MILLIGAN (Yerrabi) (2.39): The way this report has been framed as the government’s 12-month review of the benefits from light rail is a slap in the face for residents and, most importantly, local businesses that endured two years of construction to get to this point. The Canberra Liberals have brought three motions into this chamber trying to get this out-of-touch government to acknowledge the impact its project has had on local businesses.
Twelve months on and, yes, there are a few—and I say just a few—businesses that might be benefiting, such as the odd coffee shop near a light rail stop or perhaps the dry cleaners where commuters drop off their clothes before hopping on the tram. But the rest are seeing higher rents and a lack of patronage as Gungahlin becomes a commuting stop and not a true town centre. And that does not cover the fact that Mitchell, one of the ACT’s largest economic hubs, still has no light rail stop and suffers from very poor public transport links.
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