❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks detailed information on traffic infringements incurred by employees using taxpayer-funded vehicles across multiple government agencies. The response provides a total number of infringements but refers to a tabled paper for further details, citing unreasonable resource diversion.
AnsweredQoN 196Legislative Assembly
Asked
3 August 2021
Member
Portfolio
Child Protection; Women's Interests; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence; Community Services
QuestionView source ↗
I refer to all agencies or departments under the Minister's responsibility and I ask for the period 30 June 2017 to date: (a) How many traffic infringements have been received by employees for any taxpayer funded vehicle within any department or agency? Please detail each offence by financial year, cost of infringement and damage caused to the vehicle; (b) For those in (a) please detail: (i) Cost of infringement; (ii) Damage caused to the vehicle; (iii) If the vehicle needed replacement or repairs and if yes, the cost(s) associated; (iv) If any injuries occurred, to whom and what type of injury; (v) If the driver could not be identified; and (vi) If WA Police seized the vehicle and for how long; and (c) What is the total value of infringements by each financial year?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
7 September 2021
Responded by
Minister for Child Protection; Women's Interests; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence; Community Services
Response time
9 days
This answer covers multiple Ministers’ portfolios, including Disability Services, Seniors and Ageing; Volunteering; Housing; Youth; and Child Protection, Women’s Interests, Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence and Community Services portfolios.
Department of Communities:
(a) A total of 1,187 infringement notices were received from 1 July 2017 to 2 August 2021.
A further detailed breakdown of this information would require an unreasonable and substantial diversion of the agencies resources. Please see Tabled Paper No. (XX) for a breakdown of infringement type by year.
(b)
(i) Please see Tabled Paper No. (XX)
(ii) Nil.
(iii) Nil.
(iv) Nil.
(v) Nil.
(vi) Nil.
(c) Please see Tabled Paper No. (XX).
Department of Communities:
(a) A total of 1,187 infringement notices were received from 1 July 2017 to 2 August 2021.
A further detailed breakdown of this information would require an unreasonable and substantial diversion of the agencies resources. Please see Tabled Paper No. (XX) for a breakdown of infringement type by year.
(b)
(i) Please see Tabled Paper No. (XX)
(ii) Nil.
(iii) Nil.
(iv) Nil.
(v) Nil.
(vi) Nil.
(c) Please see Tabled Paper No. (XX).
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