❓ A WA parliamentary question addresses the outcomes of a meeting between the Minister for Transport and the rail industry, and progress on a Main Roads grant application for level crossing safety. The Minister reports a productive meeting and successful grant application.
AnsweredQoN 966Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
(1) With reference to a meeting the Minister for Transport had with the rail industry in November 2023, please detail the outcomes of this meeting? (2) What progress has been made on Main Roads' grant application under the Regional Australia Level Crossing Safety Program to trial an active level crossing control relying on radio communications between the crossing controls and in-track detection?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
12 March 2024
Responded by
Minister for Transport
Response time
7 days
(1) The Rail Safety Forum brought together senior industry executives and Government to identify pathways to improve rail safety, including discussion of CBH and Aurizon’s locomotive lighting trial. The meeting was very productive, and I have asked the Department of Transport to co-ordinate the development of further safety initiatives.
This builds on the WA Labor Government’s strong commitment to improving rail safety in regional WA, including upgrades to passive level crossings in regional Western Australia; driving the development of a train lighting code of conduct through the Infrastructure and Transport Ministers' Meeting forum; and securing $180.1 million of federal funding through the Regional Australia Level Crossing Safety Program.
(2) Main Roads was successful in its application to the Commonwealth’s Level Crossing Safety Research and Innovation Grant Program. Design activities for the trial crossing are now underway.
This builds on the WA Labor Government’s strong commitment to improving rail safety in regional WA, including upgrades to passive level crossings in regional Western Australia; driving the development of a train lighting code of conduct through the Infrastructure and Transport Ministers' Meeting forum; and securing $180.1 million of federal funding through the Regional Australia Level Crossing Safety Program.
(2) Main Roads was successful in its application to the Commonwealth’s Level Crossing Safety Research and Innovation Grant Program. Design activities for the trial crossing are now underway.
Explore WA Government Data
Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.
Explore more
Government Gazette
Appointments, regulatory notices, planning changes.
Hansard
Debates, questions, speeches and sentiment.
Tabled Papers
Reports and documents tabled in Parliament.
Committees
Committee profiles and recent reports.
Regulations
Subsidiary legislation with filters and summaries.
Bills
Proposed laws and parliamentary progress.
Acts
Current WA legislation and summaries.
Explanatory Memoranda
Bills with EMs (text/PDF) available.
Members
MP profiles, party breakdown and rankings.
Pollie Rankings
Data-driven rankings across 19 categories.
Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.