Rough sleeping—Public Transport Authority property 23. Hon Tim Clifford to the minister representing the Minister for Transport: I refer to the recent news stories regarding noise-making devices desig

AnsweredQoN 23Legislative Council
Asked
24 February 2026
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Transport

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Rough sleeping—Public Transport Authority property
23. Hon Tim Clifford to
the minister representing the Minister for Transport:
I refer to the recent news stories regarding
noise-making devices designed to deter rough sleeping on Public Transport
Authority (PTA) property.
(1) Was the minister aware of these devices prior
to the news story?
(2) Will the minister instigate an inquiry into
the deployment of these devices?
(3) Will the minister instigate a policy measure
to ban them on PTA property?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the
honourable member for some notice of the question. I provide the following
answer on behalf of the Minister for Transport.
(1)–(3) It is the position of the state
government that such devices should not be used by state government agencies.
The device has been removed from the site.

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