❓ Mrs Holmes asks the Police Minister about the downgrading of a children's crossing near Wirrabirra Primary School. The Minister responds by outlining the review process for school crossings and agrees to review the decision regarding the crossing in question.
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In the light of my recent urgent correspondence on behalf of the Wirrabirra Primary School, will the minister please advise what steps he has taken to stop the downgrading of the children’s crossing on Fremantle Road near Prince Street, Gosnells? Mr PRINCE
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Mr Speaker - Ms McHale interjected Mr PRINCE: If the member wishes to write to me, she may. The current criteria used to determine whether a school crossing should be implemented was introduced by the Labor Government in 1992 following its task force on road safety at schools committee report. Ms MacTiernan: Do you not accept responsibility for anything? The population has increased. Mr PRINCE: I am about to pay the member a compliment, but it is very difficult when she keeps opening her mouth and sticking her foot in it. The task force was widely consultative and had across-government and community representation. In 1998 the Australian Road Research Board recommended the task force criteria as being national best practice. The Labor Party got one thing right in 10 years. Every school crossing application is considered by the School Crossing and Road Safety Committee, which has representatives from the Police Service, the Education Department, Main Roads and RoadWise, which represents local government. The need for the review at this time has arisen because it has become evident that a number of school crossings no longer satisfy the criteria and a number of schools require additional crossing guards as a result of the change in population and the building of new schools. In the current review 187 school crossings are being looked at to determine whether they meet the criteria. It is a management exercise and should be supported as an example of good practice. Since I returned work, it has become evident from the amount of correspondence and the number of e-mails and telephone calls I have received that many people are concerned about the future of their schools’ crosswalks. Although I agree that a framework is urgently needed, I am concerned that school communities may have reasons other than those set out in the criteria that attendants should remain on crossings. The criteria are eight or nine years old. When the review is completed on 18 August there will be no change to the status of a school crossing without prior consultation with the school, by which I mean the school principal and the parents and citizens association. Where notification has already been sent out indicating that crossing attendants will be removed, I am prepared to look at the situation on a case-by-case basis if the school community, the principal, the parents and citizens association and anybody else who is interested can provide some information which would tend to suggest that the criteria are not broad enough. With regard to the Wirrabirra Primary School children’s crossing, I requested this morning that the attendants be reinstated for a period to allow that information to be provided. That is simply so that the school community, the principal and the parent body can put to me and I can recommend or otherwise to the Police Service, a review of the decision it has made. I must make the point, however, that a number of crossings no longer need attendants because of changes. No doubt there are some where the criteria do not take into account the totality of the aspects which must be considered.
Mr PRINCE replied: Mr Speaker - Ms McHale interjected Mr PRINCE: If the member wishes to write to me, she may. The current criteria used to determine whether a school crossing should be implemented was introduced by the Labor Government in 1992 following its task force on road safety at schools committee report. Ms MacTiernan: Do you not accept responsibility for anything? The population has increased. Mr PRINCE: I am about to pay the member a compliment, but it is very difficult when she keeps opening her mouth and sticking her foot in it. The task force was widely consultative and had across-government and community representation. In 1998 the Australian Road Research Board recommended the task force criteria as being national best practice. The Labor Party got one thing right in 10 years. Every school crossing application is considered by the School Crossing and Road Safety Committee, which has representatives from the Police Service, the Education Department, Main Roads and RoadWise, which represents local government. The need for the review at this time has arisen because it has become evident that a number of school crossings no longer satisfy the criteria and a number of schools require additional crossing guards as a result of the change in population and the building of new schools. In the current review 187 school crossings are being looked at to determine whether they meet the criteria. It is a management exercise and should be supported as an example of good practice. Since I returned work, it has become evident from the amount of correspondence and the number of e-mails and telephone calls I have received that many people are concerned about the future of their schools’ crosswalks. Although I agree that a framework is urgently needed, I am concerned that school communities may have reasons other than those set out in the criteria that attendants should remain on crossings. The criteria are eight or nine years old. When the review is completed on 18 August there will be no change to the status of a school crossing without prior consultation with the school, by which I mean the school principal and the parents and citizens association. Where notification has already been sent out indicating that crossing attendants will be removed, I am prepared to look at the situation on a case-by-case basis if the school community, the principal, the parents and citizens association and anybody else who is interested can provide some information which would tend to suggest that the criteria are not broad enough. With regard to the Wirrabirra Primary School children’s crossing, I requested this morning that the attendants be reinstated for a period to allow that information to be provided. That is simply so that the school community, the principal and the parent body can put to me and I can recommend or otherwise to the Police Service, a review of the decision it has made. I must make the point, however, that a number of crossings no longer need attendants because of changes. No doubt there are some where the criteria do not take into account the totality of the aspects which must be considered.
Mr Speaker - Ms McHale interjected Mr PRINCE: If the member wishes to write to me, she may. The current criteria used to determine whether a school crossing should be implemented was introduced by the Labor Government in 1992 following its task force on road safety at schools committee report. Ms MacTiernan: Do you not accept responsibility for anything? The population has increased. Mr PRINCE: I am about to pay the member a compliment, but it is very difficult when she keeps opening her mouth and sticking her foot in it. The task force was widely consultative and had across-government and community representation. In 1998 the Australian Road Research Board recommended the task force criteria as being national best practice. The Labor Party got one thing right in 10 years. Every school crossing application is considered by the School Crossing and Road Safety Committee, which has representatives from the Police Service, the Education Department, Main Roads and RoadWise, which represents local government. The need for the review at this time has arisen because it has become evident that a number of school crossings no longer satisfy the criteria and a number of schools require additional crossing guards as a result of the change in population and the building of new schools. In the current review 187 school crossings are being looked at to determine whether they meet the criteria. It is a management exercise and should be supported as an example of good practice. Since I returned work, it has become evident from the amount of correspondence and the number of e-mails and telephone calls I have received that many people are concerned about the future of their schools’ crosswalks. Although I agree that a framework is urgently needed, I am concerned that school communities may have reasons other than those set out in the criteria that attendants should remain on crossings. The criteria are eight or nine years old. When the review is completed on 18 August there will be no change to the status of a school crossing without prior consultation with the school, by which I mean the school principal and the parents and citizens association. Where notification has already been sent out indicating that crossing attendants will be removed, I am prepared to look at the situation on a case-by-case basis if the school community, the principal, the parents and citizens association and anybody else who is interested can provide some information which would tend to suggest that the criteria are not broad enough. With regard to the Wirrabirra Primary School children’s crossing, I requested this morning that the attendants be reinstated for a period to allow that information to be provided. That is simply so that the school community, the principal and the parent body can put to me and I can recommend or otherwise to the Police Service, a review of the decision it has made. I must make the point, however, that a number of crossings no longer need attendants because of changes. No doubt there are some where the criteria do not take into account the totality of the aspects which must be considered.
Ms McHale interjected Mr PRINCE: If the member wishes to write to me, she may. The current criteria used to determine whether a school crossing should be implemented was introduced by the Labor Government in 1992 following its task force on road safety at schools committee report. Ms MacTiernan: Do you not accept responsibility for anything? The population has increased. Mr PRINCE: I am about to pay the member a compliment, but it is very difficult when she keeps opening her mouth and sticking her foot in it. The task force was widely consultative and had across-government and community representation. In 1998 the Australian Road Research Board recommended the task force criteria as being national best practice. The Labor Party got one thing right in 10 years. Every school crossing application is considered by the School Crossing and Road Safety Committee, which has representatives from the Police Service, the Education Department, Main Roads and RoadWise, which represents local government. The need for the review at this time has arisen because it has become evident that a number of school crossings no longer satisfy the criteria and a number of schools require additional crossing guards as a result of the change in population and the building of new schools. In the current review 187 school crossings are being looked at to determine whether they meet the criteria. It is a management exercise and should be supported as an example of good practice. Since I returned work, it has become evident from the amount of correspondence and the number of e-mails and telephone calls I have received that many people are concerned about the future of their schools’ crosswalks. Although I agree that a framework is urgently needed, I am concerned that school communities may have reasons other than those set out in the criteria that attendants should remain on crossings. The criteria are eight or nine years old. When the review is completed on 18 August there will be no change to the status of a school crossing without prior consultation with the school, by which I mean the school principal and the parents and citizens association. Where notification has already been sent out indicating that crossing attendants will be removed, I am prepared to look at the situation on a case-by-case basis if the school community, the principal, the parents and citizens association and anybody else who is interested can provide some information which would tend to suggest that the criteria are not broad enough. With regard to the Wirrabirra Primary School children’s crossing, I requested this morning that the attendants be reinstated for a period to allow that information to be provided. That is simply so that the school community, the principal and the parent body can put to me and I can recommend or otherwise to the Police Service, a review of the decision it has made. I must make the point, however, that a number of crossings no longer need attendants because of changes. No doubt there are some where the criteria do not take into account the totality of the aspects which must be considered.
Mr PRINCE: If the member wishes to write to me, she may. The current criteria used to determine whether a school crossing should be implemented was introduced by the Labor Government in 1992 following its task force on road safety at schools committee report. Ms MacTiernan: Do you not accept responsibility for anything? The population has increased. Mr PRINCE: I am about to pay the member a compliment, but it is very difficult when she keeps opening her mouth and sticking her foot in it. The task force was widely consultative and had across-government and community representation. In 1998 the Australian Road Research Board recommended the task force criteria as being national best practice. The Labor Party got one thing right in 10 years. Every school crossing application is considered by the School Crossing and Road Safety Committee, which has representatives from the Police Service, the Education Department, Main Roads and RoadWise, which represents local government. The need for the review at this time has arisen because it has become evident that a number of school crossings no longer satisfy the criteria and a number of schools require additional crossing guards as a result of the change in population and the building of new schools. In the current review 187 school crossings are being looked at to determine whether they meet the criteria. It is a management exercise and should be supported as an example of good practice. Since I returned work, it has become evident from the amount of correspondence and the number of e-mails and telephone calls I have received that many people are concerned about the future of their schools’ crosswalks. Although I agree that a framework is urgently needed, I am concerned that school communities may have reasons other than those set out in the criteria that attendants should remain on crossings. The criteria are eight or nine years old. When the review is completed on 18 August there will be no change to the status of a school crossing without prior consultation with the school, by which I mean the school principal and the parents and citizens association. Where notification has already been sent out indicating that crossing attendants will be removed, I am prepared to look at the situation on a case-by-case basis if the school community, the principal, the parents and citizens association and anybody else who is interested can provide some information which would tend to suggest that the criteria are not broad enough. With regard to the Wirrabirra Primary School children’s crossing, I requested this morning that the attendants be reinstated for a period to allow that information to be provided. That is simply so that the school community, the principal and the parent body can put to me and I can recommend or otherwise to the Police Service, a review of the decision it has made. I must make the point, however, that a number of crossings no longer need attendants because of changes. No doubt there are some where the criteria do not take into account the totality of the aspects which must be considered.
The current criteria used to determine whether a school crossing should be implemented was introduced by the Labor Government in 1992 following its task force on road safety at schools committee report. Ms MacTiernan: Do you not accept responsibility for anything? The population has increased. Mr PRINCE: I am about to pay the member a compliment, but it is very difficult when she keeps opening her mouth and sticking her foot in it. The task force was widely consultative and had across-government and community representation. In 1998 the Australian Road Research Board recommended the task force criteria as being national best practice. The Labor Party got one thing right in 10 years. Every school crossing application is considered by the School Crossing and Road Safety Committee, which has representatives from the Police Service, the Education Department, Main Roads and RoadWise, which represents local government. The need for the review at this time has arisen because it has become evident that a number of school crossings no longer satisfy the criteria and a number of schools require additional crossing guards as a result of the change in population and the building of new schools. In the current review 187 school crossings are being looked at to determine whether they meet the criteria. It is a management exercise and should be supported as an example of good practice. Since I returned work, it has become evident from the amount of correspondence and the number of e-mails and telephone calls I have received that many people are concerned about the future of their schools’ crosswalks. Although I agree that a framework is urgently needed, I am concerned that school communities may have reasons other than those set out in the criteria that attendants should remain on crossings. The criteria are eight or nine years old. When the review is completed on 18 August there will be no change to the status of a school crossing without prior consultation with the school, by which I mean the school principal and the parents and citizens association. Where notification has already been sent out indicating that crossing attendants will be removed, I am prepared to look at the situation on a case-by-case basis if the school community, the principal, the parents and citizens association and anybody else who is interested can provide some information which would tend to suggest that the criteria are not broad enough. With regard to the Wirrabirra Primary School children’s crossing, I requested this morning that the attendants be reinstated for a period to allow that information to be provided. That is simply so that the school community, the principal and the parent body can put to me and I can recommend or otherwise to the Police Service, a review of the decision it has made. I must make the point, however, that a number of crossings no longer need attendants because of changes. No doubt there are some where the criteria do not take into account the totality of the aspects which must be considered.
Ms MacTiernan: Do you not accept responsibility for anything? The population has increased. Mr PRINCE: I am about to pay the member a compliment, but it is very difficult when she keeps opening her mouth and sticking her foot in it. The task force was widely consultative and had across-government and community representation. In 1998 the Australian Road Research Board recommended the task force criteria as being national best practice. The Labor Party got one thing right in 10 years. Every school crossing application is considered by the School Crossing and Road Safety Committee, which has representatives from the Police Service, the Education Department, Main Roads and RoadWise, which represents local government. The need for the review at this time has arisen because it has become evident that a number of school crossings no longer satisfy the criteria and a number of schools require additional crossing guards as a result of the change in population and the building of new schools. In the current review 187 school crossings are being looked at to determine whether they meet the criteria. It is a management exercise and should be supported as an example of good practice. Since I returned work, it has become evident from the amount of correspondence and the number of e-mails and telephone calls I have received that many people are concerned about the future of their schools’ crosswalks. Although I agree that a framework is urgently needed, I am concerned that school communities may have reasons other than those set out in the criteria that attendants should remain on crossings. The criteria are eight or nine years old. When the review is completed on 18 August there will be no change to the status of a school crossing without prior consultation with the school, by which I mean the school principal and the parents and citizens association. Where notification has already been sent out indicating that crossing attendants will be removed, I am prepared to look at the situation on a case-by-case basis if the school community, the principal, the parents and citizens association and anybody else who is interested can provide some information which would tend to suggest that the criteria are not broad enough. With regard to the Wirrabirra Primary School children’s crossing, I requested this morning that the attendants be reinstated for a period to allow that information to be provided. That is simply so that the school community, the principal and the parent body can put to me and I can recommend or otherwise to the Police Service, a review of the decision it has made. I must make the point, however, that a number of crossings no longer need attendants because of changes. No doubt there are some where the criteria do not take into account the totality of the aspects which must be considered.
Mr PRINCE: I am about to pay the member a compliment, but it is very difficult when she keeps opening her mouth and sticking her foot in it. The task force was widely consultative and had across-government and community representation. In 1998 the Australian Road Research Board recommended the task force criteria as being national best practice. The Labor Party got one thing right in 10 years. Every school crossing application is considered by the School Crossing and Road Safety Committee, which has representatives from the Police Service, the Education Department, Main Roads and RoadWise, which represents local government. The need for the review at this time has arisen because it has become evident that a number of school crossings no longer satisfy the criteria and a number of schools require additional crossing guards as a result of the change in population and the building of new schools. In the current review 187 school crossings are being looked at to determine whether they meet the criteria. It is a management exercise and should be supported as an example of good practice. Since I returned work, it has become evident from the amount of correspondence and the number of e-mails and telephone calls I have received that many people are concerned about the future of their schools’ crosswalks. Although I agree that a framework is urgently needed, I am concerned that school communities may have reasons other than those set out in the criteria that attendants should remain on crossings. The criteria are eight or nine years old. When the review is completed on 18 August there will be no change to the status of a school crossing without prior consultation with the school, by which I mean the school principal and the parents and citizens association. Where notification has already been sent out indicating that crossing attendants will be removed, I am prepared to look at the situation on a case-by-case basis if the school community, the principal, the parents and citizens association and anybody else who is interested can provide some information which would tend to suggest that the criteria are not broad enough. With regard to the Wirrabirra Primary School children’s crossing, I requested this morning that the attendants be reinstated for a period to allow that information to be provided. That is simply so that the school community, the principal and the parent body can put to me and I can recommend or otherwise to the Police Service, a review of the decision it has made. I must make the point, however, that a number of crossings no longer need attendants because of changes. No doubt there are some where the criteria do not take into account the totality of the aspects which must be considered.
The task force was widely consultative and had across-government and community representation. In 1998 the Australian Road Research Board recommended the task force criteria as being national best practice. The Labor Party got one thing right in 10 years. Every school crossing application is considered by the School Crossing and Road Safety Committee, which has representatives from the Police Service, the Education Department, Main Roads and RoadWise, which represents local government. The need for the review at this time has arisen because it has become evident that a number of school crossings no longer satisfy the criteria and a number of schools require additional crossing guards as a result of the change in population and the building of new schools. In the current review 187 school crossings are being looked at to determine whether they meet the criteria. It is a management exercise and should be supported as an example of good practice. Since I returned work, it has become evident from the amount of correspondence and the number of e-mails and telephone calls I have received that many people are concerned about the future of their schools’ crosswalks. Although I agree that a framework is urgently needed, I am concerned that school communities may have reasons other than those set out in the criteria that attendants should remain on crossings. The criteria are eight or nine years old. When the review is completed on 18 August there will be no change to the status of a school crossing without prior consultation with the school, by which I mean the school principal and the parents and citizens association. Where notification has already been sent out indicating that crossing attendants will be removed, I am prepared to look at the situation on a case-by-case basis if the school community, the principal, the parents and citizens association and anybody else who is interested can provide some information which would tend to suggest that the criteria are not broad enough. With regard to the Wirrabirra Primary School children’s crossing, I requested this morning that the attendants be reinstated for a period to allow that information to be provided. That is simply so that the school community, the principal and the parent body can put to me and I can recommend or otherwise to the Police Service, a review of the decision it has made. I must make the point, however, that a number of crossings no longer need attendants because of changes. No doubt there are some where the criteria do not take into account the totality of the aspects which must be considered.
Since I returned work, it has become evident from the amount of correspondence and the number of e-mails and telephone calls I have received that many people are concerned about the future of their schools’ crosswalks. Although I agree that a framework is urgently needed, I am concerned that school communities may have reasons other than those set out in the criteria that attendants should remain on crossings. The criteria are eight or nine years old. When the review is completed on 18 August there will be no change to the status of a school crossing without prior consultation with the school, by which I mean the school principal and the parents and citizens association. Where notification has already been sent out indicating that crossing attendants will be removed, I am prepared to look at the situation on a case-by-case basis if the school community, the principal, the parents and citizens association and anybody else who is interested can provide some information which would tend to suggest that the criteria are not broad enough. With regard to the Wirrabirra Primary School children’s crossing, I requested this morning that the attendants be reinstated for a period to allow that information to be provided. That is simply so that the school community, the principal and the parent body can put to me and I can recommend or otherwise to the Police Service, a review of the decision it has made. I must make the point, however, that a number of crossings no longer need attendants because of changes. No doubt there are some where the criteria do not take into account the totality of the aspects which must be considered.
With regard to the Wirrabirra Primary School children’s crossing, I requested this morning that the attendants be reinstated for a period to allow that information to be provided. That is simply so that the school community, the principal and the parent body can put to me and I can recommend or otherwise to the Police Service, a review of the decision it has made. I must make the point, however, that a number of crossings no longer need attendants because of changes. No doubt there are some where the criteria do not take into account the totality of the aspects which must be considered.
Mr PRINCE replied: Mr Speaker - Ms McHale interjected Mr PRINCE: If the member wishes to write to me, she may. The current criteria used to determine whether a school crossing should be implemented was introduced by the Labor Government in 1992 following its task force on road safety at schools committee report. Ms MacTiernan: Do you not accept responsibility for anything? The population has increased. Mr PRINCE: I am about to pay the member a compliment, but it is very difficult when she keeps opening her mouth and sticking her foot in it. The task force was widely consultative and had across-government and community representation. In 1998 the Australian Road Research Board recommended the task force criteria as being national best practice. The Labor Party got one thing right in 10 years. Every school crossing application is considered by the School Crossing and Road Safety Committee, which has representatives from the Police Service, the Education Department, Main Roads and RoadWise, which represents local government. The need for the review at this time has arisen because it has become evident that a number of school crossings no longer satisfy the criteria and a number of schools require additional crossing guards as a result of the change in population and the building of new schools. In the current review 187 school crossings are being looked at to determine whether they meet the criteria. It is a management exercise and should be supported as an example of good practice. Since I returned work, it has become evident from the amount of correspondence and the number of e-mails and telephone calls I have received that many people are concerned about the future of their schools’ crosswalks. Although I agree that a framework is urgently needed, I am concerned that school communities may have reasons other than those set out in the criteria that attendants should remain on crossings. The criteria are eight or nine years old. When the review is completed on 18 August there will be no change to the status of a school crossing without prior consultation with the school, by which I mean the school principal and the parents and citizens association. Where notification has already been sent out indicating that crossing attendants will be removed, I am prepared to look at the situation on a case-by-case basis if the school community, the principal, the parents and citizens association and anybody else who is interested can provide some information which would tend to suggest that the criteria are not broad enough. With regard to the Wirrabirra Primary School children’s crossing, I requested this morning that the attendants be reinstated for a period to allow that information to be provided. That is simply so that the school community, the principal and the parent body can put to me and I can recommend or otherwise to the Police Service, a review of the decision it has made. I must make the point, however, that a number of crossings no longer need attendants because of changes. No doubt there are some where the criteria do not take into account the totality of the aspects which must be considered.
Mr Speaker - Ms McHale interjected Mr PRINCE: If the member wishes to write to me, she may. The current criteria used to determine whether a school crossing should be implemented was introduced by the Labor Government in 1992 following its task force on road safety at schools committee report. Ms MacTiernan: Do you not accept responsibility for anything? The population has increased. Mr PRINCE: I am about to pay the member a compliment, but it is very difficult when she keeps opening her mouth and sticking her foot in it. The task force was widely consultative and had across-government and community representation. In 1998 the Australian Road Research Board recommended the task force criteria as being national best practice. The Labor Party got one thing right in 10 years. Every school crossing application is considered by the School Crossing and Road Safety Committee, which has representatives from the Police Service, the Education Department, Main Roads and RoadWise, which represents local government. The need for the review at this time has arisen because it has become evident that a number of school crossings no longer satisfy the criteria and a number of schools require additional crossing guards as a result of the change in population and the building of new schools. In the current review 187 school crossings are being looked at to determine whether they meet the criteria. It is a management exercise and should be supported as an example of good practice. Since I returned work, it has become evident from the amount of correspondence and the number of e-mails and telephone calls I have received that many people are concerned about the future of their schools’ crosswalks. Although I agree that a framework is urgently needed, I am concerned that school communities may have reasons other than those set out in the criteria that attendants should remain on crossings. The criteria are eight or nine years old. When the review is completed on 18 August there will be no change to the status of a school crossing without prior consultation with the school, by which I mean the school principal and the parents and citizens association. Where notification has already been sent out indicating that crossing attendants will be removed, I am prepared to look at the situation on a case-by-case basis if the school community, the principal, the parents and citizens association and anybody else who is interested can provide some information which would tend to suggest that the criteria are not broad enough. With regard to the Wirrabirra Primary School children’s crossing, I requested this morning that the attendants be reinstated for a period to allow that information to be provided. That is simply so that the school community, the principal and the parent body can put to me and I can recommend or otherwise to the Police Service, a review of the decision it has made. I must make the point, however, that a number of crossings no longer need attendants because of changes. No doubt there are some where the criteria do not take into account the totality of the aspects which must be considered.
Ms McHale interjected Mr PRINCE: If the member wishes to write to me, she may. The current criteria used to determine whether a school crossing should be implemented was introduced by the Labor Government in 1992 following its task force on road safety at schools committee report. Ms MacTiernan: Do you not accept responsibility for anything? The population has increased. Mr PRINCE: I am about to pay the member a compliment, but it is very difficult when she keeps opening her mouth and sticking her foot in it. The task force was widely consultative and had across-government and community representation. In 1998 the Australian Road Research Board recommended the task force criteria as being national best practice. The Labor Party got one thing right in 10 years. Every school crossing application is considered by the School Crossing and Road Safety Committee, which has representatives from the Police Service, the Education Department, Main Roads and RoadWise, which represents local government. The need for the review at this time has arisen because it has become evident that a number of school crossings no longer satisfy the criteria and a number of schools require additional crossing guards as a result of the change in population and the building of new schools. In the current review 187 school crossings are being looked at to determine whether they meet the criteria. It is a management exercise and should be supported as an example of good practice. Since I returned work, it has become evident from the amount of correspondence and the number of e-mails and telephone calls I have received that many people are concerned about the future of their schools’ crosswalks. Although I agree that a framework is urgently needed, I am concerned that school communities may have reasons other than those set out in the criteria that attendants should remain on crossings. The criteria are eight or nine years old. When the review is completed on 18 August there will be no change to the status of a school crossing without prior consultation with the school, by which I mean the school principal and the parents and citizens association. Where notification has already been sent out indicating that crossing attendants will be removed, I am prepared to look at the situation on a case-by-case basis if the school community, the principal, the parents and citizens association and anybody else who is interested can provide some information which would tend to suggest that the criteria are not broad enough. With regard to the Wirrabirra Primary School children’s crossing, I requested this morning that the attendants be reinstated for a period to allow that information to be provided. That is simply so that the school community, the principal and the parent body can put to me and I can recommend or otherwise to the Police Service, a review of the decision it has made. I must make the point, however, that a number of crossings no longer need attendants because of changes. No doubt there are some where the criteria do not take into account the totality of the aspects which must be considered.
Mr PRINCE: If the member wishes to write to me, she may. The current criteria used to determine whether a school crossing should be implemented was introduced by the Labor Government in 1992 following its task force on road safety at schools committee report. Ms MacTiernan: Do you not accept responsibility for anything? The population has increased. Mr PRINCE: I am about to pay the member a compliment, but it is very difficult when she keeps opening her mouth and sticking her foot in it. The task force was widely consultative and had across-government and community representation. In 1998 the Australian Road Research Board recommended the task force criteria as being national best practice. The Labor Party got one thing right in 10 years. Every school crossing application is considered by the School Crossing and Road Safety Committee, which has representatives from the Police Service, the Education Department, Main Roads and RoadWise, which represents local government. The need for the review at this time has arisen because it has become evident that a number of school crossings no longer satisfy the criteria and a number of schools require additional crossing guards as a result of the change in population and the building of new schools. In the current review 187 school crossings are being looked at to determine whether they meet the criteria. It is a management exercise and should be supported as an example of good practice. Since I returned work, it has become evident from the amount of correspondence and the number of e-mails and telephone calls I have received that many people are concerned about the future of their schools’ crosswalks. Although I agree that a framework is urgently needed, I am concerned that school communities may have reasons other than those set out in the criteria that attendants should remain on crossings. The criteria are eight or nine years old. When the review is completed on 18 August there will be no change to the status of a school crossing without prior consultation with the school, by which I mean the school principal and the parents and citizens association. Where notification has already been sent out indicating that crossing attendants will be removed, I am prepared to look at the situation on a case-by-case basis if the school community, the principal, the parents and citizens association and anybody else who is interested can provide some information which would tend to suggest that the criteria are not broad enough. With regard to the Wirrabirra Primary School children’s crossing, I requested this morning that the attendants be reinstated for a period to allow that information to be provided. That is simply so that the school community, the principal and the parent body can put to me and I can recommend or otherwise to the Police Service, a review of the decision it has made. I must make the point, however, that a number of crossings no longer need attendants because of changes. No doubt there are some where the criteria do not take into account the totality of the aspects which must be considered.
The current criteria used to determine whether a school crossing should be implemented was introduced by the Labor Government in 1992 following its task force on road safety at schools committee report. Ms MacTiernan: Do you not accept responsibility for anything? The population has increased. Mr PRINCE: I am about to pay the member a compliment, but it is very difficult when she keeps opening her mouth and sticking her foot in it. The task force was widely consultative and had across-government and community representation. In 1998 the Australian Road Research Board recommended the task force criteria as being national best practice. The Labor Party got one thing right in 10 years. Every school crossing application is considered by the School Crossing and Road Safety Committee, which has representatives from the Police Service, the Education Department, Main Roads and RoadWise, which represents local government. The need for the review at this time has arisen because it has become evident that a number of school crossings no longer satisfy the criteria and a number of schools require additional crossing guards as a result of the change in population and the building of new schools. In the current review 187 school crossings are being looked at to determine whether they meet the criteria. It is a management exercise and should be supported as an example of good practice. Since I returned work, it has become evident from the amount of correspondence and the number of e-mails and telephone calls I have received that many people are concerned about the future of their schools’ crosswalks. Although I agree that a framework is urgently needed, I am concerned that school communities may have reasons other than those set out in the criteria that attendants should remain on crossings. The criteria are eight or nine years old. When the review is completed on 18 August there will be no change to the status of a school crossing without prior consultation with the school, by which I mean the school principal and the parents and citizens association. Where notification has already been sent out indicating that crossing attendants will be removed, I am prepared to look at the situation on a case-by-case basis if the school community, the principal, the parents and citizens association and anybody else who is interested can provide some information which would tend to suggest that the criteria are not broad enough. With regard to the Wirrabirra Primary School children’s crossing, I requested this morning that the attendants be reinstated for a period to allow that information to be provided. That is simply so that the school community, the principal and the parent body can put to me and I can recommend or otherwise to the Police Service, a review of the decision it has made. I must make the point, however, that a number of crossings no longer need attendants because of changes. No doubt there are some where the criteria do not take into account the totality of the aspects which must be considered.
Ms MacTiernan: Do you not accept responsibility for anything? The population has increased. Mr PRINCE: I am about to pay the member a compliment, but it is very difficult when she keeps opening her mouth and sticking her foot in it. The task force was widely consultative and had across-government and community representation. In 1998 the Australian Road Research Board recommended the task force criteria as being national best practice. The Labor Party got one thing right in 10 years. Every school crossing application is considered by the School Crossing and Road Safety Committee, which has representatives from the Police Service, the Education Department, Main Roads and RoadWise, which represents local government. The need for the review at this time has arisen because it has become evident that a number of school crossings no longer satisfy the criteria and a number of schools require additional crossing guards as a result of the change in population and the building of new schools. In the current review 187 school crossings are being looked at to determine whether they meet the criteria. It is a management exercise and should be supported as an example of good practice. Since I returned work, it has become evident from the amount of correspondence and the number of e-mails and telephone calls I have received that many people are concerned about the future of their schools’ crosswalks. Although I agree that a framework is urgently needed, I am concerned that school communities may have reasons other than those set out in the criteria that attendants should remain on crossings. The criteria are eight or nine years old. When the review is completed on 18 August there will be no change to the status of a school crossing without prior consultation with the school, by which I mean the school principal and the parents and citizens association. Where notification has already been sent out indicating that crossing attendants will be removed, I am prepared to look at the situation on a case-by-case basis if the school community, the principal, the parents and citizens association and anybody else who is interested can provide some information which would tend to suggest that the criteria are not broad enough. With regard to the Wirrabirra Primary School children’s crossing, I requested this morning that the attendants be reinstated for a period to allow that information to be provided. That is simply so that the school community, the principal and the parent body can put to me and I can recommend or otherwise to the Police Service, a review of the decision it has made. I must make the point, however, that a number of crossings no longer need attendants because of changes. No doubt there are some where the criteria do not take into account the totality of the aspects which must be considered.
Mr PRINCE: I am about to pay the member a compliment, but it is very difficult when she keeps opening her mouth and sticking her foot in it. The task force was widely consultative and had across-government and community representation. In 1998 the Australian Road Research Board recommended the task force criteria as being national best practice. The Labor Party got one thing right in 10 years. Every school crossing application is considered by the School Crossing and Road Safety Committee, which has representatives from the Police Service, the Education Department, Main Roads and RoadWise, which represents local government. The need for the review at this time has arisen because it has become evident that a number of school crossings no longer satisfy the criteria and a number of schools require additional crossing guards as a result of the change in population and the building of new schools. In the current review 187 school crossings are being looked at to determine whether they meet the criteria. It is a management exercise and should be supported as an example of good practice. Since I returned work, it has become evident from the amount of correspondence and the number of e-mails and telephone calls I have received that many people are concerned about the future of their schools’ crosswalks. Although I agree that a framework is urgently needed, I am concerned that school communities may have reasons other than those set out in the criteria that attendants should remain on crossings. The criteria are eight or nine years old. When the review is completed on 18 August there will be no change to the status of a school crossing without prior consultation with the school, by which I mean the school principal and the parents and citizens association. Where notification has already been sent out indicating that crossing attendants will be removed, I am prepared to look at the situation on a case-by-case basis if the school community, the principal, the parents and citizens association and anybody else who is interested can provide some information which would tend to suggest that the criteria are not broad enough. With regard to the Wirrabirra Primary School children’s crossing, I requested this morning that the attendants be reinstated for a period to allow that information to be provided. That is simply so that the school community, the principal and the parent body can put to me and I can recommend or otherwise to the Police Service, a review of the decision it has made. I must make the point, however, that a number of crossings no longer need attendants because of changes. No doubt there are some where the criteria do not take into account the totality of the aspects which must be considered.
The task force was widely consultative and had across-government and community representation. In 1998 the Australian Road Research Board recommended the task force criteria as being national best practice. The Labor Party got one thing right in 10 years. Every school crossing application is considered by the School Crossing and Road Safety Committee, which has representatives from the Police Service, the Education Department, Main Roads and RoadWise, which represents local government. The need for the review at this time has arisen because it has become evident that a number of school crossings no longer satisfy the criteria and a number of schools require additional crossing guards as a result of the change in population and the building of new schools. In the current review 187 school crossings are being looked at to determine whether they meet the criteria. It is a management exercise and should be supported as an example of good practice. Since I returned work, it has become evident from the amount of correspondence and the number of e-mails and telephone calls I have received that many people are concerned about the future of their schools’ crosswalks. Although I agree that a framework is urgently needed, I am concerned that school communities may have reasons other than those set out in the criteria that attendants should remain on crossings. The criteria are eight or nine years old. When the review is completed on 18 August there will be no change to the status of a school crossing without prior consultation with the school, by which I mean the school principal and the parents and citizens association. Where notification has already been sent out indicating that crossing attendants will be removed, I am prepared to look at the situation on a case-by-case basis if the school community, the principal, the parents and citizens association and anybody else who is interested can provide some information which would tend to suggest that the criteria are not broad enough. With regard to the Wirrabirra Primary School children’s crossing, I requested this morning that the attendants be reinstated for a period to allow that information to be provided. That is simply so that the school community, the principal and the parent body can put to me and I can recommend or otherwise to the Police Service, a review of the decision it has made. I must make the point, however, that a number of crossings no longer need attendants because of changes. No doubt there are some where the criteria do not take into account the totality of the aspects which must be considered.
Since I returned work, it has become evident from the amount of correspondence and the number of e-mails and telephone calls I have received that many people are concerned about the future of their schools’ crosswalks. Although I agree that a framework is urgently needed, I am concerned that school communities may have reasons other than those set out in the criteria that attendants should remain on crossings. The criteria are eight or nine years old. When the review is completed on 18 August there will be no change to the status of a school crossing without prior consultation with the school, by which I mean the school principal and the parents and citizens association. Where notification has already been sent out indicating that crossing attendants will be removed, I am prepared to look at the situation on a case-by-case basis if the school community, the principal, the parents and citizens association and anybody else who is interested can provide some information which would tend to suggest that the criteria are not broad enough. With regard to the Wirrabirra Primary School children’s crossing, I requested this morning that the attendants be reinstated for a period to allow that information to be provided. That is simply so that the school community, the principal and the parent body can put to me and I can recommend or otherwise to the Police Service, a review of the decision it has made. I must make the point, however, that a number of crossings no longer need attendants because of changes. No doubt there are some where the criteria do not take into account the totality of the aspects which must be considered.
With regard to the Wirrabirra Primary School children’s crossing, I requested this morning that the attendants be reinstated for a period to allow that information to be provided. That is simply so that the school community, the principal and the parent body can put to me and I can recommend or otherwise to the Police Service, a review of the decision it has made. I must make the point, however, that a number of crossings no longer need attendants because of changes. No doubt there are some where the criteria do not take into account the totality of the aspects which must be considered.
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