❓ Ms. Saffioti questions the Minister for Transport regarding the enforcement of fares on late-night train services, specifically the 1.15 am service, after the Minister stated it wasn't being enforced despite some infringements being issued. The Minister clarifies the PTA's advice and confirms the service is now free.
AnsweredQoN 87Legislative Assembly
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LATE-NIGHT TRAIN SERVICES
87. Ms R. SAFFIOTI to the Minister for Transport:
I have a supplementary question. If
issuing infringement notices is not enforcement, what is it?
87. Ms R. SAFFIOTI to the Minister for Transport:
I have a supplementary question. If
issuing infringement notices is not enforcement, what is it?
AnswerView source ↗
If the PTA had been enforcing it, I
would expect that everybody would have been systematically working through the
trains to ensure enforcement.
Ms
R. Saffioti interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for West Swan, I call you to order
for the second time.
Mr
D.C. NALDER : I did ask a question on this —
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Okay—thank you, member for West Swan!
Member for Cannington, I call you to order now for the first time. Minister,
wind this up, please.
Mr
D.C. NALDER : Mr Speaker, I am definitely trying to. The Public Transport
Authority advised me that it was not being enforced. I followed up as to
exactly what that meant.
Mr
W.J. Johnston interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for Cannington!
Mr
D.C. NALDER : The PTA said that the majority of people had been riding on
the 1.15 am service free. It has since come back to me and said that there was
a potential infringement or so. I asked the PTA what that meant, and the PTA
advised me that for the calendar year, there were a total of 11 infringements
on the 1.00 am or the 1.15 am service.
Ms
R. Saffioti interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for West Swan!
Mr
D.C. NALDER : Mr Speaker, they have told me that the majority of people —
Mr
W.J. Johnston : They told you?
Mr
D.C. NALDER : The Public Transport Authority advised me that the majority of
people were riding on the 1.15 am service free, and yet it issued a total of 11
infringements. I have taken this information that I was provided with and
ensured that the 1.15 am service is now free. I have formalised it, and that is
the end of it.
would expect that everybody would have been systematically working through the
trains to ensure enforcement.
Ms
R. Saffioti interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for West Swan, I call you to order
for the second time.
Mr
D.C. NALDER : I did ask a question on this —
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Okay—thank you, member for West Swan!
Member for Cannington, I call you to order now for the first time. Minister,
wind this up, please.
Mr
D.C. NALDER : Mr Speaker, I am definitely trying to. The Public Transport
Authority advised me that it was not being enforced. I followed up as to
exactly what that meant.
Mr
W.J. Johnston interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for Cannington!
Mr
D.C. NALDER : The PTA said that the majority of people had been riding on
the 1.15 am service free. It has since come back to me and said that there was
a potential infringement or so. I asked the PTA what that meant, and the PTA
advised me that for the calendar year, there were a total of 11 infringements
on the 1.00 am or the 1.15 am service.
Ms
R. Saffioti interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for West Swan!
Mr
D.C. NALDER : Mr Speaker, they have told me that the majority of people —
Mr
W.J. Johnston : They told you?
Mr
D.C. NALDER : The Public Transport Authority advised me that the majority of
people were riding on the 1.15 am service free, and yet it issued a total of 11
infringements. I have taken this information that I was provided with and
ensured that the 1.15 am service is now free. I have formalised it, and that is
the end of it.
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