Mr. Kelly inquires about the frequency and causes of lift outages at Bassendean train station since 2012, specifically regarding vandalism and police involvement. The Minister provides data on outages and vandalism but notes limited police reporting statistics.

AnsweredQoN 5435Legislative Assembly
Asked
10 May 2016
Portfolio
Transport

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(1) Will the Minister advise on how many occasions the lifts at Bassendean train station have been out of order since January 2012? (2) Of the breakdowns, on how many occasions has it been determined that the cause of the breakdown was due to vandalism? (3) On how many occasions have police been notified of a lift at Bassendean train station being broken or out of use?

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Answered
16 June 2016
Responded by
Minister for Transport
Response time
37 days
As at 10 May 2016 -
1. There are three lifts at Bassendean station and since 2012 there have been 118 occurrences of a lift being out of order.
2. 29 out of the 118 occurrences were due to vandalism.
3. The Public Transport Authority (PTA) does not routinely report minor incidents of vandalism to the Police, however where significant acts of vandalism/damage has been sustained to property including a lift, the Authority will report the incident. Note that the PTA has its own internal capability through its Transit Officers and CCTV system to try and identify and prosecute offenders. The PTA does not keep statistics of the number of incidents which have been reported to the Police.

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