Hon Ken Travers questions the government about Transperth fare increases related to the carbon tax and the cost of a free travel day, alleging a lack of transparency. The parliamentary secretary requests the question be put on notice due to insufficient time to answer.

AnsweredQoN 1209Legislative Council
Asked
22 October 2014
Portfolio
Transport

QuestionView source ↗

TRANSPERTH
— CARBON TAX
1209. Hon KEN TRAVERS to the
parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Transport:
I refer to the minister's answer to question without
notice 1181.
(1) Does the
government know the amount of additional revenue the Public Transport Authority
is collecting each day due to the increases in fares imposed on 1 July 2012 to
cover the carbon tax not being removed?
(2) Does the
government know how much the free travel day on 3 November will cost the PTA?
(3) If no to (1)
or (2), what information did the government provide to the Australian
Competition and Consumer Commission to obtain its approval for the state
government's proposed actions on public transport fares?
(4) If yes to
(1) or (2), why was the minister unable to provide an answer to question
without notice 1181 yesterday?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the honourable member for some notice of the
question.
It is not possible to provide the information in the time
available, and I request that the member put the question on notice.
Hon Sue Ellery : How embarrassing.
Hon JIM CHOWN : Not at all.
Hon Ken Travers interjected.
The PRESIDENT : Order! Hon Ken Travers,
your colleague wants to ask a question.

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