Hon Steve Martin asks about the primary sources of bad debts written off by the Public Transport Authority in 2024 and 2025. The answer indicates that the bad debts were related to unrecoverable debtor invoices in both years.

AnsweredQoN 866Legislative Council
Asked
11 November 2025
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Transport

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I refer to the Public Transport Authority Annual Report 2024-25, page 157, which says, "During the financial year $54,282 (2024: $136,426) of bad debts were written off", and I ask: (a) what were the primary sources of these bad debts in 2025; and (b) what were the primary sources of these bad debts in 2024?

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Answered
11 December 2025
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Transport
Response time
8 days
a)    The primary sources of these bad debts in 2025 were related to unrecoverable debtor invoices.
b)    The primary sources of these bad debts in 2024 were related to unrecoverable debtor invoices.
The bad debts have been written off in accordance with the delegated authority to approve write-offs and have been documented in accordance with the requirements of Treasurers Instructions.

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