❓ Hon Martin Aldridge asks about the government's response to the Road Traffic Code 2000 Review of Penalties 2019, specifically regarding recommendations and a 'Mobile Phone Offence Options Paper'. The Minister confirms review but provides a vague response and declines to table the paper.
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I refer to the Road Traffic Code 2000 Review of Penalties 2019 released in September 2019, and I ask: (a) has the Minister reviewed the report; (b) what is the government’s response to the report’s recommendation; (c) if a government response is not yet complete, when can one be expected; and (d) I note on page 48 of the report a reference to a ‘Mobile Phone Offence Options Paper’, and I ask that this paper be tabled?
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Answered
18 March 2020
Responded by
Minister for Environment representing the Minister for Road Safety
Response time
10 days
(a) Yes.
(b)– (c) The recommendations will be considered and actioned if appropriate. There are no plans to change penalties for speeding offences.
(d) I am advised that the paper is subject to public interest immunity and cannot be tabled at this time.
(b)– (c) The recommendations will be considered and actioned if appropriate. There are no plans to change penalties for speeding offences.
(d) I am advised that the paper is subject to public interest immunity and cannot be tabled at this time.
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