Hon. Tjorn Sibma asks the Minister for Transport about the uptake and cost of the two-zone fare cap policy for public transport, but the Minister cannot provide the data within the timeframe and requests the question be placed on notice.

AnsweredQoN 1503Legislative Council
Asked
28 November 2023
Portfolio
Transport

QuestionView source ↗

PUBLIC TRANSPORT — TWO-ZONE FARE CAP POLICY
1503. Hon TJORN SIBMA to the minister representing the
Minister for Transport:
I
refer to the state government's earlier decision to consolidate public
transport fares via the two-zone fare cap policy.
(1) Can the
minister please provide data from the last 12 months on the take-up of this
policy for patrons travelling distances equivalent to three to nine zones
inclusive?
(2) What has been
the additional cost to government of implementing the policy over this period?
(3) How is the
financial impact of the policy recorded for accounting purposes; for example,
is it recorded against the public transport operating subsidy?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following answer has been provided to me by
the Minister for Transport.
The information requested cannot be
provided in the required time frame. I ask that the member please place this
question on notice.

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