A parliamentary question seeks data on driver's license suspensions for unpaid fines, demerit points, and drink-driving offences. The Minister provides data on unpaid fines, redirects the demerit point question, and requests more time for the drink-driving data.

AnsweredQoN 754Legislative Council
Asked
13 October 2005
Portfolio
Justice

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For the periods 2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04 and 2004-05, will the minister advise - (1) How many drivers’ licences were suspended for unpaid fines and infringements? (2) How many drivers’ licences were suspended due to the accumulation of 12 demerit points? (3) How many drivers’ licences were suspended due to drink-driving offences? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH

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I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question and I will answer on behalf of the Leader of the House. (1) The Department of Justice advises: 2001-02, 52 026; 2002-03, 50 813; 2003-04, 55 625; and 2004-05, 49 534. (2) The question may be more appropriately directed to the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure. (3) It will take further time to compile this information and the minister requests that this part of the question be placed on notice for further consideration.
(1) How many drivers’ licences were suspended for unpaid fines and infringements? (2) How many drivers’ licences were suspended due to the accumulation of 12 demerit points? (3) How many drivers’ licences were suspended due to drink-driving offences? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question and I will answer on behalf of the Leader of the House. (1) The Department of Justice advises: 2001-02, 52 026; 2002-03, 50 813; 2003-04, 55 625; and 2004-05, 49 534. (2) The question may be more appropriately directed to the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure. (3) It will take further time to compile this information and the minister requests that this part of the question be placed on notice for further consideration.
(2) How many drivers’ licences were suspended due to the accumulation of 12 demerit points? (3) How many drivers’ licences were suspended due to drink-driving offences? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question and I will answer on behalf of the Leader of the House. (1) The Department of Justice advises: 2001-02, 52 026; 2002-03, 50 813; 2003-04, 55 625; and 2004-05, 49 534. (2) The question may be more appropriately directed to the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure. (3) It will take further time to compile this information and the minister requests that this part of the question be placed on notice for further consideration.
(3) How many drivers’ licences were suspended due to drink-driving offences? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question and I will answer on behalf of the Leader of the House. (1) The Department of Justice advises: 2001-02, 52 026; 2002-03, 50 813; 2003-04, 55 625; and 2004-05, 49 534. (2) The question may be more appropriately directed to the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure. (3) It will take further time to compile this information and the minister requests that this part of the question be placed on notice for further consideration.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question and I will answer on behalf of the Leader of the House. (1) The Department of Justice advises: 2001-02, 52 026; 2002-03, 50 813; 2003-04, 55 625; and 2004-05, 49 534. (2) The question may be more appropriately directed to the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure. (3) It will take further time to compile this information and the minister requests that this part of the question be placed on notice for further consideration.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question and I will answer on behalf of the Leader of the House. (1) The Department of Justice advises: 2001-02, 52 026; 2002-03, 50 813; 2003-04, 55 625; and 2004-05, 49 534. (2) The question may be more appropriately directed to the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure. (3) It will take further time to compile this information and the minister requests that this part of the question be placed on notice for further consideration.
(1) The Department of Justice advises: 2001-02, 52 026; 2002-03, 50 813; 2003-04, 55 625; and 2004-05, 49 534. (2) The question may be more appropriately directed to the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure. (3) It will take further time to compile this information and the minister requests that this part of the question be placed on notice for further consideration.
(2) The question may be more appropriately directed to the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure. (3) It will take further time to compile this information and the minister requests that this part of the question be placed on notice for further consideration.
(3) It will take further time to compile this information and the minister requests that this part of the question be placed on notice for further consideration.

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