A WA parliamentary question on notice reveals the number and cost of traffic infringements incurred by employees of the Office of the Chief Psychiatrist and the Mental Health Commission while driving taxpayer-funded vehicles between June 2017 and August 2021. The Mental Health Commission reported multiple speeding infringements, while the Office of the Chief Psychiatrist reported none.

AnsweredQoN 184Legislative Assembly
Asked
3 August 2021
Portfolio
Mental Health

QuestionView source ↗

I refer to all agencies or departments under the Minister's responsibility and I ask for the period 30 June 2017 to date: (a) How many traffic infringements have been received by employees for any taxpayer funded vehicle within any department or agency? Please detail each offence by financial year, cost of infringement and damage caused to the vehicle; (b) For those in (a) please detail: (i) Cost of infringement; (ii) Damage caused to the vehicle; (iii) If the vehicle needed replacement or repairs and if yes, the cost(s) associated; (iv) If any injuries occurred, to whom and what type of injury; (v) If the driver could not be identified; and (vi) If WA Police seized the vehicle and for how long; and (c) What is the total value of infringements by each financial year?

AnswerView source ↗

Answered
7 September 2021
Responded by
Minister representing the Minister for Mental Health
Response time
9 days
Office of the Chief Psychiatrist of Western Australia
(a)   Nil
(b)   See above response to ‘a’
(c)   See above response to ‘a’
Mental Health Commission
(a)
Financial year: 2017/18 – Five
Infringement
Value of Infringement
Damage to Vehicle
Exceed speed limit by not more than 9KM/H
$200
Nil
Exceed speed limit by not more than 9KM/H
$200
Nil
Exceed speed limit between 10 and 19KM/H
$400
Nil
Exceed speed limit by not more than 9KM/H
$200
Nil
Exceed speed limit between 10 and 19 KM/H
$400
Nil
Financial year: 2018/19 – Eleven
Exceed speed limit by not more than 10 and 19KM/H
$400
Nil
Exceed speed limit by not more than 10 and 19KM/H
$400
Nil
Exceed speed limit by not more that 9KM/H
$200
Nil
Exceed speed limit by not more than 10 and 19KM/H
$400
Nil
Exceed speed limit by not more that 9KM/H
$200
Nil
Exceed speed limit by not more that 9KM/H
$200
Nil
Exceed speed limit by not more than 10 and 19KM/H
$400
Nil
Exceed speed limit by not more than 10 and 19KM/H
$400
Nil
Exceed speed limit by not more than 10 and 19KM/H
$400
Nil
Exceed speed limit by not more than 10 and 19KM/H
$400
Nil
Exceed speed limit by not more than 10 and 19KM/H
$400
Nil
Financial year: 2019/20 – Eight
Exceed speed limit by not more that 9KM/H
$200
Nil
Exceed speed limit by not more that 9KM/H
$200
Nil
Exceed speed limit by not more that 9KM/H
$200
Nil
Exceed speed limit by not more that 9KM/H
$200
Nil
Exceed speed limit by not more than 10 and 19KM/H
$400
Nil
Exceed speed limit by not more that 9KM/H
$200
Nil
Exceed speed limit by not more that 9KM/H
$200
Nil
Exceed speed limit by not more that 9KM/H
$200
Nil
Financial year: 2020/21 – Ten
Exceed speed limit by not more that 9KM/H
$200
Nil
Exceed speed limit by not more that 9KM/H
$200
Nil
Exceed speed limit by not more that 9KM/H
$200
Nil
Exceed speed limit by not more that 9KM/H
$200
Nil
Exceed speed limit by not more than 10 and 19KM/H
$400
Nil
Exceed speed limit by not more that 9KM/H
$200
Nil
Exceed speed limit by not more that 9KM/H
$200
Nil
Exceed speed limit by not more that 9KM/H
$200
Nil
Financial year 2021/22 to date – One
Exceed speed limit by not more that 9KM/H
$200
Nil
(b) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v) and (vi)
Financial year 2017/18
Value of Infringement
Damage to Vehicle
Number of Vehicles replaced
Number of injuries
All drivers identified
No of vehicles seized by WA Police
$200
Nil
Nil
Nil
Yes
Nil
$200
Nil
Nil
Nil
Yes
Nil
$200
Nil
Nil
Nil
Yes
Nil
$200
Nil
Nil
Nil
Yes
Nil
$400
Nil
Nil
Nil
Yes
Nil
Financial year 2018/19
Value of Infringement
Damage to Vehicle
Number of Vehicles replaced
Number of injuries
All drivers identified
No of vehicles seized by WA Police
$400
Nil
Nil
Nil
Yes
Nil
$400
Nil
Nil
Nil
Yes
Nil
$200
Nil
Nil
Nil
Yes
Nil
$400
Nil
Nil
Nil
Yes
Nil
$200
Nil
Nil
Nil
Yes
Nil
$200
Nil
Nil
Nil
Yes
Nil
$400
Nil
Nil
Nil
Yes
Nil
$400
Nil
Nil
Nil
Yes
Nil
$400
Nil
Nil
Nil
Yes
Nil
$400
Nil
Nil
Nil
Yes
Nil
$400
Nil
Nil
Nil
Yes
Nil
Financial year 2019/20
$200
Nil
Nil
Nil
Yes
Nil
$200
Nil
Nil
Nil
Yes
Nil
$200
Nil
Nil
Nil
Yes
Nil
$200
Nil
Nil
Nil
Yes
Nil
$400
Nil
Nil
Nil
Yes
Nil
$200
Nil
Nil
Nil
Yes
Nil
$200
Nil
Nil
Nil
Yes
Nil
$200
Nil
Nil
Nil
Yes
Nil
Financial year 2020/21
$200
Nil
Nil
Nil
Yes
Nil
$400
Nil
Nil
Nil
Yes
Nil
$200
Nil
NiL
Nil
Yes
Nil
$400
Nil
Nil
Nil
Yes
Nil
$200
Nil
Nil
Nil
Yes
Nil
$600
Nil
Nil
Nil
Yes
Nil
$600
Nil
Nil
Nil
Yes
Nil
$200
Nil
Nil
Nil
Yes
Nil
$200
Nil
Nil
Nil
Yes
Nil
$800
Nil
Nil
Nil
Yes
Nil
Financial year 2021/22 (to date)
$200
Nil
Nil
Nil
Yes
Nil
(c)
Total value of infringements
2017/18
Total value of infringements
2018/19
Total value of infringements 2019/20
Total value of infringements 2020/21
Total value of infringements
2021/22 (to date)
$1,400.00
$3,800.00
$1,800.00
$3,800.00
$200.00

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