❓ Question regarding the privatisation of practical driving tests for heavy vehicles in Bunbury and Busselton, focusing on potential expansion, corruption prevention, and assessment transparency. The government assures no current plans for expansion and details compliance measures, but cites commercial confidentiality for assessment documents.
AnsweredQoN 675Legislative Council
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DRIVING TESTS — BUNBURY AND BUSSELTON
675. Hon SALLY TALBOT to the
parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Transport:
I refer to the decision by the government to privatise the
practical driving tests for ancillary heavy rigid and heavy combination
vehicles in Bunbury and Busselton.
(1) Can the minister guarantee that this will not be extended
to other classes of licences?
(2) What conditions have been imposed on the private
assessors to prevent corruption?
(3) Can the minister table the independent assessment done
into the trial of the program?
675. Hon SALLY TALBOT to the
parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Transport:
I refer to the decision by the government to privatise the
practical driving tests for ancillary heavy rigid and heavy combination
vehicles in Bunbury and Busselton.
(1) Can the minister guarantee that this will not be extended
to other classes of licences?
(2) What conditions have been imposed on the private
assessors to prevent corruption?
(3) Can the minister table the independent assessment done
into the trial of the program?
AnswerView source ↗
On behalf of the parliamentary secretary representing the
Minister for Transport, I thank the member for some notice of the question.
(1) There are
currently no plans to seek private providers to conduct practical driving
assessments for other classes of driver's licence.
(2) Strict
contractual conditions subject assessors to a rigorous compliance and audit
regime, including vehicle, site and documentation audits, as well as, if
required, the provision of a Department of Transport compliance officer to be
present in the vehicle during an assessment. The same individual cannot be both
trainer and assessor.
(3) Documents
relating to the assessment are commercial-in-confidence due to third party
provider information.
Minister for Transport, I thank the member for some notice of the question.
(1) There are
currently no plans to seek private providers to conduct practical driving
assessments for other classes of driver's licence.
(2) Strict
contractual conditions subject assessors to a rigorous compliance and audit
regime, including vehicle, site and documentation audits, as well as, if
required, the provision of a Department of Transport compliance officer to be
present in the vehicle during an assessment. The same individual cannot be both
trainer and assessor.
(3) Documents
relating to the assessment are commercial-in-confidence due to third party
provider information.
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