❓ Hon Ken Travers questions the penalties and review status of the small charter vehicle (SCV) minimum fare, revealing it hasn't been adjusted for inflation since 2007.
AnsweredQoN 1532Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
(1) What is the penalty for a driver of a small charter vehicle (SCV) who is found not to be charging the $60 minimum fee? (2) What is the penalty for any subsequent breaches of the minimum fare? (3) When was the SCV minimum fee last reviewed? (4) Since the SCV minimum fee was introduced, has the Government calculated what this amount would be in real terms if it kept pace with inflation? (5) If yes to (4), what would the rate be now?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
14 October 2014
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Transport
Response time
35 days
(1) $200 modified penalty or a maximum court imposed penalty of $2 000.
(2) $200 modified penalty or a maximum court imposed penalty of $2 000. (The Director General of Transport has the discretion to cancel a licence where repeated breaches indicate that business is not fit and proper).
(3) 2007.
(4) No.
(5) Not applicable
(2) $200 modified penalty or a maximum court imposed penalty of $2 000. (The Director General of Transport has the discretion to cancel a licence where repeated breaches indicate that business is not fit and proper).
(3) 2007.
(4) No.
(5) Not applicable
Explore WA Government Data
Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.
Explore more
Government Gazette
Appointments, regulatory notices, planning changes.
Hansard
Debates, questions, speeches and sentiment.
Tabled Papers
Reports and documents tabled in Parliament.
Committees
Committee profiles and recent reports.
Regulations
Subsidiary legislation with filters and summaries.
Bills
Proposed laws and parliamentary progress.
Acts
Current WA legislation and summaries.
Explanatory Memoranda
Bills with EMs (text/PDF) available.
Members
MP profiles, party breakdown and rankings.
Pollie Rankings
Data-driven rankings across 19 categories.
Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.