❓ Hon. Ken Travers questions the Minister for Transport regarding revenue protection on late-night train services, specifically the 1:15 am service, prior to February 23, 2015. The Minister confirms revenue protection officers were present but fare enforcement was inconsistent, leading to a formal directive to make all late-night services free.
AnsweredQoN 87Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
LATE-NIGHT
TRAINS
87. Hon KEN TRAVERS to the parliamentary
secretary representing the Minister for Transport:
For the period prior to the 23 February 2015, I ask —
(1) Can the
Minister for Transport confirm that revenue protection officers were employed
to operate on the 1.15 am train services?
(2) Can the
minister confirm that revenue protection officers were positioned at major
station gates and refused access to commuters without valid tickets for the
1.15 am train service?
(3) Can the
minister confirm that revenue protection officers have issued fines on the 1.15
am service to passengers who did not have a valid ticket?
(4) Can the
minister table any instructions given to revenue protection officers that
advise them not to enforce payment on the 1.15 am services?
(5) If no to (4), why not?
TRAINS
87. Hon KEN TRAVERS to the parliamentary
secretary representing the Minister for Transport:
For the period prior to the 23 February 2015, I ask —
(1) Can the
Minister for Transport confirm that revenue protection officers were employed
to operate on the 1.15 am train services?
(2) Can the
minister confirm that revenue protection officers were positioned at major
station gates and refused access to commuters without valid tickets for the
1.15 am train service?
(3) Can the
minister confirm that revenue protection officers have issued fines on the 1.15
am service to passengers who did not have a valid ticket?
(4) Can the
minister table any instructions given to revenue protection officers that
advise them not to enforce payment on the 1.15 am services?
(5) If no to (4), why not?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the
question.
(1) Yes; revenue protection officers were on some trains.
(2) Yes; RPOs
were positioned at Perth stations at the fare gates to provide a security
presence and to observe and report any antisocial behaviour. RPOs are used in
addition to transit officers.
(3) The Public
Transport Authority has advised that in practice fare payments were not
generally pursued on the 1.15 am services. It is acknowledged that some
passengers bought tickets and on some occasions infringements have been issued.
The 2.15 am services, by contrast, have been advertised as free by Transperth
for some years.
(4) To formalise
the informal and inconsistent arrangements put in place by the PTA, the
minister recently directed that all late-night train services are now clearly
advertised as free and all staff have been instructed accordingly.
(5) Not
applicable.
question.
(1) Yes; revenue protection officers were on some trains.
(2) Yes; RPOs
were positioned at Perth stations at the fare gates to provide a security
presence and to observe and report any antisocial behaviour. RPOs are used in
addition to transit officers.
(3) The Public
Transport Authority has advised that in practice fare payments were not
generally pursued on the 1.15 am services. It is acknowledged that some
passengers bought tickets and on some occasions infringements have been issued.
The 2.15 am services, by contrast, have been advertised as free by Transperth
for some years.
(4) To formalise
the informal and inconsistent arrangements put in place by the PTA, the
minister recently directed that all late-night train services are now clearly
advertised as free and all staff have been instructed accordingly.
(5) Not
applicable.
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