❓ Hon Simon O’Brien asks about vehicle licensing inspections and exemptions, questioning the rationale behind exempting interstate vehicles while potentially maintaining inspections for WA vehicles. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich acknowledges the question and states she will take part of it on notice.
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VEHICLE LICENSING INSPECTIONS AND EXEMPTIONS
I note the minister’s announcement today that motor cars, motorbikes, light commercial vehicles, trailers and caravans from interstate will be exempt from inspection prior to licensing in Western Australia, apparently because only nine per cent of these vehicles currently fail inspection. (1) What percentage of Western Australian vehicles fail examination? (2) Will any classes of those vehicles also be exempt from physical examination? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH
I note the minister’s announcement today that motor cars, motorbikes, light commercial vehicles, trailers and caravans from interstate will be exempt from inspection prior to licensing in Western Australia, apparently because only nine per cent of these vehicles currently fail inspection. (1) What percentage of Western Australian vehicles fail examination? (2) Will any classes of those vehicles also be exempt from physical examination? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH
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I thank the honourable member for the question. (1)-(2) Certainly, the announcement that I made today is consistent with a national aspiration to move towards a singular licensing system across the nation. As members might be aware, WA is experiencing a boom at the moment and we are finding that up to 2 000 vehicles are coming to Western Australia from other states and territories because people are very keen to participate in the economic boom that this state is experiencing. The requirements in the past were that when people from another state or territory arrived in Western Australia their motor vehicle had to be examined. Members would be aware that we have had a major issue with the additional pressure on our licensing centres. However, the decision for light vehicles not to require an examination has been driven largely by the aspiration to move towards a national framework rather than shifting it from the licensing centres. In fact, Tasmania is the only jurisdiction that inspects vehicles that are licensed in other states and has them re-examined prior to granting a licence. In terms of WA vehicles, I do not have that figure with me and I will take that part of the question on notice.
(1) What percentage of Western Australian vehicles fail examination? (2) Will any classes of those vehicles also be exempt from physical examination? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the honourable member for the question. (1)-(2) Certainly, the announcement that I made today is consistent with a national aspiration to move towards a singular licensing system across the nation. As members might be aware, WA is experiencing a boom at the moment and we are finding that up to 2 000 vehicles are coming to Western Australia from other states and territories because people are very keen to participate in the economic boom that this state is experiencing. The requirements in the past were that when people from another state or territory arrived in Western Australia their motor vehicle had to be examined. Members would be aware that we have had a major issue with the additional pressure on our licensing centres. However, the decision for light vehicles not to require an examination has been driven largely by the aspiration to move towards a national framework rather than shifting it from the licensing centres. In fact, Tasmania is the only jurisdiction that inspects vehicles that are licensed in other states and has them re-examined prior to granting a licence. In terms of WA vehicles, I do not have that figure with me and I will take that part of the question on notice.
(2) Will any classes of those vehicles also be exempt from physical examination? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the honourable member for the question. (1)-(2) Certainly, the announcement that I made today is consistent with a national aspiration to move towards a singular licensing system across the nation. As members might be aware, WA is experiencing a boom at the moment and we are finding that up to 2 000 vehicles are coming to Western Australia from other states and territories because people are very keen to participate in the economic boom that this state is experiencing. The requirements in the past were that when people from another state or territory arrived in Western Australia their motor vehicle had to be examined. Members would be aware that we have had a major issue with the additional pressure on our licensing centres. However, the decision for light vehicles not to require an examination has been driven largely by the aspiration to move towards a national framework rather than shifting it from the licensing centres. In fact, Tasmania is the only jurisdiction that inspects vehicles that are licensed in other states and has them re-examined prior to granting a licence. In terms of WA vehicles, I do not have that figure with me and I will take that part of the question on notice.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the honourable member for the question. (1)-(2) Certainly, the announcement that I made today is consistent with a national aspiration to move towards a singular licensing system across the nation. As members might be aware, WA is experiencing a boom at the moment and we are finding that up to 2 000 vehicles are coming to Western Australia from other states and territories because people are very keen to participate in the economic boom that this state is experiencing. The requirements in the past were that when people from another state or territory arrived in Western Australia their motor vehicle had to be examined. Members would be aware that we have had a major issue with the additional pressure on our licensing centres. However, the decision for light vehicles not to require an examination has been driven largely by the aspiration to move towards a national framework rather than shifting it from the licensing centres. In fact, Tasmania is the only jurisdiction that inspects vehicles that are licensed in other states and has them re-examined prior to granting a licence. In terms of WA vehicles, I do not have that figure with me and I will take that part of the question on notice.
I thank the honourable member for the question. (1)-(2) Certainly, the announcement that I made today is consistent with a national aspiration to move towards a singular licensing system across the nation. As members might be aware, WA is experiencing a boom at the moment and we are finding that up to 2 000 vehicles are coming to Western Australia from other states and territories because people are very keen to participate in the economic boom that this state is experiencing. The requirements in the past were that when people from another state or territory arrived in Western Australia their motor vehicle had to be examined. Members would be aware that we have had a major issue with the additional pressure on our licensing centres. However, the decision for light vehicles not to require an examination has been driven largely by the aspiration to move towards a national framework rather than shifting it from the licensing centres. In fact, Tasmania is the only jurisdiction that inspects vehicles that are licensed in other states and has them re-examined prior to granting a licence. In terms of WA vehicles, I do not have that figure with me and I will take that part of the question on notice.
(1)-(2) Certainly, the announcement that I made today is consistent with a national aspiration to move towards a singular licensing system across the nation. As members might be aware, WA is experiencing a boom at the moment and we are finding that up to 2 000 vehicles are coming to Western Australia from other states and territories because people are very keen to participate in the economic boom that this state is experiencing. The requirements in the past were that when people from another state or territory arrived in Western Australia their motor vehicle had to be examined. Members would be aware that we have had a major issue with the additional pressure on our licensing centres. However, the decision for light vehicles not to require an examination has been driven largely by the aspiration to move towards a national framework rather than shifting it from the licensing centres. In fact, Tasmania is the only jurisdiction that inspects vehicles that are licensed in other states and has them re-examined prior to granting a licence. In terms of WA vehicles, I do not have that figure with me and I will take that part of the question on notice.
(1) What percentage of Western Australian vehicles fail examination? (2) Will any classes of those vehicles also be exempt from physical examination? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the honourable member for the question. (1)-(2) Certainly, the announcement that I made today is consistent with a national aspiration to move towards a singular licensing system across the nation. As members might be aware, WA is experiencing a boom at the moment and we are finding that up to 2 000 vehicles are coming to Western Australia from other states and territories because people are very keen to participate in the economic boom that this state is experiencing. The requirements in the past were that when people from another state or territory arrived in Western Australia their motor vehicle had to be examined. Members would be aware that we have had a major issue with the additional pressure on our licensing centres. However, the decision for light vehicles not to require an examination has been driven largely by the aspiration to move towards a national framework rather than shifting it from the licensing centres. In fact, Tasmania is the only jurisdiction that inspects vehicles that are licensed in other states and has them re-examined prior to granting a licence. In terms of WA vehicles, I do not have that figure with me and I will take that part of the question on notice.
(2) Will any classes of those vehicles also be exempt from physical examination? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the honourable member for the question. (1)-(2) Certainly, the announcement that I made today is consistent with a national aspiration to move towards a singular licensing system across the nation. As members might be aware, WA is experiencing a boom at the moment and we are finding that up to 2 000 vehicles are coming to Western Australia from other states and territories because people are very keen to participate in the economic boom that this state is experiencing. The requirements in the past were that when people from another state or territory arrived in Western Australia their motor vehicle had to be examined. Members would be aware that we have had a major issue with the additional pressure on our licensing centres. However, the decision for light vehicles not to require an examination has been driven largely by the aspiration to move towards a national framework rather than shifting it from the licensing centres. In fact, Tasmania is the only jurisdiction that inspects vehicles that are licensed in other states and has them re-examined prior to granting a licence. In terms of WA vehicles, I do not have that figure with me and I will take that part of the question on notice.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the honourable member for the question. (1)-(2) Certainly, the announcement that I made today is consistent with a national aspiration to move towards a singular licensing system across the nation. As members might be aware, WA is experiencing a boom at the moment and we are finding that up to 2 000 vehicles are coming to Western Australia from other states and territories because people are very keen to participate in the economic boom that this state is experiencing. The requirements in the past were that when people from another state or territory arrived in Western Australia their motor vehicle had to be examined. Members would be aware that we have had a major issue with the additional pressure on our licensing centres. However, the decision for light vehicles not to require an examination has been driven largely by the aspiration to move towards a national framework rather than shifting it from the licensing centres. In fact, Tasmania is the only jurisdiction that inspects vehicles that are licensed in other states and has them re-examined prior to granting a licence. In terms of WA vehicles, I do not have that figure with me and I will take that part of the question on notice.
I thank the honourable member for the question. (1)-(2) Certainly, the announcement that I made today is consistent with a national aspiration to move towards a singular licensing system across the nation. As members might be aware, WA is experiencing a boom at the moment and we are finding that up to 2 000 vehicles are coming to Western Australia from other states and territories because people are very keen to participate in the economic boom that this state is experiencing. The requirements in the past were that when people from another state or territory arrived in Western Australia their motor vehicle had to be examined. Members would be aware that we have had a major issue with the additional pressure on our licensing centres. However, the decision for light vehicles not to require an examination has been driven largely by the aspiration to move towards a national framework rather than shifting it from the licensing centres. In fact, Tasmania is the only jurisdiction that inspects vehicles that are licensed in other states and has them re-examined prior to granting a licence. In terms of WA vehicles, I do not have that figure with me and I will take that part of the question on notice.
(1)-(2) Certainly, the announcement that I made today is consistent with a national aspiration to move towards a singular licensing system across the nation. As members might be aware, WA is experiencing a boom at the moment and we are finding that up to 2 000 vehicles are coming to Western Australia from other states and territories because people are very keen to participate in the economic boom that this state is experiencing. The requirements in the past were that when people from another state or territory arrived in Western Australia their motor vehicle had to be examined. Members would be aware that we have had a major issue with the additional pressure on our licensing centres. However, the decision for light vehicles not to require an examination has been driven largely by the aspiration to move towards a national framework rather than shifting it from the licensing centres. In fact, Tasmania is the only jurisdiction that inspects vehicles that are licensed in other states and has them re-examined prior to granting a licence. In terms of WA vehicles, I do not have that figure with me and I will take that part of the question on notice.
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