❓ Hon Aaron Stonehouse asks about fines and warnings for cyclists not wearing helmets in WA. The Minister provides data on fines issued and payment rates from 2013-2017, but not warnings.
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Will the Minister please advise: (a) the current monetary fine payable for riding a bicycle without a helmet in Western Australia; (b) the number of warnings issued by Western Australian Police to cyclists for riding without a helmet in each of the following years: (i) 2013; (ii) 2014; (iii) 2015; (iv) 2016; and (v) 2017; (c) the number of associated fines issued in each of the years in (b)(i)-(v); and (d) the proportion of those fines paid and unpaid in each of the years in (b)(i)-(v)?
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Answered
27 June 2018
Responded by
Minister for Environment representing the Minister for Police
Response time
10 days
(a-e) The Western Australia Police Force advise the following:
The current monetary fine payable for riding a bicycle without a helmet in Western Australia is $50. Cautions issued to bicycle riders or passengers for riding without a bicycle helmet are not centrally recorded. In 2013 there were 1107 infringements issued to bicycle riders and passengers under the Road Traffic Code 2000 sections 222(2)(b) and 223A(2) for not wearing helmets. In 2014 this was 744, in 2015 it was 494, in 2016 it was 507, and in 2017 it was to 804. For each of these years, the proportion of the fines paid to WA Police Force by the due date was 43.5%, 40.7%, 26.7%, 31.6%, and 32.3% respectively. Infringements not paid by the final demand due date are referred to the Department of Justice. Statistics are provisional and subject to revision. Figures exclude infringements which have been cancelled or withdrawn. Figures do not include any fines paid to the Fines Enforcement Registry or the Department of Justice. Figures are current to 27 May 2018.
The current monetary fine payable for riding a bicycle without a helmet in Western Australia is $50. Cautions issued to bicycle riders or passengers for riding without a bicycle helmet are not centrally recorded. In 2013 there were 1107 infringements issued to bicycle riders and passengers under the Road Traffic Code 2000 sections 222(2)(b) and 223A(2) for not wearing helmets. In 2014 this was 744, in 2015 it was 494, in 2016 it was 507, and in 2017 it was to 804. For each of these years, the proportion of the fines paid to WA Police Force by the due date was 43.5%, 40.7%, 26.7%, 31.6%, and 32.3% respectively. Infringements not paid by the final demand due date are referred to the Department of Justice. Statistics are provisional and subject to revision. Figures exclude infringements which have been cancelled or withdrawn. Figures do not include any fines paid to the Fines Enforcement Registry or the Department of Justice. Figures are current to 27 May 2018.
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