❓ Mrs Roberts questions the Minister on why $95 million remains unspent in the road trauma trust account given a 2013 notification regarding a significant road safety issue. The Minister clarifies the reporting timeline and data classification inconsistencies.
AnsweredQoN 837Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
ROAD SAFETY COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT — DATA
COLLECTION
837. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS to the Minister for
Police; Road Safety:
I ask a supplementary question.
Given that the Road Safety Commission report states that the government was
notified in December 2013, how can the minister justify $95 million sitting in
the road trauma trust account and not moving more quickly to fix this important
issue?
COLLECTION
837. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS to the Minister for
Police; Road Safety:
I ask a supplementary question.
Given that the Road Safety Commission report states that the government was
notified in December 2013, how can the minister justify $95 million sitting in
the road trauma trust account and not moving more quickly to fix this important
issue?
AnswerView source ↗
Just to correct what I said, this
was not reported in the section 13 report; it was reported in the crash data
report.
Every year, about 15 months —
Point of Order
Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : As I made very
clear in my question, I was referring to page 24 of the Road Safety Commission's
annual report and the heading ''Significant Issues'', not to
another report that the minister is now referring to.
Questions without Notice Resumed
Mrs
L.M. HARVEY : I was explaining when I was first made aware of this.
Mrs
M.H. Roberts interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Midland!
Mrs
L.M. HARVEY : The first time this was mentioned was when the crash data for
the 2013 year was reported. It has been flagged as part of that crash data
report subsequently, and it has now been flagged also as a significant issue in
the Road Safety Commission's inaugural report.
As members will no doubt be aware,
the government collects swathes of data. Unfortunately, that data is not always
classified consistently. The remedy for this is to have the Road Safety
Commission define the data collection so that we have integrity to our data
collection source and we can report appropriately. I expect it to be fixed for
the next Road Safety Commission report that will be tabled in Parliament in due
course.
was not reported in the section 13 report; it was reported in the crash data
report.
Every year, about 15 months —
Point of Order
Mrs M.H. ROBERTS : As I made very
clear in my question, I was referring to page 24 of the Road Safety Commission's
annual report and the heading ''Significant Issues'', not to
another report that the minister is now referring to.
Questions without Notice Resumed
Mrs
L.M. HARVEY : I was explaining when I was first made aware of this.
Mrs
M.H. Roberts interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Midland!
Mrs
L.M. HARVEY : The first time this was mentioned was when the crash data for
the 2013 year was reported. It has been flagged as part of that crash data
report subsequently, and it has now been flagged also as a significant issue in
the Road Safety Commission's inaugural report.
As members will no doubt be aware,
the government collects swathes of data. Unfortunately, that data is not always
classified consistently. The remedy for this is to have the Road Safety
Commission define the data collection so that we have integrity to our data
collection source and we can report appropriately. I expect it to be fixed for
the next Road Safety Commission report that will be tabled in Parliament in due
course.
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