❓ Hon Ken Travers asks about penalties incurred by PTA bus contract operators for early, late, or missed trips, including the number of penalties, their value, and reasons for non-imposition. The PTA confirms penalties exist and provides some aggregated data.
AnsweredQoN 4306Legislative Council
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(1) Do Public Transport Authority (PTA) bus contract operators in metropolitan and regional areas incur penalties for early, late or missed trips?
(2) If yes to (1), what are the penalties?
(3) How many early, late or missed trips did the PTA record in 2010?
(4) How does the PTA identify that a trip is early, late or missed?
(5) For each bus contract operator, how many penalties did the PTA impose on them for early, late or missed trips in 2010?
(6) What was the total value of penalties for each operator in 2010?
(7) Are there any reasons why a penalty for early, late or missed trips will not be imposed?
(8) If yes to (7), what are these reasons?
(2) If yes to (1), what are the penalties?
(3) How many early, late or missed trips did the PTA record in 2010?
(4) How does the PTA identify that a trip is early, late or missed?
(5) For each bus contract operator, how many penalties did the PTA impose on them for early, late or missed trips in 2010?
(6) What was the total value of penalties for each operator in 2010?
(7) Are there any reasons why a penalty for early, late or missed trips will not be imposed?
(8) If yes to (7), what are these reasons?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
16 August 2011
Responded by
Minister for Finance representing the Minister for Transport
Response time
55 days
The
Public Transport Authority
advises:
(1) Yes
(2) Financial.
(3) 4 722
(4) GPS location data.
(5 - 8) 1 201 penalties were imposed resulting in $292 900 in financial penalties across all three providers. Not all early, missed or late trips result in financial penalties if the PTA consider them beyond the control of the provider.
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Public Transport Authority
advises:
(1) Yes
(2) Financial.
(3) 4 722
(4) GPS location data.
(5 - 8) 1 201 penalties were imposed resulting in $292 900 in financial penalties across all three providers. Not all early, missed or late trips result in financial penalties if the PTA consider them beyond the control of the provider.
Notice: This document is created or edited using unregistered or evaluation copy of rtLib valid for testing or development purposes only. To use it for productive or any other purposes please register it. You may purchase the license on
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