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❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks details on traffic infringements incurred by employees using taxpayer-funded vehicles across several government agencies. The responses detail the number and cost of infringements, damage caused, and related information.

AnsweredQoN 195Legislative Assembly

Asked

3 August 2021

Member

Ms M.J. Davies

Portfolio

Finance; Lands; Sport and Recreation; Citizenship and Multicultural Interests

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I refer to all agencies or departments under the Minister's responsibility and I ask for the period 30 June 2017 to date: (a) How many traffic infringements have been received by employees for any taxpayer funded vehicle within any department or agency? Please detail each offence by financial year, cost of infringement and damage caused to the vehicle; (b) For those in (a) please detail: (i) Cost of infringement; (ii) Damage caused to the vehicle; (iii) If the vehicle needed replacement or repairs and if yes, the cost(s) associated; (iv) If any injuries occurred, to whom and what type of injury; (v) If the driver could not be identified; and (vi) If WA Police seized the vehicle and for how long; and (c) What is the total value of infringements by each financial year?

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Answered

8 September 2021

Responded by

Minister for Finance; Lands; Sport and Recreation; Citizenship and Multicultural Interests

Response time

10 days

Department of Finance
The Department of Finance advises:
(a)   Fifty-three infringements received.
(b)   (i)   See tabled paper no.
(ii)   None.
(iii) None.
(iv) None.
(v)   All drivers identified.
(vi) None.
(c)   2017-18 – $2,400
2018-19 – $4,800
2019-20 – $3,200
2020-21 – $3,200
Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage
Please refer to Legislative Assembly question on notice 194.
DevelopmentWA
a)         41
Financial Year
Cost of Infringement ($)
Damage Caused
2017-2018
200
Nil
2017-2018
200
Nil
2017-2018
200
Nil
2017-2018
400
Nil
2017-2018
200
Nil
2017-2018
400
Nil
2017-2018
200
Nil
2018-2019
200
Nil
2018-2019
200
Nil
2018-2019
200
Nil
2018-2019
200
Nil
2018-2019
200
Nil
2018-2019
400
Nil
2018-2019
400
Nil
2018-2019
200
Nil
2018-2019
400
Nil
2018-2019
200
Nil
2018-2019
200
Nil
2018-2019
200
Nil
2018-2019
200
Nil
2019-2020
200
Nil
2019-2020
400
Nil
2019-2020
200
Nil
2019-2020
200
Nil
2019-2020
200
Nil
2019-2020
200
Nil
2019-2020
400
Nil
2019-2020
200
Nil
2019-2020
200
Nil
2019-2020
200
Nil
2019-2020
200
Nil
2019-2020
200
Nil
2019-2020
200
Nil
2020-2021
400
Nil
2020-2021
400
Nil
2020-2021
200
Nil
2020-2021
200
Nil
2020-2021
200
Nil
2020-2021
200
Nil
2020-2021
200
Nil
2020-2021
200
Nil
b)         (i)         $10,000
(ii)        Nil
(iii)       N/A
(iv)       N/A
(v)        N/A
(vi)       N/A
c) 2017-2018       $1,800
2018-2019       $3,200
2019-2020       $3,000
2020-2021       $2,000
100% of infringements were paid directly by the employee who received the infringement.
Landgate
a)    See attached table.
b)
i.        See attached table.
ii.        Nil
iii.        Nil
iv.        Nil
v.        Nil
vi.        Nil
c)    See attached table.
The employee driving pays the infringement.
Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries
Please refer to Legislative Assembly question on notice 190.
Venueswest
In the period specified, VenuesWest incurred 43 traffic infringements. These are detailed in Attachment A.
There were no injuries, all drivers could be identified, and no vehicles were seized.
The infringements by each financial year are as follows:
2016/2017 - $293.25
2017/2018 - $3,318.50
2018/2019 - $3,520.00
2019/2020 - $6,250.21
2020/2021 - $1,440.00
The cost of the infringements were passed on to the drivers.

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