❓ A Member of Parliament questions the Minister for Transport about the inequity of free public transport policy for seniors in regional areas with limited bus services, specifically Albany. The Minister's response, via the Public Transport Authority, defends the uniform policy.
AnsweredQoN 5157Legislative Assembly
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I refer to the Government policy of free public transport for seniors between 9.00 a.m. and 2.00 p.m. For suburbs outside of central Albany there is only one scheduled service into Albany and that departs before 9.00 a.m. and returns after 2.00 p.m. In relation to this, I ask, can the Minister exempt those regional centres which have limited bus services from this time restriction?
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Answered
17 May 2011
Responded by
Minister for Transport
Response time
34 days
The
Public Transport Authority
advises:
The current Seniors free travel period is between 9:00am and 3:30pm Monday to Friday and all day Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays, not 2.00pm as the Member stated. The same period of free travel applies across the State as it would be inequitable to exclude specific locations and routes from the constraints of the free travel period to suit local circumstances without appropriate demand.
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Public Transport Authority
advises:
The current Seniors free travel period is between 9:00am and 3:30pm Monday to Friday and all day Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays, not 2.00pm as the Member stated. The same period of free travel applies across the State as it would be inequitable to exclude specific locations and routes from the constraints of the free travel period to suit local circumstances without appropriate demand.
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