❓ A wide-ranging parliamentary question on notice regarding tourism in Western Australia, focusing on safety, licensing, and environmental risks, particularly in remote areas and adventure tourism. The Minister offered a briefing to refine the questions.
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(1) What are the top five tour operators that visited Karijini National Park by the number of vehicles that entered the park in 2005, 2004 and 2003?
(2) What are the top five tour operators that visited Karijini National Park by the number of passengers that visited the park in 2005, 2004 and 2003?
(3) What are the top five tour operators that visited Karijini National Park by the amount of park entry fees paid to the Government in 2005, 2004 and 2003?
(4) What amount of park entry fees was generated by commercial operators in Karijini National Park in each of the last 5 years?
(5) What amount of park entry fees was generated by commercial operators in all national parks in WA for each of the last 5 years?
(6) How many tour operator licenses are there in Western Australia?
(7) Why does the Government not require remote or wilderness first aid qualifications for tour operators operating in remote areas such as the Kimberley?
(8) Do tour guides have any formal requirements to have training or understanding in history, geology, aboriginal heritage, cultural awareness of foreign countries, flora and fauna, group dynamics, hazard assessment, sexual harassment laws or occupational health and safety laws?
(9) How many tour guides were checked each year for the past 5 years to see if their drivers licence and driving endorsements were current?
(10) How many tour operator licences were cancelled each year for the past 5 years?
(11) For what reasons were they cancelled?
(12) How many tour guides were checked last year to see if they were driving with a 0.00 Blood Alcohol Concentration?
(13) Did the taskforce look into marine adventure tourism?
(14) If so, specifically what aspects were addressed?
(15) Does the Minister know how many actual serious accidents occurred in adventure tourism for each year in the past 5 years?
(16) If not, why not?
(17) If so, how are accidents recorded?
(18) Is there any requirement for tour operators to log or report serious accidents or only if a passenger is killed?
(19) If not, why not?
(20) In Karijini National Park, what are the major risks at Fern Pool?
(21) In Karijini National Park, what are the major risks at Handrail Pool?
(22) In Karijini National Park, what are the major risks at Weano Gorge?
(23) In Purnululu National Park, what are the major risks walking along Piccaninny Creek?
(24) In the Kimberley, what are the major risks at Manning Falls?
(25) In the Kimberley, what are the major risks walking to Manning Falls?
(26) In Kalbarri National Park, what are the major risks at the Z-Bend?
(27) What are the major risks of camping near the Durack River?
(28) How many serious incidents have occurred in the last 5 years at the locations in questions 20-27?
(29) What was the nature of those incidents?
(30) How many hours each day must a tour guide drive on a standard 8 day tour from Perth to Broome?
(31) Where in Western Australian National Parks can people be exposed to
Crocodolite?
(32) Is Crocodolite considered dangerous?
(33) Has a tour guide or tour group been threatened by a passenger with a knife in the last ten years?
(34) What should a tour guide be aware of before allowing a passenger swim at Turquoise Bay in Cape Range National Park?
(35) How many consecutive hours must a tour guide drive to return a bus direct from Broome to Perth?
(36) How many hours must a tour guide drive to get from Darwin to Lake Argyle on the first day of a standard 8 day tour from Darwin to Broome?
(37) On the next day of such a tour, what is the earliest time a tour guide would arrive in Kurrajong Campsite in Purnululu if they left at 11 am from Lake Argyle, assuming standard stops and no vehicle breakdowns?
(38) At Manning Gorge, where is the rock painting closest to the falls and what is the paintings cultural significance?
(39) What safety instructions should be given to passengers when sand-boarding at Lancelin or Geraldton?
(40) Where is Molly Springs in the Kimberley and how do you get there?
(41) If a passenger has a heart attack in Kurrajong Campsite in Purnululu National Park how many hours by road will it take to get to the nearest hospital?
(42) Is there any formal requirement for a new tour operator to have any training in risk assessment or knowledge of the above hazards before being allowed to take passengers to the locations in questions 20-41?
(43) Considering that the taskforce is/was looking at safety, are the following specific first aid skills required by tour guides operating in remote areas -
(a) dealing with a serious spinal injury without medical support for a time period exceeding 24 hours;
(b) dealing with post-traumatic stress for a large group of people following a serious event or death without medical support for up to 24 hours; and
(c) dealing with multiple passenger injuries without medical support for up to 24 hours?
(44) Does the Minister consider the level of tour guide training to be sufficient?
(45) Specifically, how does the Government determine that operators are maintaining compliance with the general conditions in the Tour Operator Handbook?
(46) How many operators breached the general conditions of the Tour Operator Handbook in each year for the past 5 years?
(47) What is the definition of adventure tourism?
(48) What is the definition of remote area in adventure tourism?
(49) Why is there only Government bureaucrats on the Adventure Tourism Taskforce?
(50) Have any of the members of the Adventure Tourism Taskforce ever conducted a commercial tour in Karijini National Park?
(51) If so, which member(s), how many tours have they conducted, when were they conducted and for which tour company?
(52) Is there any compulsory accreditation process for tour guides in Western Australia?
(53) Is the Cert IV (Tour Guiding) under the AQTF practical enough to meet the needs of the adventure tourism industry?
(54) If not, how is the Minister rectifying the situation?
(55) Did the Adventure Tourism Taskforce consider safety in the tourism industry outside of National Parks or other reserves?
(56) How much did the report by the Adventure Tourism Taskforce cost?
(57) Specifically, was the Tom Price SES or any tour operators consulted or contacted by the Adventure Tourism Taskforce?
(58) If so -
(a) What was the date(s) the company or SES was contacted;
(b) What was the name of the company, guide or peak body;
(c) Who was the specific person in the company or SES that was contacted; and
(d) Who was the person within the Taskforce that contacted them?
(2) What are the top five tour operators that visited Karijini National Park by the number of passengers that visited the park in 2005, 2004 and 2003?
(3) What are the top five tour operators that visited Karijini National Park by the amount of park entry fees paid to the Government in 2005, 2004 and 2003?
(4) What amount of park entry fees was generated by commercial operators in Karijini National Park in each of the last 5 years?
(5) What amount of park entry fees was generated by commercial operators in all national parks in WA for each of the last 5 years?
(6) How many tour operator licenses are there in Western Australia?
(7) Why does the Government not require remote or wilderness first aid qualifications for tour operators operating in remote areas such as the Kimberley?
(8) Do tour guides have any formal requirements to have training or understanding in history, geology, aboriginal heritage, cultural awareness of foreign countries, flora and fauna, group dynamics, hazard assessment, sexual harassment laws or occupational health and safety laws?
(9) How many tour guides were checked each year for the past 5 years to see if their drivers licence and driving endorsements were current?
(10) How many tour operator licences were cancelled each year for the past 5 years?
(11) For what reasons were they cancelled?
(12) How many tour guides were checked last year to see if they were driving with a 0.00 Blood Alcohol Concentration?
(13) Did the taskforce look into marine adventure tourism?
(14) If so, specifically what aspects were addressed?
(15) Does the Minister know how many actual serious accidents occurred in adventure tourism for each year in the past 5 years?
(16) If not, why not?
(17) If so, how are accidents recorded?
(18) Is there any requirement for tour operators to log or report serious accidents or only if a passenger is killed?
(19) If not, why not?
(20) In Karijini National Park, what are the major risks at Fern Pool?
(21) In Karijini National Park, what are the major risks at Handrail Pool?
(22) In Karijini National Park, what are the major risks at Weano Gorge?
(23) In Purnululu National Park, what are the major risks walking along Piccaninny Creek?
(24) In the Kimberley, what are the major risks at Manning Falls?
(25) In the Kimberley, what are the major risks walking to Manning Falls?
(26) In Kalbarri National Park, what are the major risks at the Z-Bend?
(27) What are the major risks of camping near the Durack River?
(28) How many serious incidents have occurred in the last 5 years at the locations in questions 20-27?
(29) What was the nature of those incidents?
(30) How many hours each day must a tour guide drive on a standard 8 day tour from Perth to Broome?
(31) Where in Western Australian National Parks can people be exposed to
Crocodolite?
(32) Is Crocodolite considered dangerous?
(33) Has a tour guide or tour group been threatened by a passenger with a knife in the last ten years?
(34) What should a tour guide be aware of before allowing a passenger swim at Turquoise Bay in Cape Range National Park?
(35) How many consecutive hours must a tour guide drive to return a bus direct from Broome to Perth?
(36) How many hours must a tour guide drive to get from Darwin to Lake Argyle on the first day of a standard 8 day tour from Darwin to Broome?
(37) On the next day of such a tour, what is the earliest time a tour guide would arrive in Kurrajong Campsite in Purnululu if they left at 11 am from Lake Argyle, assuming standard stops and no vehicle breakdowns?
(38) At Manning Gorge, where is the rock painting closest to the falls and what is the paintings cultural significance?
(39) What safety instructions should be given to passengers when sand-boarding at Lancelin or Geraldton?
(40) Where is Molly Springs in the Kimberley and how do you get there?
(41) If a passenger has a heart attack in Kurrajong Campsite in Purnululu National Park how many hours by road will it take to get to the nearest hospital?
(42) Is there any formal requirement for a new tour operator to have any training in risk assessment or knowledge of the above hazards before being allowed to take passengers to the locations in questions 20-41?
(43) Considering that the taskforce is/was looking at safety, are the following specific first aid skills required by tour guides operating in remote areas -
(a) dealing with a serious spinal injury without medical support for a time period exceeding 24 hours;
(b) dealing with post-traumatic stress for a large group of people following a serious event or death without medical support for up to 24 hours; and
(c) dealing with multiple passenger injuries without medical support for up to 24 hours?
(44) Does the Minister consider the level of tour guide training to be sufficient?
(45) Specifically, how does the Government determine that operators are maintaining compliance with the general conditions in the Tour Operator Handbook?
(46) How many operators breached the general conditions of the Tour Operator Handbook in each year for the past 5 years?
(47) What is the definition of adventure tourism?
(48) What is the definition of remote area in adventure tourism?
(49) Why is there only Government bureaucrats on the Adventure Tourism Taskforce?
(50) Have any of the members of the Adventure Tourism Taskforce ever conducted a commercial tour in Karijini National Park?
(51) If so, which member(s), how many tours have they conducted, when were they conducted and for which tour company?
(52) Is there any compulsory accreditation process for tour guides in Western Australia?
(53) Is the Cert IV (Tour Guiding) under the AQTF practical enough to meet the needs of the adventure tourism industry?
(54) If not, how is the Minister rectifying the situation?
(55) Did the Adventure Tourism Taskforce consider safety in the tourism industry outside of National Parks or other reserves?
(56) How much did the report by the Adventure Tourism Taskforce cost?
(57) Specifically, was the Tom Price SES or any tour operators consulted or contacted by the Adventure Tourism Taskforce?
(58) If so -
(a) What was the date(s) the company or SES was contacted;
(b) What was the name of the company, guide or peak body;
(c) Who was the specific person in the company or SES that was contacted; and
(d) Who was the person within the Taskforce that contacted them?
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13 June 2006
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Minister for Tourism
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(b) dealing with post-traumatic stress for a large group of people following a serious event or death without medical support for up to 24 hours; and (c) dealing with multiple passenger injuries without medical support for up to 24 hours?
(c) dealing with multiple passenger injuries without medical support for up to 24 hours?
(b) What was the name of the company, guide or peak body; (c) Who was the specific person in the company or SES that was contacted; and (d) Who was the person within the Taskforce that contacted them?
(c) Who was the specific person in the company or SES that was contacted; and (d) Who was the person within the Taskforce that contacted them?
(d) Who was the person within the Taskforce that contacted them?
The Member received a general tourism briefing from Tourism Western Australia's Chief Executive Officer on 6 June 2006. If the Member wishes, I will organise a separate briefing, by Tourism Western Australia, specifically on Adventure Tourism to assist her to refine her questions to be addressed through this Chamber.
(c) dealing with multiple passenger injuries without medical support for up to 24 hours?
(b) What was the name of the company, guide or peak body; (c) Who was the specific person in the company or SES that was contacted; and (d) Who was the person within the Taskforce that contacted them?
(c) Who was the specific person in the company or SES that was contacted; and (d) Who was the person within the Taskforce that contacted them?
(d) Who was the person within the Taskforce that contacted them?
The Member received a general tourism briefing from Tourism Western Australia's Chief Executive Officer on 6 June 2006. If the Member wishes, I will organise a separate briefing, by Tourism Western Australia, specifically on Adventure Tourism to assist her to refine her questions to be addressed through this Chamber.
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