❓ Hon Martin Aldridge questions the Minister for Road Safety regarding potentially conflicting statements about the Road Trauma Trust Account (RTTA) expenditure, alleging a possible contempt of Council. The Minister defends the accuracy of both statements, explaining that allocated expenditure increases as new initiatives are approved.
AnsweredQoN 1383Legislative Council
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ROAD TRAUMA TRUST ACCOUNT — QUESTIONS WITHOUT
NOTICE 927 and 1024
1383. Hon MARTIN ALDRIDGE to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Road Safety:
I refer to
competing answers given to the Legislative Council about the road trauma trust
account, noting that it is a contempt of the Council to deliberately mislead
it. To assist the minister, I offer a multiple-choice question to clarity this
matter.
(1) Which of the
following is accurate in relation to the road trauma trust account —
(a)
the answer to question without notice 927 answered on 20 August 2024 in which
the minister stated that the balance of the road trauma trust account at 30
June was $126.6 million of which $122.7 million had been approved for
expenditure in this financial year; or
(b) the answer to question without notice 1024,
provided 22 days later on 11 September 2024, in which the minister
stated that the $32.5 million in additional funding for road safety was funded
by the road trauma trust account?
(2) Is the approved
expenditure from the road trauma trust account now an amount of $155.2 million?
(3)
If no to (2), how does the minister reconcile the competing statements made to
the Legislative Council within three short weeks in relation to road safety
expenditure?
NOTICE 927 and 1024
1383. Hon MARTIN ALDRIDGE to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Road Safety:
I refer to
competing answers given to the Legislative Council about the road trauma trust
account, noting that it is a contempt of the Council to deliberately mislead
it. To assist the minister, I offer a multiple-choice question to clarity this
matter.
(1) Which of the
following is accurate in relation to the road trauma trust account —
(a)
the answer to question without notice 927 answered on 20 August 2024 in which
the minister stated that the balance of the road trauma trust account at 30
June was $126.6 million of which $122.7 million had been approved for
expenditure in this financial year; or
(b) the answer to question without notice 1024,
provided 22 days later on 11 September 2024, in which the minister
stated that the $32.5 million in additional funding for road safety was funded
by the road trauma trust account?
(2) Is the approved
expenditure from the road trauma trust account now an amount of $155.2 million?
(3)
If no to (2), how does the minister reconcile the competing statements made to
the Legislative Council within three short weeks in relation to road safety
expenditure?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1)–(3) The answers to questions without notice 927 and
1024 are accurate. The allocated expenditure from the road trauma trust account
increases as new road safety initiatives are approved. The allocated
expenditure from the RTTA provided for 2024–25 had been approved as at
that date. The media statement dated 6 September clearly stated that an
additional $32.5 million of expenditure had been approved from the RTTA over
four years, from 2024–25 to 2027–28 inclusive.
some notice of the question.
(1)–(3) The answers to questions without notice 927 and
1024 are accurate. The allocated expenditure from the road trauma trust account
increases as new road safety initiatives are approved. The allocated
expenditure from the RTTA provided for 2024–25 had been approved as at
that date. The media statement dated 6 September clearly stated that an
additional $32.5 million of expenditure had been approved from the RTTA over
four years, from 2024–25 to 2027–28 inclusive.
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