❓ Mr. Love questions the government's plan to protect transit officers and passengers given increased assaults and decreased patronage. The Minister accuses the Nationals WA of undermining public transport and defends the government's investment in safety measures.
AnsweredQoN 332Legislative Assembly
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PUBLIC TRANSPORT AUTHORITY — TRANSIT OFFICERS —
ASSAULTS AGAINST
332. Mr R.S. LOVE to the Minister for Transport:
I have a supplementary question.
Given the stark increase in the number of assaults that have occurred, while
patronage has dropped, how are Western Australians meant to have confidence
that the government will ensure the adequate protection of officers and
passengers when numbers rebound?
ASSAULTS AGAINST
332. Mr R.S. LOVE to the Minister for Transport:
I have a supplementary question.
Given the stark increase in the number of assaults that have occurred, while
patronage has dropped, how are Western Australians meant to have confidence
that the government will ensure the adequate protection of officers and
passengers when numbers rebound?
AnswerView source ↗
Again, the Nationals WA is
undermining public transport in WA. No-one believes that members opposite
support public transport, so they should not pretend that they support public
transport or transit officers. We are having a record investment. We are
supporting our transit officers. We are making sure that as part of our
upgrades, we are improving CCTV surveillance and all the other measures to
improve safety across the network. We want more people to catch public
transport. We do not want the National and Liberal Parties undermining public
transport, as they do every day of the week.
undermining public transport in WA. No-one believes that members opposite
support public transport, so they should not pretend that they support public
transport or transit officers. We are having a record investment. We are
supporting our transit officers. We are making sure that as part of our
upgrades, we are improving CCTV surveillance and all the other measures to
improve safety across the network. We want more people to catch public
transport. We do not want the National and Liberal Parties undermining public
transport, as they do every day of the week.
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