❓ Hon Ken Travers asks the Minister for Transport about reported boating incidents, alcohol involvement, and breath testing rates from 2008-09 to 2013-14. The answer reveals incident numbers, notes the absence of alcohol testing legislation during that period, and confirms no breath tests were conducted.
AnsweredQoN 2720Legislative Council
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I refer to the Department of Transport's figures for rate of reported incidents (accidents) on the water per 10,000 registered recreational vessels, and I ask: (a) how many reported incidents (accidents) occurred in the following financial years: (i) 2008-09; (ii) 2009-10; (iii) 2010-11; (iv) 2011-12; (v) 2012-13; and (vi) 2013-14; (b) how many of the reported incidents (accidents) in (1) involved alcohol in each of the following financial years: (i) 2008-09; (ii) 2009-10; (iii) 2010-11; (iv) 2011-12; (v) 2012-13; and (vi) 2013-14; and (c) how many boat skippers were breath tested following the reported incidents (accidents) in (1) in each of the following financial years: (i) 2008-09; (ii) 2009-10; (iii) 2010-11; (iv) 2011-12; (v) 2012-13; and (vi) 2013-14?
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Answered
19 March 2015
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Transport
Response time
23 days
(a)(i) 87.
(ii) 87.
(iii) 120.
(iv) 102.
(v) 92.
(vi) 103.
(b)(i)-(vi) The Government is currently investigating a legislative regime to enable an attending officer or investigating officer to test vessel operators or vessel masters for the presence of alcohol following a boating accident.
(c)(i)-(vi) Nil.
(ii) 87.
(iii) 120.
(iv) 102.
(v) 92.
(vi) 103.
(b)(i)-(vi) The Government is currently investigating a legislative regime to enable an attending officer or investigating officer to test vessel operators or vessel masters for the presence of alcohol following a boating accident.
(c)(i)-(vi) Nil.
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