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❓ Hon Steven Martin asks a detailed question regarding local content audits conducted by the Public Transport Authority (PTA), seeking specific data for ten audits. The Minister refers the Member to previous answers.

AnsweredQoN 206Legislative Council

Asked

27 May 2025

Member

Hon Steven Martin

Portfolio

Transport

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I refer to the Minister's answer to question on notice 85, asked on 10 April 2025, and I ask: (a) what team within the Public Transport Authority (PTA) conducts the six-month local content audits; (b) how many full time equivalent (FTE) employees worked directly on each of the ten audits; (c) is any person not employed by the Public Transport Authority involved in the audits; (d) if yes to (d), what role(s) does this person, or persons, play in the audit; (e) if no to (d), what measures are in place to ensure that the audits avoid any perception that the PTA is "marking its own homework"; (f) in reference to each of the ten audits, on what date was the first audit concluded: (i) what percentage of local target result was determined; and (ii) how many pages comprised the report, notes or document that was produced to communicate the result of the audit; (g) in reference to each of the ten audits, on what date was the second audit concluded: (i) what percentage of local target result was determined; and (ii) how many pages comprised the report, notes or document that was produced to communicate the result of the audit; (h) in reference to each of the ten audits, on what date was the third audit concluded: (i) what percentage of local target result was determined; and (ii) how many pages comprised the report, notes or document that was produced to communicate the result of the audit; (i) in reference to each of the ten audits, on what date was the fourth audit concluded: (i) what percentage of local target result was determined; and (ii) how many pages comprised the report, notes or document that was produced to communicate the result of the audit; (j) in reference to each of the ten audits, on what date was the fifth audit concluded: (i) what percentage of local target result was determined; and (ii) how many pages comprised the report, notes or document that was produced to communicate the result of the audit; (k) in reference to each of the ten audits, on what date was the sixth audit concluded: (i) what percentage of local target result was determined; and (ii) how many pages comprised the report, notes or document that was produced to communicate the result of the audit; (l) in reference to each of the ten audits, on what date was the seventh audit concluded: (i) what percentage of local target result was determined; and (ii) how many pages comprised the report, notes or document that was produced to communicate the result of the audit; (m) in reference to each of the ten audits, on what date was the eighth audit concluded: (i) what percentage of local target result was determined; and (ii) how many pages comprised the report, notes or document that was produced to communicate the result of the audit; (n) in reference to each of the ten audits, on what date was the ninth audit concluded: (i) what percentage of local target result was determined; and (ii) how many pages comprised the report, notes or document that was produced to communicate the result of the audit; and (o) in reference to each of the ten audits, on what date was the tenth audit concluded: (i) what percentage of local target result was determined; and (ii) how many pages comprised the report, notes or document that was produced to communicate the result of the audit?

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Answered

12 August 2025

Responded by

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Transport

Response time

9 days

(a)-(o) I refer the Member to the answers given to Question On Notice 85 asked in the Legislative Council on 10 April 2025; and Questions Without Notice 270 asked in the Legislative Council on 16 April 2024 and 332 asked in the Legislative Council on 18 April 2024.

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