❓ The Minister for Planning and Infrastructure provides data on the voluntary uptake of the recreational skipper's ticket program, highlighting positive engagement and increased accessibility through accredited trainers. The response also addresses concerns raised by the opposition regarding potential annual fees.
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RECREATIONAL SKIPPER’S TICKET
Can the minister advise the house of the number of people who have voluntarily participated in training and qualified for the recreational skipper’s ticket since it was announced last year? Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN
Can the minister advise the house of the number of people who have voluntarily participated in training and qualified for the recreational skipper’s ticket since it was announced last year? Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN
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I thank the member for that question. Coming as he does from a maritime electorate, I know his interest in this matter. I may say, Mr Speaker, that you played a very important role in bringing forward this necessary reform. I look at my good friend the member for Carine and hope that she has now learnt the error of her ways, after opposing our moving to introduce a recreational skipper’s ticket. It requires some minimal level of training for all people who are taking out - Ms K. Hodson-Thomas interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : That is excellent. The member for Carine should know just how important it is to have people who know what they are doing on the waterways in powered vessels. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas : What we were concerned about was that you would make it an annual fee. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : I think we have had a little bit of a diversion from the member for Carine on that one. We have had a very, very positive experience, and I will assure the member for Yokine that he can take the benefit of the grandfather clause we have in the legislation. Since we first announced, in April 2004, that we were proposing to go down this path, we have actually had 9 400 people volunteer to do the course and to be in a high state of readiness. That is a great take-up. That is about one in seven of all boat owners. We are also receiving about 3 000 inquiries a week from the boating community about how to apply. It is also very heartening that we have had a very great increase in the number of credited trainers who can provide the recreational skipper’s ticket training. The number of credited providers has gone up from 15 to 80, so I think that shows that people will find their recreational skipper’s ticket very accessible. For those who may not be aware, we expect to have tickets in place for applicants under the age of 25 by April 2007. Those over 25 will need to have it in place by April 2008. This is a very, very positive development, and one that shows that it is the Labor government that is prepared to make the hard decisions and to make things happen.
Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN replied: I thank the member for that question. Coming as he does from a maritime electorate, I know his interest in this matter. I may say, Mr Speaker, that you played a very important role in bringing forward this necessary reform. I look at my good friend the member for Carine and hope that she has now learnt the error of her ways, after opposing our moving to introduce a recreational skipper’s ticket. It requires some minimal level of training for all people who are taking out - Ms K. Hodson-Thomas interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : That is excellent. The member for Carine should know just how important it is to have people who know what they are doing on the waterways in powered vessels. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas : What we were concerned about was that you would make it an annual fee. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : I think we have had a little bit of a diversion from the member for Carine on that one. We have had a very, very positive experience, and I will assure the member for Yokine that he can take the benefit of the grandfather clause we have in the legislation. Since we first announced, in April 2004, that we were proposing to go down this path, we have actually had 9 400 people volunteer to do the course and to be in a high state of readiness. That is a great take-up. That is about one in seven of all boat owners. We are also receiving about 3 000 inquiries a week from the boating community about how to apply. It is also very heartening that we have had a very great increase in the number of credited trainers who can provide the recreational skipper’s ticket training. The number of credited providers has gone up from 15 to 80, so I think that shows that people will find their recreational skipper’s ticket very accessible. For those who may not be aware, we expect to have tickets in place for applicants under the age of 25 by April 2007. Those over 25 will need to have it in place by April 2008. This is a very, very positive development, and one that shows that it is the Labor government that is prepared to make the hard decisions and to make things happen.
I thank the member for that question. Coming as he does from a maritime electorate, I know his interest in this matter. I may say, Mr Speaker, that you played a very important role in bringing forward this necessary reform. I look at my good friend the member for Carine and hope that she has now learnt the error of her ways, after opposing our moving to introduce a recreational skipper’s ticket. It requires some minimal level of training for all people who are taking out - Ms K. Hodson-Thomas interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : That is excellent. The member for Carine should know just how important it is to have people who know what they are doing on the waterways in powered vessels. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas : What we were concerned about was that you would make it an annual fee. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : I think we have had a little bit of a diversion from the member for Carine on that one. We have had a very, very positive experience, and I will assure the member for Yokine that he can take the benefit of the grandfather clause we have in the legislation. Since we first announced, in April 2004, that we were proposing to go down this path, we have actually had 9 400 people volunteer to do the course and to be in a high state of readiness. That is a great take-up. That is about one in seven of all boat owners. We are also receiving about 3 000 inquiries a week from the boating community about how to apply. It is also very heartening that we have had a very great increase in the number of credited trainers who can provide the recreational skipper’s ticket training. The number of credited providers has gone up from 15 to 80, so I think that shows that people will find their recreational skipper’s ticket very accessible. For those who may not be aware, we expect to have tickets in place for applicants under the age of 25 by April 2007. Those over 25 will need to have it in place by April 2008. This is a very, very positive development, and one that shows that it is the Labor government that is prepared to make the hard decisions and to make things happen.
Ms K. Hodson-Thomas interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : That is excellent. The member for Carine should know just how important it is to have people who know what they are doing on the waterways in powered vessels. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas : What we were concerned about was that you would make it an annual fee. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : I think we have had a little bit of a diversion from the member for Carine on that one. We have had a very, very positive experience, and I will assure the member for Yokine that he can take the benefit of the grandfather clause we have in the legislation. Since we first announced, in April 2004, that we were proposing to go down this path, we have actually had 9 400 people volunteer to do the course and to be in a high state of readiness. That is a great take-up. That is about one in seven of all boat owners. We are also receiving about 3 000 inquiries a week from the boating community about how to apply. It is also very heartening that we have had a very great increase in the number of credited trainers who can provide the recreational skipper’s ticket training. The number of credited providers has gone up from 15 to 80, so I think that shows that people will find their recreational skipper’s ticket very accessible. For those who may not be aware, we expect to have tickets in place for applicants under the age of 25 by April 2007. Those over 25 will need to have it in place by April 2008. This is a very, very positive development, and one that shows that it is the Labor government that is prepared to make the hard decisions and to make things happen.
Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : That is excellent. The member for Carine should know just how important it is to have people who know what they are doing on the waterways in powered vessels. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas : What we were concerned about was that you would make it an annual fee. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : I think we have had a little bit of a diversion from the member for Carine on that one. We have had a very, very positive experience, and I will assure the member for Yokine that he can take the benefit of the grandfather clause we have in the legislation. Since we first announced, in April 2004, that we were proposing to go down this path, we have actually had 9 400 people volunteer to do the course and to be in a high state of readiness. That is a great take-up. That is about one in seven of all boat owners. We are also receiving about 3 000 inquiries a week from the boating community about how to apply. It is also very heartening that we have had a very great increase in the number of credited trainers who can provide the recreational skipper’s ticket training. The number of credited providers has gone up from 15 to 80, so I think that shows that people will find their recreational skipper’s ticket very accessible. For those who may not be aware, we expect to have tickets in place for applicants under the age of 25 by April 2007. Those over 25 will need to have it in place by April 2008. This is a very, very positive development, and one that shows that it is the Labor government that is prepared to make the hard decisions and to make things happen.
Ms K. Hodson-Thomas : What we were concerned about was that you would make it an annual fee. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : I think we have had a little bit of a diversion from the member for Carine on that one. We have had a very, very positive experience, and I will assure the member for Yokine that he can take the benefit of the grandfather clause we have in the legislation. Since we first announced, in April 2004, that we were proposing to go down this path, we have actually had 9 400 people volunteer to do the course and to be in a high state of readiness. That is a great take-up. That is about one in seven of all boat owners. We are also receiving about 3 000 inquiries a week from the boating community about how to apply. It is also very heartening that we have had a very great increase in the number of credited trainers who can provide the recreational skipper’s ticket training. The number of credited providers has gone up from 15 to 80, so I think that shows that people will find their recreational skipper’s ticket very accessible. For those who may not be aware, we expect to have tickets in place for applicants under the age of 25 by April 2007. Those over 25 will need to have it in place by April 2008. This is a very, very positive development, and one that shows that it is the Labor government that is prepared to make the hard decisions and to make things happen.
Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : I think we have had a little bit of a diversion from the member for Carine on that one. We have had a very, very positive experience, and I will assure the member for Yokine that he can take the benefit of the grandfather clause we have in the legislation. Since we first announced, in April 2004, that we were proposing to go down this path, we have actually had 9 400 people volunteer to do the course and to be in a high state of readiness. That is a great take-up. That is about one in seven of all boat owners. We are also receiving about 3 000 inquiries a week from the boating community about how to apply. It is also very heartening that we have had a very great increase in the number of credited trainers who can provide the recreational skipper’s ticket training. The number of credited providers has gone up from 15 to 80, so I think that shows that people will find their recreational skipper’s ticket very accessible. For those who may not be aware, we expect to have tickets in place for applicants under the age of 25 by April 2007. Those over 25 will need to have it in place by April 2008. This is a very, very positive development, and one that shows that it is the Labor government that is prepared to make the hard decisions and to make things happen.
Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN replied: I thank the member for that question. Coming as he does from a maritime electorate, I know his interest in this matter. I may say, Mr Speaker, that you played a very important role in bringing forward this necessary reform. I look at my good friend the member for Carine and hope that she has now learnt the error of her ways, after opposing our moving to introduce a recreational skipper’s ticket. It requires some minimal level of training for all people who are taking out - Ms K. Hodson-Thomas interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : That is excellent. The member for Carine should know just how important it is to have people who know what they are doing on the waterways in powered vessels. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas : What we were concerned about was that you would make it an annual fee. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : I think we have had a little bit of a diversion from the member for Carine on that one. We have had a very, very positive experience, and I will assure the member for Yokine that he can take the benefit of the grandfather clause we have in the legislation. Since we first announced, in April 2004, that we were proposing to go down this path, we have actually had 9 400 people volunteer to do the course and to be in a high state of readiness. That is a great take-up. That is about one in seven of all boat owners. We are also receiving about 3 000 inquiries a week from the boating community about how to apply. It is also very heartening that we have had a very great increase in the number of credited trainers who can provide the recreational skipper’s ticket training. The number of credited providers has gone up from 15 to 80, so I think that shows that people will find their recreational skipper’s ticket very accessible. For those who may not be aware, we expect to have tickets in place for applicants under the age of 25 by April 2007. Those over 25 will need to have it in place by April 2008. This is a very, very positive development, and one that shows that it is the Labor government that is prepared to make the hard decisions and to make things happen.
I thank the member for that question. Coming as he does from a maritime electorate, I know his interest in this matter. I may say, Mr Speaker, that you played a very important role in bringing forward this necessary reform. I look at my good friend the member for Carine and hope that she has now learnt the error of her ways, after opposing our moving to introduce a recreational skipper’s ticket. It requires some minimal level of training for all people who are taking out - Ms K. Hodson-Thomas interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : That is excellent. The member for Carine should know just how important it is to have people who know what they are doing on the waterways in powered vessels. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas : What we were concerned about was that you would make it an annual fee. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : I think we have had a little bit of a diversion from the member for Carine on that one. We have had a very, very positive experience, and I will assure the member for Yokine that he can take the benefit of the grandfather clause we have in the legislation. Since we first announced, in April 2004, that we were proposing to go down this path, we have actually had 9 400 people volunteer to do the course and to be in a high state of readiness. That is a great take-up. That is about one in seven of all boat owners. We are also receiving about 3 000 inquiries a week from the boating community about how to apply. It is also very heartening that we have had a very great increase in the number of credited trainers who can provide the recreational skipper’s ticket training. The number of credited providers has gone up from 15 to 80, so I think that shows that people will find their recreational skipper’s ticket very accessible. For those who may not be aware, we expect to have tickets in place for applicants under the age of 25 by April 2007. Those over 25 will need to have it in place by April 2008. This is a very, very positive development, and one that shows that it is the Labor government that is prepared to make the hard decisions and to make things happen.
Ms K. Hodson-Thomas interjected. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : That is excellent. The member for Carine should know just how important it is to have people who know what they are doing on the waterways in powered vessels. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas : What we were concerned about was that you would make it an annual fee. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : I think we have had a little bit of a diversion from the member for Carine on that one. We have had a very, very positive experience, and I will assure the member for Yokine that he can take the benefit of the grandfather clause we have in the legislation. Since we first announced, in April 2004, that we were proposing to go down this path, we have actually had 9 400 people volunteer to do the course and to be in a high state of readiness. That is a great take-up. That is about one in seven of all boat owners. We are also receiving about 3 000 inquiries a week from the boating community about how to apply. It is also very heartening that we have had a very great increase in the number of credited trainers who can provide the recreational skipper’s ticket training. The number of credited providers has gone up from 15 to 80, so I think that shows that people will find their recreational skipper’s ticket very accessible. For those who may not be aware, we expect to have tickets in place for applicants under the age of 25 by April 2007. Those over 25 will need to have it in place by April 2008. This is a very, very positive development, and one that shows that it is the Labor government that is prepared to make the hard decisions and to make things happen.
Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : That is excellent. The member for Carine should know just how important it is to have people who know what they are doing on the waterways in powered vessels. Ms K. Hodson-Thomas : What we were concerned about was that you would make it an annual fee. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : I think we have had a little bit of a diversion from the member for Carine on that one. We have had a very, very positive experience, and I will assure the member for Yokine that he can take the benefit of the grandfather clause we have in the legislation. Since we first announced, in April 2004, that we were proposing to go down this path, we have actually had 9 400 people volunteer to do the course and to be in a high state of readiness. That is a great take-up. That is about one in seven of all boat owners. We are also receiving about 3 000 inquiries a week from the boating community about how to apply. It is also very heartening that we have had a very great increase in the number of credited trainers who can provide the recreational skipper’s ticket training. The number of credited providers has gone up from 15 to 80, so I think that shows that people will find their recreational skipper’s ticket very accessible. For those who may not be aware, we expect to have tickets in place for applicants under the age of 25 by April 2007. Those over 25 will need to have it in place by April 2008. This is a very, very positive development, and one that shows that it is the Labor government that is prepared to make the hard decisions and to make things happen.
Ms K. Hodson-Thomas : What we were concerned about was that you would make it an annual fee. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : I think we have had a little bit of a diversion from the member for Carine on that one. We have had a very, very positive experience, and I will assure the member for Yokine that he can take the benefit of the grandfather clause we have in the legislation. Since we first announced, in April 2004, that we were proposing to go down this path, we have actually had 9 400 people volunteer to do the course and to be in a high state of readiness. That is a great take-up. That is about one in seven of all boat owners. We are also receiving about 3 000 inquiries a week from the boating community about how to apply. It is also very heartening that we have had a very great increase in the number of credited trainers who can provide the recreational skipper’s ticket training. The number of credited providers has gone up from 15 to 80, so I think that shows that people will find their recreational skipper’s ticket very accessible. For those who may not be aware, we expect to have tickets in place for applicants under the age of 25 by April 2007. Those over 25 will need to have it in place by April 2008. This is a very, very positive development, and one that shows that it is the Labor government that is prepared to make the hard decisions and to make things happen.
Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : I think we have had a little bit of a diversion from the member for Carine on that one. We have had a very, very positive experience, and I will assure the member for Yokine that he can take the benefit of the grandfather clause we have in the legislation. Since we first announced, in April 2004, that we were proposing to go down this path, we have actually had 9 400 people volunteer to do the course and to be in a high state of readiness. That is a great take-up. That is about one in seven of all boat owners. We are also receiving about 3 000 inquiries a week from the boating community about how to apply. It is also very heartening that we have had a very great increase in the number of credited trainers who can provide the recreational skipper’s ticket training. The number of credited providers has gone up from 15 to 80, so I think that shows that people will find their recreational skipper’s ticket very accessible. For those who may not be aware, we expect to have tickets in place for applicants under the age of 25 by April 2007. Those over 25 will need to have it in place by April 2008. This is a very, very positive development, and one that shows that it is the Labor government that is prepared to make the hard decisions and to make things happen.
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