Mr. Rundle asks the Premier to waive or refund fines issued during the 'Summer of Free Public Transport' for 764 young people and their families. The Premier declines, stating it's best left to the Public Transport Authority experts.

AnsweredQoN 238Legislative Assembly
Asked
17 April 2024
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SUMMER
OF FREE PUBLIC TRANSPORT — FINES
238. Mr P.J. RUNDLE to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question. Will the government waive or
refund the fines for the 764 young people and their families who are struggling
to make ends meet?

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I do not know what these people were fined for, and I do not
know the nature of the circumstances of their case, for want of a better description. I will leave that up to the experts
and the operational managers in the Public Transport Authority. That is
the appropriate way to do it. I do not think people want a politician to start
waiving fines and making that sort of
political gesture simply for their own sake. I will leave that up to the
experts to manage, as they do on all occasions.

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