❓ The Minister for Transport outlines four initiatives implemented by the Department of Transport to reduce red tape in the transport sector, including removing heavy vehicle registration labels, enhancing the restricted access vehicles mapping tool, amending heavy loads vehicle orders, and improving the DoTDirect website.
AnsweredQoN 765Legislative Assembly
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TRANSPORT —
RED-TAPE REDUCTION
765. Mr C.D. HATTON to the Minister for
Transport:
Can the minister please update the
house on how the Liberal–National government is reducing red tape in
the transport sector, helping businesses and constituents in my electorate?
RED-TAPE REDUCTION
765. Mr C.D. HATTON to the Minister for
Transport:
Can the minister please update the
house on how the Liberal–National government is reducing red tape in
the transport sector, helping businesses and constituents in my electorate?
AnswerView source ↗
I would be delighted to do so, and I
know the member for Balcatta is very concerned about how much red tape is
involved in the transport industry in Western Australia. I am very pleased to
report on four initiatives in the red‑tape reduction strategy that the
Department of Transport is implementing to make sure that life is easier for
the transport industry, reducing its costs and reducing red tape. The first is
heavy vehicle labels. As of July this year, heavy vehicle registration labels
no longer have to be put on vehicles. We reckon that that is a saving of around
$200 000 per annum, and saves work for the owners of 248 000 vehicles.
Number two, we have enhanced the
restricted access vehicles mapping tool, which shows the route on which people
can drive restricted vehicles. Currently it is necessary to go through a 400-page
document and look at all the maps, but the update of the mapping tool means
that real-time information will be posted by local governments on the website.
The third initiative is amending the
heavy loads vehicle orders. Currently, a class 1 heavy vehicle load permit must
be applied for, and it can take two weeks to get approval. Provided that heavy
vehicles travel on certain roads, we will remove that onerous obligation for
that class of vehicles—that is, special-purpose vehicles, agricultural
vehicles and oversize loads. Obviously, they are the smaller of the oversize
loads.
The fourth red-tape reduction
initiative that has been brought in by the Department of Transport is the
DoTDirect website, where people can pay their car registrations online, and see
whether they have demerit points, et cetera. People can now also pay their boat
licences online. It is a one-stop shop for both cars and boats. It is a terrific
initiative, and since its introduction in 2013, more than 171 000 Department of
Transport customers have registered to be part of DoTDirect. I have also signed
up. People receive a text message telling them when their driver's
licence needs renewing.
The Department of Transport has put
in place four great initiatives to make life easier for customers and heavy
vehicle drivers, save the bureaucrats more time, and save the government money
as well.
know the member for Balcatta is very concerned about how much red tape is
involved in the transport industry in Western Australia. I am very pleased to
report on four initiatives in the red‑tape reduction strategy that the
Department of Transport is implementing to make sure that life is easier for
the transport industry, reducing its costs and reducing red tape. The first is
heavy vehicle labels. As of July this year, heavy vehicle registration labels
no longer have to be put on vehicles. We reckon that that is a saving of around
$200 000 per annum, and saves work for the owners of 248 000 vehicles.
Number two, we have enhanced the
restricted access vehicles mapping tool, which shows the route on which people
can drive restricted vehicles. Currently it is necessary to go through a 400-page
document and look at all the maps, but the update of the mapping tool means
that real-time information will be posted by local governments on the website.
The third initiative is amending the
heavy loads vehicle orders. Currently, a class 1 heavy vehicle load permit must
be applied for, and it can take two weeks to get approval. Provided that heavy
vehicles travel on certain roads, we will remove that onerous obligation for
that class of vehicles—that is, special-purpose vehicles, agricultural
vehicles and oversize loads. Obviously, they are the smaller of the oversize
loads.
The fourth red-tape reduction
initiative that has been brought in by the Department of Transport is the
DoTDirect website, where people can pay their car registrations online, and see
whether they have demerit points, et cetera. People can now also pay their boat
licences online. It is a one-stop shop for both cars and boats. It is a terrific
initiative, and since its introduction in 2013, more than 171 000 Department of
Transport customers have registered to be part of DoTDirect. I have also signed
up. People receive a text message telling them when their driver's
licence needs renewing.
The Department of Transport has put
in place four great initiatives to make life easier for customers and heavy
vehicle drivers, save the bureaucrats more time, and save the government money
as well.
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