❓ Ms. Saffioti questions the Minister for Transport regarding conflicting statements about payment enforcement on late-night train services. The Minister denies misleading the house and explains the situation, citing misinformation from the Public Transport Authority.
AnsweredQoN 86Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
LATE-NIGHT
TRAIN SERVICES
86. Ms R. SAFFIOTI to the Minister for
Transport:
I refer to claims the minister made in this place last
Wednesday that the two late-night train services were free. I also refer to a
correction the minister made last Thursday that the 1.15 am service was not
free but in fact was considered free as payments by passengers were not
enforced.
(1) In an
answer provided yesterday in the other place, did the minister claim that in fact
payments were enforced and passengers had received fines for not buying
tickets?
(2) Why did
the minister mislead this house once again on this very important issue?
TRAIN SERVICES
86. Ms R. SAFFIOTI to the Minister for
Transport:
I refer to claims the minister made in this place last
Wednesday that the two late-night train services were free. I also refer to a
correction the minister made last Thursday that the 1.15 am service was not
free but in fact was considered free as payments by passengers were not
enforced.
(1) In an
answer provided yesterday in the other place, did the minister claim that in fact
payments were enforced and passengers had received fines for not buying
tickets?
(2) Why did
the minister mislead this house once again on this very important issue?
AnswerView source ↗
(1)–(2) I
have not misled the house. The insinuation from Hon Ken Travers that I have been lying in this house is quite appalling.
I was pretty clear about this situation last
week.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for Cannington!
Mr
D.C. NALDER : The advice I received from the Public Transport Authority was
that the two services were free, and it was incorrect. On the next day, I
advised the house that it was incorrect, and because of the information that I
was provided with and the misinformation that I was given, I said to the house
that I sought clarity from the Public Transport Authority—and on the
basis of the information that I had, I asked it to ensure that it made the
service free effective immediately. I therefore took charge of the situation
and insisted that the service be free. The advice that I received was that the
PTA was not enforcing it.
Several members interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Midland!
Mr
D.C. NALDER : Again, the Public Transport Authority in this process said
that it was not enforcing payment for the 1.15 am service. The PTA did not say
that there was no actual infringement, but it said that the majority of people
were riding free. I have since followed up. I am not happy with the advice that I received from the Public Transport
Authority; it is aware of that. I received an apology from the director general
of Transport, and I accepted that apology. Effective last weekend, we made both
services free and formalised that they were both free. That is what I said last
week and that is what is occurring.
have not misled the house. The insinuation from Hon Ken Travers that I have been lying in this house is quite appalling.
I was pretty clear about this situation last
week.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for Cannington!
Mr
D.C. NALDER : The advice I received from the Public Transport Authority was
that the two services were free, and it was incorrect. On the next day, I
advised the house that it was incorrect, and because of the information that I
was provided with and the misinformation that I was given, I said to the house
that I sought clarity from the Public Transport Authority—and on the
basis of the information that I had, I asked it to ensure that it made the
service free effective immediately. I therefore took charge of the situation
and insisted that the service be free. The advice that I received was that the
PTA was not enforcing it.
Several members interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Midland!
Mr
D.C. NALDER : Again, the Public Transport Authority in this process said
that it was not enforcing payment for the 1.15 am service. The PTA did not say
that there was no actual infringement, but it said that the majority of people
were riding free. I have since followed up. I am not happy with the advice that I received from the Public Transport
Authority; it is aware of that. I received an apology from the director general
of Transport, and I accepted that apology. Effective last weekend, we made both
services free and formalised that they were both free. That is what I said last
week and that is what is occurring.
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