❓ Mr. Bradshaw asks about the reintroduction of the omnibus operator scheme legislation. Ms. MacTiernan responds by detailing the previous government's chaotic handling of the bill and commits to working with the industry before considering reintroduction.
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OMNIBUS OPERATOR SCHEME, LEGISLATION
Given that the previous Government did not proceed with the introduction of the omnibus operator scheme legislation because it would have placed additional costs and administrative burdens on bus operators, does the minister intend to introduce this legislation and, if so, when? Ms MacTIERNAN
Given that the previous Government did not proceed with the introduction of the omnibus operator scheme legislation because it would have placed additional costs and administrative burdens on bus operators, does the minister intend to introduce this legislation and, if so, when? Ms MacTIERNAN
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This is extraordinary. The Government is being asked a litany of questions about some of the previous Government’s most embarrassing episodes. An interesting set of circumstances surrounds the omnibus operator scheme legislation, which was introduced by the previous Government. We were in the middle of debating the legislation. It had been moved by the former Minister for Local Government, who was acting for the former Minister for Transport. We were in the middle of debating the section put forward when there was a dinner break. A rebellious backbench, including the member for Murray-Wellington, ambushed the minister over dinner. The minister came into the House and ended up opposing the legislation he had already moved and was in the middle of debating! A division was held and confusion reigned because all the members on the government side, understanding that it was the Bill that was being debated and it was a motion to approve the relevant sections, raced to the government side only to be sent back to the other side, because it was a rare case in which the Government voted en masse against its own legislation! Earlier in the evening, the former Minister for Local Government had proudly told the House about six years of work that had been done with the industry to come up with a set of standards that had broad industry support. When the bus and coach industry was contacted to see whether it was aware of the complete volte-face that had occurred over the dinner break, it was absolutely horrified. I can assure the member for Murray-Wellington that the Government will work very closely with the bus and coach industry to ensure that proper standards are introduced. The Government will certainly consider reintroducing them.
Ms MacTIERNAN replied: This is extraordinary. The Government is being asked a litany of questions about some of the previous Government’s most embarrassing episodes. An interesting set of circumstances surrounds the omnibus operator scheme legislation, which was introduced by the previous Government. We were in the middle of debating the legislation. It had been moved by the former Minister for Local Government, who was acting for the former Minister for Transport. We were in the middle of debating the section put forward when there was a dinner break. A rebellious backbench, including the member for Murray-Wellington, ambushed the minister over dinner. The minister came into the House and ended up opposing the legislation he had already moved and was in the middle of debating! A division was held and confusion reigned because all the members on the government side, understanding that it was the Bill that was being debated and it was a motion to approve the relevant sections, raced to the government side only to be sent back to the other side, because it was a rare case in which the Government voted en masse against its own legislation! Earlier in the evening, the former Minister for Local Government had proudly told the House about six years of work that had been done with the industry to come up with a set of standards that had broad industry support. When the bus and coach industry was contacted to see whether it was aware of the complete volte-face that had occurred over the dinner break, it was absolutely horrified. I can assure the member for Murray-Wellington that the Government will work very closely with the bus and coach industry to ensure that proper standards are introduced. The Government will certainly consider reintroducing them.
This is extraordinary. The Government is being asked a litany of questions about some of the previous Government’s most embarrassing episodes. An interesting set of circumstances surrounds the omnibus operator scheme legislation, which was introduced by the previous Government. We were in the middle of debating the legislation. It had been moved by the former Minister for Local Government, who was acting for the former Minister for Transport. We were in the middle of debating the section put forward when there was a dinner break. A rebellious backbench, including the member for Murray-Wellington, ambushed the minister over dinner. The minister came into the House and ended up opposing the legislation he had already moved and was in the middle of debating! A division was held and confusion reigned because all the members on the government side, understanding that it was the Bill that was being debated and it was a motion to approve the relevant sections, raced to the government side only to be sent back to the other side, because it was a rare case in which the Government voted en masse against its own legislation! Earlier in the evening, the former Minister for Local Government had proudly told the House about six years of work that had been done with the industry to come up with a set of standards that had broad industry support. When the bus and coach industry was contacted to see whether it was aware of the complete volte-face that had occurred over the dinner break, it was absolutely horrified. I can assure the member for Murray-Wellington that the Government will work very closely with the bus and coach industry to ensure that proper standards are introduced. The Government will certainly consider reintroducing them.
We were in the middle of debating the legislation. It had been moved by the former Minister for Local Government, who was acting for the former Minister for Transport. We were in the middle of debating the section put forward when there was a dinner break. A rebellious backbench, including the member for Murray-Wellington, ambushed the minister over dinner. The minister came into the House and ended up opposing the legislation he had already moved and was in the middle of debating! A division was held and confusion reigned because all the members on the government side, understanding that it was the Bill that was being debated and it was a motion to approve the relevant sections, raced to the government side only to be sent back to the other side, because it was a rare case in which the Government voted en masse against its own legislation! Earlier in the evening, the former Minister for Local Government had proudly told the House about six years of work that had been done with the industry to come up with a set of standards that had broad industry support. When the bus and coach industry was contacted to see whether it was aware of the complete volte-face that had occurred over the dinner break, it was absolutely horrified. I can assure the member for Murray-Wellington that the Government will work very closely with the bus and coach industry to ensure that proper standards are introduced. The Government will certainly consider reintroducing them.
Ms MacTIERNAN replied: This is extraordinary. The Government is being asked a litany of questions about some of the previous Government’s most embarrassing episodes. An interesting set of circumstances surrounds the omnibus operator scheme legislation, which was introduced by the previous Government. We were in the middle of debating the legislation. It had been moved by the former Minister for Local Government, who was acting for the former Minister for Transport. We were in the middle of debating the section put forward when there was a dinner break. A rebellious backbench, including the member for Murray-Wellington, ambushed the minister over dinner. The minister came into the House and ended up opposing the legislation he had already moved and was in the middle of debating! A division was held and confusion reigned because all the members on the government side, understanding that it was the Bill that was being debated and it was a motion to approve the relevant sections, raced to the government side only to be sent back to the other side, because it was a rare case in which the Government voted en masse against its own legislation! Earlier in the evening, the former Minister for Local Government had proudly told the House about six years of work that had been done with the industry to come up with a set of standards that had broad industry support. When the bus and coach industry was contacted to see whether it was aware of the complete volte-face that had occurred over the dinner break, it was absolutely horrified. I can assure the member for Murray-Wellington that the Government will work very closely with the bus and coach industry to ensure that proper standards are introduced. The Government will certainly consider reintroducing them.
This is extraordinary. The Government is being asked a litany of questions about some of the previous Government’s most embarrassing episodes. An interesting set of circumstances surrounds the omnibus operator scheme legislation, which was introduced by the previous Government. We were in the middle of debating the legislation. It had been moved by the former Minister for Local Government, who was acting for the former Minister for Transport. We were in the middle of debating the section put forward when there was a dinner break. A rebellious backbench, including the member for Murray-Wellington, ambushed the minister over dinner. The minister came into the House and ended up opposing the legislation he had already moved and was in the middle of debating! A division was held and confusion reigned because all the members on the government side, understanding that it was the Bill that was being debated and it was a motion to approve the relevant sections, raced to the government side only to be sent back to the other side, because it was a rare case in which the Government voted en masse against its own legislation! Earlier in the evening, the former Minister for Local Government had proudly told the House about six years of work that had been done with the industry to come up with a set of standards that had broad industry support. When the bus and coach industry was contacted to see whether it was aware of the complete volte-face that had occurred over the dinner break, it was absolutely horrified. I can assure the member for Murray-Wellington that the Government will work very closely with the bus and coach industry to ensure that proper standards are introduced. The Government will certainly consider reintroducing them.
We were in the middle of debating the legislation. It had been moved by the former Minister for Local Government, who was acting for the former Minister for Transport. We were in the middle of debating the section put forward when there was a dinner break. A rebellious backbench, including the member for Murray-Wellington, ambushed the minister over dinner. The minister came into the House and ended up opposing the legislation he had already moved and was in the middle of debating! A division was held and confusion reigned because all the members on the government side, understanding that it was the Bill that was being debated and it was a motion to approve the relevant sections, raced to the government side only to be sent back to the other side, because it was a rare case in which the Government voted en masse against its own legislation! Earlier in the evening, the former Minister for Local Government had proudly told the House about six years of work that had been done with the industry to come up with a set of standards that had broad industry support. When the bus and coach industry was contacted to see whether it was aware of the complete volte-face that had occurred over the dinner break, it was absolutely horrified. I can assure the member for Murray-Wellington that the Government will work very closely with the bus and coach industry to ensure that proper standards are introduced. The Government will certainly consider reintroducing them.
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