❓ Mrs Roberts questions the Minister for Police on the delay in implementing novice driver laws, while the Minister defends the decision to review the recommendations for soundness and consultation.
AnsweredQoN 491Legislative Assembly
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POLICE — ROAD TRAFFIC LEGISLATION
491. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS to the Minister for Police:
I ask a supplementary question. Last year the government
committed as a priority to making laws for novice drivers, as I mentioned in my
question. That would save the lives of young people aged between 17 and 24
years. Why has the minister not made that a priority?
491. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS to the Minister for Police:
I ask a supplementary question. Last year the government
committed as a priority to making laws for novice drivers, as I mentioned in my
question. That would save the lives of young people aged between 17 and 24
years. Why has the minister not made that a priority?
AnswerView source ↗
With respect to the novice driver laws, I have sent some of
those recommendations from the Office of Road Safety back for further
consultation because I have not been satisfied —
Mrs M.H. Roberts :
After three years! Your government committed to it. They were announced by press
release in April.
Mrs
L.M. HARVEY : With respect, I was sworn in as minister on 29 June. One of
the first things I did was send the novice driver policy back to the Office of
Road Safety because I wanted to determine that the statistical basis forming those
recommendations was sound and that it would stand the scrutiny of Parliament. I
will do that with every piece of legislation —
Mrs
M.H. Roberts : I think the former police minister would have brought them in
this session. He took road safety seriously.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I formally call you to order for the first
time today. Treasurer, I do not expect you to be speaking across the corridor
in this place. I think you understand me.
Mrs
L.M. HARVEY : In closing, I will give a guarantee to this house that any
legislation or changed regulation that I bring forward will have gone through a
consultation process with stakeholders, it will have a sound basis to it and it
will be legislation that will pass the scrutiny of this Parliament.
those recommendations from the Office of Road Safety back for further
consultation because I have not been satisfied —
Mrs M.H. Roberts :
After three years! Your government committed to it. They were announced by press
release in April.
Mrs
L.M. HARVEY : With respect, I was sworn in as minister on 29 June. One of
the first things I did was send the novice driver policy back to the Office of
Road Safety because I wanted to determine that the statistical basis forming those
recommendations was sound and that it would stand the scrutiny of Parliament. I
will do that with every piece of legislation —
Mrs
M.H. Roberts : I think the former police minister would have brought them in
this session. He took road safety seriously.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Midland, I formally call you to order for the first
time today. Treasurer, I do not expect you to be speaking across the corridor
in this place. I think you understand me.
Mrs
L.M. HARVEY : In closing, I will give a guarantee to this house that any
legislation or changed regulation that I bring forward will have gone through a
consultation process with stakeholders, it will have a sound basis to it and it
will be legislation that will pass the scrutiny of this Parliament.
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