A WA parliamentary question on notice requesting details on traffic infringements incurred by employees using taxpayer-funded vehicles across agencies under the Attorney General and Minister for Electoral Affairs, revealing that while infringements occurred, none were paid by the departments themselves.

AnsweredQoN 191Legislative Assembly
Asked
3 August 2021
Portfolio
Attorney General; Minister for Electoral Affairs

QuestionView source ↗

I refer to all agencies or departments under the Minister's responsibility and I ask for the period 30 June 2017 to date: (a) How many traffic infringements have been received by employees for any taxpayer funded vehicle within any department or agency? Please detail each offence by financial year, cost of infringement and damage caused to the vehicle; (b) For those in (a) please detail: (i) Cost of infringement; (ii) Damage caused to the vehicle; (iii) If the vehicle needed replacement or repairs and if yes, the cost(s) associated; (iv) If any injuries occurred, to whom and what type of injury; (v) If the driver could not be identified; and (vi) If WA Police seized the vehicle and for how long; and (c) What is the total value of infringements by each financial year?

AnswerView source ↗

Answered
7 September 2021
Response time
9 days
The Department of Justice
The following information is inclusive of the State Solicitor’s Office and the Equal Opportunity Commission.
(a)-(b) Please see tabled paper number ##
(c) The value of the infringements paid by the Department of Justice is nil.
Corruption and Crime Commission
(a) 17
Year
(b) (i) Cost
(b)(ii)-(iv) Damage to vehicle, repairs and Injuries
(b) (v) Driver identified
(b) (vi) WAPF seizure of vehicle
FY 17-18
$600.00
Nil
Yes
No
FY 17-18
$400.00
Nil
Yes
No
FY 17-18
$200.00
Nil
Yes
No
FY 18-19
$400.00
Nil
Yes
No
FY 18-19
$200.00
Nil
Yes
No
FY 18-19
$100.00
Nil
Yes
No
FY 18-19
$100.00
Nil
Yes
No
FY 18-19
$200.00
Nil
Yes
No
FY 19-20
$400.00
Nil
Yes
No
FY 19-20
$200.00
Nil
Yes
No
FY 19-20
$400.00
Nil
Yes
No
FY 20-21
$100.00
Nil
Yes
No
FY 20-21
$200.00
Nil
Yes
No
FY 20-21
$100.00
Nil
Yes
No
FY 20-21
$400.00
Nil
Yes
No
FY 20-21
$400.00
Nil
Yes
No
FY 20-21
$80.00
Nil
Yes
No
(c) The value of the infringements paid by the Corruption and Crime Commission is nil.
Legal Practice Board
(a) None
(b) Not applicable
(c) The value of the infringements paid by the Legal Practice Board is nil.
Legal Aid WA
(a) 24
(b)
Year
(b) (i) Cost
(b)(ii)-(iv) Damage to vehicle, repairs and Injuries
(b) (v) Driver identified
(b) (vi) WAPF seizure of vehicle
FY 17-18
$400.00
Nil
Yes
No
FY 17-18
$200.00
Nil
Yes
No
FY 17-18
$200.00
Nil
Yes
No
FY 17-18
$200.00
Nil
Yes
No
FY 17-18
$200.00
Nil
Yes
No
FY 17-18
$200.00
Nil
Yes
No
FY 17-18
$200.00
Nil
Yes
No
FY 17-18
$200.00
Nil
Yes
No
FY 18-19
$90.00
Nil
Yes
No
FY 18-19
$400.00
Nil
Yes
No
FY 18-19
$200.00
Nil
Yes
No
FY 19-20
$200.00
Nil
Yes
No
FY 19-20
$200.00
Nil
Yes
No
FY 19-20
$200.00
Nil
Yes
No
FY 19-20
$200.00
Nil
Yes
No
FY 19-20
$200.00
Nil
Yes
No
FY 20-21
$400.00
Nil
Yes
No
FY 20-21
$100.00
Nil
Yes
No
FY 20-21
$54.10
Nil
Yes
No
FY 20-21
$200.00
Nil
Yes
No
FY 20-21
$200.00
Nil
Yes
No
FY 20-21
$400.00
Nil
Yes
No
FY 20-21
$151.60
Nil
Yes
No
FY 20-21
$400.00
Nil
Yes
No
(c) The value of the infringements paid by Legal Aid WA is nil.
Office of the Commissioner for Children and Young People
(a) None
(b) Not applicable
(c) The value of the infringements paid by the Office of the Commissioner for Children and Young People is nil.
Office of the Director of Public Prosecution
(a)
Financial Year
Total Number of Infringements
Total Cost of Infringements
Damage Caused to Vehicles
2017-18
13
$3,200
NIL
2018-19
7
$1,400
NIL
2019-20
28
$3,121
NIL
2020-21
17
$2,800
NIL
2021-22
1
$600
NIL
(b)
(c) The value of the infringements paid by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution is nil.
Office of the Information Commissioner
(a) None
(b) Not applicable
(c) The value of the infringements paid by the Office of the Information Commissioner is nil.
Western Australian Electoral Commission
(a) 10
(b)
Year
(b) (i) Cost
(b)(ii)-(iv) Damage to vehicle, repairs and Injuries
(b) (v) Driver identified
(b) (vi) WAPF seizure of vehicle
FY 17-18
$200.00
Nil
Yes
No
FY 18-19
$200.00
Nil
Yes
No
FY 18-19
$400.00
Nil
Yes
No
FY 18-19
$200.00
Nil
Yes
No
FY 18-19
$200.00
Nil
Yes
No
FY 19-20
$200.00
Nil
Yes
No
FY 20-21
$200.00
Nil
Yes
No
FY 20-21
$200.00
Nil
Yes
No
FY 20-21
$200.00
Nil
Yes
No
FY 20-21
$200.00
Nil
Yes
No
(c) The value of the infringements paid by the Office of the Western Australian Electoral Commission is nil.

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