❓ Mr. Murray questions the Leader of the National Party about road safety measures and police presence in regional WA following recent fatalities. The Leader deflects responsibility to the Minister for Road Safety, defends the government's investment in regional roads, and criticizes the opposition's past actions regarding regional policing.
AnsweredQoN 100Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
ROAD
TRAUMA TRUST ACCOUNT — ROAD FATALITIES — REGIONAL WESTERN
AUSTRALIA
100. Mr M.P. MURRAY to the Leader of the
National Party:
Mr Speaker —
Mrs
G.J. Godfrey interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Belmont, I call you to order for the first time.
Several members interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Members! I want to hear the member for Collie–Preston.
Mr
M.P. MURRAY : I refer to the 32 people killed on country roads this year and
the tragic loss of 11 lives on the recent long weekend.
(1) What
representations has the Leader of the National Party made to the Minister for
Road Safety to have the application for rumble strips and wire barriers on
regional roads approved from the road trauma trust fund?
(2) Why does the
Leader of the National Party not push for extra police overtime and extra
traffic patrols on country roads, especially on long weekends; and, if he will
not, why not?
TRAUMA TRUST ACCOUNT — ROAD FATALITIES — REGIONAL WESTERN
AUSTRALIA
100. Mr M.P. MURRAY to the Leader of the
National Party:
Mr Speaker —
Mrs
G.J. Godfrey interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Belmont, I call you to order for the first time.
Several members interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Members! I want to hear the member for Collie–Preston.
Mr
M.P. MURRAY : I refer to the 32 people killed on country roads this year and
the tragic loss of 11 lives on the recent long weekend.
(1) What
representations has the Leader of the National Party made to the Minister for
Road Safety to have the application for rumble strips and wire barriers on
regional roads approved from the road trauma trust fund?
(2) Why does the
Leader of the National Party not push for extra police overtime and extra
traffic patrols on country roads, especially on long weekends; and, if he will
not, why not?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for Collie–Preston
for the question.
(1)–(2) The
responsibility for the road trauma trust fund lies with the Minister for Road
Safety —
Mr
M.P. Murray : Handball!
Mr
D.T. REDMAN : The member is asking a question in this place of a minister
who does not have carriage of a particular portfolio. That rests with the
Minister for Road Safety.
Mr
D.J. Kelly interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, I have been pretty lenient on you. I call
you to order for the first time. Member for Albany, I do not want to hear from
you.
Mr
D.T. REDMAN : That said, I have had conversations with the Minister for Road
Safety, and quite rightly so. There are challenges on our regional roads.
Certainly, what happened during the long weekend in Western Australia was
unacceptable. Everyone in this house accepts that. I am not sure I agree with
the opposition's position about putting a particular account for
royalties for regions directly into roads. Since being in government we have
invested something like $160 million from royalties for regions into roads. I might
add, the last point the member for Collie–Preston made related to
policing in regional Western Australia. I remember when we came into government
those opposite had closed six stations in regional Western Australia. To sit
here and say they support a position that says more policing in the regions
when, off the back of their government, in 2005 they closed six police stations
in regional Western Australia, how the hell does that add up? How does that add
up?
Mr
P.B. Watson interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I call you to order for the second time.
Mr
D.T. REDMAN : I do not know how the opposition can stand on high ground and
say it supports extra police in regional Western Australia. It was going to
shut them down. This government turned that right around. This government
ensured that there is strong policing in regional Western Australia.
for the question.
(1)–(2) The
responsibility for the road trauma trust fund lies with the Minister for Road
Safety —
Mr
M.P. Murray : Handball!
Mr
D.T. REDMAN : The member is asking a question in this place of a minister
who does not have carriage of a particular portfolio. That rests with the
Minister for Road Safety.
Mr
D.J. Kelly interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Bassendean, I have been pretty lenient on you. I call
you to order for the first time. Member for Albany, I do not want to hear from
you.
Mr
D.T. REDMAN : That said, I have had conversations with the Minister for Road
Safety, and quite rightly so. There are challenges on our regional roads.
Certainly, what happened during the long weekend in Western Australia was
unacceptable. Everyone in this house accepts that. I am not sure I agree with
the opposition's position about putting a particular account for
royalties for regions directly into roads. Since being in government we have
invested something like $160 million from royalties for regions into roads. I might
add, the last point the member for Collie–Preston made related to
policing in regional Western Australia. I remember when we came into government
those opposite had closed six stations in regional Western Australia. To sit
here and say they support a position that says more policing in the regions
when, off the back of their government, in 2005 they closed six police stations
in regional Western Australia, how the hell does that add up? How does that add
up?
Mr
P.B. Watson interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I call you to order for the second time.
Mr
D.T. REDMAN : I do not know how the opposition can stand on high ground and
say it supports extra police in regional Western Australia. It was going to
shut them down. This government turned that right around. This government
ensured that there is strong policing in regional Western Australia.
Explore WA Government Data
Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.
Explore more
Government Gazette
Appointments, regulatory notices, planning changes.
Hansard
Debates, questions, speeches and sentiment.
Tabled Papers
Reports and documents tabled in Parliament.
Committees
Committee profiles and recent reports.
Regulations
Subsidiary legislation with filters and summaries.
Bills
Proposed laws and parliamentary progress.
Acts
Current WA legislation and summaries.
Explanatory Memoranda
Bills with EMs (text/PDF) available.
Members
MP profiles, party breakdown and rankings.
Pollie Rankings
Data-driven rankings across 19 categories.
Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.