❓ Mr Rundle raises concerns about pilot licence requirements and training costs for agricultural vehicles. The Minister acknowledges the question but provides a general response about truck driver training, promising a more detailed answer later.
AnsweredQoN 957Legislative Assembly
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AGRICULTURAL VEHICLES — PILOT REQUIREMENTS
957. Mr P.J. RUNDLE to the Minister for Transport:
I refer to continued confusion in relation to pilot licence
requirements for agricultural implements, coupled with inconsistent and
expensive standards of training being delivered.
(1) Is the
minister confident that the standard of training is meeting expectations and
will the minister consider exempting those who have not been able to access
training, with harvest already underway in many areas?
(2) Will the
minister review the training system so that multiple individuals working for a single
farming entity can all be accredited for the training fee that costs from $1 000
up to $1 500, rather than each having to pay that amount?
957. Mr P.J. RUNDLE to the Minister for Transport:
I refer to continued confusion in relation to pilot licence
requirements for agricultural implements, coupled with inconsistent and
expensive standards of training being delivered.
(1) Is the
minister confident that the standard of training is meeting expectations and
will the minister consider exempting those who have not been able to access
training, with harvest already underway in many areas?
(2) Will the
minister review the training system so that multiple individuals working for a single
farming entity can all be accredited for the training fee that costs from $1 000
up to $1 500, rather than each having to pay that amount?
AnswerView source ↗
(1)–(2)
I thank the member for the question. There is a lot of the detail in that
question, so I will endeavour to get back to the member with more detailed
information.
However,
this gives me a good opportunity to outline that this morning I addressed the
Freight and Logistics Council of WA conference, sponsored by the Chamber
of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia and the Western Roads Federation.
We had a good discussion with a lot of members beforehand about some of the issues facing the industry. This
particular issue was not raised with me, but one issue that has been
raised with me quite a lot is the issue of truck-driver training. It has also
been raised by the Transport Workers' Union of Australia together with
Western Roads Federation. I outlined this morning that there is a need in
general for industry to embark upon more dedicated training for truck drivers
and to try to ensure that more people choose this as a career. It is an ageing
demographic. The Premier and I met with the Western Roads Federation and the
TWU about six weeks ago, when they outlined their concerns about the level of
training in that industry. Since then, the Minister for Education and Training
has followed up with those organisations. We are looking at having a program to
help people to train in that industry. It was a really good conference and I wish
them all well today.
On the particular detail in the
question, I will get back to the member by next week. The feedback I am getting
from Main Roads Western Australia is that it is working well with industry and
the sector, and we really want to make sure that we work well with the farming
industry ahead of the harvest this year.
I thank the member for the question. There is a lot of the detail in that
question, so I will endeavour to get back to the member with more detailed
information.
However,
this gives me a good opportunity to outline that this morning I addressed the
Freight and Logistics Council of WA conference, sponsored by the Chamber
of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia and the Western Roads Federation.
We had a good discussion with a lot of members beforehand about some of the issues facing the industry. This
particular issue was not raised with me, but one issue that has been
raised with me quite a lot is the issue of truck-driver training. It has also
been raised by the Transport Workers' Union of Australia together with
Western Roads Federation. I outlined this morning that there is a need in
general for industry to embark upon more dedicated training for truck drivers
and to try to ensure that more people choose this as a career. It is an ageing
demographic. The Premier and I met with the Western Roads Federation and the
TWU about six weeks ago, when they outlined their concerns about the level of
training in that industry. Since then, the Minister for Education and Training
has followed up with those organisations. We are looking at having a program to
help people to train in that industry. It was a really good conference and I wish
them all well today.
On the particular detail in the
question, I will get back to the member by next week. The feedback I am getting
from Main Roads Western Australia is that it is working well with industry and
the sector, and we really want to make sure that we work well with the farming
industry ahead of the harvest this year.
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