❓ The Minister announced an interim scheme to provide country taxi operators, including those in Kalgoorlie, with the same subsidies as metropolitan operators for wheelchair accessibility. A future Country Taxi Act will include a fund for these initiatives.
AnsweredQoN 2960Legislative Assembly
Asked
29 November 2007
Member
Portfolio
Minister Assisting the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure
QuestionView source ↗
(a) will the Minister introduce legislation to ensure that all taxi operators in the country areas, including Kalgoorlie, are entitled to a capital grant of up to $15,000 for the installation of wheelchair hoists the same as Perth metropolitan taxi operators; and
(i) if no to (a), why not; and
(b) will the Minister change Government policy or introduce legislation to ensure that all taxi operators in country regional areas, including Kalgoorlie, have the $5–10 lifting fee subsidy so that regional country residents who require wheelchair lifts are not disadvantaged; and
(i) if no to (b), why not?
(i) if no to (a), why not; and
(b) will the Minister change Government policy or introduce legislation to ensure that all taxi operators in country regional areas, including Kalgoorlie, have the $5–10 lifting fee subsidy so that regional country residents who require wheelchair lifts are not disadvantaged; and
(i) if no to (b), why not?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
25 February 2008
Responded by
Minister representing the Minister Assisting the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure
Response time
88 days
(a) and (b)
On 23 January 2008 the Minister Assisting the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure announced the introduction of an interim scheme, effective from 1 February 2008, that will entitle all country taxi operators, including those in Kalgoorlie, to the same subsidies currently provided to Metropolitan taxi operators.
In the longer term, the proposed Country Taxi Act will include a provision for a Regional Taxi Industry Development Account to fund these types of initiatives.
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On 23 January 2008 the Minister Assisting the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure announced the introduction of an interim scheme, effective from 1 February 2008, that will entitle all country taxi operators, including those in Kalgoorlie, to the same subsidies currently provided to Metropolitan taxi operators.
In the longer term, the proposed Country Taxi Act will include a provision for a Regional Taxi Industry Development Account to fund these types of initiatives.
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