❓ Mr Rundle questions the Minister for Transport regarding advice allegedly given by Hon Darren West to farmers about circumventing agricultural vehicle accreditation requirements. The Minister avoids directly addressing the comment, instead praising Mr West and highlighting government initiatives for agricultural freight and road safety.
AnsweredQoN 958Legislative Assembly
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AGRICULTURAL VEHICLES — PILOT REQUIREMENTS
958. Mr P.J. RUNDLE to the Minister for Transport:
I have a supplementary question. Should people be unable to
obtain accreditation, does the minister recommend that they adopt the approach
suggested by Hon Darren West to farmers in Lake Grace on 25 March, which was,
according to my notes, ''If you sneak down a back road, you should be
fine''?
958. Mr P.J. RUNDLE to the Minister for Transport:
I have a supplementary question. Should people be unable to
obtain accreditation, does the minister recommend that they adopt the approach
suggested by Hon Darren West to farmers in Lake Grace on 25 March, which was,
according to my notes, ''If you sneak down a back road, you should be
fine''?
AnswerView source ↗
All I know is that Darren is a very
good farmer out there; he has worked on the land, he continues to work the land
and he is very well respected in the farming community. I will not make any particular
comment about his comment. All I know is that I want to continue to work with
the industry to make sure that we work well during the upcoming harvest.
As an industry all up, it was great
being at the conference this morning and talking to its many members, outlining our great plan when it comes to the
Revitalising Agricultural Region Freight Strategy, the secondary freight
network , the record spending on roads—both metropolitan and
regional—that addresses many longstanding concerns, and looking at new
projects like the Great Northern Highway Bindoon bypass, if only we could get
the federal government environmental approvals. We are really keen to continue
to work to make sure that we improve safety on roads by working with industry
across the state.
good farmer out there; he has worked on the land, he continues to work the land
and he is very well respected in the farming community. I will not make any particular
comment about his comment. All I know is that I want to continue to work with
the industry to make sure that we work well during the upcoming harvest.
As an industry all up, it was great
being at the conference this morning and talking to its many members, outlining our great plan when it comes to the
Revitalising Agricultural Region Freight Strategy, the secondary freight
network , the record spending on roads—both metropolitan and
regional—that addresses many longstanding concerns, and looking at new
projects like the Great Northern Highway Bindoon bypass, if only we could get
the federal government environmental approvals. We are really keen to continue
to work to make sure that we improve safety on roads by working with industry
across the state.
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