❓ Hon Ken Travers questions the Minister for Transport regarding repeated delays in implementing the National Chain of Responsibility (CoR) legislation in Western Australia. The Minister acknowledges the delays and cites the complexity of the legislative changes as the primary reason, while highlighting ongoing industry education efforts.
AnsweredQoN 1572Legislative Council
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I refer to the implementation of the National Chain of Responsibility (CoR) legislation through the implementation of the Road Traffic (vehicles ) Act 2012 , and I ask: (a) was the Act given royal assent on 21 May 2012; (b) was industry advised that regulatory amendments and finalisation of this legislation was expected in December 2013; (c) was industry then advised that implementation was expected on 1 March 2014; (d) was industry then advised that the regulations were still being drafted and not likely be implemented until July or August of 2014; (e) can the Minister please explain why there have been these continual delays; and (f) when does the Minister now expect the legislation and regulations to be fully implemented?
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Answered
14 October 2014
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Transport
Response time
35 days
(a) Yes.
(b) Yes. However, after consultation with industry the proposed implementation date was revised to March 2014 to avoid impacting the industry during the harvest period.
(c)-(d) Yes.
(e) The implementation of Chain of Responsibility is the largest change to transport legislation in 40 years. The drafting involves the repeal of 15 sets of regulations and their amalgamation into four new sets, including one set with over 400 regulations, and 60 sets of consequential amendments.
(f) Drafting is proceeding well and an update on the expected commencement date will be provided in due course. In the meantime industry education sessions about the chain of responsibility provisions are continuing. To date 85 presentations to industry have been delivered statewide, with over 3 000 attendees.
(b) Yes. However, after consultation with industry the proposed implementation date was revised to March 2014 to avoid impacting the industry during the harvest period.
(c)-(d) Yes.
(e) The implementation of Chain of Responsibility is the largest change to transport legislation in 40 years. The drafting involves the repeal of 15 sets of regulations and their amalgamation into four new sets, including one set with over 400 regulations, and 60 sets of consequential amendments.
(f) Drafting is proceeding well and an update on the expected commencement date will be provided in due course. In the meantime industry education sessions about the chain of responsibility provisions are continuing. To date 85 presentations to industry have been delivered statewide, with over 3 000 attendees.
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