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❓ Hon Steve Martin asks about modelling and impact on patronage of various public transport discount initiatives. The Minister refers the Member to Budget Paper No. 3 and the PTA website for patronage data.

AnsweredQoN 889Legislative Council

Asked

12 November 2025

Member

Hon Steve Martin

Portfolio

Transport

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I refer to the various public transport discounts offered by the State Government in recent years, and I ask: (a) has the State Government done any modelling or estimation on the impact of the following free or discount travel initiatives, lowering the price of ticket costs, on increased patronage: (i) Summer of Free Public Transport; (ii) free travel every Sunday; (iii) free travel to and from school for school students; (iv) Suburban Flat Fare; and (v) two-zone cap introduced in January 2022; (b) if yes to (a), can the Minister provide the results; (c) if yes to (a), what were the results in terms of predicted impact on public transport patronage; (d) if no to (a), why not; and (e) in relation to each of the initiatives listed in (a), what has been the impact of each initiative on public transport patronage?

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Answered

24 February 2026

Responded by

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Transport

Response time

12 days

(a)-(e) I refer the Member to Table 6.1: Summary of State Government Social Concessions in Budget Paper No. 3.
Patronage data is published on the Public Transport Authority’s website. I table a screenshot of the total system boardings published as of 3 February 2026.

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