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  <name>House of Assembly</name>
  <date date="2008-02-14" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-First Parliament, Second Session (51-2)</sessionName>
  <parliamentNum>51</parliamentNum>
  <sessionNum>2</sessionNum>
  <parliamentName>Parliament of South Australia</parliamentName>
  <house>House of Assembly</house>
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  <dateModified time="2022-08-06T14:30:00+00:00" />
  <proceeding>
    <name>Answers to Questions</name>
    <text id="2008021404a4b87f3f2b497c80000329">
      <heading>Answers to Questions</heading>
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    <subject>
      <name>Exhaust Systems</name>
      <text id="2008021404a4b87f3f2b497c80000330">
        <heading>EXHAUST SYSTEMS</heading>
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      <talker role="member" id="3124" kind="question">
        <name>Mr PISONI</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Unley</electorate>
        <questions>
          <question date="2006-05-30" qonNum="10">
            <name>EXHAUST SYSTEMS</name>
          </question>
        </questions>
        <text id="2008021404a4b87f3f2b497c80000331">10 <by role="member" id="3124">Mr PISONI (Unley) (30 May 2006). How many prosecutions have been made by SAPOL in the past four years against:</by></text>
        <text id="2008021404a4b87f3f2b497c80000332">(a)&amp;#x9;vehicle drivers or owners with loud exhaust systems that do not comply with vehicle design standards; and</text>
        <text id="2008021404a4b87f3f2b497c80000333">(b)&amp;#x9;manufacturers and retailers of non-standard exhaust systems that do not comply with noise emissions standards?</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="532" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. K.O. FOLEY</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Port Adelaide</electorate>
        <portfolios>
          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Deputy Premier</name>
          </portfolio>
          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for Industry and Trade</name>
          </portfolio>
          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for Federal/State Relations</name>
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        <questions>
          <question date="2006-05-30" qonNum="10">
            <name>EXHAUST SYSTEMS</name>
          </question>
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        <text id="2008021404a4b87f3f2b497c80000334">
          <by role="member" id="532">The Hon. K.O. FOLEY (Port Adelaide—Deputy Premier, Treasurer, Minister for Industry and Trade, Minister for Federal/State Relations):</by>  The Minister for Police has provided the following information:</text>
        <page num="2107" />
        <text id="2008021404a4b87f3f2b497c80000335">SAPOL advises that vehicle drivers or owners detected with loud exhaust systems are dealt with for ‘driving whilst emitting undue smoke or noise’. The same provisions are used for drivers who are detected for noise emitted from squealing tyres.</text>
        <text id="2008021404a4b87f3f2b497c80000336">SAPOL records are unable to differentiate between the types of offending.</text>
        <text id="2008021404a4b87f3f2b497c80000337">During the period 1 January 2002 to 1 December 2006, a total of 11,556 expiation notices were issued for these offences comprised of 10,462 fines and 1,094 cautions.</text>
        <text id="2008021404a4b87f3f2b497c80000338">SAPOL is not involved in the prosecution of manufacturers and retailers.</text>
      </talker>
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