ROAD TRAFFIC (RED LIGHT OFFENCES) AMENDMENT BILL

Final Stages

The Legislative Council agreed to the bill with the amendment indicated by the annexed schedule, to which amendment the Legislative Council desires the concurrence of the House of Assembly:

After clause 4, page 2—Insert:

5—Insertion of section 79D

After section 79C insert:

79D—Report on Community Road Safety Fund

(1) The administrative unit of the Public Service that is, under the Minister, responsible for the administration of this Act must, on or before 30 September in each year, present a report to the Minister on the operation of the Community Road Safety Fund during the previous financial year.

(2) The report must include details of the following:

(a) each source of any monies paid into the Fund and the amount paid into the Fund from each source;

(b) the manner in which any money expended from the Fund was applied;

(c) any matter required by this Act or another law to be included in the report.

(3) A report under this section may be incorporated into the annual report of the relevant administrative unit.

(4) The Minister must cause a copy of the report to be laid before both Houses of Parliament within 12 sitting days after the report is received by the Minister.

Consideration in committee of the Legislative Council's amendment.

The Hon. J.M. RANKINE: I move:

That the Legislative Council's amendment be agreed to.

Mr WILLIAMS: The opposition is delighted that the government has seen the good sense to accept these amendments, with regard to the reporting on the Community Road Safety Fund. As I say, we are delighted that the government has accepted the amendment.

The Hon. J.M. RANKINE: Revenues received from expiation notices go into the Community Road Safety Fund, and it funds a range of good works around our state, keeping commuters and motorists as safe as we possibly can on our roads. We have no objection to actually reporting on this annually.

The money that goes in there is used for road safety. I guess I would say this is just another administrative burden that the opposition is putting on our Public Service, but, nevertheless, we are happy to accept this amendment, and we appreciate the very good sense of the Legislative Council in not accepting some of the other amendments. In saying that, can I thank the members of the Legislative Council for their work on this; in particular, the Hon. Gail Gago, who has been working up there, getting this piece of legislation through for us.

Motion carried.