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MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTIONS

279 Dr McFETRIDGE (Morphett) (17 July 2012). With respect to 2012-13 Budget Paper 4, Volume 3, p. 155—

How many more vehicle inspections were undertaken in 2011-12 to bring a $1.3 million increase in fee revenue?

The Hon. C.C. FOX (Bright—Minister for Transport Services, Minister Assisting the Minister for the Arts): I am advised:

The number of road worthiness vehicles inspections did not increase in 2011-12 compared to the previous year. The increase in fee revenue was driven by a contribution of factors including:

The annual indexation increase of 2.9 per cent for inspection fees made under the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous) Regulations 1999;

A variation of activity levels in the mix of inspection types performed with a bias towards higher fee inspections (i.e. an increase in the number of heavy vehicle defects performed in 2011-12 that attracted a higher inspection fee and therefore resulted in increased revenue); and

The introduction of a prepaid booking fee to ensure inspection appointments are kept which in turn reduced waiting times for inspections