Rail Signal Failures

Mr WINGARD (Mitchell) (14:28): Given that half a billion dollars was spent on the rail revitalisation program, why did the government feel that signalling issues were not a key component of that as a safety factor to keep public transport users safe?

The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN (Lee—Minister for Transport and Infrastructure, Minister Assisting the Minister for Planning, Minister Assisting the Minister for Housing and Urban Development) (14:28): The content of the answer from the previous question would go some way to answering this current question. As I said, we are part way through a significant upgrade program of our rail network, and while some parts of the network have been improved, there are other parts of the network which have not yet been improved. Providing this additional money means that we can minimise the risk and chances of these sorts of service interruptions from occurring in the future.