Legislative Council Fifty-First Parliament, Second Session (51-2) 51 2 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Question Time Sturt Highway STURT HIGHWAY The Hon. J.S.L. DAWKINS Legislative Council STURT HIGHWAY In reply to the Hon. J.S.L. DAWKINS (28 February 2008). The Hon. CARMEL ZOLLO Legislative Council Minister for Emergency Services, Minister for Correctional Services, Minister for Road Safety, Minister Assisting the Minister for Multicultural Affairs STURT HIGHWAY The Hon. CARMEL ZOLLO (Minister for Emergency Services, Minister for Correctional Services, Minister for Road Safety, Minister Assisting the Minister for Multicultural Affairs): The Minister for Transport has advised: Question 1 The department continues to investigate the establishment of a weigh bridge at the Yamba based Primary Industries and Resources SA (PIRSA) quarantine station. Road safety requirements are part of this investigation. Weighbridges are one tool that transport safety compliance Officers use to manage over-mass vehicles. Intelligence based targeting of high risk offending is also successfully utilised for the management of heavy vehicle movements and over mass vehicles. There are three transport safety compliance officers (road) located in the Riverland area. Question 2 The project to identify a safe site for a weighbridge facility on the in-bound side of the Sturt Highway is still at concept stage with no works planned at Yamba at this time. Other locations to achieve the same purpose are also under consideration. Question 3 Transport safety compliance officers operate throughout the state in open air environments using the required protective clothing, as stipulated in departmental policies and procedures. These procedures will continue to be adhered to by all Officers in South Australia.