Legislative Council - Fifty-First Parliament, Second Session (51-2)
2008-05-06 Daily Xml

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ROAD SAFETY

The Hon. S.G. WADE (15:03): I have a further supplementary question. If the department has an aspirational goal of a zero road toll in the South-East, is that an aspirational goal for the rest of the state?

The Hon. CARMEL ZOLLO (Minister for Emergency Services, Minister for Correctional Services, Minister for Road Safety, Minister Assisting the Minister for Multicultural Affairs) (15:03): That aspirational goal, which is to be commended, was set by the South-East Road Safety Strategy, working with the Department for Transport, Energy and Infrastructure. I do not believe it is for us to say to a group or an association, 'No; you will not set this particular target.' I wish there were no fatalities and no serious injuries on our roads, but this group of people in the South-East wanted to set this target.