Legislative Council - Fifty-First Parliament, Third Session (51-3)
2008-09-10 Daily Xml

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BUSES, DISABILITY ACCESSIBLE

263 The Hon. SANDRA KANCK (30 April 2008). Can the minister for Transport advise how many Adelaide metro buses are not disability accessible?

The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY (Minister for Mineral Resources Development, Minister for Urban Development and Planning, Minister for Small Business): The Minister for Transport has provided the following information:

The Adelaide metro bus fleet consists of government and private (service operator) owned buses.

Of the total fleet of 812 government and privately owned buses, 65.1 per cent are fully accessible.

Current approved funding will result in at least 80 per cent of buses being accessible by 2013.

In line with the government’s current approved funding program the Department for Transport and Infrastructure has advised that it is ahead of the schedule required under the Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport 2002 that all public transport vehicles are to fully comply with the standards by 31 December 2022.