Ms CARNEY - 2007-02-13
You would be aware that Superintendent Bob Rennie said on the Stateline program on Friday night that police need to:
Prior to your advertising blitz at the end of last year, how much money was spent on advertising education campaigns each year for the last five years in the Territory that were targeted at combating drink driving? What advertising or educational materials about drink driving and the effects of alcohol are provided at point of sale at alcohol outlets in the Territory? How much do those cost?
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, as for the exact figures spent on education about drink driving, I do not have one to hand at present. I would think that most Territorians would not have failed to get the message that has featured very strongly on television, particularly over the last three to four months, about drink driving, wearing seat belts and a whole range of road safety issues and changes to road safety laws.
Most people would be aware that it is a crime to drink and drive. Part of the Road Safety Task Force report that government has accepted is a stiffening of fines for drinking and driving and closing the loophole where if someone was between 0.05% and 0.08%, they could keep their licence despite repeated offences.
We are serious about road safety. We are serious about stopping people from drinking and driving. We have invested significant money into reinstating the Traffic Branch, which was scrapped by the CLP in 1991. We are investing money in highway patrols and they are already on the road. I had the pleasure to ride in one of those vehicles recently.
In the middle of this year, we will be implementing a remote area patrol. Enforcement is a very important issue in dissuading people from drinking and driving. It was put to me that there was not enough presence in terms of enforcement around drink driving …
Ms CARNEY: A point of order, Madam Speaker! My questions were very specific. They were: how much was spent on advertising education campaigns each year for the last five years, and, what advertising or educational materials about drink driving and the effects of alcohol are provided at point of sale, and how much do they cost? Minister, are you able to answer the question? Madam Speaker, I ask that you instruct him to do so.
Madam SPEAKER: Leader of the Opposition, please resume your seat. There is no point of order. The minister is answering the question. Minister, please continue.
Dr BURNS: Madam Speaker, I have answered the question adequately. I will undertake to try to provide those figures to the Leader of the Opposition on behalf of my colleague who is not here. Also, the Leader of the Opposition has the opportunity during the Estimates process to ask very specific questions in relation to these matters.
- … keep trying to educate people not to drink and drive.
Prior to your advertising blitz at the end of last year, how much money was spent on advertising education campaigns each year for the last five years in the Territory that were targeted at combating drink driving? What advertising or educational materials about drink driving and the effects of alcohol are provided at point of sale at alcohol outlets in the Territory? How much do those cost?
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, as for the exact figures spent on education about drink driving, I do not have one to hand at present. I would think that most Territorians would not have failed to get the message that has featured very strongly on television, particularly over the last three to four months, about drink driving, wearing seat belts and a whole range of road safety issues and changes to road safety laws.
Most people would be aware that it is a crime to drink and drive. Part of the Road Safety Task Force report that government has accepted is a stiffening of fines for drinking and driving and closing the loophole where if someone was between 0.05% and 0.08%, they could keep their licence despite repeated offences.
We are serious about road safety. We are serious about stopping people from drinking and driving. We have invested significant money into reinstating the Traffic Branch, which was scrapped by the CLP in 1991. We are investing money in highway patrols and they are already on the road. I had the pleasure to ride in one of those vehicles recently.
In the middle of this year, we will be implementing a remote area patrol. Enforcement is a very important issue in dissuading people from drinking and driving. It was put to me that there was not enough presence in terms of enforcement around drink driving …
Ms CARNEY: A point of order, Madam Speaker! My questions were very specific. They were: how much was spent on advertising education campaigns each year for the last five years, and, what advertising or educational materials about drink driving and the effects of alcohol are provided at point of sale, and how much do they cost? Minister, are you able to answer the question? Madam Speaker, I ask that you instruct him to do so.
Madam SPEAKER: Leader of the Opposition, please resume your seat. There is no point of order. The minister is answering the question. Minister, please continue.
Dr BURNS: Madam Speaker, I have answered the question adequately. I will undertake to try to provide those figures to the Leader of the Opposition on behalf of my colleague who is not here. Also, the Leader of the Opposition has the opportunity during the Estimates process to ask very specific questions in relation to these matters.
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