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Hornery, Sonia to the
Minister for Transport
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- When will the findings of the advisory committee on bus safety, established
18 months ago, be released?
- Will the Minister implement mandatory seatbelts on school buses in response
to the tragedy that occurred in Singleton on 10 September 2012?
- Why has industrial traffic been permitted to take over Singleton's road
network?
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Answer -
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- to (3) I was deeply saddened to hear about the incident in Singleton on 10
September 2012.
My deepest sympathy goes out to the young boy's family and
friends, classmates, and the Singleton community for their terrible loss. My
thoughts are also with all others involved in the accident.
Last
year the NSW Government formed the School Bus Safety Community Advisory
Committee to independently examine the safe transportation of children in rural
and regional NSW.
The committee comprises road safety experts, transport
operators and parent and school associations. The committee is independently
chaired by Carolyn Walsh, a Commissioner of the Australian Transport Safety
Bureau.
I understand the independent committee will be in a
position to hand its final report to the Government in the near future.
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Question asked on 18 September 2012 (session 55-1)
and printed in
Questions & Answers Paper No. 116
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Answer received on 23 October 2012
and printed in
Questions & Answers Paper No. 122
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