Radio systems replacement project
685. Hon Steve Martin to the parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Transport:
I refer to the radio systems replacement project, which was first scheduled for completion by 2021–22 and is now part of the high-capacity signalling program.
(1) When will the radio systems replacement project be completed?
(2) Noting that this was not answered in estimates questions, what is the current expenditure for the project to 30 June 2025?
(3) Are analog radio systems still widely used across the system; and, if not, what is the percentage or numerical split?
(4) Noting that the Australian Communications and Media Authority had an original deadline for the Public Transport Authority to vacate the analog radio spectrum by May 2020, what is the current extended deadline?
(5) Can the minister table documents showing the nature and conditions of the extension granted in (4)?
Hon Samantha Rowe replied:
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question and provide the following answer on behalf of the Minister for Transport.
(1)–(5) The radio systems replacement project is currently scheduled for completion in late 2026, with the analog radio system continuing to operate in the meantime.
PTA holds licences for 108 analog sites, for which no conditions apply.
