Driver restrictions—P-plate—"Tom's Law"
714. Hon Julie Freeman to the minister representing the Minister Assisting the Minister for Transport:
I refer to my question without notice 667 asked on 10 September and the answer indicating that the Department of Transport and Major Infrastructure is conducting a review of the graduated licensing system.
(1) On what date did the review commence?
(2) What is the expected timeline for the completion of the review?
(3) Will the findings of the review be made public?
(4) Which stakeholders are being consulted as part of the review?
Hon Jackie Jarvis replied:
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The following response has been provided by the Minister Assisting the Minister for Transport.
(1)–(4) On 31 January 2025, the Cook government announced that the then Department of Transport would lead a review of Western Australia's graduated licensing system responding to a recommendation from the Road Safety Roundtable held in late 2024.
As part of this work, the Department of Transport established a reference panel comprising members from the Department of Education, the University of Western Australia Western Australian Centre for Road Safety Research, the Road Safety Commission, the Western Australian Local Government Association, the Western Australia Police Force and RAC WA. A discussion paper will be released for public consultation this year.
