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(2) Proposals by Deane’s for the provision of services, where ACTION services are not available, have been considered and approved by the Road Transport Authority, as the regulator of public passenger services. Details of those services are included in the response to question (1). As noted above, the ACT Government is not aware of any current approaches by Deane’s requesting approval to offer additional services to ACT patrons.
The Department of Territory and Municipal Services (TAMS) has established a Public Transport Working Group to examine issues relating to cross border transport, including the possibility of providing a seamless bus service, with tickets between Deane’s and ACTION being transferable.
Matters that will require resolution include the significant difference in fare pricing between Deane’s (a commercial venture) and ACTION (which is heavily subsidised by the ACT Government).
ACTION bus service—cancellations
(Question No 1292)
Ms Bresnan asked the Minister for Transport, upon notice, on 9 December 2010:
Can the Minister provide data on the number of late and cancelled bus services broken down by (a) route number, (b) day of the week the service was late/cancelled and (c) number of complaints received about the late/cancelled service.
Mr Stanhope: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
I am not prepared to authorise the use of the department’s resources on this question, without a specific date range.
Transport—oil price projections
(Question No 1293)
Ms Bresnan asked the Minister for Transport, upon notice, on 9 December 2010:
(1) What is the projected average oil price in the worst-case scenario, for example, highest oil price, in developing projections for public transport demand.
(2) What is the source of the Government’s oil price projections.
(3) What contingency plans are in place if demand for public transport is substantially higher than projected.
(4) To what extent are improvements to road networks designed to improve average speed for cars considered when developing projected demand for equivalent public transport routes.
Mr Stanhope: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
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