SCHOOL BUS SERVICES
806. Hon Dr STEVE THOMAS to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Transport:
I
refer to the provision of school bus services by the Public Transport Authority
and to the sixth report of the Public Accounts Committee, tabled in
August 2022.
(1) How many
evergreen contract model contracts currently exist under the PTA for the provision
of school bus services?
(2) How many of the ECM contracts in
the answer to part (1) are with each of the following companies —
(a) Australian Transit Group;
(b) Kelsian Group;
(c) Keolis Downer; and
(d) Kinetic Group?
(3) How many of
the ECM contracts listed in the answer to part (1) involve the provision of
buses made in Australia, China or any other country?
Hon
SAMANTHA ROWE replied:
On behalf of the Leader of the House,
I thank the member for some notice of the question. I provide the following answer
on behalf of the Minister for Transport.
(1) There are 667.
(2) (a) There are 73.
(b) There are two.
(c) There are 10.
(d) There are zero.
(3) These contracts relate to the
provision of bus services, not buses.