PUBLIC TRANSPORT AUTHORITY — BUSES —
ADVERTISING
1081. Hon PETER COLLIER to
the minister representing the Minister for Transport:
I ask this question on behalf of Hon Nick Goiran, who is on
urgent parliamentary business.
I refer to the PerthNow
article of 8 October 2020 titled ''Cosmetique ad encouraging Australians
to spend JobSeeker cash on breast surgery removed from Perth buses''.
(1) Who made the decision that the advertisement was not
acceptable?
(2) What were
the reasons upon which the decision-maker determined the advertisement was not
acceptable?
(3) Was a complaint
the genesis for the intervention by the Public Transport Authority; and, if
not, what was?
(4) What was the date —
(a) of the genesis of the
intervention;
(b) on which the decision-maker
determined the advertisement was not acceptable; and
(c) on which the advertisement was
fully removed from all Perth buses?
Hon
STEPHEN DAWSON replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following answer has been provided to me by
the Minister for Transport.
(1) The Public Transport Authority.
(2) The advertisement contained
material that was considered prejudicial to PTA's reputation.
(3) Yes.
(4) (a)–(b) It was 6
October 2020.
(c) It was 13 October 2020.