PRACTICAL DRIVING ASSESSMENTS
859. Hon JAMES HAYWARD to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Transport:
I refer to practical driving
assessments.
(1) What is the current number of
learner's permits in Western Australia?
(2) How many Western
Australians received their C-class driver's licence for the first time
in the following financial years —
(a) 2019–20; and
(b) 2020–21?
(3) What progress has the minister made in
investigating recording technology options to be utilised in C-class
driver's licence PDAs?
Hon
STEPHEN DAWSON replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. On behalf of the Leader of the House, I provide
the following answer on behalf of the Minister for Transport.
(1) The number is 134 254.
(2) (a) The number was 28 148.
(b) The number was 35 530.
(3) The
Department of Transport implemented iAssess in 2019. The C-class practical
driving assessments are conducted on a tablet device. The exercise—GPS
recording of the route taken and audio recording of the assessment are
digitally captured—allows driver assessors to provide detailed written
feedback and replay audio of the PDA should
in-depth feedback be requested. At the end of all PDAs, feedback is provided
to the candidate regardless of the outcome of the PDA.