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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2000 Week 5 Hansard (11 May) . . Page.. 1545 ..
Mr Hargreaves asked the Minister for Urban Services, upon notice:
In relation to motor vehicle inspections: For each of the following years: (a) 1993, (b) 1994, (c) 1995, (d) 1996, (e) 1997, (f) 1998 and (g) 1999.
(1) How many vehicles were inspected;
(2) How many defect notices were issued;
(3) How many vehicle inspectors were there;
(4) What was the average waiting time for vehicle inspections.
Mr Smyth: The answer to Mr Hargreaves' question is as follows:
1. The number of vehicles inspected each year were:
1993 84,818 (for the 8 months from 1 May onwards)
1994 92,748
1995 71,402 (65,966 in test station and 5,436 on-road)
1996 56,315 (39,703 in test station and 16,612 on-road and in carparks)
(Coincides with the closure of Phillip test station at the end of 1995 and the commencement of inspection on transfer rather than annual for light vehicles at the start of 1996)
1997 63,133 (39,142 in test station and 23,287 on-road and in carparks and 704 by the private sector) (Competition in vehicle inspection services - private sector able to perform full inspections for light vehicles commenced on 1 December 1997)
1998 67,469 (20,362 in test station, 25,594 on-road and in carparks and 21,513 by the private sector)
1999 101,681 (13,983 in test station, 60,140 on-road and in carparks and 27,558 by the private sector)
2. The number of defect notices issued each year was:
1993 records unavailable
1994 records unavailable
1995 830 (records of defect notices issued by the AFP are unavailable)
1996 1,932 (records of defect notices issued by the AFP are unavailable)
1997 2,399 (records of defect notices issued by the AFP are unavailable)
1998 4,713 (records of defect notices issued by the AFP are unavailable)
1999 3,061 (records of defect notices issued by the AFP are unavailable)
(computerised recording and reporting implemented in 1999)
3. The number of vehicle inspectors employed by Road User Services (and it's
predecessors) at 31 December of each year was:
1993 36
1994 26
1995 26
1996 21
1997 14
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