[no bill text published] GPS Phone Use Allowed for P-Platers
Road Rules Amendment (Mobile Phones as Navigation Aids for Provisional Licence Holders) Bill 2024
Private Member's BillLegislative Council
Legislative Assembly
Assent
Introduced by: Helen Dalton MP (IND); John Ruddick MLC (LIBT)
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Effects of this bill
If this bill passes, it means that:
The Debate
What different members said when this bill was debated:
Jenny Aitchison ALP
“I contribute to debate on the Road Rules Amendment (Mobile Phones as Navigation Aids for Provisional Licence Holders) Bill 2024. I acknowledge the presence of the Hon. John Ruddick from the other place, and his adviser, Will Jennings. It is great to have them here. I thank them for their initiative in introducing the bill to Parliament.”
Mark Hodges LIB
“On behalf of the Opposition, I speak in debate on the Road Rules Amendment (Mobile Phones as Navigation Aids for Provisional Licence Holders) Bill 2024. As has been noted, according to recent statistics, over 80 per cent of drivers in developed countries use GPS systems regularly. This reliance on GPS is a matter not just of convenience but also of safety.”
Sally Quinnell ALP
“I thank the member for Murray and the Hon. John Ruddick for introducing the Road Rules Amendment (Mobile Phones as Navigation Aids for Provisional Licence Holders) Bill 2024. The Government has had considerable interaction with the member since he first moved a similar, more wideranging version of the bill.”
Nathan Hagarty ALP
“I contribute to debate on the Road Rules Amendment (Mobile Phones as Navigation Aids for Provisional Licence Holders) Bill 2024. There can be argy‑bargy in the House. As we saw earlier today, things can sometimes get combative but, in my time in this place, I have been pleased to see that there is very much a bipartisan approach to reducing the road toll and improving road safety where possible.”
Helen Dalton IND
“I also thank the Hon. John Ruddick for giving me the opportunity of presenting this sensible bill to the House.”
News articles and press releases
Second Reading Speech, Road Rules Amendment (Mobile Phones as Navigation Aids for Provisional Licence Holders) Bill 2024
The Hon. JOHN RUDDICK — 2024-06-19
The Road Rules Amendment (Mobile Phones as Navigational Aids for Provisional Licence Holders) Bill 2024 will grant provisional drivers over the age of 25 the right to use their mobile as a navigational aid while driving. Under this bill, drivers may not touch their phone while driving but can preset it while the car is parked. I will give this Chamber some context as to what inspired this bill. On 15 December 2023 the Supreme Court of New South Wales ruled that Chiqui Eseque, a provisional driver, had violated the law by using a mobile phone device as a GPS while driving.