New Average Speed Cameras for Roads
Road Transport Legislation Amendment (Speed Camera Detection) Bill 2024
Legislative Assembly
Legislative Council
Assent
Introduced by: The Hon Jenny Aitchison MP (ALP); The Hon John Graham MLC (ALP)
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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:
Natalie Ward LIB
“I contribute to debate on the Road Transport Legislation Amendment (Speed Camera Detection) Bill 2024. I thank the Minister for his comments. These reforms have had a long and winding road, so it is crucial to understand how we got here.”
Sarah Mitchell NAT
“I contribute to debate on the Road Transport Legislation Amendment (Speed Camera Detection) Bill 2024. As the Hon. Natalie Ward foreshadowed, there will be some amendments moved in the Committee stage, which I will speak to. This is a key issue for The Nationals.”
Rod Roberts IND
“I contribute to debate on the Road Transport Legislation Amendment (Speed Camera Detection) Bill 2024. This is not something of recent invention for me. I have spoken about road safety in this Chamber for a number of years. In fact, I remember banding together with the Hon. Walt Secord when he sat on the Opposition side.”
Cate Faehrmann GRN
“On behalf of The Greens, I speak in support of the Road Transport Legislation Amendment (Speed Camera Detection) Bill 2024. New South Wales is the deadliest State in Australia for road users, and it keeps getting worse. Someone is killed or hospitalised every 50 minutes because of a crash on New South Wales roads.”
Stephen Lawrence ALP
“I make a brief contribution in support of the Road Transport Legislation Amendment (Speed Camera Detection) Bill 2024. There has been discussion about the road toll per year and a suggestion made that it was improving under the previous Government and is getting worse under this Government. I suggest that it is a bit more complicated than that.”
Scott Barrett NAT
“Road safety is important; no-one would suggest otherwise. Take it as a given that I believe that. Like everyone else, I believe that the 243 deaths on regional roads in the past 12 months are 243 more than we want to see. I will not take up too much time talking about the value and importance of effective road safety measures. Take that as a given too.”
John Ruddick LIBT
“The Libertarian Party opposes the Road Transport Legislation Amendment (Speed Camera Detection) Bill 2024. At some point we must say no to the inexorable rise of the surveillance state. At some point we must remember what Benjamin Franklin said:”
Wes Fang NAT
“Before I commence my contribution, I address something that was said in debate by the Hon. Stephen Lawrence. He said that all of the revenue raised by average speed cameras will be rolled into road safety and, therefore, it will not fund the increased toll cashback system that the Government has introduced and further penalise rural and regional drivers.”
The Hon. SAM FARRAWAY
“I speak in debate on the Road Transport Legislation Amendment (Speed Camera Detection) Bill 2024. I note at the outset that the contribution of my parliamentary colleague the Hon. Rod Roberts was good. He hit the nail on the head. The bill is important for road safety, but its substance, as highlighted by other speakers, is pretty minimal.”
Susan Carter LIB
“I admit to being genuinely confused by the Road Transport Amendment (Speed Camera Detection) Bill 2024. I take the Government entirely at face value when it says that it wants to improve road safety. In fact, there is not a member in this place who does not want safer roads and a lower road toll. I acknowledge the earlier contribution to this debate of the Hon.”
John Graham ALP
“I thank members for that debate. A range of strong views were presented during the debate, and I disagree with some of the points made. It was a good debate in which people spoke to their strengths, including the former roads Ministers, who both contributed on some of the challenges and the detail in the portfolio. I thought they were great contributions. The Hon.”
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Road Transport Legislation Amendment (Speed Camera Detection) Bill 2024
Ms JENNY AITCHISON, Minister for Regional Transport and Roads — 2024-09-18
The purpose of the bill is to amend the Road Transport Act 2013 and its regulations so that the current legislative framework for average speed camera enforcement for heavy vehicles will now apply to all vehicles. It will allow evidence of the average speed of a vehicle recorded between detection points to be used as evidence of the actual speed of the vehicle for the purposes of speed offences.