Here is a copy of a letter of return from a meeting that happen with transport personal late last year.... many questions was ask and waiting for more responses... Dear Mr Pike Thank you for meeting with representatives from the Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) to talk about your ideas to improve the conditional registration scheme for recreational users. I have been told you asked for clarification on how a road is defined for the purposes of road crash statistics. A road is broadly defined in the Queensland Road Crash Database Manual as an area that is open to or used by the public and is developed for or has as one of its main uses, the driving or riding of motor vehicles. For more details on inclusions and exclusions to this definition, please refer to Attachment 1. The Queensland Government is committed to reducing red tape. For example, from 1 June 2013 TMR removed the requirement for an applicant to provide proof of access or a permit issued by the relevant authority prior to granting conditional registration. This change to the conditional registration process does not affect the current requirement of a registered operator of a conditionally registered vehicle to obtain authorisation from the land owner, road authority and/or Queensland Police Service where the vehicle is intended to be used. This means that the land owner, road authority and the Queensland Police Service remain the people responsible for allowing access to areas within their responsibility. As a result of your meeting, I have asked Mr Neil Scales, the Director-General of TMR to write to his colleagues in the Department of National Parks, Sport, Recreation and Racing, the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, the Department of Environment and Heritage Protection and the Department of Natural Resources and Mines to see what assistance they can provide in streamlining their land access approval process and to work collaboratively to find a suitable solution. Following the meeting I asked TMR to investigate the points you raised about creating a network of linked trails to further improve the conditional registration scheme for recreational users. I have also asked TMR to look at personal protective equipment requirements for quad bike users operating on the road network. However please be aware that finding a suitable solution will take some time and we will ensure you are kept updated with the work TMR is doing. Thank you for bringing this matter to my attention. Should you have any further enquiries, please contact Mr Andrew Mahon, Director (Registration & Licensing) on telephone 3066 2217. Yours sincerely Scott Emerson MP Minister for Transport and Main Roads
Posted on: Wed, 29 Jan 2014 09:13:57 +0000
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