Annual Report 2008-2009 - Department of Transport
Annual Report 2008-2009 - Department of Transport
Annual Report 2008-2009 - Department of Transport
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Effectiveness Indicator: Driver licenses issued that comply with the Graduated Driver Training and Licensing system<br />
assessed by independent audit<br />
The Road Traffic Act 1974 (the Act) confers on the <strong>Department</strong> responsibility for licensing the State’s drivers. Section 16 <strong>of</strong> the Road Traffic (Authorisation To<br />
Drive) Regulations <strong>2008</strong> details the requirements prescribed under section 42(2)(c) <strong>of</strong> the Act. Drivers must demonstrate that they are competent to drive a<br />
vehicle through passing theoretical and practical tests, completing the prescribed hours <strong>of</strong> supervised driving and passing a computerised hazard perception<br />
test.<br />
This indicator measures the extent to which licensing <strong>of</strong> drivers is conducted according to processes designed to establish levels <strong>of</strong> competence pursuant to<br />
the provisions <strong>of</strong> the Act and related regulations.<br />
A sample <strong>of</strong> all driver licences issued under the Graduated Driver Training and Licensing System (GDTLS) were reviewed by an independent auditor and the<br />
number <strong>of</strong> licences that complied with the above criteria were recorded and divided by the total number <strong>of</strong> licences assessed. The resulting figure was then<br />
expressed as a percentage.<br />
The simple random sampling method was used to determine the applications selected. One hundred Motor Driver Licences issued were selected at random<br />
for each <strong>of</strong> the periods July-September, October-December, January-March and April-June, giving a total random sample for the year <strong>of</strong> 400 out <strong>of</strong> a total<br />
27,535 licences issued 5 . This sample size provides a confidence interval <strong>of</strong> approximately +/- 4.88 at the 95% confidence level.<br />
Driver licences issued<br />
that comply with the<br />
Graduated Driver Training<br />
and Licensing system<br />
assessed by independent<br />
audit.<br />
2005-06<br />
Actual<br />
2006-07<br />
Actual<br />
2007-08<br />
Actual<br />
<strong>2008</strong>-09<br />
Target<br />
<strong>2008</strong>-09<br />
Actual<br />
71.1% 86% 85% 100% 88.8%<br />
5 Total number <strong>of</strong> driver’s licenses issued relates to ‘C’ and ‘RE’ classes only.<br />
Key Performance Indicators<br />
Reasons for<br />
Significant Variance<br />
Whilst the outcome shows an<br />
improvement on the previous<br />
year due to the refinement<br />
<strong>of</strong> record management<br />
procedures, mandatory<br />
requirements for twenty five<br />
hours <strong>of</strong> supervised driving<br />
and the new six month<br />
waiting period are the main<br />
causes for the variance to<br />
target. These issues are being<br />
addressed resulting with<br />
fewer occurrences in the later<br />
quarters <strong>of</strong> 08/09<br />
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