Department of Transport Annual Report 2010 - 2011

Effectiveness indicator: Percentage of driver licences issued that comply
with the Graduated Driver Training and Licensing System assessed by
independent audit
The Road Traffic Act 1974 confers on DoT responsibility for licensing the State’s
drivers. Section 16 of the Road Traffic (Authorisation To Drive) Regulations 2008
details the requirements prescribed under section 42 (2)(c) of the Road Traffic
Act 1974. Drivers must demonstrate that they are competent to drive a vehicle
through passing theoretical and practical tests, completing the prescribed hours of
supervised driving and passing a computerised hazard perception test.
This indicator measures the extent to which licensing of drivers is conducted
according to processes designed to establish levels of competence pursuant to the
provisions of the Road Traffic Act 1974 and related regulations.
To measure this indicator, an independent auditor conducts a sample oversight of
driver’s licences issued, ensuring that each key component in the Graduated Driver
Training and Licensing System is completed and passed.
The simple random sampling method is used to determine the applications selected.
One hundred Motor Driver Licences issued are selected at random for each quarter,
giving a total random sample for the year of 400 out of a total in excess of 30,000
licences issued. 2 This sample size provides a confidence interval of approximately
+/- 4.88 at the 95% confidence level.
Percentage of
driver licences
issued that
comply with
the Graduated
Driver Training
and Licensing
System
assessed by
independent
audit.
104
2007-08
actual
2008-09
actual
2009-10
actual
2010-11
target
2010-11
actual
85.0% 88.8% 92.0% 100% 84.5%
2 Total number of driver’s licences issued relates to ‘C’ and ‘RE’ classes only.
Reasons for
significant
variance
Records
management
practices associated
with proof of identity
documentation
and log books
not meeting the
mandatory 25 hours
of supervised driving
are key contributors
to the variance.
Efficiency key performance indicators
Service 2: Motor vehicle and driver licensing services
The Road Traffic Act 1974 confers on DoT, through DVS, responsibility for licensing
the State’s drivers and registering vehicles. Drivers must demonstrate they are
competent to drive a vehicle through passing theoretical and practical tests,
completing the prescribe hours of supervised driving and passing a computerised
hazard perception test.
Vehicles must be registered before they may lawfully be used on roads. Registration
is conferred only where a vehicle is roadworthy.
This service contributes to the Government’s outcome based service delivery of
‘Greater focus on achieving results in key service delivery areas for the benefit of all
Western Australians’, through:
setting motor vehicle standards in accordance with national and state government
requirements, examining motor vehicles for compliance with those standards and
registering and transferring compliant motor vehicles;
setting standards and requirements within government policies for the issue of a
licence to drive on roads;
assessing driver competency, issuing and renewing driver licences in accordance
with national and state government requirements and driver competency standards;
maintaining a database of registered vehicles and drivers, and managing vehicle
identification numbers to support the enforcement of road traffic and other relevant laws;
collecting revenue for vehicle and driver licensing on behalf of other government
agencies; and,
informing and educating road users about driver licensing, vehicle registration and
related requirements.