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Gladys Berejiklian when the NSW Labor Party introduced myzone ticketing system even though I'm not a regular my zone ticket holder. Could you abolish the my zone ticketing system please?

The NSW Liberals & Nationals have committed to an Integrated Transport Authority. It will improve the delivery of public transport services by better co-ordinating different transport modes, and enabling more efficient delivery of major transport infrastructure projects.

The Integrated Transport Authority will be responsible for transport policy including planning, infrastructure, fares, ticketing and customer information. It will ensure that different transport modes work together, and that the interests of the travelling public are put first.

Under this structure, the operational transport agencies, such as RailCorp, State Transit Authority and Sydney Ferries, will be focused on front line service delivery.

Each frontline agency will play a lead role in their specific transport mode. These agencies will be required to focus on their core role – delivering clean, reliable, safe and efficient transport services, while the Integrated Transport Authority is responsible for planning and policy.

An Independent Board comprising a panel of experts will oversee the new Authority. The Board will be at ‘arms length’ from the day-to-day running of transport services but will play a critical role in keeping the State Government accountable on transport policy and providing expert advice.

Specifically, the new Authority will:

• - provide a central point of management for the provision of public transport services across Sydney and NSW;
• - be responsible for transport planning including the development of workable transport interchanges;
• - deliver better co-ordination between transport modes;
• - provide a central point of accountability for the planning and delivery of major transport infrastructure projects; and
• - put commuters first by providing more accessible real time information about services and ticketing.

For the first time since the 2000 Olympics, Sydney will have an intelligent, strategic and responsive public transport system, to give its customers the service they expect and deserve.

Shadow Minister for Transport Gladys Berejiklian said today Kristina Keneally’s lousy excuse as to why private bus commuters will have to have their tickets stamped under Labor’s MyZone ticketing system has exposed yet another delay to the delivery of integrated ticketing for Sydney.

“David Campbell’s promise that contracts to deliver integrated ticketing would be signed by the end of this month have been rubbished by Kristina Keneally, who today admitted T-card will not be finalised until later this year,” Ms Berejiklian said.

Bus commuters will be faced with lengthy delays and longer travel times later this month when Labor’s new MyZone ticketing system, which has been plagued with problems, is introduced later this month Shadow Minister for Transport Gladys Berejiklian said.

“Bus drivers will be forced to mark or date stamp tickets because the State Labor Government has failed to install machines to validate the MyZone tickets on private buses,” Ms Berejiklian said.

Transport Minister David Campbell refused to say today what action he has taken to fix the major problems with the State Labor Government’s MyZone ticketing system, Shadow Minister for Transport Gladys Berejiklian said today.

“The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) made it clear that the State Labor Government had failed to consult them and that the proposals were inconsistent with the IPART Act,” Ms Berejiklian said.