Mumu: Road Traffic Authority bill in consultation phase

By MATTHEW VARI

Wednesday, October 2, 2013 (Midweek Chronicle, PNG)

Transport Secretary Roy Mumu said that progress on the establishment of the new Road Traffic Authority (RTA) was ongoing; with the consultation phase underway with a forum held last week at the Crown Plaza Hotel, in Port Moresby.

Secretary Mumu said that the draft bill has been set in place now for agency comments till October 4.

He referred to the consultation process being a mammoth task but vital none the less to be carried out around the country.

“The whole idea basically is to combine the current functions, of the Land Transport Division, the National Road Safety Council, and the Land Transport Board.”

“So all associated activities like vehicle registration, driver licensing, taxi or PMV licensing, will be done under one organization,” he said.

Once established, registration of vehicles can be done anywhere in PNG under the new RTA.

“The authority will operate a database to store and check all relevant detail, so we avoid all the abuse in the sector at the moment,” Mumu added.