Thursday, 15 August 2024

 Chris CREWTHER (Mornington) (10:12): Secondly, there are many people who use assistance dogs in Victoria, whether they are veterans with PTSD or so on, including a member of my family. Currently on public transport guide dogs do not need a pass but assistance dogs do. I wrote to the state minister in 2018 or 19 and then three times over the last year and a half since being elected to state Parliament, calling on them to make assistance dogs the same as guide dogs on public transport. I have not heard back on my latest correspondence, sent several weeks ago, and I call on the minister to finally bring equity around the rules in this regard.