Official Information Request - Parking

2) Being an electric vehicle what is the battery life of the iShark and what is the recharge time.

2018 Hyundai Kona Electric 64 kWh
Battery Life approximately 400 – 500 KM’s.
Recharge time – approximately 7 hrs

3) What time was the vehicle out of action for charging on 13th July 2021.

The vehicle was not out of action during the parking policing hours of 9am to 5pm

4) Is it a legal requirement for your ticket to disclose the infringement period, eg. the the two points in time in question not just the time you have given the ticket.

No this is not a legal requirement

5) Being that these tickets are issued based on 2 points of time often many hours apart, what steps does the council take to ensure these notices are based on fact not just two random points in time.

If the ticket is appealed, then the time series data is examined during the adjudication process.

6) Has the council sought a legal opinion on whether the current system is legally sound and is not potentially defrauding the community by issuing tickets on 2 points in time with nothing to back it up other than a 'hunch' that the car must have been there the whole time? if you have a legal opinion can you please provide it.

Council has obtained legal advice on various aspects of its parking arrangements. However, this advice is withheld, along with any information as to the scope of such advice, under section 7(2)(g) of the Act in order to maintain legal professional privilege.

7) How much revenue did the council's parking services generate in the past financial year?

Total “Gross Revenue” for the financial year 1 July 2020 to 30 Jun 2021 was $2,219,724 across parking services

8) What is the average time a vehicle is parked in the CBD? the last information I have says around 26 minutes.

This information is not available from the i-Park system

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