NSW: Roads minister caught on camera breaking the law

AAP General News (Australia)
04-08-2006
NSW: Roads minister caught on camera breaking the law

SYDNEY, April 9 AAP - NSW Roads Minister Eric Roozendaal has been caught on camera
travelling illegally in a Sydney bus lane.

The Sunday Telegraph photographed Mr Roozendaal on Wednesday morning in a ministerial
car, driven by a minder, skipping past slow moving peak hour traffic in Bondi, in Sydney's
east.

The minister's vehicle drove the length of a bus only lane, an offence that attracts
a $225 fine and the loss of three demerit points, the paper reported.

A spokesman for Mr Roozendaal said the minister was unaware of the incident because
he is usually reading Cabinet papers and other documents on the way to work.

"He accepts responsibility. He believes no one is above the law. Any applicable fine
will be paid as soon as possible," the spokesman said.

Mr Roozendaal was forced to apologise last week after making an obscene gesture in parliament.

Figures released last week show the number of NSW motorists caught illegally using
bus lanes increased 25 per cent to 1445.

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