Minns government asks taskforce to examine enforcement of laws but experts say making drivers legally responsible will be difficult
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Retrofitting seatbelts to more buses and coaches, and better enforcing laws requiring passengers to wear them, are some measures under urgent consideration in New South Wales in the wake of the Hunter Valley bus crash.
On Tuesday, the Minns Labor government announced it had instructed the NSW bus industry taskforce to look at “a number of current concerns” around safety management, seatbelt use and regulatory arrangements in the state.
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