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We write regarding the comments provided by Ms Fiona Cartwright and Ms Nicole Middleton as representatives of the Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure, and we have noted our responses below. We note also that PDF versions of Tables 1 and 2 will be made available on the Adolescent Risk Research Unit (ARRU) website (usc.edu. au/arru) in 2018, and that this resource will be reviewed, and revised as necessary, quarterly...
...We note that the search to elucidate the graduated driver licensing conditions and restrictions in Australasia was conducted in June and July 2014 - this is a time-consuming exercise, therefore it was unable to be executed in one day. As such, it seems the age-related changes that occurred in July 2014 were missed simply due to the time period in which the SA information was sourced. Unfortunately this may occur with whatever date we choose as the 'cut-off' date, as it is simply impossible for every relevant website in Australasia to be searched and data gleaned on the same day. We note that the online Table PDFs will provide the most recent minimum age for a provisional licence...
...In light of the concurrent changes to the minimum driver age, the overall rating for the SA GDL program would have been the same as for NSW, QLD, and Vic. We note that this section of the manuscript is unable to be changed at this time. We note also that the manuscript asserts that all of the reviewed GDL programs have room for improvement. Finally, we note that the Table PDFs to be provided on the ARRU website will be augmented by a third summary table which calculates the overall rating for the GDL program.
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