❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice regarding the Northbridge curfew, specifically police practices related to stopping young people, record-keeping, and complaints about unwarranted apprehensions. The police deny preventing young people from catching trains but confirm they keep records of stops.
AnsweredQoN 1097Legislative Council
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I refer to the Northbridge curfew. (1) Are police officers approaching young people and preventing them from catching the train in the late evening on suspicion that those young people wish to travel into Northbridge? (2) Are police officers keeping a record each time they stop a young person they suspect is in breach of the curfew? (3) Have the police received complaints about the Northbridge curfew apprehensions that subsequently proved unwarranted? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS
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The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has provided the following response - The Western Australia Police Service advises - (1) No. (2) Yes. (3) No. The PRESIDENT: Is Hon Simon O’Brien seeking the call today? Hon Simon O’Brien: There has been an indication that some questions from Hon Dee Margetts are still in the pipeline.
(1) Are police officers approaching young people and preventing them from catching the train in the late evening on suspicion that those young people wish to travel into Northbridge? (2) Are police officers keeping a record each time they stop a young person they suspect is in breach of the curfew? (3) Have the police received complaints about the Northbridge curfew apprehensions that subsequently proved unwarranted? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has provided the following response - The Western Australia Police Service advises - (1) No. (2) Yes. (3) No. The PRESIDENT: Is Hon Simon O’Brien seeking the call today? Hon Simon O’Brien: There has been an indication that some questions from Hon Dee Margetts are still in the pipeline.
(2) Are police officers keeping a record each time they stop a young person they suspect is in breach of the curfew? (3) Have the police received complaints about the Northbridge curfew apprehensions that subsequently proved unwarranted? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has provided the following response - The Western Australia Police Service advises - (1) No. (2) Yes. (3) No. The PRESIDENT: Is Hon Simon O’Brien seeking the call today? Hon Simon O’Brien: There has been an indication that some questions from Hon Dee Margetts are still in the pipeline.
(3) Have the police received complaints about the Northbridge curfew apprehensions that subsequently proved unwarranted? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has provided the following response - The Western Australia Police Service advises - (1) No. (2) Yes. (3) No. The PRESIDENT: Is Hon Simon O’Brien seeking the call today? Hon Simon O’Brien: There has been an indication that some questions from Hon Dee Margetts are still in the pipeline.
Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has provided the following response - The Western Australia Police Service advises - (1) No. (2) Yes. (3) No. The PRESIDENT: Is Hon Simon O’Brien seeking the call today? Hon Simon O’Brien: There has been an indication that some questions from Hon Dee Margetts are still in the pipeline.
The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has provided the following response - The Western Australia Police Service advises - (1) No. (2) Yes. (3) No. The PRESIDENT: Is Hon Simon O’Brien seeking the call today? Hon Simon O’Brien: There has been an indication that some questions from Hon Dee Margetts are still in the pipeline.
The Western Australia Police Service advises - (1) No. (2) Yes. (3) No. The PRESIDENT: Is Hon Simon O’Brien seeking the call today? Hon Simon O’Brien: There has been an indication that some questions from Hon Dee Margetts are still in the pipeline.
(1) No. (2) Yes. (3) No. The PRESIDENT: Is Hon Simon O’Brien seeking the call today? Hon Simon O’Brien: There has been an indication that some questions from Hon Dee Margetts are still in the pipeline.
(2) Yes. (3) No. The PRESIDENT: Is Hon Simon O’Brien seeking the call today? Hon Simon O’Brien: There has been an indication that some questions from Hon Dee Margetts are still in the pipeline.
(3) No. The PRESIDENT: Is Hon Simon O’Brien seeking the call today? Hon Simon O’Brien: There has been an indication that some questions from Hon Dee Margetts are still in the pipeline.
The PRESIDENT: Is Hon Simon O’Brien seeking the call today? Hon Simon O’Brien: There has been an indication that some questions from Hon Dee Margetts are still in the pipeline.
Hon Simon O’Brien: There has been an indication that some questions from Hon Dee Margetts are still in the pipeline.
(1) Are police officers approaching young people and preventing them from catching the train in the late evening on suspicion that those young people wish to travel into Northbridge? (2) Are police officers keeping a record each time they stop a young person they suspect is in breach of the curfew? (3) Have the police received complaints about the Northbridge curfew apprehensions that subsequently proved unwarranted? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has provided the following response - The Western Australia Police Service advises - (1) No. (2) Yes. (3) No. The PRESIDENT: Is Hon Simon O’Brien seeking the call today? Hon Simon O’Brien: There has been an indication that some questions from Hon Dee Margetts are still in the pipeline.
(2) Are police officers keeping a record each time they stop a young person they suspect is in breach of the curfew? (3) Have the police received complaints about the Northbridge curfew apprehensions that subsequently proved unwarranted? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has provided the following response - The Western Australia Police Service advises - (1) No. (2) Yes. (3) No. The PRESIDENT: Is Hon Simon O’Brien seeking the call today? Hon Simon O’Brien: There has been an indication that some questions from Hon Dee Margetts are still in the pipeline.
(3) Have the police received complaints about the Northbridge curfew apprehensions that subsequently proved unwarranted? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has provided the following response - The Western Australia Police Service advises - (1) No. (2) Yes. (3) No. The PRESIDENT: Is Hon Simon O’Brien seeking the call today? Hon Simon O’Brien: There has been an indication that some questions from Hon Dee Margetts are still in the pipeline.
Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has provided the following response - The Western Australia Police Service advises - (1) No. (2) Yes. (3) No. The PRESIDENT: Is Hon Simon O’Brien seeking the call today? Hon Simon O’Brien: There has been an indication that some questions from Hon Dee Margetts are still in the pipeline.
The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has provided the following response - The Western Australia Police Service advises - (1) No. (2) Yes. (3) No. The PRESIDENT: Is Hon Simon O’Brien seeking the call today? Hon Simon O’Brien: There has been an indication that some questions from Hon Dee Margetts are still in the pipeline.
The Western Australia Police Service advises - (1) No. (2) Yes. (3) No. The PRESIDENT: Is Hon Simon O’Brien seeking the call today? Hon Simon O’Brien: There has been an indication that some questions from Hon Dee Margetts are still in the pipeline.
(1) No. (2) Yes. (3) No. The PRESIDENT: Is Hon Simon O’Brien seeking the call today? Hon Simon O’Brien: There has been an indication that some questions from Hon Dee Margetts are still in the pipeline.
(2) Yes. (3) No. The PRESIDENT: Is Hon Simon O’Brien seeking the call today? Hon Simon O’Brien: There has been an indication that some questions from Hon Dee Margetts are still in the pipeline.
(3) No. The PRESIDENT: Is Hon Simon O’Brien seeking the call today? Hon Simon O’Brien: There has been an indication that some questions from Hon Dee Margetts are still in the pipeline.
The PRESIDENT: Is Hon Simon O’Brien seeking the call today? Hon Simon O’Brien: There has been an indication that some questions from Hon Dee Margetts are still in the pipeline.
Hon Simon O’Brien: There has been an indication that some questions from Hon Dee Margetts are still in the pipeline.
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