❓ A WA parliamentary question on police resources in Ora Banda following a death and bombing. The Minister denies resource failures and addresses witness protection concerns.
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I hope to help clear the Attorney General’s list! (1) Can the minister indicate why police surveillance resources were not allocated to Ora Banda following the initial death and bombing? (2) Is the answer to (1) the Government’s failure to adequately resource the police? (3) Is it not the case that under the minister’s reforms, local police are loath to request additional resources in case they are marked as poor managers? (4) Did Don Hancock refuse the offer of witness protection on the ground that his security may not be guaranteed based on concerns that bikies may be able to gain knowledge of his whereabouts following the incident concerning protected witnesses Andrew Petrelis? Hon PETER FOSS
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The member should not worry about the question backlog as he has only two questions which are both quite current. Well done! Hon Ken Travers: We can keep question time going until five o’clock to clear them all. Hon PETER FOSS: That would be good, but the member should ask them during question time. The PRESIDENT: Order! The question asked apparently has an answer; can I hear it? Hon PETER FOSS: The answer is - (1) Following the death of William Grierson on 1 October 2000, police were at Ora Banda for 24 hours a day for four days. Electronic surveillance equipment was considered but, due to Ora Banda’s isolation and the difficulty of installing and monitoring the equipment, resources were not allocated to Ora Banda. (2) No. (3) No. (4) Mr Hancock did refuse witness protection but not on the grounds that his security may not be guaranteed. His comment to a local detective was that he did not believe it was necessary.
(1) Can the minister indicate why police surveillance resources were not allocated to Ora Banda following the initial death and bombing? (2) Is the answer to (1) the Government’s failure to adequately resource the police? (3) Is it not the case that under the minister’s reforms, local police are loath to request additional resources in case they are marked as poor managers? (4) Did Don Hancock refuse the offer of witness protection on the ground that his security may not be guaranteed based on concerns that bikies may be able to gain knowledge of his whereabouts following the incident concerning protected witnesses Andrew Petrelis? Hon PETER FOSS replied: The member should not worry about the question backlog as he has only two questions which are both quite current. Well done! Hon Ken Travers: We can keep question time going until five o’clock to clear them all. Hon PETER FOSS: That would be good, but the member should ask them during question time. The PRESIDENT: Order! The question asked apparently has an answer; can I hear it? Hon PETER FOSS: The answer is - (1) Following the death of William Grierson on 1 October 2000, police were at Ora Banda for 24 hours a day for four days. Electronic surveillance equipment was considered but, due to Ora Banda’s isolation and the difficulty of installing and monitoring the equipment, resources were not allocated to Ora Banda. (2) No. (3) No. (4) Mr Hancock did refuse witness protection but not on the grounds that his security may not be guaranteed. His comment to a local detective was that he did not believe it was necessary.
(2) Is the answer to (1) the Government’s failure to adequately resource the police? (3) Is it not the case that under the minister’s reforms, local police are loath to request additional resources in case they are marked as poor managers? (4) Did Don Hancock refuse the offer of witness protection on the ground that his security may not be guaranteed based on concerns that bikies may be able to gain knowledge of his whereabouts following the incident concerning protected witnesses Andrew Petrelis? Hon PETER FOSS replied: The member should not worry about the question backlog as he has only two questions which are both quite current. Well done! Hon Ken Travers: We can keep question time going until five o’clock to clear them all. Hon PETER FOSS: That would be good, but the member should ask them during question time. The PRESIDENT: Order! The question asked apparently has an answer; can I hear it? Hon PETER FOSS: The answer is - (1) Following the death of William Grierson on 1 October 2000, police were at Ora Banda for 24 hours a day for four days. Electronic surveillance equipment was considered but, due to Ora Banda’s isolation and the difficulty of installing and monitoring the equipment, resources were not allocated to Ora Banda. (2) No. (3) No. (4) Mr Hancock did refuse witness protection but not on the grounds that his security may not be guaranteed. His comment to a local detective was that he did not believe it was necessary.
(3) Is it not the case that under the minister’s reforms, local police are loath to request additional resources in case they are marked as poor managers? (4) Did Don Hancock refuse the offer of witness protection on the ground that his security may not be guaranteed based on concerns that bikies may be able to gain knowledge of his whereabouts following the incident concerning protected witnesses Andrew Petrelis? Hon PETER FOSS replied: The member should not worry about the question backlog as he has only two questions which are both quite current. Well done! Hon Ken Travers: We can keep question time going until five o’clock to clear them all. Hon PETER FOSS: That would be good, but the member should ask them during question time. The PRESIDENT: Order! The question asked apparently has an answer; can I hear it? Hon PETER FOSS: The answer is - (1) Following the death of William Grierson on 1 October 2000, police were at Ora Banda for 24 hours a day for four days. Electronic surveillance equipment was considered but, due to Ora Banda’s isolation and the difficulty of installing and monitoring the equipment, resources were not allocated to Ora Banda. (2) No. (3) No. (4) Mr Hancock did refuse witness protection but not on the grounds that his security may not be guaranteed. His comment to a local detective was that he did not believe it was necessary.
(4) Did Don Hancock refuse the offer of witness protection on the ground that his security may not be guaranteed based on concerns that bikies may be able to gain knowledge of his whereabouts following the incident concerning protected witnesses Andrew Petrelis? Hon PETER FOSS replied: The member should not worry about the question backlog as he has only two questions which are both quite current. Well done! Hon Ken Travers: We can keep question time going until five o’clock to clear them all. Hon PETER FOSS: That would be good, but the member should ask them during question time. The PRESIDENT: Order! The question asked apparently has an answer; can I hear it? Hon PETER FOSS: The answer is - (1) Following the death of William Grierson on 1 October 2000, police were at Ora Banda for 24 hours a day for four days. Electronic surveillance equipment was considered but, due to Ora Banda’s isolation and the difficulty of installing and monitoring the equipment, resources were not allocated to Ora Banda. (2) No. (3) No. (4) Mr Hancock did refuse witness protection but not on the grounds that his security may not be guaranteed. His comment to a local detective was that he did not believe it was necessary.
Hon PETER FOSS replied: The member should not worry about the question backlog as he has only two questions which are both quite current. Well done! Hon Ken Travers: We can keep question time going until five o’clock to clear them all. Hon PETER FOSS: That would be good, but the member should ask them during question time. The PRESIDENT: Order! The question asked apparently has an answer; can I hear it? Hon PETER FOSS: The answer is - (1) Following the death of William Grierson on 1 October 2000, police were at Ora Banda for 24 hours a day for four days. Electronic surveillance equipment was considered but, due to Ora Banda’s isolation and the difficulty of installing and monitoring the equipment, resources were not allocated to Ora Banda. (2) No. (3) No. (4) Mr Hancock did refuse witness protection but not on the grounds that his security may not be guaranteed. His comment to a local detective was that he did not believe it was necessary.
The member should not worry about the question backlog as he has only two questions which are both quite current. Well done! Hon Ken Travers: We can keep question time going until five o’clock to clear them all. Hon PETER FOSS: That would be good, but the member should ask them during question time. The PRESIDENT: Order! The question asked apparently has an answer; can I hear it? Hon PETER FOSS: The answer is - (1) Following the death of William Grierson on 1 October 2000, police were at Ora Banda for 24 hours a day for four days. Electronic surveillance equipment was considered but, due to Ora Banda’s isolation and the difficulty of installing and monitoring the equipment, resources were not allocated to Ora Banda. (2) No. (3) No. (4) Mr Hancock did refuse witness protection but not on the grounds that his security may not be guaranteed. His comment to a local detective was that he did not believe it was necessary.
Hon Ken Travers: We can keep question time going until five o’clock to clear them all. Hon PETER FOSS: That would be good, but the member should ask them during question time. The PRESIDENT: Order! The question asked apparently has an answer; can I hear it? Hon PETER FOSS: The answer is - (1) Following the death of William Grierson on 1 October 2000, police were at Ora Banda for 24 hours a day for four days. Electronic surveillance equipment was considered but, due to Ora Banda’s isolation and the difficulty of installing and monitoring the equipment, resources were not allocated to Ora Banda. (2) No. (3) No. (4) Mr Hancock did refuse witness protection but not on the grounds that his security may not be guaranteed. His comment to a local detective was that he did not believe it was necessary.
Hon PETER FOSS: That would be good, but the member should ask them during question time. The PRESIDENT: Order! The question asked apparently has an answer; can I hear it? Hon PETER FOSS: The answer is - (1) Following the death of William Grierson on 1 October 2000, police were at Ora Banda for 24 hours a day for four days. Electronic surveillance equipment was considered but, due to Ora Banda’s isolation and the difficulty of installing and monitoring the equipment, resources were not allocated to Ora Banda. (2) No. (3) No. (4) Mr Hancock did refuse witness protection but not on the grounds that his security may not be guaranteed. His comment to a local detective was that he did not believe it was necessary.
The PRESIDENT: Order! The question asked apparently has an answer; can I hear it? Hon PETER FOSS: The answer is - (1) Following the death of William Grierson on 1 October 2000, police were at Ora Banda for 24 hours a day for four days. Electronic surveillance equipment was considered but, due to Ora Banda’s isolation and the difficulty of installing and monitoring the equipment, resources were not allocated to Ora Banda. (2) No. (3) No. (4) Mr Hancock did refuse witness protection but not on the grounds that his security may not be guaranteed. His comment to a local detective was that he did not believe it was necessary.
Hon PETER FOSS: The answer is - (1) Following the death of William Grierson on 1 October 2000, police were at Ora Banda for 24 hours a day for four days. Electronic surveillance equipment was considered but, due to Ora Banda’s isolation and the difficulty of installing and monitoring the equipment, resources were not allocated to Ora Banda. (2) No. (3) No. (4) Mr Hancock did refuse witness protection but not on the grounds that his security may not be guaranteed. His comment to a local detective was that he did not believe it was necessary.
(1) Following the death of William Grierson on 1 October 2000, police were at Ora Banda for 24 hours a day for four days. Electronic surveillance equipment was considered but, due to Ora Banda’s isolation and the difficulty of installing and monitoring the equipment, resources were not allocated to Ora Banda. (2) No. (3) No. (4) Mr Hancock did refuse witness protection but not on the grounds that his security may not be guaranteed. His comment to a local detective was that he did not believe it was necessary.
(2) No. (3) No. (4) Mr Hancock did refuse witness protection but not on the grounds that his security may not be guaranteed. His comment to a local detective was that he did not believe it was necessary.
(3) No. (4) Mr Hancock did refuse witness protection but not on the grounds that his security may not be guaranteed. His comment to a local detective was that he did not believe it was necessary.
(4) Mr Hancock did refuse witness protection but not on the grounds that his security may not be guaranteed. His comment to a local detective was that he did not believe it was necessary.
(1) Can the minister indicate why police surveillance resources were not allocated to Ora Banda following the initial death and bombing? (2) Is the answer to (1) the Government’s failure to adequately resource the police? (3) Is it not the case that under the minister’s reforms, local police are loath to request additional resources in case they are marked as poor managers? (4) Did Don Hancock refuse the offer of witness protection on the ground that his security may not be guaranteed based on concerns that bikies may be able to gain knowledge of his whereabouts following the incident concerning protected witnesses Andrew Petrelis? Hon PETER FOSS replied: The member should not worry about the question backlog as he has only two questions which are both quite current. Well done! Hon Ken Travers: We can keep question time going until five o’clock to clear them all. Hon PETER FOSS: That would be good, but the member should ask them during question time. The PRESIDENT: Order! The question asked apparently has an answer; can I hear it? Hon PETER FOSS: The answer is - (1) Following the death of William Grierson on 1 October 2000, police were at Ora Banda for 24 hours a day for four days. Electronic surveillance equipment was considered but, due to Ora Banda’s isolation and the difficulty of installing and monitoring the equipment, resources were not allocated to Ora Banda. (2) No. (3) No. (4) Mr Hancock did refuse witness protection but not on the grounds that his security may not be guaranteed. His comment to a local detective was that he did not believe it was necessary.
(2) Is the answer to (1) the Government’s failure to adequately resource the police? (3) Is it not the case that under the minister’s reforms, local police are loath to request additional resources in case they are marked as poor managers? (4) Did Don Hancock refuse the offer of witness protection on the ground that his security may not be guaranteed based on concerns that bikies may be able to gain knowledge of his whereabouts following the incident concerning protected witnesses Andrew Petrelis? Hon PETER FOSS replied: The member should not worry about the question backlog as he has only two questions which are both quite current. Well done! Hon Ken Travers: We can keep question time going until five o’clock to clear them all. Hon PETER FOSS: That would be good, but the member should ask them during question time. The PRESIDENT: Order! The question asked apparently has an answer; can I hear it? Hon PETER FOSS: The answer is - (1) Following the death of William Grierson on 1 October 2000, police were at Ora Banda for 24 hours a day for four days. Electronic surveillance equipment was considered but, due to Ora Banda’s isolation and the difficulty of installing and monitoring the equipment, resources were not allocated to Ora Banda. (2) No. (3) No. (4) Mr Hancock did refuse witness protection but not on the grounds that his security may not be guaranteed. His comment to a local detective was that he did not believe it was necessary.
(3) Is it not the case that under the minister’s reforms, local police are loath to request additional resources in case they are marked as poor managers? (4) Did Don Hancock refuse the offer of witness protection on the ground that his security may not be guaranteed based on concerns that bikies may be able to gain knowledge of his whereabouts following the incident concerning protected witnesses Andrew Petrelis? Hon PETER FOSS replied: The member should not worry about the question backlog as he has only two questions which are both quite current. Well done! Hon Ken Travers: We can keep question time going until five o’clock to clear them all. Hon PETER FOSS: That would be good, but the member should ask them during question time. The PRESIDENT: Order! The question asked apparently has an answer; can I hear it? Hon PETER FOSS: The answer is - (1) Following the death of William Grierson on 1 October 2000, police were at Ora Banda for 24 hours a day for four days. Electronic surveillance equipment was considered but, due to Ora Banda’s isolation and the difficulty of installing and monitoring the equipment, resources were not allocated to Ora Banda. (2) No. (3) No. (4) Mr Hancock did refuse witness protection but not on the grounds that his security may not be guaranteed. His comment to a local detective was that he did not believe it was necessary.
(4) Did Don Hancock refuse the offer of witness protection on the ground that his security may not be guaranteed based on concerns that bikies may be able to gain knowledge of his whereabouts following the incident concerning protected witnesses Andrew Petrelis? Hon PETER FOSS replied: The member should not worry about the question backlog as he has only two questions which are both quite current. Well done! Hon Ken Travers: We can keep question time going until five o’clock to clear them all. Hon PETER FOSS: That would be good, but the member should ask them during question time. The PRESIDENT: Order! The question asked apparently has an answer; can I hear it? Hon PETER FOSS: The answer is - (1) Following the death of William Grierson on 1 October 2000, police were at Ora Banda for 24 hours a day for four days. Electronic surveillance equipment was considered but, due to Ora Banda’s isolation and the difficulty of installing and monitoring the equipment, resources were not allocated to Ora Banda. (2) No. (3) No. (4) Mr Hancock did refuse witness protection but not on the grounds that his security may not be guaranteed. His comment to a local detective was that he did not believe it was necessary.
Hon PETER FOSS replied: The member should not worry about the question backlog as he has only two questions which are both quite current. Well done! Hon Ken Travers: We can keep question time going until five o’clock to clear them all. Hon PETER FOSS: That would be good, but the member should ask them during question time. The PRESIDENT: Order! The question asked apparently has an answer; can I hear it? Hon PETER FOSS: The answer is - (1) Following the death of William Grierson on 1 October 2000, police were at Ora Banda for 24 hours a day for four days. Electronic surveillance equipment was considered but, due to Ora Banda’s isolation and the difficulty of installing and monitoring the equipment, resources were not allocated to Ora Banda. (2) No. (3) No. (4) Mr Hancock did refuse witness protection but not on the grounds that his security may not be guaranteed. His comment to a local detective was that he did not believe it was necessary.
The member should not worry about the question backlog as he has only two questions which are both quite current. Well done! Hon Ken Travers: We can keep question time going until five o’clock to clear them all. Hon PETER FOSS: That would be good, but the member should ask them during question time. The PRESIDENT: Order! The question asked apparently has an answer; can I hear it? Hon PETER FOSS: The answer is - (1) Following the death of William Grierson on 1 October 2000, police were at Ora Banda for 24 hours a day for four days. Electronic surveillance equipment was considered but, due to Ora Banda’s isolation and the difficulty of installing and monitoring the equipment, resources were not allocated to Ora Banda. (2) No. (3) No. (4) Mr Hancock did refuse witness protection but not on the grounds that his security may not be guaranteed. His comment to a local detective was that he did not believe it was necessary.
Hon Ken Travers: We can keep question time going until five o’clock to clear them all. Hon PETER FOSS: That would be good, but the member should ask them during question time. The PRESIDENT: Order! The question asked apparently has an answer; can I hear it? Hon PETER FOSS: The answer is - (1) Following the death of William Grierson on 1 October 2000, police were at Ora Banda for 24 hours a day for four days. Electronic surveillance equipment was considered but, due to Ora Banda’s isolation and the difficulty of installing and monitoring the equipment, resources were not allocated to Ora Banda. (2) No. (3) No. (4) Mr Hancock did refuse witness protection but not on the grounds that his security may not be guaranteed. His comment to a local detective was that he did not believe it was necessary.
Hon PETER FOSS: That would be good, but the member should ask them during question time. The PRESIDENT: Order! The question asked apparently has an answer; can I hear it? Hon PETER FOSS: The answer is - (1) Following the death of William Grierson on 1 October 2000, police were at Ora Banda for 24 hours a day for four days. Electronic surveillance equipment was considered but, due to Ora Banda’s isolation and the difficulty of installing and monitoring the equipment, resources were not allocated to Ora Banda. (2) No. (3) No. (4) Mr Hancock did refuse witness protection but not on the grounds that his security may not be guaranteed. His comment to a local detective was that he did not believe it was necessary.
The PRESIDENT: Order! The question asked apparently has an answer; can I hear it? Hon PETER FOSS: The answer is - (1) Following the death of William Grierson on 1 October 2000, police were at Ora Banda for 24 hours a day for four days. Electronic surveillance equipment was considered but, due to Ora Banda’s isolation and the difficulty of installing and monitoring the equipment, resources were not allocated to Ora Banda. (2) No. (3) No. (4) Mr Hancock did refuse witness protection but not on the grounds that his security may not be guaranteed. His comment to a local detective was that he did not believe it was necessary.
Hon PETER FOSS: The answer is - (1) Following the death of William Grierson on 1 October 2000, police were at Ora Banda for 24 hours a day for four days. Electronic surveillance equipment was considered but, due to Ora Banda’s isolation and the difficulty of installing and monitoring the equipment, resources were not allocated to Ora Banda. (2) No. (3) No. (4) Mr Hancock did refuse witness protection but not on the grounds that his security may not be guaranteed. His comment to a local detective was that he did not believe it was necessary.
(1) Following the death of William Grierson on 1 October 2000, police were at Ora Banda for 24 hours a day for four days. Electronic surveillance equipment was considered but, due to Ora Banda’s isolation and the difficulty of installing and monitoring the equipment, resources were not allocated to Ora Banda. (2) No. (3) No. (4) Mr Hancock did refuse witness protection but not on the grounds that his security may not be guaranteed. His comment to a local detective was that he did not believe it was necessary.
(2) No. (3) No. (4) Mr Hancock did refuse witness protection but not on the grounds that his security may not be guaranteed. His comment to a local detective was that he did not believe it was necessary.
(3) No. (4) Mr Hancock did refuse witness protection but not on the grounds that his security may not be guaranteed. His comment to a local detective was that he did not believe it was necessary.
(4) Mr Hancock did refuse witness protection but not on the grounds that his security may not be guaranteed. His comment to a local detective was that he did not believe it was necessary.
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