❓ Hon ED DERMER asks whether WA Police's forensic testing budget is exhausted and what impact this has on serious crime investigations. The Minister confirms the budget is exhausted but claims no impact on timeliness or resolution of investigations.
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POLICE — FORENSIC TESTING
(1) Will the Minister for Police advise whether funds allocated to WA Police for forensic testing by PathWest have been exhausted for this financial year? (2) If yes to (1), what impact, if any, will this have on the timely conclusion and resolution of investigation of serious criminal offences? Hon PETER COLLIER
(1) Will the Minister for Police advise whether funds allocated to WA Police for forensic testing by PathWest have been exhausted for this financial year? (2) If yes to (1), what impact, if any, will this have on the timely conclusion and resolution of investigation of serious criminal offences? Hon PETER COLLIER
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On behalf of the Minister for Police, I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The minister has provided the following answers — (1) The allocated budget has been exhausted; however, WA Police continues to remunerate PathWest for its services. (2) There have been no impacts on the timeliness of analysis or the resolution of investigation of serious crime.
(2) If yes to (1), what impact, if any, will this have on the timely conclusion and resolution of investigation of serious criminal offences? Hon PETER COLLIER replied: On behalf of the Minister for Police, I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The minister has provided the following answers — (1) The allocated budget has been exhausted; however, WA Police continues to remunerate PathWest for its services. (2) There have been no impacts on the timeliness of analysis or the resolution of investigation of serious crime.
Hon PETER COLLIER replied: On behalf of the Minister for Police, I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The minister has provided the following answers — (1) The allocated budget has been exhausted; however, WA Police continues to remunerate PathWest for its services. (2) There have been no impacts on the timeliness of analysis or the resolution of investigation of serious crime.
On behalf of the Minister for Police, I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The minister has provided the following answers — (1) The allocated budget has been exhausted; however, WA Police continues to remunerate PathWest for its services. (2) There have been no impacts on the timeliness of analysis or the resolution of investigation of serious crime.
(1) The allocated budget has been exhausted; however, WA Police continues to remunerate PathWest for its services. (2) There have been no impacts on the timeliness of analysis or the resolution of investigation of serious crime.
(2) There have been no impacts on the timeliness of analysis or the resolution of investigation of serious crime.
(2) If yes to (1), what impact, if any, will this have on the timely conclusion and resolution of investigation of serious criminal offences? Hon PETER COLLIER replied: On behalf of the Minister for Police, I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The minister has provided the following answers — (1) The allocated budget has been exhausted; however, WA Police continues to remunerate PathWest for its services. (2) There have been no impacts on the timeliness of analysis or the resolution of investigation of serious crime.
Hon PETER COLLIER replied: On behalf of the Minister for Police, I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The minister has provided the following answers — (1) The allocated budget has been exhausted; however, WA Police continues to remunerate PathWest for its services. (2) There have been no impacts on the timeliness of analysis or the resolution of investigation of serious crime.
On behalf of the Minister for Police, I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The minister has provided the following answers — (1) The allocated budget has been exhausted; however, WA Police continues to remunerate PathWest for its services. (2) There have been no impacts on the timeliness of analysis or the resolution of investigation of serious crime.
(1) The allocated budget has been exhausted; however, WA Police continues to remunerate PathWest for its services. (2) There have been no impacts on the timeliness of analysis or the resolution of investigation of serious crime.
(2) There have been no impacts on the timeliness of analysis or the resolution of investigation of serious crime.
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