Mr. Katsambanis asks about the WA Police Redress Scheme, including the number of applicants, approvals, rejections, average payout, and maximum payout. The response indicates the Independent Assessment Panel is still reviewing applications and final figures are not yet available.

AnsweredQoN 5273Legislative Assembly
Asked
27 June 2019
Portfolio
Police; Road Safety

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I refer to the Police Redress Scheme, and ask: (a) To date how many applicants have there been to access the Redress Scheme; (b) How many applicants have been approved and how many have been rejected; (c) What has been the average payout; and (d) What has the been maximum payout?

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Answered
14 August 2019
Responded by
Minister for Police; Road Safety
Response time
5 days
The Western Australian Police Force advise:
(a)        358.
(b)        An Independent Assessment Panel (IAP) is reviewing all applications submitted to the WA medically retired Police Redress Scheme and determining eligibility. The number of former officers approved or rejected under the scheme will not be known until the completion of the IAP deliberations.
(c)-(d)  Payout figures will not be known until the completion of IAP deliberations. Final outcomes are expected to be available in late 2019.

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