❓ The Minister for Police outlines the role of auxiliary officers in freeing up fully sworn officers for front-line duties, aiming to implement the initiative before Christmas. The opposition's support for the related legislation is questioned.
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POLICE — AUXILIARY OFFICERS
I refer to media reports over the weekend that revealed that more Western Australian police officers will soon be freed up to tackle front-line crime following the recruitment of auxiliary officers. Will the minister outline what the role of these auxiliary officers will be and when we can expect the first intake of officers? Mr R.F. JOHNSON
I refer to media reports over the weekend that revealed that more Western Australian police officers will soon be freed up to tackle front-line crime following the recruitment of auxiliary officers. Will the minister outline what the role of these auxiliary officers will be and when we can expect the first intake of officers? Mr R.F. JOHNSON
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I am very, very happy to answer the question from the member. Ms M.M. Quirk : It’s a broken promise, that’s what it is! The SPEAKER : Order, member for Girrawheen! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : This is a great initiative. Mr J.R. Quigley interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It is funny that the two interjections I have had so far have been from the shadow Minister for Police and the shadow Attorney General—two people who have criticised the police in the last few weeks, months or years. Mr E.S. Ripper : We support our police! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition does not support our police because he did not want to support mandatory sentencing. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member spoke against it at every opportunity. The Commissioner of Police requested auxiliary officers. I am told that he asked the previous government for a mix of officers, because it suited his purposes. An extra 150 auxiliary police officers will free up 150 fully sworn officers to come back to front-line duties. That is what the public wants. Over the weekend, the member for Girrawheen thought that she would have to come up with a negative comment, so she said that the auxiliary officers would not be under the same disciplinary procedures as our police officers. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Let me assure the member for Girrawheen that they will be sworn police officers, and that they will come under the same disciplinary regime as other police officers. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not like it, do they? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, some of you may think you have a better answer to deliver, but the only answer I want to hear is from the Minister for Police. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : These auxiliary officers will perform duties that will free up fully sworn, fully trained officers to perform front-line duties. Forty custodial officers have already been introduced in addition to the 150 auxiliary police officers that the government has promised. We agreed to the request from the Commissioner of Police because that is what he wanted. As things are, we have fully sworn, fully trained officers performing all sorts of duties. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member did nothing for our police when she was in government—nothing at all. Ms M.M. Quirk : Go and shoot yourself in the foot with a Taser! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think there is some violent confrontation here; I am getting quite nervous! This is a great initiative, because these officers will take over the duties of fully sworn officers who are currently serving as custodial officers. They will also perform duties at police lockups, transporting firearms and transporting drugs and other evidence. They will be doing all the sorts of things that our fully sworn police officers are currently doing. We want our fully sworn officers back on front-line duty to crack down on crime and deal with hoons, which did not happen under the previous government. The previous government was weak on crime, weak on drugs and weak on everything else. We now have a government that is tough on crime, and we will give the police every resource we possibly can to catch criminals. That is why I am hopeful that we can get this legislation through both houses of Parliament in time for the Commissioner of Police to take on the 150 auxiliary officers, although obviously not all in one go. We want to be able to put things in place so that we can start enacting this initiative before Christmas. We would like more of our front-line officers to come out from behind their desks. It will be interesting to see whether the opposition supports this legislation. If it is not going to support the legislation, it should say so now, because that would make it very unpopular with both the police and the public.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON replied: I am very, very happy to answer the question from the member. Ms M.M. Quirk : It’s a broken promise, that’s what it is! The SPEAKER : Order, member for Girrawheen! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : This is a great initiative. Mr J.R. Quigley interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It is funny that the two interjections I have had so far have been from the shadow Minister for Police and the shadow Attorney General—two people who have criticised the police in the last few weeks, months or years. Mr E.S. Ripper : We support our police! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition does not support our police because he did not want to support mandatory sentencing. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member spoke against it at every opportunity. The Commissioner of Police requested auxiliary officers. I am told that he asked the previous government for a mix of officers, because it suited his purposes. An extra 150 auxiliary police officers will free up 150 fully sworn officers to come back to front-line duties. That is what the public wants. Over the weekend, the member for Girrawheen thought that she would have to come up with a negative comment, so she said that the auxiliary officers would not be under the same disciplinary procedures as our police officers. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Let me assure the member for Girrawheen that they will be sworn police officers, and that they will come under the same disciplinary regime as other police officers. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not like it, do they? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, some of you may think you have a better answer to deliver, but the only answer I want to hear is from the Minister for Police. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : These auxiliary officers will perform duties that will free up fully sworn, fully trained officers to perform front-line duties. Forty custodial officers have already been introduced in addition to the 150 auxiliary police officers that the government has promised. We agreed to the request from the Commissioner of Police because that is what he wanted. As things are, we have fully sworn, fully trained officers performing all sorts of duties. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member did nothing for our police when she was in government—nothing at all. Ms M.M. Quirk : Go and shoot yourself in the foot with a Taser! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think there is some violent confrontation here; I am getting quite nervous! This is a great initiative, because these officers will take over the duties of fully sworn officers who are currently serving as custodial officers. They will also perform duties at police lockups, transporting firearms and transporting drugs and other evidence. They will be doing all the sorts of things that our fully sworn police officers are currently doing. We want our fully sworn officers back on front-line duty to crack down on crime and deal with hoons, which did not happen under the previous government. The previous government was weak on crime, weak on drugs and weak on everything else. We now have a government that is tough on crime, and we will give the police every resource we possibly can to catch criminals. That is why I am hopeful that we can get this legislation through both houses of Parliament in time for the Commissioner of Police to take on the 150 auxiliary officers, although obviously not all in one go. We want to be able to put things in place so that we can start enacting this initiative before Christmas. We would like more of our front-line officers to come out from behind their desks. It will be interesting to see whether the opposition supports this legislation. If it is not going to support the legislation, it should say so now, because that would make it very unpopular with both the police and the public.
I am very, very happy to answer the question from the member. Ms M.M. Quirk : It’s a broken promise, that’s what it is! The SPEAKER : Order, member for Girrawheen! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : This is a great initiative. Mr J.R. Quigley interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It is funny that the two interjections I have had so far have been from the shadow Minister for Police and the shadow Attorney General—two people who have criticised the police in the last few weeks, months or years. Mr E.S. Ripper : We support our police! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition does not support our police because he did not want to support mandatory sentencing. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member spoke against it at every opportunity. The Commissioner of Police requested auxiliary officers. I am told that he asked the previous government for a mix of officers, because it suited his purposes. An extra 150 auxiliary police officers will free up 150 fully sworn officers to come back to front-line duties. That is what the public wants. Over the weekend, the member for Girrawheen thought that she would have to come up with a negative comment, so she said that the auxiliary officers would not be under the same disciplinary procedures as our police officers. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Let me assure the member for Girrawheen that they will be sworn police officers, and that they will come under the same disciplinary regime as other police officers. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not like it, do they? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, some of you may think you have a better answer to deliver, but the only answer I want to hear is from the Minister for Police. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : These auxiliary officers will perform duties that will free up fully sworn, fully trained officers to perform front-line duties. Forty custodial officers have already been introduced in addition to the 150 auxiliary police officers that the government has promised. We agreed to the request from the Commissioner of Police because that is what he wanted. As things are, we have fully sworn, fully trained officers performing all sorts of duties. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member did nothing for our police when she was in government—nothing at all. Ms M.M. Quirk : Go and shoot yourself in the foot with a Taser! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think there is some violent confrontation here; I am getting quite nervous! This is a great initiative, because these officers will take over the duties of fully sworn officers who are currently serving as custodial officers. They will also perform duties at police lockups, transporting firearms and transporting drugs and other evidence. They will be doing all the sorts of things that our fully sworn police officers are currently doing. We want our fully sworn officers back on front-line duty to crack down on crime and deal with hoons, which did not happen under the previous government. The previous government was weak on crime, weak on drugs and weak on everything else. We now have a government that is tough on crime, and we will give the police every resource we possibly can to catch criminals. That is why I am hopeful that we can get this legislation through both houses of Parliament in time for the Commissioner of Police to take on the 150 auxiliary officers, although obviously not all in one go. We want to be able to put things in place so that we can start enacting this initiative before Christmas. We would like more of our front-line officers to come out from behind their desks. It will be interesting to see whether the opposition supports this legislation. If it is not going to support the legislation, it should say so now, because that would make it very unpopular with both the police and the public.
Ms M.M. Quirk : It’s a broken promise, that’s what it is! The SPEAKER : Order, member for Girrawheen! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : This is a great initiative. Mr J.R. Quigley interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It is funny that the two interjections I have had so far have been from the shadow Minister for Police and the shadow Attorney General—two people who have criticised the police in the last few weeks, months or years. Mr E.S. Ripper : We support our police! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition does not support our police because he did not want to support mandatory sentencing. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member spoke against it at every opportunity. The Commissioner of Police requested auxiliary officers. I am told that he asked the previous government for a mix of officers, because it suited his purposes. An extra 150 auxiliary police officers will free up 150 fully sworn officers to come back to front-line duties. That is what the public wants. Over the weekend, the member for Girrawheen thought that she would have to come up with a negative comment, so she said that the auxiliary officers would not be under the same disciplinary procedures as our police officers. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Let me assure the member for Girrawheen that they will be sworn police officers, and that they will come under the same disciplinary regime as other police officers. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not like it, do they? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, some of you may think you have a better answer to deliver, but the only answer I want to hear is from the Minister for Police. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : These auxiliary officers will perform duties that will free up fully sworn, fully trained officers to perform front-line duties. Forty custodial officers have already been introduced in addition to the 150 auxiliary police officers that the government has promised. We agreed to the request from the Commissioner of Police because that is what he wanted. As things are, we have fully sworn, fully trained officers performing all sorts of duties. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member did nothing for our police when she was in government—nothing at all. Ms M.M. Quirk : Go and shoot yourself in the foot with a Taser! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think there is some violent confrontation here; I am getting quite nervous! This is a great initiative, because these officers will take over the duties of fully sworn officers who are currently serving as custodial officers. They will also perform duties at police lockups, transporting firearms and transporting drugs and other evidence. They will be doing all the sorts of things that our fully sworn police officers are currently doing. We want our fully sworn officers back on front-line duty to crack down on crime and deal with hoons, which did not happen under the previous government. The previous government was weak on crime, weak on drugs and weak on everything else. We now have a government that is tough on crime, and we will give the police every resource we possibly can to catch criminals. That is why I am hopeful that we can get this legislation through both houses of Parliament in time for the Commissioner of Police to take on the 150 auxiliary officers, although obviously not all in one go. We want to be able to put things in place so that we can start enacting this initiative before Christmas. We would like more of our front-line officers to come out from behind their desks. It will be interesting to see whether the opposition supports this legislation. If it is not going to support the legislation, it should say so now, because that would make it very unpopular with both the police and the public.
The SPEAKER : Order, member for Girrawheen! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : This is a great initiative. Mr J.R. Quigley interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It is funny that the two interjections I have had so far have been from the shadow Minister for Police and the shadow Attorney General—two people who have criticised the police in the last few weeks, months or years. Mr E.S. Ripper : We support our police! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition does not support our police because he did not want to support mandatory sentencing. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member spoke against it at every opportunity. The Commissioner of Police requested auxiliary officers. I am told that he asked the previous government for a mix of officers, because it suited his purposes. An extra 150 auxiliary police officers will free up 150 fully sworn officers to come back to front-line duties. That is what the public wants. Over the weekend, the member for Girrawheen thought that she would have to come up with a negative comment, so she said that the auxiliary officers would not be under the same disciplinary procedures as our police officers. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Let me assure the member for Girrawheen that they will be sworn police officers, and that they will come under the same disciplinary regime as other police officers. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not like it, do they? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, some of you may think you have a better answer to deliver, but the only answer I want to hear is from the Minister for Police. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : These auxiliary officers will perform duties that will free up fully sworn, fully trained officers to perform front-line duties. Forty custodial officers have already been introduced in addition to the 150 auxiliary police officers that the government has promised. We agreed to the request from the Commissioner of Police because that is what he wanted. As things are, we have fully sworn, fully trained officers performing all sorts of duties. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member did nothing for our police when she was in government—nothing at all. Ms M.M. Quirk : Go and shoot yourself in the foot with a Taser! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think there is some violent confrontation here; I am getting quite nervous! This is a great initiative, because these officers will take over the duties of fully sworn officers who are currently serving as custodial officers. They will also perform duties at police lockups, transporting firearms and transporting drugs and other evidence. They will be doing all the sorts of things that our fully sworn police officers are currently doing. We want our fully sworn officers back on front-line duty to crack down on crime and deal with hoons, which did not happen under the previous government. The previous government was weak on crime, weak on drugs and weak on everything else. We now have a government that is tough on crime, and we will give the police every resource we possibly can to catch criminals. That is why I am hopeful that we can get this legislation through both houses of Parliament in time for the Commissioner of Police to take on the 150 auxiliary officers, although obviously not all in one go. We want to be able to put things in place so that we can start enacting this initiative before Christmas. We would like more of our front-line officers to come out from behind their desks. It will be interesting to see whether the opposition supports this legislation. If it is not going to support the legislation, it should say so now, because that would make it very unpopular with both the police and the public.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : This is a great initiative. Mr J.R. Quigley interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It is funny that the two interjections I have had so far have been from the shadow Minister for Police and the shadow Attorney General—two people who have criticised the police in the last few weeks, months or years. Mr E.S. Ripper : We support our police! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition does not support our police because he did not want to support mandatory sentencing. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member spoke against it at every opportunity. The Commissioner of Police requested auxiliary officers. I am told that he asked the previous government for a mix of officers, because it suited his purposes. An extra 150 auxiliary police officers will free up 150 fully sworn officers to come back to front-line duties. That is what the public wants. Over the weekend, the member for Girrawheen thought that she would have to come up with a negative comment, so she said that the auxiliary officers would not be under the same disciplinary procedures as our police officers. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Let me assure the member for Girrawheen that they will be sworn police officers, and that they will come under the same disciplinary regime as other police officers. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not like it, do they? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, some of you may think you have a better answer to deliver, but the only answer I want to hear is from the Minister for Police. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : These auxiliary officers will perform duties that will free up fully sworn, fully trained officers to perform front-line duties. Forty custodial officers have already been introduced in addition to the 150 auxiliary police officers that the government has promised. We agreed to the request from the Commissioner of Police because that is what he wanted. As things are, we have fully sworn, fully trained officers performing all sorts of duties. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member did nothing for our police when she was in government—nothing at all. Ms M.M. Quirk : Go and shoot yourself in the foot with a Taser! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think there is some violent confrontation here; I am getting quite nervous! This is a great initiative, because these officers will take over the duties of fully sworn officers who are currently serving as custodial officers. They will also perform duties at police lockups, transporting firearms and transporting drugs and other evidence. They will be doing all the sorts of things that our fully sworn police officers are currently doing. We want our fully sworn officers back on front-line duty to crack down on crime and deal with hoons, which did not happen under the previous government. The previous government was weak on crime, weak on drugs and weak on everything else. We now have a government that is tough on crime, and we will give the police every resource we possibly can to catch criminals. That is why I am hopeful that we can get this legislation through both houses of Parliament in time for the Commissioner of Police to take on the 150 auxiliary officers, although obviously not all in one go. We want to be able to put things in place so that we can start enacting this initiative before Christmas. We would like more of our front-line officers to come out from behind their desks. It will be interesting to see whether the opposition supports this legislation. If it is not going to support the legislation, it should say so now, because that would make it very unpopular with both the police and the public.
Mr J.R. Quigley interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It is funny that the two interjections I have had so far have been from the shadow Minister for Police and the shadow Attorney General—two people who have criticised the police in the last few weeks, months or years. Mr E.S. Ripper : We support our police! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition does not support our police because he did not want to support mandatory sentencing. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member spoke against it at every opportunity. The Commissioner of Police requested auxiliary officers. I am told that he asked the previous government for a mix of officers, because it suited his purposes. An extra 150 auxiliary police officers will free up 150 fully sworn officers to come back to front-line duties. That is what the public wants. Over the weekend, the member for Girrawheen thought that she would have to come up with a negative comment, so she said that the auxiliary officers would not be under the same disciplinary procedures as our police officers. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Let me assure the member for Girrawheen that they will be sworn police officers, and that they will come under the same disciplinary regime as other police officers. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not like it, do they? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, some of you may think you have a better answer to deliver, but the only answer I want to hear is from the Minister for Police. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : These auxiliary officers will perform duties that will free up fully sworn, fully trained officers to perform front-line duties. Forty custodial officers have already been introduced in addition to the 150 auxiliary police officers that the government has promised. We agreed to the request from the Commissioner of Police because that is what he wanted. As things are, we have fully sworn, fully trained officers performing all sorts of duties. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member did nothing for our police when she was in government—nothing at all. Ms M.M. Quirk : Go and shoot yourself in the foot with a Taser! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think there is some violent confrontation here; I am getting quite nervous! This is a great initiative, because these officers will take over the duties of fully sworn officers who are currently serving as custodial officers. They will also perform duties at police lockups, transporting firearms and transporting drugs and other evidence. They will be doing all the sorts of things that our fully sworn police officers are currently doing. We want our fully sworn officers back on front-line duty to crack down on crime and deal with hoons, which did not happen under the previous government. The previous government was weak on crime, weak on drugs and weak on everything else. We now have a government that is tough on crime, and we will give the police every resource we possibly can to catch criminals. That is why I am hopeful that we can get this legislation through both houses of Parliament in time for the Commissioner of Police to take on the 150 auxiliary officers, although obviously not all in one go. We want to be able to put things in place so that we can start enacting this initiative before Christmas. We would like more of our front-line officers to come out from behind their desks. It will be interesting to see whether the opposition supports this legislation. If it is not going to support the legislation, it should say so now, because that would make it very unpopular with both the police and the public.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It is funny that the two interjections I have had so far have been from the shadow Minister for Police and the shadow Attorney General—two people who have criticised the police in the last few weeks, months or years. Mr E.S. Ripper : We support our police! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition does not support our police because he did not want to support mandatory sentencing. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member spoke against it at every opportunity. The Commissioner of Police requested auxiliary officers. I am told that he asked the previous government for a mix of officers, because it suited his purposes. An extra 150 auxiliary police officers will free up 150 fully sworn officers to come back to front-line duties. That is what the public wants. Over the weekend, the member for Girrawheen thought that she would have to come up with a negative comment, so she said that the auxiliary officers would not be under the same disciplinary procedures as our police officers. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Let me assure the member for Girrawheen that they will be sworn police officers, and that they will come under the same disciplinary regime as other police officers. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not like it, do they? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, some of you may think you have a better answer to deliver, but the only answer I want to hear is from the Minister for Police. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : These auxiliary officers will perform duties that will free up fully sworn, fully trained officers to perform front-line duties. Forty custodial officers have already been introduced in addition to the 150 auxiliary police officers that the government has promised. We agreed to the request from the Commissioner of Police because that is what he wanted. As things are, we have fully sworn, fully trained officers performing all sorts of duties. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member did nothing for our police when she was in government—nothing at all. Ms M.M. Quirk : Go and shoot yourself in the foot with a Taser! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think there is some violent confrontation here; I am getting quite nervous! This is a great initiative, because these officers will take over the duties of fully sworn officers who are currently serving as custodial officers. They will also perform duties at police lockups, transporting firearms and transporting drugs and other evidence. They will be doing all the sorts of things that our fully sworn police officers are currently doing. We want our fully sworn officers back on front-line duty to crack down on crime and deal with hoons, which did not happen under the previous government. The previous government was weak on crime, weak on drugs and weak on everything else. We now have a government that is tough on crime, and we will give the police every resource we possibly can to catch criminals. That is why I am hopeful that we can get this legislation through both houses of Parliament in time for the Commissioner of Police to take on the 150 auxiliary officers, although obviously not all in one go. We want to be able to put things in place so that we can start enacting this initiative before Christmas. We would like more of our front-line officers to come out from behind their desks. It will be interesting to see whether the opposition supports this legislation. If it is not going to support the legislation, it should say so now, because that would make it very unpopular with both the police and the public.
Mr E.S. Ripper : We support our police! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition does not support our police because he did not want to support mandatory sentencing. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member spoke against it at every opportunity. The Commissioner of Police requested auxiliary officers. I am told that he asked the previous government for a mix of officers, because it suited his purposes. An extra 150 auxiliary police officers will free up 150 fully sworn officers to come back to front-line duties. That is what the public wants. Over the weekend, the member for Girrawheen thought that she would have to come up with a negative comment, so she said that the auxiliary officers would not be under the same disciplinary procedures as our police officers. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Let me assure the member for Girrawheen that they will be sworn police officers, and that they will come under the same disciplinary regime as other police officers. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not like it, do they? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, some of you may think you have a better answer to deliver, but the only answer I want to hear is from the Minister for Police. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : These auxiliary officers will perform duties that will free up fully sworn, fully trained officers to perform front-line duties. Forty custodial officers have already been introduced in addition to the 150 auxiliary police officers that the government has promised. We agreed to the request from the Commissioner of Police because that is what he wanted. As things are, we have fully sworn, fully trained officers performing all sorts of duties. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member did nothing for our police when she was in government—nothing at all. Ms M.M. Quirk : Go and shoot yourself in the foot with a Taser! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think there is some violent confrontation here; I am getting quite nervous! This is a great initiative, because these officers will take over the duties of fully sworn officers who are currently serving as custodial officers. They will also perform duties at police lockups, transporting firearms and transporting drugs and other evidence. They will be doing all the sorts of things that our fully sworn police officers are currently doing. We want our fully sworn officers back on front-line duty to crack down on crime and deal with hoons, which did not happen under the previous government. The previous government was weak on crime, weak on drugs and weak on everything else. We now have a government that is tough on crime, and we will give the police every resource we possibly can to catch criminals. That is why I am hopeful that we can get this legislation through both houses of Parliament in time for the Commissioner of Police to take on the 150 auxiliary officers, although obviously not all in one go. We want to be able to put things in place so that we can start enacting this initiative before Christmas. We would like more of our front-line officers to come out from behind their desks. It will be interesting to see whether the opposition supports this legislation. If it is not going to support the legislation, it should say so now, because that would make it very unpopular with both the police and the public.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition does not support our police because he did not want to support mandatory sentencing. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member spoke against it at every opportunity. The Commissioner of Police requested auxiliary officers. I am told that he asked the previous government for a mix of officers, because it suited his purposes. An extra 150 auxiliary police officers will free up 150 fully sworn officers to come back to front-line duties. That is what the public wants. Over the weekend, the member for Girrawheen thought that she would have to come up with a negative comment, so she said that the auxiliary officers would not be under the same disciplinary procedures as our police officers. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Let me assure the member for Girrawheen that they will be sworn police officers, and that they will come under the same disciplinary regime as other police officers. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not like it, do they? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, some of you may think you have a better answer to deliver, but the only answer I want to hear is from the Minister for Police. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : These auxiliary officers will perform duties that will free up fully sworn, fully trained officers to perform front-line duties. Forty custodial officers have already been introduced in addition to the 150 auxiliary police officers that the government has promised. We agreed to the request from the Commissioner of Police because that is what he wanted. As things are, we have fully sworn, fully trained officers performing all sorts of duties. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member did nothing for our police when she was in government—nothing at all. Ms M.M. Quirk : Go and shoot yourself in the foot with a Taser! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think there is some violent confrontation here; I am getting quite nervous! This is a great initiative, because these officers will take over the duties of fully sworn officers who are currently serving as custodial officers. They will also perform duties at police lockups, transporting firearms and transporting drugs and other evidence. They will be doing all the sorts of things that our fully sworn police officers are currently doing. We want our fully sworn officers back on front-line duty to crack down on crime and deal with hoons, which did not happen under the previous government. The previous government was weak on crime, weak on drugs and weak on everything else. We now have a government that is tough on crime, and we will give the police every resource we possibly can to catch criminals. That is why I am hopeful that we can get this legislation through both houses of Parliament in time for the Commissioner of Police to take on the 150 auxiliary officers, although obviously not all in one go. We want to be able to put things in place so that we can start enacting this initiative before Christmas. We would like more of our front-line officers to come out from behind their desks. It will be interesting to see whether the opposition supports this legislation. If it is not going to support the legislation, it should say so now, because that would make it very unpopular with both the police and the public.
Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member spoke against it at every opportunity. The Commissioner of Police requested auxiliary officers. I am told that he asked the previous government for a mix of officers, because it suited his purposes. An extra 150 auxiliary police officers will free up 150 fully sworn officers to come back to front-line duties. That is what the public wants. Over the weekend, the member for Girrawheen thought that she would have to come up with a negative comment, so she said that the auxiliary officers would not be under the same disciplinary procedures as our police officers. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Let me assure the member for Girrawheen that they will be sworn police officers, and that they will come under the same disciplinary regime as other police officers. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not like it, do they? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, some of you may think you have a better answer to deliver, but the only answer I want to hear is from the Minister for Police. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : These auxiliary officers will perform duties that will free up fully sworn, fully trained officers to perform front-line duties. Forty custodial officers have already been introduced in addition to the 150 auxiliary police officers that the government has promised. We agreed to the request from the Commissioner of Police because that is what he wanted. As things are, we have fully sworn, fully trained officers performing all sorts of duties. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member did nothing for our police when she was in government—nothing at all. Ms M.M. Quirk : Go and shoot yourself in the foot with a Taser! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think there is some violent confrontation here; I am getting quite nervous! This is a great initiative, because these officers will take over the duties of fully sworn officers who are currently serving as custodial officers. They will also perform duties at police lockups, transporting firearms and transporting drugs and other evidence. They will be doing all the sorts of things that our fully sworn police officers are currently doing. We want our fully sworn officers back on front-line duty to crack down on crime and deal with hoons, which did not happen under the previous government. The previous government was weak on crime, weak on drugs and weak on everything else. We now have a government that is tough on crime, and we will give the police every resource we possibly can to catch criminals. That is why I am hopeful that we can get this legislation through both houses of Parliament in time for the Commissioner of Police to take on the 150 auxiliary officers, although obviously not all in one go. We want to be able to put things in place so that we can start enacting this initiative before Christmas. We would like more of our front-line officers to come out from behind their desks. It will be interesting to see whether the opposition supports this legislation. If it is not going to support the legislation, it should say so now, because that would make it very unpopular with both the police and the public.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member spoke against it at every opportunity. The Commissioner of Police requested auxiliary officers. I am told that he asked the previous government for a mix of officers, because it suited his purposes. An extra 150 auxiliary police officers will free up 150 fully sworn officers to come back to front-line duties. That is what the public wants. Over the weekend, the member for Girrawheen thought that she would have to come up with a negative comment, so she said that the auxiliary officers would not be under the same disciplinary procedures as our police officers. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Let me assure the member for Girrawheen that they will be sworn police officers, and that they will come under the same disciplinary regime as other police officers. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not like it, do they? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, some of you may think you have a better answer to deliver, but the only answer I want to hear is from the Minister for Police. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : These auxiliary officers will perform duties that will free up fully sworn, fully trained officers to perform front-line duties. Forty custodial officers have already been introduced in addition to the 150 auxiliary police officers that the government has promised. We agreed to the request from the Commissioner of Police because that is what he wanted. As things are, we have fully sworn, fully trained officers performing all sorts of duties. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member did nothing for our police when she was in government—nothing at all. Ms M.M. Quirk : Go and shoot yourself in the foot with a Taser! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think there is some violent confrontation here; I am getting quite nervous! This is a great initiative, because these officers will take over the duties of fully sworn officers who are currently serving as custodial officers. They will also perform duties at police lockups, transporting firearms and transporting drugs and other evidence. They will be doing all the sorts of things that our fully sworn police officers are currently doing. We want our fully sworn officers back on front-line duty to crack down on crime and deal with hoons, which did not happen under the previous government. The previous government was weak on crime, weak on drugs and weak on everything else. We now have a government that is tough on crime, and we will give the police every resource we possibly can to catch criminals. That is why I am hopeful that we can get this legislation through both houses of Parliament in time for the Commissioner of Police to take on the 150 auxiliary officers, although obviously not all in one go. We want to be able to put things in place so that we can start enacting this initiative before Christmas. We would like more of our front-line officers to come out from behind their desks. It will be interesting to see whether the opposition supports this legislation. If it is not going to support the legislation, it should say so now, because that would make it very unpopular with both the police and the public.
Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Let me assure the member for Girrawheen that they will be sworn police officers, and that they will come under the same disciplinary regime as other police officers. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not like it, do they? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, some of you may think you have a better answer to deliver, but the only answer I want to hear is from the Minister for Police. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : These auxiliary officers will perform duties that will free up fully sworn, fully trained officers to perform front-line duties. Forty custodial officers have already been introduced in addition to the 150 auxiliary police officers that the government has promised. We agreed to the request from the Commissioner of Police because that is what he wanted. As things are, we have fully sworn, fully trained officers performing all sorts of duties. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member did nothing for our police when she was in government—nothing at all. Ms M.M. Quirk : Go and shoot yourself in the foot with a Taser! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think there is some violent confrontation here; I am getting quite nervous! This is a great initiative, because these officers will take over the duties of fully sworn officers who are currently serving as custodial officers. They will also perform duties at police lockups, transporting firearms and transporting drugs and other evidence. They will be doing all the sorts of things that our fully sworn police officers are currently doing. We want our fully sworn officers back on front-line duty to crack down on crime and deal with hoons, which did not happen under the previous government. The previous government was weak on crime, weak on drugs and weak on everything else. We now have a government that is tough on crime, and we will give the police every resource we possibly can to catch criminals. That is why I am hopeful that we can get this legislation through both houses of Parliament in time for the Commissioner of Police to take on the 150 auxiliary officers, although obviously not all in one go. We want to be able to put things in place so that we can start enacting this initiative before Christmas. We would like more of our front-line officers to come out from behind their desks. It will be interesting to see whether the opposition supports this legislation. If it is not going to support the legislation, it should say so now, because that would make it very unpopular with both the police and the public.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Let me assure the member for Girrawheen that they will be sworn police officers, and that they will come under the same disciplinary regime as other police officers. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not like it, do they? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, some of you may think you have a better answer to deliver, but the only answer I want to hear is from the Minister for Police. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : These auxiliary officers will perform duties that will free up fully sworn, fully trained officers to perform front-line duties. Forty custodial officers have already been introduced in addition to the 150 auxiliary police officers that the government has promised. We agreed to the request from the Commissioner of Police because that is what he wanted. As things are, we have fully sworn, fully trained officers performing all sorts of duties. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member did nothing for our police when she was in government—nothing at all. Ms M.M. Quirk : Go and shoot yourself in the foot with a Taser! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think there is some violent confrontation here; I am getting quite nervous! This is a great initiative, because these officers will take over the duties of fully sworn officers who are currently serving as custodial officers. They will also perform duties at police lockups, transporting firearms and transporting drugs and other evidence. They will be doing all the sorts of things that our fully sworn police officers are currently doing. We want our fully sworn officers back on front-line duty to crack down on crime and deal with hoons, which did not happen under the previous government. The previous government was weak on crime, weak on drugs and weak on everything else. We now have a government that is tough on crime, and we will give the police every resource we possibly can to catch criminals. That is why I am hopeful that we can get this legislation through both houses of Parliament in time for the Commissioner of Police to take on the 150 auxiliary officers, although obviously not all in one go. We want to be able to put things in place so that we can start enacting this initiative before Christmas. We would like more of our front-line officers to come out from behind their desks. It will be interesting to see whether the opposition supports this legislation. If it is not going to support the legislation, it should say so now, because that would make it very unpopular with both the police and the public.
Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not like it, do they? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, some of you may think you have a better answer to deliver, but the only answer I want to hear is from the Minister for Police. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : These auxiliary officers will perform duties that will free up fully sworn, fully trained officers to perform front-line duties. Forty custodial officers have already been introduced in addition to the 150 auxiliary police officers that the government has promised. We agreed to the request from the Commissioner of Police because that is what he wanted. As things are, we have fully sworn, fully trained officers performing all sorts of duties. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member did nothing for our police when she was in government—nothing at all. Ms M.M. Quirk : Go and shoot yourself in the foot with a Taser! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think there is some violent confrontation here; I am getting quite nervous! This is a great initiative, because these officers will take over the duties of fully sworn officers who are currently serving as custodial officers. They will also perform duties at police lockups, transporting firearms and transporting drugs and other evidence. They will be doing all the sorts of things that our fully sworn police officers are currently doing. We want our fully sworn officers back on front-line duty to crack down on crime and deal with hoons, which did not happen under the previous government. The previous government was weak on crime, weak on drugs and weak on everything else. We now have a government that is tough on crime, and we will give the police every resource we possibly can to catch criminals. That is why I am hopeful that we can get this legislation through both houses of Parliament in time for the Commissioner of Police to take on the 150 auxiliary officers, although obviously not all in one go. We want to be able to put things in place so that we can start enacting this initiative before Christmas. We would like more of our front-line officers to come out from behind their desks. It will be interesting to see whether the opposition supports this legislation. If it is not going to support the legislation, it should say so now, because that would make it very unpopular with both the police and the public.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not like it, do they? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, some of you may think you have a better answer to deliver, but the only answer I want to hear is from the Minister for Police. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : These auxiliary officers will perform duties that will free up fully sworn, fully trained officers to perform front-line duties. Forty custodial officers have already been introduced in addition to the 150 auxiliary police officers that the government has promised. We agreed to the request from the Commissioner of Police because that is what he wanted. As things are, we have fully sworn, fully trained officers performing all sorts of duties. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member did nothing for our police when she was in government—nothing at all. Ms M.M. Quirk : Go and shoot yourself in the foot with a Taser! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think there is some violent confrontation here; I am getting quite nervous! This is a great initiative, because these officers will take over the duties of fully sworn officers who are currently serving as custodial officers. They will also perform duties at police lockups, transporting firearms and transporting drugs and other evidence. They will be doing all the sorts of things that our fully sworn police officers are currently doing. We want our fully sworn officers back on front-line duty to crack down on crime and deal with hoons, which did not happen under the previous government. The previous government was weak on crime, weak on drugs and weak on everything else. We now have a government that is tough on crime, and we will give the police every resource we possibly can to catch criminals. That is why I am hopeful that we can get this legislation through both houses of Parliament in time for the Commissioner of Police to take on the 150 auxiliary officers, although obviously not all in one go. We want to be able to put things in place so that we can start enacting this initiative before Christmas. We would like more of our front-line officers to come out from behind their desks. It will be interesting to see whether the opposition supports this legislation. If it is not going to support the legislation, it should say so now, because that would make it very unpopular with both the police and the public.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, some of you may think you have a better answer to deliver, but the only answer I want to hear is from the Minister for Police. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : These auxiliary officers will perform duties that will free up fully sworn, fully trained officers to perform front-line duties. Forty custodial officers have already been introduced in addition to the 150 auxiliary police officers that the government has promised. We agreed to the request from the Commissioner of Police because that is what he wanted. As things are, we have fully sworn, fully trained officers performing all sorts of duties. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member did nothing for our police when she was in government—nothing at all. Ms M.M. Quirk : Go and shoot yourself in the foot with a Taser! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think there is some violent confrontation here; I am getting quite nervous! This is a great initiative, because these officers will take over the duties of fully sworn officers who are currently serving as custodial officers. They will also perform duties at police lockups, transporting firearms and transporting drugs and other evidence. They will be doing all the sorts of things that our fully sworn police officers are currently doing. We want our fully sworn officers back on front-line duty to crack down on crime and deal with hoons, which did not happen under the previous government. The previous government was weak on crime, weak on drugs and weak on everything else. We now have a government that is tough on crime, and we will give the police every resource we possibly can to catch criminals. That is why I am hopeful that we can get this legislation through both houses of Parliament in time for the Commissioner of Police to take on the 150 auxiliary officers, although obviously not all in one go. We want to be able to put things in place so that we can start enacting this initiative before Christmas. We would like more of our front-line officers to come out from behind their desks. It will be interesting to see whether the opposition supports this legislation. If it is not going to support the legislation, it should say so now, because that would make it very unpopular with both the police and the public.
The SPEAKER : Members, some of you may think you have a better answer to deliver, but the only answer I want to hear is from the Minister for Police. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : These auxiliary officers will perform duties that will free up fully sworn, fully trained officers to perform front-line duties. Forty custodial officers have already been introduced in addition to the 150 auxiliary police officers that the government has promised. We agreed to the request from the Commissioner of Police because that is what he wanted. As things are, we have fully sworn, fully trained officers performing all sorts of duties. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member did nothing for our police when she was in government—nothing at all. Ms M.M. Quirk : Go and shoot yourself in the foot with a Taser! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think there is some violent confrontation here; I am getting quite nervous! This is a great initiative, because these officers will take over the duties of fully sworn officers who are currently serving as custodial officers. They will also perform duties at police lockups, transporting firearms and transporting drugs and other evidence. They will be doing all the sorts of things that our fully sworn police officers are currently doing. We want our fully sworn officers back on front-line duty to crack down on crime and deal with hoons, which did not happen under the previous government. The previous government was weak on crime, weak on drugs and weak on everything else. We now have a government that is tough on crime, and we will give the police every resource we possibly can to catch criminals. That is why I am hopeful that we can get this legislation through both houses of Parliament in time for the Commissioner of Police to take on the 150 auxiliary officers, although obviously not all in one go. We want to be able to put things in place so that we can start enacting this initiative before Christmas. We would like more of our front-line officers to come out from behind their desks. It will be interesting to see whether the opposition supports this legislation. If it is not going to support the legislation, it should say so now, because that would make it very unpopular with both the police and the public.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : These auxiliary officers will perform duties that will free up fully sworn, fully trained officers to perform front-line duties. Forty custodial officers have already been introduced in addition to the 150 auxiliary police officers that the government has promised. We agreed to the request from the Commissioner of Police because that is what he wanted. As things are, we have fully sworn, fully trained officers performing all sorts of duties. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member did nothing for our police when she was in government—nothing at all. Ms M.M. Quirk : Go and shoot yourself in the foot with a Taser! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think there is some violent confrontation here; I am getting quite nervous! This is a great initiative, because these officers will take over the duties of fully sworn officers who are currently serving as custodial officers. They will also perform duties at police lockups, transporting firearms and transporting drugs and other evidence. They will be doing all the sorts of things that our fully sworn police officers are currently doing. We want our fully sworn officers back on front-line duty to crack down on crime and deal with hoons, which did not happen under the previous government. The previous government was weak on crime, weak on drugs and weak on everything else. We now have a government that is tough on crime, and we will give the police every resource we possibly can to catch criminals. That is why I am hopeful that we can get this legislation through both houses of Parliament in time for the Commissioner of Police to take on the 150 auxiliary officers, although obviously not all in one go. We want to be able to put things in place so that we can start enacting this initiative before Christmas. We would like more of our front-line officers to come out from behind their desks. It will be interesting to see whether the opposition supports this legislation. If it is not going to support the legislation, it should say so now, because that would make it very unpopular with both the police and the public.
Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member did nothing for our police when she was in government—nothing at all. Ms M.M. Quirk : Go and shoot yourself in the foot with a Taser! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think there is some violent confrontation here; I am getting quite nervous! This is a great initiative, because these officers will take over the duties of fully sworn officers who are currently serving as custodial officers. They will also perform duties at police lockups, transporting firearms and transporting drugs and other evidence. They will be doing all the sorts of things that our fully sworn police officers are currently doing. We want our fully sworn officers back on front-line duty to crack down on crime and deal with hoons, which did not happen under the previous government. The previous government was weak on crime, weak on drugs and weak on everything else. We now have a government that is tough on crime, and we will give the police every resource we possibly can to catch criminals. That is why I am hopeful that we can get this legislation through both houses of Parliament in time for the Commissioner of Police to take on the 150 auxiliary officers, although obviously not all in one go. We want to be able to put things in place so that we can start enacting this initiative before Christmas. We would like more of our front-line officers to come out from behind their desks. It will be interesting to see whether the opposition supports this legislation. If it is not going to support the legislation, it should say so now, because that would make it very unpopular with both the police and the public.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member did nothing for our police when she was in government—nothing at all. Ms M.M. Quirk : Go and shoot yourself in the foot with a Taser! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think there is some violent confrontation here; I am getting quite nervous! This is a great initiative, because these officers will take over the duties of fully sworn officers who are currently serving as custodial officers. They will also perform duties at police lockups, transporting firearms and transporting drugs and other evidence. They will be doing all the sorts of things that our fully sworn police officers are currently doing. We want our fully sworn officers back on front-line duty to crack down on crime and deal with hoons, which did not happen under the previous government. The previous government was weak on crime, weak on drugs and weak on everything else. We now have a government that is tough on crime, and we will give the police every resource we possibly can to catch criminals. That is why I am hopeful that we can get this legislation through both houses of Parliament in time for the Commissioner of Police to take on the 150 auxiliary officers, although obviously not all in one go. We want to be able to put things in place so that we can start enacting this initiative before Christmas. We would like more of our front-line officers to come out from behind their desks. It will be interesting to see whether the opposition supports this legislation. If it is not going to support the legislation, it should say so now, because that would make it very unpopular with both the police and the public.
Ms M.M. Quirk : Go and shoot yourself in the foot with a Taser! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think there is some violent confrontation here; I am getting quite nervous! This is a great initiative, because these officers will take over the duties of fully sworn officers who are currently serving as custodial officers. They will also perform duties at police lockups, transporting firearms and transporting drugs and other evidence. They will be doing all the sorts of things that our fully sworn police officers are currently doing. We want our fully sworn officers back on front-line duty to crack down on crime and deal with hoons, which did not happen under the previous government. The previous government was weak on crime, weak on drugs and weak on everything else. We now have a government that is tough on crime, and we will give the police every resource we possibly can to catch criminals. That is why I am hopeful that we can get this legislation through both houses of Parliament in time for the Commissioner of Police to take on the 150 auxiliary officers, although obviously not all in one go. We want to be able to put things in place so that we can start enacting this initiative before Christmas. We would like more of our front-line officers to come out from behind their desks. It will be interesting to see whether the opposition supports this legislation. If it is not going to support the legislation, it should say so now, because that would make it very unpopular with both the police and the public.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think there is some violent confrontation here; I am getting quite nervous! This is a great initiative, because these officers will take over the duties of fully sworn officers who are currently serving as custodial officers. They will also perform duties at police lockups, transporting firearms and transporting drugs and other evidence. They will be doing all the sorts of things that our fully sworn police officers are currently doing. We want our fully sworn officers back on front-line duty to crack down on crime and deal with hoons, which did not happen under the previous government. The previous government was weak on crime, weak on drugs and weak on everything else. We now have a government that is tough on crime, and we will give the police every resource we possibly can to catch criminals. That is why I am hopeful that we can get this legislation through both houses of Parliament in time for the Commissioner of Police to take on the 150 auxiliary officers, although obviously not all in one go. We want to be able to put things in place so that we can start enacting this initiative before Christmas. We would like more of our front-line officers to come out from behind their desks. It will be interesting to see whether the opposition supports this legislation. If it is not going to support the legislation, it should say so now, because that would make it very unpopular with both the police and the public.
This is a great initiative, because these officers will take over the duties of fully sworn officers who are currently serving as custodial officers. They will also perform duties at police lockups, transporting firearms and transporting drugs and other evidence. They will be doing all the sorts of things that our fully sworn police officers are currently doing. We want our fully sworn officers back on front-line duty to crack down on crime and deal with hoons, which did not happen under the previous government. The previous government was weak on crime, weak on drugs and weak on everything else. We now have a government that is tough on crime, and we will give the police every resource we possibly can to catch criminals. That is why I am hopeful that we can get this legislation through both houses of Parliament in time for the Commissioner of Police to take on the 150 auxiliary officers, although obviously not all in one go. We want to be able to put things in place so that we can start enacting this initiative before Christmas. We would like more of our front-line officers to come out from behind their desks. It will be interesting to see whether the opposition supports this legislation. If it is not going to support the legislation, it should say so now, because that would make it very unpopular with both the police and the public.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON replied: I am very, very happy to answer the question from the member. Ms M.M. Quirk : It’s a broken promise, that’s what it is! The SPEAKER : Order, member for Girrawheen! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : This is a great initiative. Mr J.R. Quigley interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It is funny that the two interjections I have had so far have been from the shadow Minister for Police and the shadow Attorney General—two people who have criticised the police in the last few weeks, months or years. Mr E.S. Ripper : We support our police! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition does not support our police because he did not want to support mandatory sentencing. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member spoke against it at every opportunity. The Commissioner of Police requested auxiliary officers. I am told that he asked the previous government for a mix of officers, because it suited his purposes. An extra 150 auxiliary police officers will free up 150 fully sworn officers to come back to front-line duties. That is what the public wants. Over the weekend, the member for Girrawheen thought that she would have to come up with a negative comment, so she said that the auxiliary officers would not be under the same disciplinary procedures as our police officers. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Let me assure the member for Girrawheen that they will be sworn police officers, and that they will come under the same disciplinary regime as other police officers. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not like it, do they? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, some of you may think you have a better answer to deliver, but the only answer I want to hear is from the Minister for Police. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : These auxiliary officers will perform duties that will free up fully sworn, fully trained officers to perform front-line duties. Forty custodial officers have already been introduced in addition to the 150 auxiliary police officers that the government has promised. We agreed to the request from the Commissioner of Police because that is what he wanted. As things are, we have fully sworn, fully trained officers performing all sorts of duties. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member did nothing for our police when she was in government—nothing at all. Ms M.M. Quirk : Go and shoot yourself in the foot with a Taser! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think there is some violent confrontation here; I am getting quite nervous! This is a great initiative, because these officers will take over the duties of fully sworn officers who are currently serving as custodial officers. They will also perform duties at police lockups, transporting firearms and transporting drugs and other evidence. They will be doing all the sorts of things that our fully sworn police officers are currently doing. We want our fully sworn officers back on front-line duty to crack down on crime and deal with hoons, which did not happen under the previous government. The previous government was weak on crime, weak on drugs and weak on everything else. We now have a government that is tough on crime, and we will give the police every resource we possibly can to catch criminals. That is why I am hopeful that we can get this legislation through both houses of Parliament in time for the Commissioner of Police to take on the 150 auxiliary officers, although obviously not all in one go. We want to be able to put things in place so that we can start enacting this initiative before Christmas. We would like more of our front-line officers to come out from behind their desks. It will be interesting to see whether the opposition supports this legislation. If it is not going to support the legislation, it should say so now, because that would make it very unpopular with both the police and the public.
I am very, very happy to answer the question from the member. Ms M.M. Quirk : It’s a broken promise, that’s what it is! The SPEAKER : Order, member for Girrawheen! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : This is a great initiative. Mr J.R. Quigley interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It is funny that the two interjections I have had so far have been from the shadow Minister for Police and the shadow Attorney General—two people who have criticised the police in the last few weeks, months or years. Mr E.S. Ripper : We support our police! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition does not support our police because he did not want to support mandatory sentencing. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member spoke against it at every opportunity. The Commissioner of Police requested auxiliary officers. I am told that he asked the previous government for a mix of officers, because it suited his purposes. An extra 150 auxiliary police officers will free up 150 fully sworn officers to come back to front-line duties. That is what the public wants. Over the weekend, the member for Girrawheen thought that she would have to come up with a negative comment, so she said that the auxiliary officers would not be under the same disciplinary procedures as our police officers. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Let me assure the member for Girrawheen that they will be sworn police officers, and that they will come under the same disciplinary regime as other police officers. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not like it, do they? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, some of you may think you have a better answer to deliver, but the only answer I want to hear is from the Minister for Police. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : These auxiliary officers will perform duties that will free up fully sworn, fully trained officers to perform front-line duties. Forty custodial officers have already been introduced in addition to the 150 auxiliary police officers that the government has promised. We agreed to the request from the Commissioner of Police because that is what he wanted. As things are, we have fully sworn, fully trained officers performing all sorts of duties. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member did nothing for our police when she was in government—nothing at all. Ms M.M. Quirk : Go and shoot yourself in the foot with a Taser! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think there is some violent confrontation here; I am getting quite nervous! This is a great initiative, because these officers will take over the duties of fully sworn officers who are currently serving as custodial officers. They will also perform duties at police lockups, transporting firearms and transporting drugs and other evidence. They will be doing all the sorts of things that our fully sworn police officers are currently doing. We want our fully sworn officers back on front-line duty to crack down on crime and deal with hoons, which did not happen under the previous government. The previous government was weak on crime, weak on drugs and weak on everything else. We now have a government that is tough on crime, and we will give the police every resource we possibly can to catch criminals. That is why I am hopeful that we can get this legislation through both houses of Parliament in time for the Commissioner of Police to take on the 150 auxiliary officers, although obviously not all in one go. We want to be able to put things in place so that we can start enacting this initiative before Christmas. We would like more of our front-line officers to come out from behind their desks. It will be interesting to see whether the opposition supports this legislation. If it is not going to support the legislation, it should say so now, because that would make it very unpopular with both the police and the public.
Ms M.M. Quirk : It’s a broken promise, that’s what it is! The SPEAKER : Order, member for Girrawheen! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : This is a great initiative. Mr J.R. Quigley interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It is funny that the two interjections I have had so far have been from the shadow Minister for Police and the shadow Attorney General—two people who have criticised the police in the last few weeks, months or years. Mr E.S. Ripper : We support our police! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition does not support our police because he did not want to support mandatory sentencing. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member spoke against it at every opportunity. The Commissioner of Police requested auxiliary officers. I am told that he asked the previous government for a mix of officers, because it suited his purposes. An extra 150 auxiliary police officers will free up 150 fully sworn officers to come back to front-line duties. That is what the public wants. Over the weekend, the member for Girrawheen thought that she would have to come up with a negative comment, so she said that the auxiliary officers would not be under the same disciplinary procedures as our police officers. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Let me assure the member for Girrawheen that they will be sworn police officers, and that they will come under the same disciplinary regime as other police officers. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not like it, do they? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, some of you may think you have a better answer to deliver, but the only answer I want to hear is from the Minister for Police. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : These auxiliary officers will perform duties that will free up fully sworn, fully trained officers to perform front-line duties. Forty custodial officers have already been introduced in addition to the 150 auxiliary police officers that the government has promised. We agreed to the request from the Commissioner of Police because that is what he wanted. As things are, we have fully sworn, fully trained officers performing all sorts of duties. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member did nothing for our police when she was in government—nothing at all. Ms M.M. Quirk : Go and shoot yourself in the foot with a Taser! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think there is some violent confrontation here; I am getting quite nervous! This is a great initiative, because these officers will take over the duties of fully sworn officers who are currently serving as custodial officers. They will also perform duties at police lockups, transporting firearms and transporting drugs and other evidence. They will be doing all the sorts of things that our fully sworn police officers are currently doing. We want our fully sworn officers back on front-line duty to crack down on crime and deal with hoons, which did not happen under the previous government. The previous government was weak on crime, weak on drugs and weak on everything else. We now have a government that is tough on crime, and we will give the police every resource we possibly can to catch criminals. That is why I am hopeful that we can get this legislation through both houses of Parliament in time for the Commissioner of Police to take on the 150 auxiliary officers, although obviously not all in one go. We want to be able to put things in place so that we can start enacting this initiative before Christmas. We would like more of our front-line officers to come out from behind their desks. It will be interesting to see whether the opposition supports this legislation. If it is not going to support the legislation, it should say so now, because that would make it very unpopular with both the police and the public.
The SPEAKER : Order, member for Girrawheen! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : This is a great initiative. Mr J.R. Quigley interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It is funny that the two interjections I have had so far have been from the shadow Minister for Police and the shadow Attorney General—two people who have criticised the police in the last few weeks, months or years. Mr E.S. Ripper : We support our police! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition does not support our police because he did not want to support mandatory sentencing. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member spoke against it at every opportunity. The Commissioner of Police requested auxiliary officers. I am told that he asked the previous government for a mix of officers, because it suited his purposes. An extra 150 auxiliary police officers will free up 150 fully sworn officers to come back to front-line duties. That is what the public wants. Over the weekend, the member for Girrawheen thought that she would have to come up with a negative comment, so she said that the auxiliary officers would not be under the same disciplinary procedures as our police officers. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Let me assure the member for Girrawheen that they will be sworn police officers, and that they will come under the same disciplinary regime as other police officers. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not like it, do they? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, some of you may think you have a better answer to deliver, but the only answer I want to hear is from the Minister for Police. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : These auxiliary officers will perform duties that will free up fully sworn, fully trained officers to perform front-line duties. Forty custodial officers have already been introduced in addition to the 150 auxiliary police officers that the government has promised. We agreed to the request from the Commissioner of Police because that is what he wanted. As things are, we have fully sworn, fully trained officers performing all sorts of duties. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member did nothing for our police when she was in government—nothing at all. Ms M.M. Quirk : Go and shoot yourself in the foot with a Taser! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think there is some violent confrontation here; I am getting quite nervous! This is a great initiative, because these officers will take over the duties of fully sworn officers who are currently serving as custodial officers. They will also perform duties at police lockups, transporting firearms and transporting drugs and other evidence. They will be doing all the sorts of things that our fully sworn police officers are currently doing. We want our fully sworn officers back on front-line duty to crack down on crime and deal with hoons, which did not happen under the previous government. The previous government was weak on crime, weak on drugs and weak on everything else. We now have a government that is tough on crime, and we will give the police every resource we possibly can to catch criminals. That is why I am hopeful that we can get this legislation through both houses of Parliament in time for the Commissioner of Police to take on the 150 auxiliary officers, although obviously not all in one go. We want to be able to put things in place so that we can start enacting this initiative before Christmas. We would like more of our front-line officers to come out from behind their desks. It will be interesting to see whether the opposition supports this legislation. If it is not going to support the legislation, it should say so now, because that would make it very unpopular with both the police and the public.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : This is a great initiative. Mr J.R. Quigley interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It is funny that the two interjections I have had so far have been from the shadow Minister for Police and the shadow Attorney General—two people who have criticised the police in the last few weeks, months or years. Mr E.S. Ripper : We support our police! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition does not support our police because he did not want to support mandatory sentencing. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member spoke against it at every opportunity. The Commissioner of Police requested auxiliary officers. I am told that he asked the previous government for a mix of officers, because it suited his purposes. An extra 150 auxiliary police officers will free up 150 fully sworn officers to come back to front-line duties. That is what the public wants. Over the weekend, the member for Girrawheen thought that she would have to come up with a negative comment, so she said that the auxiliary officers would not be under the same disciplinary procedures as our police officers. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Let me assure the member for Girrawheen that they will be sworn police officers, and that they will come under the same disciplinary regime as other police officers. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not like it, do they? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, some of you may think you have a better answer to deliver, but the only answer I want to hear is from the Minister for Police. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : These auxiliary officers will perform duties that will free up fully sworn, fully trained officers to perform front-line duties. Forty custodial officers have already been introduced in addition to the 150 auxiliary police officers that the government has promised. We agreed to the request from the Commissioner of Police because that is what he wanted. As things are, we have fully sworn, fully trained officers performing all sorts of duties. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member did nothing for our police when she was in government—nothing at all. Ms M.M. Quirk : Go and shoot yourself in the foot with a Taser! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think there is some violent confrontation here; I am getting quite nervous! This is a great initiative, because these officers will take over the duties of fully sworn officers who are currently serving as custodial officers. They will also perform duties at police lockups, transporting firearms and transporting drugs and other evidence. They will be doing all the sorts of things that our fully sworn police officers are currently doing. We want our fully sworn officers back on front-line duty to crack down on crime and deal with hoons, which did not happen under the previous government. The previous government was weak on crime, weak on drugs and weak on everything else. We now have a government that is tough on crime, and we will give the police every resource we possibly can to catch criminals. That is why I am hopeful that we can get this legislation through both houses of Parliament in time for the Commissioner of Police to take on the 150 auxiliary officers, although obviously not all in one go. We want to be able to put things in place so that we can start enacting this initiative before Christmas. We would like more of our front-line officers to come out from behind their desks. It will be interesting to see whether the opposition supports this legislation. If it is not going to support the legislation, it should say so now, because that would make it very unpopular with both the police and the public.
Mr J.R. Quigley interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It is funny that the two interjections I have had so far have been from the shadow Minister for Police and the shadow Attorney General—two people who have criticised the police in the last few weeks, months or years. Mr E.S. Ripper : We support our police! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition does not support our police because he did not want to support mandatory sentencing. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member spoke against it at every opportunity. The Commissioner of Police requested auxiliary officers. I am told that he asked the previous government for a mix of officers, because it suited his purposes. An extra 150 auxiliary police officers will free up 150 fully sworn officers to come back to front-line duties. That is what the public wants. Over the weekend, the member for Girrawheen thought that she would have to come up with a negative comment, so she said that the auxiliary officers would not be under the same disciplinary procedures as our police officers. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Let me assure the member for Girrawheen that they will be sworn police officers, and that they will come under the same disciplinary regime as other police officers. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not like it, do they? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, some of you may think you have a better answer to deliver, but the only answer I want to hear is from the Minister for Police. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : These auxiliary officers will perform duties that will free up fully sworn, fully trained officers to perform front-line duties. Forty custodial officers have already been introduced in addition to the 150 auxiliary police officers that the government has promised. We agreed to the request from the Commissioner of Police because that is what he wanted. As things are, we have fully sworn, fully trained officers performing all sorts of duties. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member did nothing for our police when she was in government—nothing at all. Ms M.M. Quirk : Go and shoot yourself in the foot with a Taser! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think there is some violent confrontation here; I am getting quite nervous! This is a great initiative, because these officers will take over the duties of fully sworn officers who are currently serving as custodial officers. They will also perform duties at police lockups, transporting firearms and transporting drugs and other evidence. They will be doing all the sorts of things that our fully sworn police officers are currently doing. We want our fully sworn officers back on front-line duty to crack down on crime and deal with hoons, which did not happen under the previous government. The previous government was weak on crime, weak on drugs and weak on everything else. We now have a government that is tough on crime, and we will give the police every resource we possibly can to catch criminals. That is why I am hopeful that we can get this legislation through both houses of Parliament in time for the Commissioner of Police to take on the 150 auxiliary officers, although obviously not all in one go. We want to be able to put things in place so that we can start enacting this initiative before Christmas. We would like more of our front-line officers to come out from behind their desks. It will be interesting to see whether the opposition supports this legislation. If it is not going to support the legislation, it should say so now, because that would make it very unpopular with both the police and the public.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : It is funny that the two interjections I have had so far have been from the shadow Minister for Police and the shadow Attorney General—two people who have criticised the police in the last few weeks, months or years. Mr E.S. Ripper : We support our police! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition does not support our police because he did not want to support mandatory sentencing. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member spoke against it at every opportunity. The Commissioner of Police requested auxiliary officers. I am told that he asked the previous government for a mix of officers, because it suited his purposes. An extra 150 auxiliary police officers will free up 150 fully sworn officers to come back to front-line duties. That is what the public wants. Over the weekend, the member for Girrawheen thought that she would have to come up with a negative comment, so she said that the auxiliary officers would not be under the same disciplinary procedures as our police officers. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Let me assure the member for Girrawheen that they will be sworn police officers, and that they will come under the same disciplinary regime as other police officers. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not like it, do they? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, some of you may think you have a better answer to deliver, but the only answer I want to hear is from the Minister for Police. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : These auxiliary officers will perform duties that will free up fully sworn, fully trained officers to perform front-line duties. Forty custodial officers have already been introduced in addition to the 150 auxiliary police officers that the government has promised. We agreed to the request from the Commissioner of Police because that is what he wanted. As things are, we have fully sworn, fully trained officers performing all sorts of duties. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member did nothing for our police when she was in government—nothing at all. Ms M.M. Quirk : Go and shoot yourself in the foot with a Taser! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think there is some violent confrontation here; I am getting quite nervous! This is a great initiative, because these officers will take over the duties of fully sworn officers who are currently serving as custodial officers. They will also perform duties at police lockups, transporting firearms and transporting drugs and other evidence. They will be doing all the sorts of things that our fully sworn police officers are currently doing. We want our fully sworn officers back on front-line duty to crack down on crime and deal with hoons, which did not happen under the previous government. The previous government was weak on crime, weak on drugs and weak on everything else. We now have a government that is tough on crime, and we will give the police every resource we possibly can to catch criminals. That is why I am hopeful that we can get this legislation through both houses of Parliament in time for the Commissioner of Police to take on the 150 auxiliary officers, although obviously not all in one go. We want to be able to put things in place so that we can start enacting this initiative before Christmas. We would like more of our front-line officers to come out from behind their desks. It will be interesting to see whether the opposition supports this legislation. If it is not going to support the legislation, it should say so now, because that would make it very unpopular with both the police and the public.
Mr E.S. Ripper : We support our police! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition does not support our police because he did not want to support mandatory sentencing. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member spoke against it at every opportunity. The Commissioner of Police requested auxiliary officers. I am told that he asked the previous government for a mix of officers, because it suited his purposes. An extra 150 auxiliary police officers will free up 150 fully sworn officers to come back to front-line duties. That is what the public wants. Over the weekend, the member for Girrawheen thought that she would have to come up with a negative comment, so she said that the auxiliary officers would not be under the same disciplinary procedures as our police officers. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Let me assure the member for Girrawheen that they will be sworn police officers, and that they will come under the same disciplinary regime as other police officers. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not like it, do they? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, some of you may think you have a better answer to deliver, but the only answer I want to hear is from the Minister for Police. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : These auxiliary officers will perform duties that will free up fully sworn, fully trained officers to perform front-line duties. Forty custodial officers have already been introduced in addition to the 150 auxiliary police officers that the government has promised. We agreed to the request from the Commissioner of Police because that is what he wanted. As things are, we have fully sworn, fully trained officers performing all sorts of duties. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member did nothing for our police when she was in government—nothing at all. Ms M.M. Quirk : Go and shoot yourself in the foot with a Taser! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think there is some violent confrontation here; I am getting quite nervous! This is a great initiative, because these officers will take over the duties of fully sworn officers who are currently serving as custodial officers. They will also perform duties at police lockups, transporting firearms and transporting drugs and other evidence. They will be doing all the sorts of things that our fully sworn police officers are currently doing. We want our fully sworn officers back on front-line duty to crack down on crime and deal with hoons, which did not happen under the previous government. The previous government was weak on crime, weak on drugs and weak on everything else. We now have a government that is tough on crime, and we will give the police every resource we possibly can to catch criminals. That is why I am hopeful that we can get this legislation through both houses of Parliament in time for the Commissioner of Police to take on the 150 auxiliary officers, although obviously not all in one go. We want to be able to put things in place so that we can start enacting this initiative before Christmas. We would like more of our front-line officers to come out from behind their desks. It will be interesting to see whether the opposition supports this legislation. If it is not going to support the legislation, it should say so now, because that would make it very unpopular with both the police and the public.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition does not support our police because he did not want to support mandatory sentencing. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member spoke against it at every opportunity. The Commissioner of Police requested auxiliary officers. I am told that he asked the previous government for a mix of officers, because it suited his purposes. An extra 150 auxiliary police officers will free up 150 fully sworn officers to come back to front-line duties. That is what the public wants. Over the weekend, the member for Girrawheen thought that she would have to come up with a negative comment, so she said that the auxiliary officers would not be under the same disciplinary procedures as our police officers. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Let me assure the member for Girrawheen that they will be sworn police officers, and that they will come under the same disciplinary regime as other police officers. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not like it, do they? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, some of you may think you have a better answer to deliver, but the only answer I want to hear is from the Minister for Police. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : These auxiliary officers will perform duties that will free up fully sworn, fully trained officers to perform front-line duties. Forty custodial officers have already been introduced in addition to the 150 auxiliary police officers that the government has promised. We agreed to the request from the Commissioner of Police because that is what he wanted. As things are, we have fully sworn, fully trained officers performing all sorts of duties. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member did nothing for our police when she was in government—nothing at all. Ms M.M. Quirk : Go and shoot yourself in the foot with a Taser! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think there is some violent confrontation here; I am getting quite nervous! This is a great initiative, because these officers will take over the duties of fully sworn officers who are currently serving as custodial officers. They will also perform duties at police lockups, transporting firearms and transporting drugs and other evidence. They will be doing all the sorts of things that our fully sworn police officers are currently doing. We want our fully sworn officers back on front-line duty to crack down on crime and deal with hoons, which did not happen under the previous government. The previous government was weak on crime, weak on drugs and weak on everything else. We now have a government that is tough on crime, and we will give the police every resource we possibly can to catch criminals. That is why I am hopeful that we can get this legislation through both houses of Parliament in time for the Commissioner of Police to take on the 150 auxiliary officers, although obviously not all in one go. We want to be able to put things in place so that we can start enacting this initiative before Christmas. We would like more of our front-line officers to come out from behind their desks. It will be interesting to see whether the opposition supports this legislation. If it is not going to support the legislation, it should say so now, because that would make it very unpopular with both the police and the public.
Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member spoke against it at every opportunity. The Commissioner of Police requested auxiliary officers. I am told that he asked the previous government for a mix of officers, because it suited his purposes. An extra 150 auxiliary police officers will free up 150 fully sworn officers to come back to front-line duties. That is what the public wants. Over the weekend, the member for Girrawheen thought that she would have to come up with a negative comment, so she said that the auxiliary officers would not be under the same disciplinary procedures as our police officers. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Let me assure the member for Girrawheen that they will be sworn police officers, and that they will come under the same disciplinary regime as other police officers. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not like it, do they? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, some of you may think you have a better answer to deliver, but the only answer I want to hear is from the Minister for Police. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : These auxiliary officers will perform duties that will free up fully sworn, fully trained officers to perform front-line duties. Forty custodial officers have already been introduced in addition to the 150 auxiliary police officers that the government has promised. We agreed to the request from the Commissioner of Police because that is what he wanted. As things are, we have fully sworn, fully trained officers performing all sorts of duties. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member did nothing for our police when she was in government—nothing at all. Ms M.M. Quirk : Go and shoot yourself in the foot with a Taser! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think there is some violent confrontation here; I am getting quite nervous! This is a great initiative, because these officers will take over the duties of fully sworn officers who are currently serving as custodial officers. They will also perform duties at police lockups, transporting firearms and transporting drugs and other evidence. They will be doing all the sorts of things that our fully sworn police officers are currently doing. We want our fully sworn officers back on front-line duty to crack down on crime and deal with hoons, which did not happen under the previous government. The previous government was weak on crime, weak on drugs and weak on everything else. We now have a government that is tough on crime, and we will give the police every resource we possibly can to catch criminals. That is why I am hopeful that we can get this legislation through both houses of Parliament in time for the Commissioner of Police to take on the 150 auxiliary officers, although obviously not all in one go. We want to be able to put things in place so that we can start enacting this initiative before Christmas. We would like more of our front-line officers to come out from behind their desks. It will be interesting to see whether the opposition supports this legislation. If it is not going to support the legislation, it should say so now, because that would make it very unpopular with both the police and the public.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member spoke against it at every opportunity. The Commissioner of Police requested auxiliary officers. I am told that he asked the previous government for a mix of officers, because it suited his purposes. An extra 150 auxiliary police officers will free up 150 fully sworn officers to come back to front-line duties. That is what the public wants. Over the weekend, the member for Girrawheen thought that she would have to come up with a negative comment, so she said that the auxiliary officers would not be under the same disciplinary procedures as our police officers. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Let me assure the member for Girrawheen that they will be sworn police officers, and that they will come under the same disciplinary regime as other police officers. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not like it, do they? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, some of you may think you have a better answer to deliver, but the only answer I want to hear is from the Minister for Police. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : These auxiliary officers will perform duties that will free up fully sworn, fully trained officers to perform front-line duties. Forty custodial officers have already been introduced in addition to the 150 auxiliary police officers that the government has promised. We agreed to the request from the Commissioner of Police because that is what he wanted. As things are, we have fully sworn, fully trained officers performing all sorts of duties. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member did nothing for our police when she was in government—nothing at all. Ms M.M. Quirk : Go and shoot yourself in the foot with a Taser! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think there is some violent confrontation here; I am getting quite nervous! This is a great initiative, because these officers will take over the duties of fully sworn officers who are currently serving as custodial officers. They will also perform duties at police lockups, transporting firearms and transporting drugs and other evidence. They will be doing all the sorts of things that our fully sworn police officers are currently doing. We want our fully sworn officers back on front-line duty to crack down on crime and deal with hoons, which did not happen under the previous government. The previous government was weak on crime, weak on drugs and weak on everything else. We now have a government that is tough on crime, and we will give the police every resource we possibly can to catch criminals. That is why I am hopeful that we can get this legislation through both houses of Parliament in time for the Commissioner of Police to take on the 150 auxiliary officers, although obviously not all in one go. We want to be able to put things in place so that we can start enacting this initiative before Christmas. We would like more of our front-line officers to come out from behind their desks. It will be interesting to see whether the opposition supports this legislation. If it is not going to support the legislation, it should say so now, because that would make it very unpopular with both the police and the public.
Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Let me assure the member for Girrawheen that they will be sworn police officers, and that they will come under the same disciplinary regime as other police officers. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not like it, do they? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, some of you may think you have a better answer to deliver, but the only answer I want to hear is from the Minister for Police. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : These auxiliary officers will perform duties that will free up fully sworn, fully trained officers to perform front-line duties. Forty custodial officers have already been introduced in addition to the 150 auxiliary police officers that the government has promised. We agreed to the request from the Commissioner of Police because that is what he wanted. As things are, we have fully sworn, fully trained officers performing all sorts of duties. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member did nothing for our police when she was in government—nothing at all. Ms M.M. Quirk : Go and shoot yourself in the foot with a Taser! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think there is some violent confrontation here; I am getting quite nervous! This is a great initiative, because these officers will take over the duties of fully sworn officers who are currently serving as custodial officers. They will also perform duties at police lockups, transporting firearms and transporting drugs and other evidence. They will be doing all the sorts of things that our fully sworn police officers are currently doing. We want our fully sworn officers back on front-line duty to crack down on crime and deal with hoons, which did not happen under the previous government. The previous government was weak on crime, weak on drugs and weak on everything else. We now have a government that is tough on crime, and we will give the police every resource we possibly can to catch criminals. That is why I am hopeful that we can get this legislation through both houses of Parliament in time for the Commissioner of Police to take on the 150 auxiliary officers, although obviously not all in one go. We want to be able to put things in place so that we can start enacting this initiative before Christmas. We would like more of our front-line officers to come out from behind their desks. It will be interesting to see whether the opposition supports this legislation. If it is not going to support the legislation, it should say so now, because that would make it very unpopular with both the police and the public.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Let me assure the member for Girrawheen that they will be sworn police officers, and that they will come under the same disciplinary regime as other police officers. Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not like it, do they? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, some of you may think you have a better answer to deliver, but the only answer I want to hear is from the Minister for Police. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : These auxiliary officers will perform duties that will free up fully sworn, fully trained officers to perform front-line duties. Forty custodial officers have already been introduced in addition to the 150 auxiliary police officers that the government has promised. We agreed to the request from the Commissioner of Police because that is what he wanted. As things are, we have fully sworn, fully trained officers performing all sorts of duties. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member did nothing for our police when she was in government—nothing at all. Ms M.M. Quirk : Go and shoot yourself in the foot with a Taser! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think there is some violent confrontation here; I am getting quite nervous! This is a great initiative, because these officers will take over the duties of fully sworn officers who are currently serving as custodial officers. They will also perform duties at police lockups, transporting firearms and transporting drugs and other evidence. They will be doing all the sorts of things that our fully sworn police officers are currently doing. We want our fully sworn officers back on front-line duty to crack down on crime and deal with hoons, which did not happen under the previous government. The previous government was weak on crime, weak on drugs and weak on everything else. We now have a government that is tough on crime, and we will give the police every resource we possibly can to catch criminals. That is why I am hopeful that we can get this legislation through both houses of Parliament in time for the Commissioner of Police to take on the 150 auxiliary officers, although obviously not all in one go. We want to be able to put things in place so that we can start enacting this initiative before Christmas. We would like more of our front-line officers to come out from behind their desks. It will be interesting to see whether the opposition supports this legislation. If it is not going to support the legislation, it should say so now, because that would make it very unpopular with both the police and the public.
Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not like it, do they? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, some of you may think you have a better answer to deliver, but the only answer I want to hear is from the Minister for Police. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : These auxiliary officers will perform duties that will free up fully sworn, fully trained officers to perform front-line duties. Forty custodial officers have already been introduced in addition to the 150 auxiliary police officers that the government has promised. We agreed to the request from the Commissioner of Police because that is what he wanted. As things are, we have fully sworn, fully trained officers performing all sorts of duties. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member did nothing for our police when she was in government—nothing at all. Ms M.M. Quirk : Go and shoot yourself in the foot with a Taser! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think there is some violent confrontation here; I am getting quite nervous! This is a great initiative, because these officers will take over the duties of fully sworn officers who are currently serving as custodial officers. They will also perform duties at police lockups, transporting firearms and transporting drugs and other evidence. They will be doing all the sorts of things that our fully sworn police officers are currently doing. We want our fully sworn officers back on front-line duty to crack down on crime and deal with hoons, which did not happen under the previous government. The previous government was weak on crime, weak on drugs and weak on everything else. We now have a government that is tough on crime, and we will give the police every resource we possibly can to catch criminals. That is why I am hopeful that we can get this legislation through both houses of Parliament in time for the Commissioner of Police to take on the 150 auxiliary officers, although obviously not all in one go. We want to be able to put things in place so that we can start enacting this initiative before Christmas. We would like more of our front-line officers to come out from behind their desks. It will be interesting to see whether the opposition supports this legislation. If it is not going to support the legislation, it should say so now, because that would make it very unpopular with both the police and the public.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Members opposite do not like it, do they? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, some of you may think you have a better answer to deliver, but the only answer I want to hear is from the Minister for Police. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : These auxiliary officers will perform duties that will free up fully sworn, fully trained officers to perform front-line duties. Forty custodial officers have already been introduced in addition to the 150 auxiliary police officers that the government has promised. We agreed to the request from the Commissioner of Police because that is what he wanted. As things are, we have fully sworn, fully trained officers performing all sorts of duties. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member did nothing for our police when she was in government—nothing at all. Ms M.M. Quirk : Go and shoot yourself in the foot with a Taser! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think there is some violent confrontation here; I am getting quite nervous! This is a great initiative, because these officers will take over the duties of fully sworn officers who are currently serving as custodial officers. They will also perform duties at police lockups, transporting firearms and transporting drugs and other evidence. They will be doing all the sorts of things that our fully sworn police officers are currently doing. We want our fully sworn officers back on front-line duty to crack down on crime and deal with hoons, which did not happen under the previous government. The previous government was weak on crime, weak on drugs and weak on everything else. We now have a government that is tough on crime, and we will give the police every resource we possibly can to catch criminals. That is why I am hopeful that we can get this legislation through both houses of Parliament in time for the Commissioner of Police to take on the 150 auxiliary officers, although obviously not all in one go. We want to be able to put things in place so that we can start enacting this initiative before Christmas. We would like more of our front-line officers to come out from behind their desks. It will be interesting to see whether the opposition supports this legislation. If it is not going to support the legislation, it should say so now, because that would make it very unpopular with both the police and the public.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Members, some of you may think you have a better answer to deliver, but the only answer I want to hear is from the Minister for Police. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : These auxiliary officers will perform duties that will free up fully sworn, fully trained officers to perform front-line duties. Forty custodial officers have already been introduced in addition to the 150 auxiliary police officers that the government has promised. We agreed to the request from the Commissioner of Police because that is what he wanted. As things are, we have fully sworn, fully trained officers performing all sorts of duties. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member did nothing for our police when she was in government—nothing at all. Ms M.M. Quirk : Go and shoot yourself in the foot with a Taser! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think there is some violent confrontation here; I am getting quite nervous! This is a great initiative, because these officers will take over the duties of fully sworn officers who are currently serving as custodial officers. They will also perform duties at police lockups, transporting firearms and transporting drugs and other evidence. They will be doing all the sorts of things that our fully sworn police officers are currently doing. We want our fully sworn officers back on front-line duty to crack down on crime and deal with hoons, which did not happen under the previous government. The previous government was weak on crime, weak on drugs and weak on everything else. We now have a government that is tough on crime, and we will give the police every resource we possibly can to catch criminals. That is why I am hopeful that we can get this legislation through both houses of Parliament in time for the Commissioner of Police to take on the 150 auxiliary officers, although obviously not all in one go. We want to be able to put things in place so that we can start enacting this initiative before Christmas. We would like more of our front-line officers to come out from behind their desks. It will be interesting to see whether the opposition supports this legislation. If it is not going to support the legislation, it should say so now, because that would make it very unpopular with both the police and the public.
The SPEAKER : Members, some of you may think you have a better answer to deliver, but the only answer I want to hear is from the Minister for Police. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : These auxiliary officers will perform duties that will free up fully sworn, fully trained officers to perform front-line duties. Forty custodial officers have already been introduced in addition to the 150 auxiliary police officers that the government has promised. We agreed to the request from the Commissioner of Police because that is what he wanted. As things are, we have fully sworn, fully trained officers performing all sorts of duties. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member did nothing for our police when she was in government—nothing at all. Ms M.M. Quirk : Go and shoot yourself in the foot with a Taser! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think there is some violent confrontation here; I am getting quite nervous! This is a great initiative, because these officers will take over the duties of fully sworn officers who are currently serving as custodial officers. They will also perform duties at police lockups, transporting firearms and transporting drugs and other evidence. They will be doing all the sorts of things that our fully sworn police officers are currently doing. We want our fully sworn officers back on front-line duty to crack down on crime and deal with hoons, which did not happen under the previous government. The previous government was weak on crime, weak on drugs and weak on everything else. We now have a government that is tough on crime, and we will give the police every resource we possibly can to catch criminals. That is why I am hopeful that we can get this legislation through both houses of Parliament in time for the Commissioner of Police to take on the 150 auxiliary officers, although obviously not all in one go. We want to be able to put things in place so that we can start enacting this initiative before Christmas. We would like more of our front-line officers to come out from behind their desks. It will be interesting to see whether the opposition supports this legislation. If it is not going to support the legislation, it should say so now, because that would make it very unpopular with both the police and the public.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : These auxiliary officers will perform duties that will free up fully sworn, fully trained officers to perform front-line duties. Forty custodial officers have already been introduced in addition to the 150 auxiliary police officers that the government has promised. We agreed to the request from the Commissioner of Police because that is what he wanted. As things are, we have fully sworn, fully trained officers performing all sorts of duties. Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member did nothing for our police when she was in government—nothing at all. Ms M.M. Quirk : Go and shoot yourself in the foot with a Taser! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think there is some violent confrontation here; I am getting quite nervous! This is a great initiative, because these officers will take over the duties of fully sworn officers who are currently serving as custodial officers. They will also perform duties at police lockups, transporting firearms and transporting drugs and other evidence. They will be doing all the sorts of things that our fully sworn police officers are currently doing. We want our fully sworn officers back on front-line duty to crack down on crime and deal with hoons, which did not happen under the previous government. The previous government was weak on crime, weak on drugs and weak on everything else. We now have a government that is tough on crime, and we will give the police every resource we possibly can to catch criminals. That is why I am hopeful that we can get this legislation through both houses of Parliament in time for the Commissioner of Police to take on the 150 auxiliary officers, although obviously not all in one go. We want to be able to put things in place so that we can start enacting this initiative before Christmas. We would like more of our front-line officers to come out from behind their desks. It will be interesting to see whether the opposition supports this legislation. If it is not going to support the legislation, it should say so now, because that would make it very unpopular with both the police and the public.
Ms M.M. Quirk interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member did nothing for our police when she was in government—nothing at all. Ms M.M. Quirk : Go and shoot yourself in the foot with a Taser! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think there is some violent confrontation here; I am getting quite nervous! This is a great initiative, because these officers will take over the duties of fully sworn officers who are currently serving as custodial officers. They will also perform duties at police lockups, transporting firearms and transporting drugs and other evidence. They will be doing all the sorts of things that our fully sworn police officers are currently doing. We want our fully sworn officers back on front-line duty to crack down on crime and deal with hoons, which did not happen under the previous government. The previous government was weak on crime, weak on drugs and weak on everything else. We now have a government that is tough on crime, and we will give the police every resource we possibly can to catch criminals. That is why I am hopeful that we can get this legislation through both houses of Parliament in time for the Commissioner of Police to take on the 150 auxiliary officers, although obviously not all in one go. We want to be able to put things in place so that we can start enacting this initiative before Christmas. We would like more of our front-line officers to come out from behind their desks. It will be interesting to see whether the opposition supports this legislation. If it is not going to support the legislation, it should say so now, because that would make it very unpopular with both the police and the public.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The member did nothing for our police when she was in government—nothing at all. Ms M.M. Quirk : Go and shoot yourself in the foot with a Taser! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think there is some violent confrontation here; I am getting quite nervous! This is a great initiative, because these officers will take over the duties of fully sworn officers who are currently serving as custodial officers. They will also perform duties at police lockups, transporting firearms and transporting drugs and other evidence. They will be doing all the sorts of things that our fully sworn police officers are currently doing. We want our fully sworn officers back on front-line duty to crack down on crime and deal with hoons, which did not happen under the previous government. The previous government was weak on crime, weak on drugs and weak on everything else. We now have a government that is tough on crime, and we will give the police every resource we possibly can to catch criminals. That is why I am hopeful that we can get this legislation through both houses of Parliament in time for the Commissioner of Police to take on the 150 auxiliary officers, although obviously not all in one go. We want to be able to put things in place so that we can start enacting this initiative before Christmas. We would like more of our front-line officers to come out from behind their desks. It will be interesting to see whether the opposition supports this legislation. If it is not going to support the legislation, it should say so now, because that would make it very unpopular with both the police and the public.
Ms M.M. Quirk : Go and shoot yourself in the foot with a Taser! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think there is some violent confrontation here; I am getting quite nervous! This is a great initiative, because these officers will take over the duties of fully sworn officers who are currently serving as custodial officers. They will also perform duties at police lockups, transporting firearms and transporting drugs and other evidence. They will be doing all the sorts of things that our fully sworn police officers are currently doing. We want our fully sworn officers back on front-line duty to crack down on crime and deal with hoons, which did not happen under the previous government. The previous government was weak on crime, weak on drugs and weak on everything else. We now have a government that is tough on crime, and we will give the police every resource we possibly can to catch criminals. That is why I am hopeful that we can get this legislation through both houses of Parliament in time for the Commissioner of Police to take on the 150 auxiliary officers, although obviously not all in one go. We want to be able to put things in place so that we can start enacting this initiative before Christmas. We would like more of our front-line officers to come out from behind their desks. It will be interesting to see whether the opposition supports this legislation. If it is not going to support the legislation, it should say so now, because that would make it very unpopular with both the police and the public.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I think there is some violent confrontation here; I am getting quite nervous! This is a great initiative, because these officers will take over the duties of fully sworn officers who are currently serving as custodial officers. They will also perform duties at police lockups, transporting firearms and transporting drugs and other evidence. They will be doing all the sorts of things that our fully sworn police officers are currently doing. We want our fully sworn officers back on front-line duty to crack down on crime and deal with hoons, which did not happen under the previous government. The previous government was weak on crime, weak on drugs and weak on everything else. We now have a government that is tough on crime, and we will give the police every resource we possibly can to catch criminals. That is why I am hopeful that we can get this legislation through both houses of Parliament in time for the Commissioner of Police to take on the 150 auxiliary officers, although obviously not all in one go. We want to be able to put things in place so that we can start enacting this initiative before Christmas. We would like more of our front-line officers to come out from behind their desks. It will be interesting to see whether the opposition supports this legislation. If it is not going to support the legislation, it should say so now, because that would make it very unpopular with both the police and the public.
This is a great initiative, because these officers will take over the duties of fully sworn officers who are currently serving as custodial officers. They will also perform duties at police lockups, transporting firearms and transporting drugs and other evidence. They will be doing all the sorts of things that our fully sworn police officers are currently doing. We want our fully sworn officers back on front-line duty to crack down on crime and deal with hoons, which did not happen under the previous government. The previous government was weak on crime, weak on drugs and weak on everything else. We now have a government that is tough on crime, and we will give the police every resource we possibly can to catch criminals. That is why I am hopeful that we can get this legislation through both houses of Parliament in time for the Commissioner of Police to take on the 150 auxiliary officers, although obviously not all in one go. We want to be able to put things in place so that we can start enacting this initiative before Christmas. We would like more of our front-line officers to come out from behind their desks. It will be interesting to see whether the opposition supports this legislation. If it is not going to support the legislation, it should say so now, because that would make it very unpopular with both the police and the public.
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