❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks to confirm the Minister for Police and the Police Commissioner's awareness of Aboriginal land access rights for hunting and fishing, and whether police officers receive training on these rights. The Minister confirms awareness and details existing legal training.
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(1) Is the Minister aware of the various statutory provisions that protect the rights of aboriginal people to access land for hunting and fishing?
(2) Is the Police Commissioner aware of the various statutory provisions that protect the rights of aboriginal people to access land for hunting and fishing?
(3) Is the Minister aware of the reservation that exists under section 104 of the
Land Administration Act 1997
which, in relation to pastoral lease land is understood to protect the rights of aboriginal people to enter areas of a pastoral lease to seek sustenance in their accustomed manner?
(4) Is the Police Commissioner aware of the reservation that exists under section 104 of the
Land Administration Act 1997
which, in relation to pastoral lease land is understood to protect the rights of aboriginal people to enter areas of a pastoral lease to seek sustenance in their accustomed manner;
(5) will the Minister and the Police Commissioner ensure that police officers and police prosecutors are also made aware of these rights at law; and
(a) if not, why not;
(2) Is the Police Commissioner aware of the various statutory provisions that protect the rights of aboriginal people to access land for hunting and fishing?
(3) Is the Minister aware of the reservation that exists under section 104 of the
Land Administration Act 1997
which, in relation to pastoral lease land is understood to protect the rights of aboriginal people to enter areas of a pastoral lease to seek sustenance in their accustomed manner?
(4) Is the Police Commissioner aware of the reservation that exists under section 104 of the
Land Administration Act 1997
which, in relation to pastoral lease land is understood to protect the rights of aboriginal people to enter areas of a pastoral lease to seek sustenance in their accustomed manner;
(5) will the Minister and the Police Commissioner ensure that police officers and police prosecutors are also made aware of these rights at law; and
(a) if not, why not;
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Answered
13 October 2009
Responded by
Minister for Police
Response time
34 days
(1) Yes.
(2) Yes.
(3) Yes.
(4) Yes.
(5) There is no specific training on this statute, however all Western Australia Police Recruits are required to successfully complete an intensive training course that encompasses the interpretation and application of the statute laws of WA.
All appointed police prosecutors are required to successfully complete intensive prosecutors courses that encompass the interpretation and application of the statute laws of WA. The legal process/statutory interpretation and training mirrors the material taught in schools of law. Police officers and police prosecutors therefore understand how to apply the various provisions and would recognise where and when specific groups are entitled to defences at law.
(5a) Not applicable.
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(2) Yes.
(3) Yes.
(4) Yes.
(5) There is no specific training on this statute, however all Western Australia Police Recruits are required to successfully complete an intensive training course that encompasses the interpretation and application of the statute laws of WA.
All appointed police prosecutors are required to successfully complete intensive prosecutors courses that encompass the interpretation and application of the statute laws of WA. The legal process/statutory interpretation and training mirrors the material taught in schools of law. Police officers and police prosecutors therefore understand how to apply the various provisions and would recognise where and when specific groups are entitled to defences at law.
(5a) Not applicable.
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