❓ Hon Sue Ellery asks about arrangements for relief school traffic wardens and whether current relief covers all leave. The answer details the procedure when a warden is unavailable, highlighting shared responsibility for student safety when relief isn't possible.
AnsweredQoN 631Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
SCHOOLS —
TRAFFIC WARDENS
631. Hon SUE ELLERY to the Attorney General
representing the Minister for Police:
This question was lodged last week
when the Attorney General was here.
(1) What
arrangements are in place to provide relief school traffic wardens to replace
those on leave, including sick leave, annual leave and long service leave?
(2) Is it the case that currently
relief is not able to be provided to cover all leave?
TRAFFIC WARDENS
631. Hon SUE ELLERY to the Attorney General
representing the Minister for Police:
This question was lodged last week
when the Attorney General was here.
(1) What
arrangements are in place to provide relief school traffic wardens to replace
those on leave, including sick leave, annual leave and long service leave?
(2) Is it the case that currently
relief is not able to be provided to cover all leave?
AnswerView source ↗
I answer on behalf of the Attorney General.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question.
(1)–(2) The
procedure when a warden cannot attend their crossing in the metropolitan area
is as follows: the traffic warden state management unit allocates a relief
warden where possible; when a relief warden is not available the school is
notified; and a job is entered on the CAD system to request the attendance of a
police officer. The attendance of police officers is primarily driven by the
availability of resources at the required time, balanced with other competing
priorities. Although WA Police has been tasked with statewide coordination of
providing wardens to category A crossings, there are occasions when a relief
warden cannot be provided. In those circumstances, the responsibility for
safety of students at those crossings becomes a shared responsibility. For that
reason, as identified above, the school is notified to enable appropriate
mitigation action to be taken.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question.
(1)–(2) The
procedure when a warden cannot attend their crossing in the metropolitan area
is as follows: the traffic warden state management unit allocates a relief
warden where possible; when a relief warden is not available the school is
notified; and a job is entered on the CAD system to request the attendance of a
police officer. The attendance of police officers is primarily driven by the
availability of resources at the required time, balanced with other competing
priorities. Although WA Police has been tasked with statewide coordination of
providing wardens to category A crossings, there are occasions when a relief
warden cannot be provided. In those circumstances, the responsibility for
safety of students at those crossings becomes a shared responsibility. For that
reason, as identified above, the school is notified to enable appropriate
mitigation action to be taken.
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