❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice regarding Government Regional Officer Housing (GROH) occupied by police officers, including maintenance budgets, property acquisitions/disposals, average age, and tenant liability charges. The response provides data on budgets, property transactions, and charges, but refers some questions to WA Police.
AnsweredQoN 4388Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
I refer to Government Regional Officer
Housing (GROH), and ask: (a) how many Police Officers currently occupy GROH
property; (b) in what policing districts do Police Officers occupy GROH
property; (c) for each of the past five calendar years what was the
GROH maintenance budget; (d) in each of the past five calendar years how many new
GROH properties were purchased and in what policing districts were they; (e) in each of the past five calendar years how many GROH
properties were disposed of and in what policing districts were they; (f) what is the overall average age of GROH property in WA; and (g) how many Police Officers have been charged
(financially) for damage deemed to be tenant liability in each of the years
2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and as of 13 November 2018?
Housing (GROH), and ask: (a) how many Police Officers currently occupy GROH
property; (b) in what policing districts do Police Officers occupy GROH
property; (c) for each of the past five calendar years what was the
GROH maintenance budget; (d) in each of the past five calendar years how many new
GROH properties were purchased and in what policing districts were they; (e) in each of the past five calendar years how many GROH
properties were disposed of and in what policing districts were they; (f) what is the overall average age of GROH property in WA; and (g) how many Police Officers have been charged
(financially) for damage deemed to be tenant liability in each of the years
2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and as of 13 November 2018?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
12 February 2019
Responded by
Minister for Housing; Veterans Issues; Youth
Response time
6 days
(a) This should be referred to WA Police.
(b) This should be referred to WA Police.
(c) The Department of Communities prepares budgets for financial years, not calendar years. The GROH maintenance budget since 2013-14 is as follows:
Financial Year
Budget
2013-14
$22,195,000
2014-15
$18,238,000
2015-16
$16,208,000
2016-17
$15,658,909
2017-18
$17,077,996
2018-19
$16,834,061
(d) The Department of Communities retains information by its own departmental regions, not WA Police districts. Since 2014, the number of GROH properties the Department of Communities (under the Housing Authority) has constructed or purchased is as follows:
Region
Year
Total
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
East Kimberley
18
2
20
Goldfields
8
45
4
13
3
73
Great Southern
4
5
3
2
14
Mid-West/Gascoyne
17
8
4
4
33
Pilbara
22
11
10
1
44
South Metro
1
1
South West
1
3
4
West Kimberley
4
1
3
4
12
Wheatbelt
2
5
7
2
16
Total
76
78
19
27
17
217
Of the 217 GROH properties that the Department of Communities (under the Housing Authority) has constructed or purchased since 2014, the following number of properties were constructed or purchased to meet WA Police demand:
Region
Year
Total
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
East Kimberley
1
2
3
Goldfields
2
7
1
10
Great Southern
3
3
2
2
10
Mid-West/Gascoyne
3
2
1
1
7
Pilbara
10
4
14
South Metro
0
South West
1
1
West Kimberley
0
Wheatbelt
1
3
3
2
9
Total
21
8
8
9
8
54
Additionally, the Department of Communities (under the Housing Authority) leased the following number of properties from the private rental market to meet WA Police demand*
Region
Year
Total
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
East Kimberley
2
6
10
3
21
Goldfields
2
16
15
17
1
51
Great Southern
3
7
6
1
1
18
Mid-West/Gascoyne
10
24
15
7
1
57
Pilbara
6
14
42
16
78
South Metro
1
2
3
South West
4
8
17
14
1
44
West Kimberley
13
17
11
5
46
Wheatbelt
5
6
4
3
18
Total
45
99
122
66
4
336
* Department of Communities’ systems do not capture leasing data prior to 1 July 2015.
(e) The Department of Communities retains information by its own departmental regions, not WA Police districts. Since 2014, the Department of Communities (under the Housing Authority) has disposed of the following number of GROH properties:
Region
Year
Total
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
East Kimberley
2
4
12
22
40
Goldfields
2
13
17
13
6
51
Great Southern
17
7
17
13
6
60
Mid-West/Gascoyne
4
9
29
16
16
74
Pilbara
22
22
60
111
82
297
South Metro
3
3
2
8
South West
7
14
23
8
6
58
West Kimberley
8
9
20
12
14
63
Wheatbelt
42
27
42
22
11
144
Total
104
108
223
217
143
795
(f) As at 21 January 2019, the average age of GROH properties is 15.8 years.
(g) The number of tenant liability charges issued against WA Police Officers since 2013 is as follows:
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
19
61
88
107
81
107
Data is for properties that are owned or leased by the Department of Communities as at 21 January 2019. Department of Communities’ systems do not allow for tenant liability reporting on properties it no longer owns or leases.
(b) This should be referred to WA Police.
(c) The Department of Communities prepares budgets for financial years, not calendar years. The GROH maintenance budget since 2013-14 is as follows:
Financial Year
Budget
2013-14
$22,195,000
2014-15
$18,238,000
2015-16
$16,208,000
2016-17
$15,658,909
2017-18
$17,077,996
2018-19
$16,834,061
(d) The Department of Communities retains information by its own departmental regions, not WA Police districts. Since 2014, the number of GROH properties the Department of Communities (under the Housing Authority) has constructed or purchased is as follows:
Region
Year
Total
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
East Kimberley
18
2
20
Goldfields
8
45
4
13
3
73
Great Southern
4
5
3
2
14
Mid-West/Gascoyne
17
8
4
4
33
Pilbara
22
11
10
1
44
South Metro
1
1
South West
1
3
4
West Kimberley
4
1
3
4
12
Wheatbelt
2
5
7
2
16
Total
76
78
19
27
17
217
Of the 217 GROH properties that the Department of Communities (under the Housing Authority) has constructed or purchased since 2014, the following number of properties were constructed or purchased to meet WA Police demand:
Region
Year
Total
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
East Kimberley
1
2
3
Goldfields
2
7
1
10
Great Southern
3
3
2
2
10
Mid-West/Gascoyne
3
2
1
1
7
Pilbara
10
4
14
South Metro
0
South West
1
1
West Kimberley
0
Wheatbelt
1
3
3
2
9
Total
21
8
8
9
8
54
Additionally, the Department of Communities (under the Housing Authority) leased the following number of properties from the private rental market to meet WA Police demand*
Region
Year
Total
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
East Kimberley
2
6
10
3
21
Goldfields
2
16
15
17
1
51
Great Southern
3
7
6
1
1
18
Mid-West/Gascoyne
10
24
15
7
1
57
Pilbara
6
14
42
16
78
South Metro
1
2
3
South West
4
8
17
14
1
44
West Kimberley
13
17
11
5
46
Wheatbelt
5
6
4
3
18
Total
45
99
122
66
4
336
* Department of Communities’ systems do not capture leasing data prior to 1 July 2015.
(e) The Department of Communities retains information by its own departmental regions, not WA Police districts. Since 2014, the Department of Communities (under the Housing Authority) has disposed of the following number of GROH properties:
Region
Year
Total
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
East Kimberley
2
4
12
22
40
Goldfields
2
13
17
13
6
51
Great Southern
17
7
17
13
6
60
Mid-West/Gascoyne
4
9
29
16
16
74
Pilbara
22
22
60
111
82
297
South Metro
3
3
2
8
South West
7
14
23
8
6
58
West Kimberley
8
9
20
12
14
63
Wheatbelt
42
27
42
22
11
144
Total
104
108
223
217
143
795
(f) As at 21 January 2019, the average age of GROH properties is 15.8 years.
(g) The number of tenant liability charges issued against WA Police Officers since 2013 is as follows:
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
19
61
88
107
81
107
Data is for properties that are owned or leased by the Department of Communities as at 21 January 2019. Department of Communities’ systems do not allow for tenant liability reporting on properties it no longer owns or leases.
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