❓ Opposition questions the Police Minister's press release on a burglary operation, highlighting the discrepancy between total charges laid and actual burglary charges. The Minister's representative provides some answers but delays on others, suggesting further formal questioning.
AnsweredQoN 97Legislative Council
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I refer to the minister’s recent press release titled “Hundreds of charges laid during massive burglary operation”. (1) Is it correct that, of the 474 charges laid, only 169 were actually burglary charges? (2) How many persons were charged with those burglary offences? (3) How many of the burglary charges relate to offences committed in the past 12 months? (4) Will the minister undertake to table within the next three sitting days details, such as they are known, of the value of property - (a) claimed to have been stolen; and (b) recovered? Hon TOM STEPHENS
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On behalf of the minister representing the Minister for Police and Emergency Services - (1) Yes. I draw the honourable member’s attention to the minister’s press statement dated 5 March 2004 and her answer to a question without notice in the Legislative Assembly on 9 March 2004. (2) 88. (3)-(4) The Police Service advises that it will take approximately two weeks to collate the requested information. If the honourable member wishes to have police resources allocated to the task, he should place the question on notice.
(1) Is it correct that, of the 474 charges laid, only 169 were actually burglary charges? (2) How many persons were charged with those burglary offences? (3) How many of the burglary charges relate to offences committed in the past 12 months? (4) Will the minister undertake to table within the next three sitting days details, such as they are known, of the value of property - (a) claimed to have been stolen; and (b) recovered? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: On behalf of the minister representing the Minister for Police and Emergency Services - (1) Yes. I draw the honourable member’s attention to the minister’s press statement dated 5 March 2004 and her answer to a question without notice in the Legislative Assembly on 9 March 2004. (2) 88. (3)-(4) The Police Service advises that it will take approximately two weeks to collate the requested information. If the honourable member wishes to have police resources allocated to the task, he should place the question on notice.
(2) How many persons were charged with those burglary offences? (3) How many of the burglary charges relate to offences committed in the past 12 months? (4) Will the minister undertake to table within the next three sitting days details, such as they are known, of the value of property - (a) claimed to have been stolen; and (b) recovered? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: On behalf of the minister representing the Minister for Police and Emergency Services - (1) Yes. I draw the honourable member’s attention to the minister’s press statement dated 5 March 2004 and her answer to a question without notice in the Legislative Assembly on 9 March 2004. (2) 88. (3)-(4) The Police Service advises that it will take approximately two weeks to collate the requested information. If the honourable member wishes to have police resources allocated to the task, he should place the question on notice.
(3) How many of the burglary charges relate to offences committed in the past 12 months? (4) Will the minister undertake to table within the next three sitting days details, such as they are known, of the value of property - (a) claimed to have been stolen; and (b) recovered? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: On behalf of the minister representing the Minister for Police and Emergency Services - (1) Yes. I draw the honourable member’s attention to the minister’s press statement dated 5 March 2004 and her answer to a question without notice in the Legislative Assembly on 9 March 2004. (2) 88. (3)-(4) The Police Service advises that it will take approximately two weeks to collate the requested information. If the honourable member wishes to have police resources allocated to the task, he should place the question on notice.
(4) Will the minister undertake to table within the next three sitting days details, such as they are known, of the value of property - (a) claimed to have been stolen; and (b) recovered? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: On behalf of the minister representing the Minister for Police and Emergency Services - (1) Yes. I draw the honourable member’s attention to the minister’s press statement dated 5 March 2004 and her answer to a question without notice in the Legislative Assembly on 9 March 2004. (2) 88. (3)-(4) The Police Service advises that it will take approximately two weeks to collate the requested information. If the honourable member wishes to have police resources allocated to the task, he should place the question on notice.
(b) recovered?
On behalf of the minister representing the Minister for Police and Emergency Services - (1) Yes. I draw the honourable member’s attention to the minister’s press statement dated 5 March 2004 and her answer to a question without notice in the Legislative Assembly on 9 March 2004. (2) 88. (3)-(4) The Police Service advises that it will take approximately two weeks to collate the requested information. If the honourable member wishes to have police resources allocated to the task, he should place the question on notice.
(1) Yes. I draw the honourable member’s attention to the minister’s press statement dated 5 March 2004 and her answer to a question without notice in the Legislative Assembly on 9 March 2004. (2) 88. (3)-(4) The Police Service advises that it will take approximately two weeks to collate the requested information. If the honourable member wishes to have police resources allocated to the task, he should place the question on notice.
(2) 88. (3)-(4) The Police Service advises that it will take approximately two weeks to collate the requested information. If the honourable member wishes to have police resources allocated to the task, he should place the question on notice.
(3)-(4) The Police Service advises that it will take approximately two weeks to collate the requested information. If the honourable member wishes to have police resources allocated to the task, he should place the question on notice.
(1) Is it correct that, of the 474 charges laid, only 169 were actually burglary charges? (2) How many persons were charged with those burglary offences? (3) How many of the burglary charges relate to offences committed in the past 12 months? (4) Will the minister undertake to table within the next three sitting days details, such as they are known, of the value of property - (a) claimed to have been stolen; and (b) recovered? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: On behalf of the minister representing the Minister for Police and Emergency Services - (1) Yes. I draw the honourable member’s attention to the minister’s press statement dated 5 March 2004 and her answer to a question without notice in the Legislative Assembly on 9 March 2004. (2) 88. (3)-(4) The Police Service advises that it will take approximately two weeks to collate the requested information. If the honourable member wishes to have police resources allocated to the task, he should place the question on notice.
(2) How many persons were charged with those burglary offences? (3) How many of the burglary charges relate to offences committed in the past 12 months? (4) Will the minister undertake to table within the next three sitting days details, such as they are known, of the value of property - (a) claimed to have been stolen; and (b) recovered? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: On behalf of the minister representing the Minister for Police and Emergency Services - (1) Yes. I draw the honourable member’s attention to the minister’s press statement dated 5 March 2004 and her answer to a question without notice in the Legislative Assembly on 9 March 2004. (2) 88. (3)-(4) The Police Service advises that it will take approximately two weeks to collate the requested information. If the honourable member wishes to have police resources allocated to the task, he should place the question on notice.
(3) How many of the burglary charges relate to offences committed in the past 12 months? (4) Will the minister undertake to table within the next three sitting days details, such as they are known, of the value of property - (a) claimed to have been stolen; and (b) recovered? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: On behalf of the minister representing the Minister for Police and Emergency Services - (1) Yes. I draw the honourable member’s attention to the minister’s press statement dated 5 March 2004 and her answer to a question without notice in the Legislative Assembly on 9 March 2004. (2) 88. (3)-(4) The Police Service advises that it will take approximately two weeks to collate the requested information. If the honourable member wishes to have police resources allocated to the task, he should place the question on notice.
(4) Will the minister undertake to table within the next three sitting days details, such as they are known, of the value of property - (a) claimed to have been stolen; and (b) recovered? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: On behalf of the minister representing the Minister for Police and Emergency Services - (1) Yes. I draw the honourable member’s attention to the minister’s press statement dated 5 March 2004 and her answer to a question without notice in the Legislative Assembly on 9 March 2004. (2) 88. (3)-(4) The Police Service advises that it will take approximately two weeks to collate the requested information. If the honourable member wishes to have police resources allocated to the task, he should place the question on notice.
(b) recovered?
On behalf of the minister representing the Minister for Police and Emergency Services - (1) Yes. I draw the honourable member’s attention to the minister’s press statement dated 5 March 2004 and her answer to a question without notice in the Legislative Assembly on 9 March 2004. (2) 88. (3)-(4) The Police Service advises that it will take approximately two weeks to collate the requested information. If the honourable member wishes to have police resources allocated to the task, he should place the question on notice.
(1) Yes. I draw the honourable member’s attention to the minister’s press statement dated 5 March 2004 and her answer to a question without notice in the Legislative Assembly on 9 March 2004. (2) 88. (3)-(4) The Police Service advises that it will take approximately two weeks to collate the requested information. If the honourable member wishes to have police resources allocated to the task, he should place the question on notice.
(2) 88. (3)-(4) The Police Service advises that it will take approximately two weeks to collate the requested information. If the honourable member wishes to have police resources allocated to the task, he should place the question on notice.
(3)-(4) The Police Service advises that it will take approximately two weeks to collate the requested information. If the honourable member wishes to have police resources allocated to the task, he should place the question on notice.
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