❓ The Minister for Police outlines equipment and support capabilities delivered to the WA Police Force, including upgrades to tactical response equipment, a new helicopter, and improved communication technology.
AnsweredQoN 741Legislative Assembly
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POLICE — RESOURCES
741. Mr P.C. TINLEY to the Minister for Police:
I
refer to the Cook Labor government's unprecedented investment in modern
resources and frontline police, keeping Western Australians safe.
(1) Can the
minister outline to the house what equipment and support capabilities this
investment has delivered to our police?
(2) Can the
minister advise the house how this investment is allowing police to better
respond to emergency situations and crime in our community?
741. Mr P.C. TINLEY to the Minister for Police:
I
refer to the Cook Labor government's unprecedented investment in modern
resources and frontline police, keeping Western Australians safe.
(1) Can the
minister outline to the house what equipment and support capabilities this
investment has delivered to our police?
(2) Can the
minister advise the house how this investment is allowing police to better
respond to emergency situations and crime in our community?
AnswerView source ↗
(1)–(2) I
thank the member for his question. Some of the equipment that we revealed the
other day would have no doubt appealed to him. We recently went out and
confirmed delivery to the Western Australia Police Force tactical response
group of additional equipment and world class upgrades to their BearCat
armoured vehicles. These ones are petrol, the
member would be happy to know, and much more comfortable, to the extent
that they smell like brand new cars and inside they even had cup holders for
the driver and the passenger, which struck
me as a very good improvement. We also announced for the TRG new rigid-hulled inflatable boats, built in Western Australia. They are excellent boats—absolutely
the best quality for our TRG and tactical officers who attend so many high
level responses. They confront some challenging situations, like the recent Kellerberrin incident for instance, and many
others. Almost every couple of days , the TRG is deployed. It does not
always use this equipment, but we ensure that it has the best equipment
necessary to support it when it does.
As people would have noted, we have
also taken delivery of a $54 million H145 Airbus helicopter, a world-class
addition to the police air wing. Another one is coming later in the year. This
confirms to everyone in the chamber that our police are continuing to be
delivered with the absolute best equipment possible. Madam Speaker started it
in the first term of this government with an extraordinary upgrade to our
police force, body armour and the rollout of OneForce mobile phones, which
brought an extraordinary change in capability. People do not recognise or
understand the extent to which that changed policing in this state. Every
police officer is now connected directly to databases and intelligence, the
likes of which would never have been afforded to a police officer on the ground
in the past, ensuring that they have exceptional situational awareness. They
share information and people know where each other are located and convey that
information. We are in the process of rolling out satellite communications to
550 vehicles and 139 police stations across the state to ensure that police and
communities in the regions receive the very same connectivity as metropolitan
residents and police officers. That is an extraordinary thing. It is a wonderful
continuation of our commitment to ensure that not only do we have the best
police force in the nation if not the world, but also we are equipping them at
that level.
thank the member for his question. Some of the equipment that we revealed the
other day would have no doubt appealed to him. We recently went out and
confirmed delivery to the Western Australia Police Force tactical response
group of additional equipment and world class upgrades to their BearCat
armoured vehicles. These ones are petrol, the
member would be happy to know, and much more comfortable, to the extent
that they smell like brand new cars and inside they even had cup holders for
the driver and the passenger, which struck
me as a very good improvement. We also announced for the TRG new rigid-hulled inflatable boats, built in Western Australia. They are excellent boats—absolutely
the best quality for our TRG and tactical officers who attend so many high
level responses. They confront some challenging situations, like the recent Kellerberrin incident for instance, and many
others. Almost every couple of days , the TRG is deployed. It does not
always use this equipment, but we ensure that it has the best equipment
necessary to support it when it does.
As people would have noted, we have
also taken delivery of a $54 million H145 Airbus helicopter, a world-class
addition to the police air wing. Another one is coming later in the year. This
confirms to everyone in the chamber that our police are continuing to be
delivered with the absolute best equipment possible. Madam Speaker started it
in the first term of this government with an extraordinary upgrade to our
police force, body armour and the rollout of OneForce mobile phones, which
brought an extraordinary change in capability. People do not recognise or
understand the extent to which that changed policing in this state. Every
police officer is now connected directly to databases and intelligence, the
likes of which would never have been afforded to a police officer on the ground
in the past, ensuring that they have exceptional situational awareness. They
share information and people know where each other are located and convey that
information. We are in the process of rolling out satellite communications to
550 vehicles and 139 police stations across the state to ensure that police and
communities in the regions receive the very same connectivity as metropolitan
residents and police officers. That is an extraordinary thing. It is a wonderful
continuation of our commitment to ensure that not only do we have the best
police force in the nation if not the world, but also we are equipping them at
that level.
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