Hon. Shelley Eaton asks about reopening the Gascoyne Junction Police Station. Hon. Peter Collier, on behalf of the Minister for Police, provides a non-committal answer deferring to the Commissioner of Police's resource allocation decisions based on ongoing needs assessment.

AnsweredQoN 353Legislative Council
Asked
7 April 2009
Portfolio
Police

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GASCOYNE JUNCTION POLICE STATION
(1) Will the minister reopen Gascoyne Junction Police Station? (2) If yes, when? (3) If no, why not? Hon PETER COLLIER

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I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. On behalf of the Minister for Police, I provide the following response — (1)-(3) The Commissioner of Police is responsible for the allocation of police services statewide and allocates resources accordingly. WA Police undertake continual monitoring to determine the ongoing demand for police services in each police district and to ensure responsive policing service is provided to the areas of greatest need.
(2) If yes, when? (3) If no, why not? Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. On behalf of the Minister for Police, I provide the following response — (1)-(3) The Commissioner of Police is responsible for the allocation of police services statewide and allocates resources accordingly. WA Police undertake continual monitoring to determine the ongoing demand for police services in each police district and to ensure responsive policing service is provided to the areas of greatest need.
(3) If no, why not? Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. On behalf of the Minister for Police, I provide the following response — (1)-(3) The Commissioner of Police is responsible for the allocation of police services statewide and allocates resources accordingly. WA Police undertake continual monitoring to determine the ongoing demand for police services in each police district and to ensure responsive policing service is provided to the areas of greatest need.
Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. On behalf of the Minister for Police, I provide the following response — (1)-(3) The Commissioner of Police is responsible for the allocation of police services statewide and allocates resources accordingly. WA Police undertake continual monitoring to determine the ongoing demand for police services in each police district and to ensure responsive policing service is provided to the areas of greatest need.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. On behalf of the Minister for Police, I provide the following response — (1)-(3) The Commissioner of Police is responsible for the allocation of police services statewide and allocates resources accordingly. WA Police undertake continual monitoring to determine the ongoing demand for police services in each police district and to ensure responsive policing service is provided to the areas of greatest need.
(1)-(3) The Commissioner of Police is responsible for the allocation of police services statewide and allocates resources accordingly. WA Police undertake continual monitoring to determine the ongoing demand for police services in each police district and to ensure responsive policing service is provided to the areas of greatest need.

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