❓ Mrs Roberts asks about the impact of rising petrol prices on the WA Police budget. Mr Prince acknowledges the issue, states that it's being monitored, and assures that the government will provide extra funding if needed, but no specific calculation has been made due to price volatility.
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PETROL PRICES, IMPACT ON POLICE SERVICE BUDGET
I refer to the rising cost of petrol and its impact on the Western Australian Police Service budget. (1) Is the minister aware that the Queensland Police Union has estimated that higher petrol prices will add at least $1m to the cost of running police vehicles in Queensland this year? (2) Has the Western Australia Police Service calculated the impact that higher petrol prices will have on its budget? (3) If so, what is that expected additional cost? (4) Will the Government provide top-up funding so that the police are not forced to reduce road patrols or cut services elsewhere? Mr PRINCE
I refer to the rising cost of petrol and its impact on the Western Australian Police Service budget. (1) Is the minister aware that the Queensland Police Union has estimated that higher petrol prices will add at least $1m to the cost of running police vehicles in Queensland this year? (2) Has the Western Australia Police Service calculated the impact that higher petrol prices will have on its budget? (3) If so, what is that expected additional cost? (4) Will the Government provide top-up funding so that the police are not forced to reduce road patrols or cut services elsewhere? Mr PRINCE
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(4) The information that I have is that the Queensland Police Union has not estimated anything. It obtained a leaked briefing paper to the Queensland Minister for Police, who, the last time I met him, was a card-carrying member of the Australian Labor Party. That would seem to indicate there is not a lot of love lost between the union movement and the Labor Government in that State. Perhaps that is much the same here. Mr PRINCE: I understand that Queensland uses about 10 million litres of fuel a year in its Police Service. In the past financial year we used 6.47 million litres, so it was significantly less. Mrs Roberts: Significantly less for a much larger State. Mr PRINCE: Some guestimates have been made due to the volatility of the price. The price for the last financial year was 79¢ a litre - 6.47 million litres at 79¢ a litre. Nobody knows what will be the total price this year because the price fluctuates so much. Whether a problem will arise is yet to be assessed. Some inflationary factors are built into the budget and the estimates, particularly for items such as fuel. If a problem is apparent at review time - in September and December - which we feel may affect operations, members may rest assured that the Government will assist with extra money. That will probably occur in the December quarter. Fuel prices are outside the control of the Police Service. Clearly police operations cannot be impeded by fuel hikes. However, at present the information is too imprecise to make any meaningful estimate due to the volatility of the price and the fact that the average contract price varies enormously across the State.
(1) Is the minister aware that the Queensland Police Union has estimated that higher petrol prices will add at least $1m to the cost of running police vehicles in Queensland this year? (2) Has the Western Australia Police Service calculated the impact that higher petrol prices will have on its budget? (3) If so, what is that expected additional cost? (4) Will the Government provide top-up funding so that the police are not forced to reduce road patrols or cut services elsewhere? Mr PRINCE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(4) The information that I have is that the Queensland Police Union has not estimated anything. It obtained a leaked briefing paper to the Queensland Minister for Police, who, the last time I met him, was a card-carrying member of the Australian Labor Party. That would seem to indicate there is not a lot of love lost between the union movement and the Labor Government in that State. Perhaps that is much the same here. Mr PRINCE: I understand that Queensland uses about 10 million litres of fuel a year in its Police Service. In the past financial year we used 6.47 million litres, so it was significantly less. Mrs Roberts: Significantly less for a much larger State. Mr PRINCE: Some guestimates have been made due to the volatility of the price. The price for the last financial year was 79¢ a litre - 6.47 million litres at 79¢ a litre. Nobody knows what will be the total price this year because the price fluctuates so much. Whether a problem will arise is yet to be assessed. Some inflationary factors are built into the budget and the estimates, particularly for items such as fuel. If a problem is apparent at review time - in September and December - which we feel may affect operations, members may rest assured that the Government will assist with extra money. That will probably occur in the December quarter. Fuel prices are outside the control of the Police Service. Clearly police operations cannot be impeded by fuel hikes. However, at present the information is too imprecise to make any meaningful estimate due to the volatility of the price and the fact that the average contract price varies enormously across the State.
(2) Has the Western Australia Police Service calculated the impact that higher petrol prices will have on its budget? (3) If so, what is that expected additional cost? (4) Will the Government provide top-up funding so that the police are not forced to reduce road patrols or cut services elsewhere? Mr PRINCE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(4) The information that I have is that the Queensland Police Union has not estimated anything. It obtained a leaked briefing paper to the Queensland Minister for Police, who, the last time I met him, was a card-carrying member of the Australian Labor Party. That would seem to indicate there is not a lot of love lost between the union movement and the Labor Government in that State. Perhaps that is much the same here. Mr PRINCE: I understand that Queensland uses about 10 million litres of fuel a year in its Police Service. In the past financial year we used 6.47 million litres, so it was significantly less. Mrs Roberts: Significantly less for a much larger State. Mr PRINCE: Some guestimates have been made due to the volatility of the price. The price for the last financial year was 79¢ a litre - 6.47 million litres at 79¢ a litre. Nobody knows what will be the total price this year because the price fluctuates so much. Whether a problem will arise is yet to be assessed. Some inflationary factors are built into the budget and the estimates, particularly for items such as fuel. If a problem is apparent at review time - in September and December - which we feel may affect operations, members may rest assured that the Government will assist with extra money. That will probably occur in the December quarter. Fuel prices are outside the control of the Police Service. Clearly police operations cannot be impeded by fuel hikes. However, at present the information is too imprecise to make any meaningful estimate due to the volatility of the price and the fact that the average contract price varies enormously across the State.
(3) If so, what is that expected additional cost? (4) Will the Government provide top-up funding so that the police are not forced to reduce road patrols or cut services elsewhere? Mr PRINCE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(4) The information that I have is that the Queensland Police Union has not estimated anything. It obtained a leaked briefing paper to the Queensland Minister for Police, who, the last time I met him, was a card-carrying member of the Australian Labor Party. That would seem to indicate there is not a lot of love lost between the union movement and the Labor Government in that State. Perhaps that is much the same here. Mr PRINCE: I understand that Queensland uses about 10 million litres of fuel a year in its Police Service. In the past financial year we used 6.47 million litres, so it was significantly less. Mrs Roberts: Significantly less for a much larger State. Mr PRINCE: Some guestimates have been made due to the volatility of the price. The price for the last financial year was 79¢ a litre - 6.47 million litres at 79¢ a litre. Nobody knows what will be the total price this year because the price fluctuates so much. Whether a problem will arise is yet to be assessed. Some inflationary factors are built into the budget and the estimates, particularly for items such as fuel. If a problem is apparent at review time - in September and December - which we feel may affect operations, members may rest assured that the Government will assist with extra money. That will probably occur in the December quarter. Fuel prices are outside the control of the Police Service. Clearly police operations cannot be impeded by fuel hikes. However, at present the information is too imprecise to make any meaningful estimate due to the volatility of the price and the fact that the average contract price varies enormously across the State.
(4) Will the Government provide top-up funding so that the police are not forced to reduce road patrols or cut services elsewhere? Mr PRINCE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(4) The information that I have is that the Queensland Police Union has not estimated anything. It obtained a leaked briefing paper to the Queensland Minister for Police, who, the last time I met him, was a card-carrying member of the Australian Labor Party. That would seem to indicate there is not a lot of love lost between the union movement and the Labor Government in that State. Perhaps that is much the same here. Mr PRINCE: I understand that Queensland uses about 10 million litres of fuel a year in its Police Service. In the past financial year we used 6.47 million litres, so it was significantly less. Mrs Roberts: Significantly less for a much larger State. Mr PRINCE: Some guestimates have been made due to the volatility of the price. The price for the last financial year was 79¢ a litre - 6.47 million litres at 79¢ a litre. Nobody knows what will be the total price this year because the price fluctuates so much. Whether a problem will arise is yet to be assessed. Some inflationary factors are built into the budget and the estimates, particularly for items such as fuel. If a problem is apparent at review time - in September and December - which we feel may affect operations, members may rest assured that the Government will assist with extra money. That will probably occur in the December quarter. Fuel prices are outside the control of the Police Service. Clearly police operations cannot be impeded by fuel hikes. However, at present the information is too imprecise to make any meaningful estimate due to the volatility of the price and the fact that the average contract price varies enormously across the State.
Mr PRINCE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(4) The information that I have is that the Queensland Police Union has not estimated anything. It obtained a leaked briefing paper to the Queensland Minister for Police, who, the last time I met him, was a card-carrying member of the Australian Labor Party. That would seem to indicate there is not a lot of love lost between the union movement and the Labor Government in that State. Perhaps that is much the same here. Mr PRINCE: I understand that Queensland uses about 10 million litres of fuel a year in its Police Service. In the past financial year we used 6.47 million litres, so it was significantly less. Mrs Roberts: Significantly less for a much larger State. Mr PRINCE: Some guestimates have been made due to the volatility of the price. The price for the last financial year was 79¢ a litre - 6.47 million litres at 79¢ a litre. Nobody knows what will be the total price this year because the price fluctuates so much. Whether a problem will arise is yet to be assessed. Some inflationary factors are built into the budget and the estimates, particularly for items such as fuel. If a problem is apparent at review time - in September and December - which we feel may affect operations, members may rest assured that the Government will assist with extra money. That will probably occur in the December quarter. Fuel prices are outside the control of the Police Service. Clearly police operations cannot be impeded by fuel hikes. However, at present the information is too imprecise to make any meaningful estimate due to the volatility of the price and the fact that the average contract price varies enormously across the State.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(4) The information that I have is that the Queensland Police Union has not estimated anything. It obtained a leaked briefing paper to the Queensland Minister for Police, who, the last time I met him, was a card-carrying member of the Australian Labor Party. That would seem to indicate there is not a lot of love lost between the union movement and the Labor Government in that State. Perhaps that is much the same here. Mr PRINCE: I understand that Queensland uses about 10 million litres of fuel a year in its Police Service. In the past financial year we used 6.47 million litres, so it was significantly less. Mrs Roberts: Significantly less for a much larger State. Mr PRINCE: Some guestimates have been made due to the volatility of the price. The price for the last financial year was 79¢ a litre - 6.47 million litres at 79¢ a litre. Nobody knows what will be the total price this year because the price fluctuates so much. Whether a problem will arise is yet to be assessed. Some inflationary factors are built into the budget and the estimates, particularly for items such as fuel. If a problem is apparent at review time - in September and December - which we feel may affect operations, members may rest assured that the Government will assist with extra money. That will probably occur in the December quarter. Fuel prices are outside the control of the Police Service. Clearly police operations cannot be impeded by fuel hikes. However, at present the information is too imprecise to make any meaningful estimate due to the volatility of the price and the fact that the average contract price varies enormously across the State.
(1)-(4) The information that I have is that the Queensland Police Union has not estimated anything. It obtained a leaked briefing paper to the Queensland Minister for Police, who, the last time I met him, was a card-carrying member of the Australian Labor Party. That would seem to indicate there is not a lot of love lost between the union movement and the Labor Government in that State. Perhaps that is much the same here. Mr PRINCE: I understand that Queensland uses about 10 million litres of fuel a year in its Police Service. In the past financial year we used 6.47 million litres, so it was significantly less. Mrs Roberts: Significantly less for a much larger State. Mr PRINCE: Some guestimates have been made due to the volatility of the price. The price for the last financial year was 79¢ a litre - 6.47 million litres at 79¢ a litre. Nobody knows what will be the total price this year because the price fluctuates so much. Whether a problem will arise is yet to be assessed. Some inflationary factors are built into the budget and the estimates, particularly for items such as fuel. If a problem is apparent at review time - in September and December - which we feel may affect operations, members may rest assured that the Government will assist with extra money. That will probably occur in the December quarter. Fuel prices are outside the control of the Police Service. Clearly police operations cannot be impeded by fuel hikes. However, at present the information is too imprecise to make any meaningful estimate due to the volatility of the price and the fact that the average contract price varies enormously across the State.
Mr PRINCE: I understand that Queensland uses about 10 million litres of fuel a year in its Police Service. In the past financial year we used 6.47 million litres, so it was significantly less. Mrs Roberts: Significantly less for a much larger State. Mr PRINCE: Some guestimates have been made due to the volatility of the price. The price for the last financial year was 79¢ a litre - 6.47 million litres at 79¢ a litre. Nobody knows what will be the total price this year because the price fluctuates so much. Whether a problem will arise is yet to be assessed. Some inflationary factors are built into the budget and the estimates, particularly for items such as fuel. If a problem is apparent at review time - in September and December - which we feel may affect operations, members may rest assured that the Government will assist with extra money. That will probably occur in the December quarter. Fuel prices are outside the control of the Police Service. Clearly police operations cannot be impeded by fuel hikes. However, at present the information is too imprecise to make any meaningful estimate due to the volatility of the price and the fact that the average contract price varies enormously across the State.
Mrs Roberts: Significantly less for a much larger State. Mr PRINCE: Some guestimates have been made due to the volatility of the price. The price for the last financial year was 79¢ a litre - 6.47 million litres at 79¢ a litre. Nobody knows what will be the total price this year because the price fluctuates so much. Whether a problem will arise is yet to be assessed. Some inflationary factors are built into the budget and the estimates, particularly for items such as fuel. If a problem is apparent at review time - in September and December - which we feel may affect operations, members may rest assured that the Government will assist with extra money. That will probably occur in the December quarter. Fuel prices are outside the control of the Police Service. Clearly police operations cannot be impeded by fuel hikes. However, at present the information is too imprecise to make any meaningful estimate due to the volatility of the price and the fact that the average contract price varies enormously across the State.
Mr PRINCE: Some guestimates have been made due to the volatility of the price. The price for the last financial year was 79¢ a litre - 6.47 million litres at 79¢ a litre. Nobody knows what will be the total price this year because the price fluctuates so much. Whether a problem will arise is yet to be assessed. Some inflationary factors are built into the budget and the estimates, particularly for items such as fuel. If a problem is apparent at review time - in September and December - which we feel may affect operations, members may rest assured that the Government will assist with extra money. That will probably occur in the December quarter. Fuel prices are outside the control of the Police Service. Clearly police operations cannot be impeded by fuel hikes. However, at present the information is too imprecise to make any meaningful estimate due to the volatility of the price and the fact that the average contract price varies enormously across the State.
(1) Is the minister aware that the Queensland Police Union has estimated that higher petrol prices will add at least $1m to the cost of running police vehicles in Queensland this year? (2) Has the Western Australia Police Service calculated the impact that higher petrol prices will have on its budget? (3) If so, what is that expected additional cost? (4) Will the Government provide top-up funding so that the police are not forced to reduce road patrols or cut services elsewhere? Mr PRINCE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(4) The information that I have is that the Queensland Police Union has not estimated anything. It obtained a leaked briefing paper to the Queensland Minister for Police, who, the last time I met him, was a card-carrying member of the Australian Labor Party. That would seem to indicate there is not a lot of love lost between the union movement and the Labor Government in that State. Perhaps that is much the same here. Mr PRINCE: I understand that Queensland uses about 10 million litres of fuel a year in its Police Service. In the past financial year we used 6.47 million litres, so it was significantly less. Mrs Roberts: Significantly less for a much larger State. Mr PRINCE: Some guestimates have been made due to the volatility of the price. The price for the last financial year was 79¢ a litre - 6.47 million litres at 79¢ a litre. Nobody knows what will be the total price this year because the price fluctuates so much. Whether a problem will arise is yet to be assessed. Some inflationary factors are built into the budget and the estimates, particularly for items such as fuel. If a problem is apparent at review time - in September and December - which we feel may affect operations, members may rest assured that the Government will assist with extra money. That will probably occur in the December quarter. Fuel prices are outside the control of the Police Service. Clearly police operations cannot be impeded by fuel hikes. However, at present the information is too imprecise to make any meaningful estimate due to the volatility of the price and the fact that the average contract price varies enormously across the State.
(2) Has the Western Australia Police Service calculated the impact that higher petrol prices will have on its budget? (3) If so, what is that expected additional cost? (4) Will the Government provide top-up funding so that the police are not forced to reduce road patrols or cut services elsewhere? Mr PRINCE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(4) The information that I have is that the Queensland Police Union has not estimated anything. It obtained a leaked briefing paper to the Queensland Minister for Police, who, the last time I met him, was a card-carrying member of the Australian Labor Party. That would seem to indicate there is not a lot of love lost between the union movement and the Labor Government in that State. Perhaps that is much the same here. Mr PRINCE: I understand that Queensland uses about 10 million litres of fuel a year in its Police Service. In the past financial year we used 6.47 million litres, so it was significantly less. Mrs Roberts: Significantly less for a much larger State. Mr PRINCE: Some guestimates have been made due to the volatility of the price. The price for the last financial year was 79¢ a litre - 6.47 million litres at 79¢ a litre. Nobody knows what will be the total price this year because the price fluctuates so much. Whether a problem will arise is yet to be assessed. Some inflationary factors are built into the budget and the estimates, particularly for items such as fuel. If a problem is apparent at review time - in September and December - which we feel may affect operations, members may rest assured that the Government will assist with extra money. That will probably occur in the December quarter. Fuel prices are outside the control of the Police Service. Clearly police operations cannot be impeded by fuel hikes. However, at present the information is too imprecise to make any meaningful estimate due to the volatility of the price and the fact that the average contract price varies enormously across the State.
(3) If so, what is that expected additional cost? (4) Will the Government provide top-up funding so that the police are not forced to reduce road patrols or cut services elsewhere? Mr PRINCE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(4) The information that I have is that the Queensland Police Union has not estimated anything. It obtained a leaked briefing paper to the Queensland Minister for Police, who, the last time I met him, was a card-carrying member of the Australian Labor Party. That would seem to indicate there is not a lot of love lost between the union movement and the Labor Government in that State. Perhaps that is much the same here. Mr PRINCE: I understand that Queensland uses about 10 million litres of fuel a year in its Police Service. In the past financial year we used 6.47 million litres, so it was significantly less. Mrs Roberts: Significantly less for a much larger State. Mr PRINCE: Some guestimates have been made due to the volatility of the price. The price for the last financial year was 79¢ a litre - 6.47 million litres at 79¢ a litre. Nobody knows what will be the total price this year because the price fluctuates so much. Whether a problem will arise is yet to be assessed. Some inflationary factors are built into the budget and the estimates, particularly for items such as fuel. If a problem is apparent at review time - in September and December - which we feel may affect operations, members may rest assured that the Government will assist with extra money. That will probably occur in the December quarter. Fuel prices are outside the control of the Police Service. Clearly police operations cannot be impeded by fuel hikes. However, at present the information is too imprecise to make any meaningful estimate due to the volatility of the price and the fact that the average contract price varies enormously across the State.
(4) Will the Government provide top-up funding so that the police are not forced to reduce road patrols or cut services elsewhere? Mr PRINCE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(4) The information that I have is that the Queensland Police Union has not estimated anything. It obtained a leaked briefing paper to the Queensland Minister for Police, who, the last time I met him, was a card-carrying member of the Australian Labor Party. That would seem to indicate there is not a lot of love lost between the union movement and the Labor Government in that State. Perhaps that is much the same here. Mr PRINCE: I understand that Queensland uses about 10 million litres of fuel a year in its Police Service. In the past financial year we used 6.47 million litres, so it was significantly less. Mrs Roberts: Significantly less for a much larger State. Mr PRINCE: Some guestimates have been made due to the volatility of the price. The price for the last financial year was 79¢ a litre - 6.47 million litres at 79¢ a litre. Nobody knows what will be the total price this year because the price fluctuates so much. Whether a problem will arise is yet to be assessed. Some inflationary factors are built into the budget and the estimates, particularly for items such as fuel. If a problem is apparent at review time - in September and December - which we feel may affect operations, members may rest assured that the Government will assist with extra money. That will probably occur in the December quarter. Fuel prices are outside the control of the Police Service. Clearly police operations cannot be impeded by fuel hikes. However, at present the information is too imprecise to make any meaningful estimate due to the volatility of the price and the fact that the average contract price varies enormously across the State.
Mr PRINCE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(4) The information that I have is that the Queensland Police Union has not estimated anything. It obtained a leaked briefing paper to the Queensland Minister for Police, who, the last time I met him, was a card-carrying member of the Australian Labor Party. That would seem to indicate there is not a lot of love lost between the union movement and the Labor Government in that State. Perhaps that is much the same here. Mr PRINCE: I understand that Queensland uses about 10 million litres of fuel a year in its Police Service. In the past financial year we used 6.47 million litres, so it was significantly less. Mrs Roberts: Significantly less for a much larger State. Mr PRINCE: Some guestimates have been made due to the volatility of the price. The price for the last financial year was 79¢ a litre - 6.47 million litres at 79¢ a litre. Nobody knows what will be the total price this year because the price fluctuates so much. Whether a problem will arise is yet to be assessed. Some inflationary factors are built into the budget and the estimates, particularly for items such as fuel. If a problem is apparent at review time - in September and December - which we feel may affect operations, members may rest assured that the Government will assist with extra money. That will probably occur in the December quarter. Fuel prices are outside the control of the Police Service. Clearly police operations cannot be impeded by fuel hikes. However, at present the information is too imprecise to make any meaningful estimate due to the volatility of the price and the fact that the average contract price varies enormously across the State.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(4) The information that I have is that the Queensland Police Union has not estimated anything. It obtained a leaked briefing paper to the Queensland Minister for Police, who, the last time I met him, was a card-carrying member of the Australian Labor Party. That would seem to indicate there is not a lot of love lost between the union movement and the Labor Government in that State. Perhaps that is much the same here. Mr PRINCE: I understand that Queensland uses about 10 million litres of fuel a year in its Police Service. In the past financial year we used 6.47 million litres, so it was significantly less. Mrs Roberts: Significantly less for a much larger State. Mr PRINCE: Some guestimates have been made due to the volatility of the price. The price for the last financial year was 79¢ a litre - 6.47 million litres at 79¢ a litre. Nobody knows what will be the total price this year because the price fluctuates so much. Whether a problem will arise is yet to be assessed. Some inflationary factors are built into the budget and the estimates, particularly for items such as fuel. If a problem is apparent at review time - in September and December - which we feel may affect operations, members may rest assured that the Government will assist with extra money. That will probably occur in the December quarter. Fuel prices are outside the control of the Police Service. Clearly police operations cannot be impeded by fuel hikes. However, at present the information is too imprecise to make any meaningful estimate due to the volatility of the price and the fact that the average contract price varies enormously across the State.
(1)-(4) The information that I have is that the Queensland Police Union has not estimated anything. It obtained a leaked briefing paper to the Queensland Minister for Police, who, the last time I met him, was a card-carrying member of the Australian Labor Party. That would seem to indicate there is not a lot of love lost between the union movement and the Labor Government in that State. Perhaps that is much the same here. Mr PRINCE: I understand that Queensland uses about 10 million litres of fuel a year in its Police Service. In the past financial year we used 6.47 million litres, so it was significantly less. Mrs Roberts: Significantly less for a much larger State. Mr PRINCE: Some guestimates have been made due to the volatility of the price. The price for the last financial year was 79¢ a litre - 6.47 million litres at 79¢ a litre. Nobody knows what will be the total price this year because the price fluctuates so much. Whether a problem will arise is yet to be assessed. Some inflationary factors are built into the budget and the estimates, particularly for items such as fuel. If a problem is apparent at review time - in September and December - which we feel may affect operations, members may rest assured that the Government will assist with extra money. That will probably occur in the December quarter. Fuel prices are outside the control of the Police Service. Clearly police operations cannot be impeded by fuel hikes. However, at present the information is too imprecise to make any meaningful estimate due to the volatility of the price and the fact that the average contract price varies enormously across the State.
Mr PRINCE: I understand that Queensland uses about 10 million litres of fuel a year in its Police Service. In the past financial year we used 6.47 million litres, so it was significantly less. Mrs Roberts: Significantly less for a much larger State. Mr PRINCE: Some guestimates have been made due to the volatility of the price. The price for the last financial year was 79¢ a litre - 6.47 million litres at 79¢ a litre. Nobody knows what will be the total price this year because the price fluctuates so much. Whether a problem will arise is yet to be assessed. Some inflationary factors are built into the budget and the estimates, particularly for items such as fuel. If a problem is apparent at review time - in September and December - which we feel may affect operations, members may rest assured that the Government will assist with extra money. That will probably occur in the December quarter. Fuel prices are outside the control of the Police Service. Clearly police operations cannot be impeded by fuel hikes. However, at present the information is too imprecise to make any meaningful estimate due to the volatility of the price and the fact that the average contract price varies enormously across the State.
Mrs Roberts: Significantly less for a much larger State. Mr PRINCE: Some guestimates have been made due to the volatility of the price. The price for the last financial year was 79¢ a litre - 6.47 million litres at 79¢ a litre. Nobody knows what will be the total price this year because the price fluctuates so much. Whether a problem will arise is yet to be assessed. Some inflationary factors are built into the budget and the estimates, particularly for items such as fuel. If a problem is apparent at review time - in September and December - which we feel may affect operations, members may rest assured that the Government will assist with extra money. That will probably occur in the December quarter. Fuel prices are outside the control of the Police Service. Clearly police operations cannot be impeded by fuel hikes. However, at present the information is too imprecise to make any meaningful estimate due to the volatility of the price and the fact that the average contract price varies enormously across the State.
Mr PRINCE: Some guestimates have been made due to the volatility of the price. The price for the last financial year was 79¢ a litre - 6.47 million litres at 79¢ a litre. Nobody knows what will be the total price this year because the price fluctuates so much. Whether a problem will arise is yet to be assessed. Some inflationary factors are built into the budget and the estimates, particularly for items such as fuel. If a problem is apparent at review time - in September and December - which we feel may affect operations, members may rest assured that the Government will assist with extra money. That will probably occur in the December quarter. Fuel prices are outside the control of the Police Service. Clearly police operations cannot be impeded by fuel hikes. However, at present the information is too imprecise to make any meaningful estimate due to the volatility of the price and the fact that the average contract price varies enormously across the State.
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