❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice regarding the funding and resources used for the police deployment at James Price Point. The response details costs, funding sources, and resources used, primarily drawn from the Kimberley district's existing budget.
AnsweredQoN 8123Legislative Assembly
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(1) Will the Minister state specifically the source(s) of money (excluding regular wages) which funded the deployment of the police officers at James Price Point and, if not, why not?
(2) If the funds to pay for the police at James Price Point were taken from the budgets of other sections/directorates of the police service, can the Minister inform me as to:
(a) how many other sections/directorates of the police service were funds moved from to pay for the deployment of Police Officers at James Price Point;
(b) what were the sections/directorates in the police service from which funding was moved to pay for the deployment of Police Officers at James Price Point; and
(c) what funds were removed from each individual section/directorate of the police service to pay for the deployment of Police Officers at James Price Point?
(3) Has the Minister requested any further funds from Treasury to meet these costs and, if so, how much and when?
(4) Has any such request at (3) been granted and, if so, what funds have been provided and when?
(5) From which sections and districts were each of the officers deployed taken, and for what period of time?
(6) What were the costs for each of the following:
(i) accommodation;
(ii) meals;
(iii) overtime;
(iv) travel; and
(v) any other expenses?
(7) Were any additional vehicles taken to the Kimberley for the operation and, if so, will the Minister itemise the vehicles and associated costs?
(8) What units from the police air wing were utilized to assist in this deployment, on what days, and at what cost?
(9) What commercial air freight charges were incurred, if any, for what purpose, and at what cost?
(10) Are there any other costs not itemised in response to the above questions and, if so, will the Minister detail them?
(2) If the funds to pay for the police at James Price Point were taken from the budgets of other sections/directorates of the police service, can the Minister inform me as to:
(a) how many other sections/directorates of the police service were funds moved from to pay for the deployment of Police Officers at James Price Point;
(b) what were the sections/directorates in the police service from which funding was moved to pay for the deployment of Police Officers at James Price Point; and
(c) what funds were removed from each individual section/directorate of the police service to pay for the deployment of Police Officers at James Price Point?
(3) Has the Minister requested any further funds from Treasury to meet these costs and, if so, how much and when?
(4) Has any such request at (3) been granted and, if so, what funds have been provided and when?
(5) From which sections and districts were each of the officers deployed taken, and for what period of time?
(6) What were the costs for each of the following:
(i) accommodation;
(ii) meals;
(iii) overtime;
(iv) travel; and
(v) any other expenses?
(7) Were any additional vehicles taken to the Kimberley for the operation and, if so, will the Minister itemise the vehicles and associated costs?
(8) What units from the police air wing were utilized to assist in this deployment, on what days, and at what cost?
(9) What commercial air freight charges were incurred, if any, for what purpose, and at what cost?
(10) Are there any other costs not itemised in response to the above questions and, if so, will the Minister detail them?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
7 August 2012
Responded by
Minister for Police
Response time
56 days
(1) All costs incurred were taken from the Kimberley districts recurrent funding and reported as an extraordinary cost/cost pressure.
(2) Not applicable, as per Question 1.
(a) None
(b) None
(c) None
(3) No submission has been made to Treasury.
(4) Not applicable, as per Question 3.
(5) [see tabled paper no. ]
(6) Figures are from the 1
st
May 2012 until YTD 20 July 2012;
(i) $293,010.54
(ii) $158,460.23
(iii) $240,439.17
(iv) $140,071.73
(v) $77,677.62 (Vehicles - $39,677.07, Aircraft & Vessel Fuel - $18,579.08, Shifts - $9,959.72, Consumables - $6,645.58 and other - $2,816.17)
(7) [see tabled paper no. ]
(8) [see tabled paper no. ]
(9) None
(10) Not applicable.
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(2) Not applicable, as per Question 1.
(a) None
(b) None
(c) None
(3) No submission has been made to Treasury.
(4) Not applicable, as per Question 3.
(5) [see tabled paper no. ]
(6) Figures are from the 1
st
May 2012 until YTD 20 July 2012;
(i) $293,010.54
(ii) $158,460.23
(iii) $240,439.17
(iv) $140,071.73
(v) $77,677.62 (Vehicles - $39,677.07, Aircraft & Vessel Fuel - $18,579.08, Shifts - $9,959.72, Consumables - $6,645.58 and other - $2,816.17)
(7) [see tabled paper no. ]
(8) [see tabled paper no. ]
(9) None
(10) Not applicable.
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