❓ A member of parliament questions the Minister for Police about resourcing police to tackle hooning, citing widespread reports of the issue. The Minister responds by highlighting increased police resources under the current government and future plans.
AnsweredQoN 470Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
ROAD SAFETY — HOONS
470. Mr P.A. KATSAMBANIS to the Minister for Police:
I have a supplementary question. Given reports about
out-of-control hooning in almost every suburb and region in this state, when
will the minister properly resource police to tackle issues like hooning to
protect the people of Western Australia? They want to do it; they just want the
minister to give them the resources to do it.
470. Mr P.A. KATSAMBANIS to the Minister for Police:
I have a supplementary question. Given reports about
out-of-control hooning in almost every suburb and region in this state, when
will the minister properly resource police to tackle issues like hooning to
protect the people of Western Australia? They want to do it; they just want the
minister to give them the resources to do it.
AnswerView source ↗
I think that indicates why the Leader of the Opposition has
not let the member for Hillarys ask a question for 19 weeks! The fact of the
matter is that we have provided more police officers and more resources to the
area of road enforcement than the Liberal Party ever did in government. When
the Liberal Party went to the last election, it did not promise a single extra
police officer. We have delivered all that we promised and now we are
delivering more. Only a few weeks ago we announced another 150 officers. We
established the regional enforcement unit, which I know that Mr Speaker and
other country members are very grateful for, to target deaths on country roads. Our police officers are dedicated. They have
the resources and they are doing a fantastic job. As those 150 additional police officers come through the academy, they will be allocated by the
Commissioner of Police to those essential duties. I constantly reiterate to
police what a scourge hooning is in the community and I call for it to be
prioritised. I give a big shout-out to our new commander, Mick Sutherland, who
is now in charge of traffic. He is targeting hooning in a way that will
probably—hopefully—see an even greater effort in targeting that
offence than what we have had in the last year or two.
The SPEAKER : That is the end of question time.
not let the member for Hillarys ask a question for 19 weeks! The fact of the
matter is that we have provided more police officers and more resources to the
area of road enforcement than the Liberal Party ever did in government. When
the Liberal Party went to the last election, it did not promise a single extra
police officer. We have delivered all that we promised and now we are
delivering more. Only a few weeks ago we announced another 150 officers. We
established the regional enforcement unit, which I know that Mr Speaker and
other country members are very grateful for, to target deaths on country roads. Our police officers are dedicated. They have
the resources and they are doing a fantastic job. As those 150 additional police officers come through the academy, they will be allocated by the
Commissioner of Police to those essential duties. I constantly reiterate to
police what a scourge hooning is in the community and I call for it to be
prioritised. I give a big shout-out to our new commander, Mick Sutherland, who
is now in charge of traffic. He is targeting hooning in a way that will
probably—hopefully—see an even greater effort in targeting that
offence than what we have had in the last year or two.
The SPEAKER : That is the end of question time.
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