❓ A WA parliamentary question regarding the relocation of the Department of Indigenous Affairs office from Mandurah to Fremantle, raising concerns about accessibility for Indigenous people and increased pressure on local services. The response states that new arrangements are being monitored and meet demand effectively.
AnsweredQoN 765Legislative Council
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This follows on from my question of yesterday. (1) On what basis does the minister form the opinion that the Western Australia Police Service in Mandurah and Peel is able in any reasonable way to fill the void left by the irresponsible removal of the Department of Indigenous Affairs office from Mandurah to Fremantle? (2) Will the minister inform the House why there was no prior consultation with interagency officers, indigenous leaders and local government regarding the removal of the Department of Indigenous Affairs office from Mandurah to Fremantle? (3) Is the minister aware that the majority of indigenous people in Mandurah and the Peel region are severely disadvantaged and cannot access the Department of Indigenous Affairs office in Fremantle? (4) Is the minister aware that the closure of the Department of Indigenous Affairs office in Mandurah has increased pressure on the already stretched government services in the Mandurah and Peel region, especially in the areas of housing, Department for Community Development, health, police, education and the Department of Justice? The PRESIDENT: The parliamentary secretary may answer those parts of the question that are in order. Hon G.T. GIFFARD: I seek some guidance on that, Mr President. Certainly the first two parts of the question seem to offend Standing Order No 140 in a number of respects. The PRESIDENT: The parliamentary secretary may answer the latter parts of the question. Hon G.T. GIFFARD
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(3)-(4) The new arrangements for maintaining a service to the Mandurah community are being monitored and have been found to meet demand effectively.
(1) On what basis does the minister form the opinion that the Western Australia Police Service in Mandurah and Peel is able in any reasonable way to fill the void left by the irresponsible removal of the Department of Indigenous Affairs office from Mandurah to Fremantle? (2) Will the minister inform the House why there was no prior consultation with interagency officers, indigenous leaders and local government regarding the removal of the Department of Indigenous Affairs office from Mandurah to Fremantle? (3) Is the minister aware that the majority of indigenous people in Mandurah and the Peel region are severely disadvantaged and cannot access the Department of Indigenous Affairs office in Fremantle? (4) Is the minister aware that the closure of the Department of Indigenous Affairs office in Mandurah has increased pressure on the already stretched government services in the Mandurah and Peel region, especially in the areas of housing, Department for Community Development, health, police, education and the Department of Justice? The PRESIDENT: The parliamentary secretary may answer those parts of the question that are in order. Hon G.T. GIFFARD: I seek some guidance on that, Mr President. Certainly the first two parts of the question seem to offend Standing Order No 140 in a number of respects. The PRESIDENT: The parliamentary secretary may answer the latter parts of the question. Hon G.T. GIFFARD replied: (3)-(4) The new arrangements for maintaining a service to the Mandurah community are being monitored and have been found to meet demand effectively.
(2) Will the minister inform the House why there was no prior consultation with interagency officers, indigenous leaders and local government regarding the removal of the Department of Indigenous Affairs office from Mandurah to Fremantle? (3) Is the minister aware that the majority of indigenous people in Mandurah and the Peel region are severely disadvantaged and cannot access the Department of Indigenous Affairs office in Fremantle? (4) Is the minister aware that the closure of the Department of Indigenous Affairs office in Mandurah has increased pressure on the already stretched government services in the Mandurah and Peel region, especially in the areas of housing, Department for Community Development, health, police, education and the Department of Justice? The PRESIDENT: The parliamentary secretary may answer those parts of the question that are in order. Hon G.T. GIFFARD: I seek some guidance on that, Mr President. Certainly the first two parts of the question seem to offend Standing Order No 140 in a number of respects. The PRESIDENT: The parliamentary secretary may answer the latter parts of the question. Hon G.T. GIFFARD replied: (3)-(4) The new arrangements for maintaining a service to the Mandurah community are being monitored and have been found to meet demand effectively.
(3) Is the minister aware that the majority of indigenous people in Mandurah and the Peel region are severely disadvantaged and cannot access the Department of Indigenous Affairs office in Fremantle? (4) Is the minister aware that the closure of the Department of Indigenous Affairs office in Mandurah has increased pressure on the already stretched government services in the Mandurah and Peel region, especially in the areas of housing, Department for Community Development, health, police, education and the Department of Justice? The PRESIDENT: The parliamentary secretary may answer those parts of the question that are in order. Hon G.T. GIFFARD: I seek some guidance on that, Mr President. Certainly the first two parts of the question seem to offend Standing Order No 140 in a number of respects. The PRESIDENT: The parliamentary secretary may answer the latter parts of the question. Hon G.T. GIFFARD replied: (3)-(4) The new arrangements for maintaining a service to the Mandurah community are being monitored and have been found to meet demand effectively.
(4) Is the minister aware that the closure of the Department of Indigenous Affairs office in Mandurah has increased pressure on the already stretched government services in the Mandurah and Peel region, especially in the areas of housing, Department for Community Development, health, police, education and the Department of Justice? The PRESIDENT: The parliamentary secretary may answer those parts of the question that are in order. Hon G.T. GIFFARD: I seek some guidance on that, Mr President. Certainly the first two parts of the question seem to offend Standing Order No 140 in a number of respects. The PRESIDENT: The parliamentary secretary may answer the latter parts of the question. Hon G.T. GIFFARD replied: (3)-(4) The new arrangements for maintaining a service to the Mandurah community are being monitored and have been found to meet demand effectively.
The PRESIDENT: The parliamentary secretary may answer those parts of the question that are in order. Hon G.T. GIFFARD: I seek some guidance on that, Mr President. Certainly the first two parts of the question seem to offend Standing Order No 140 in a number of respects. The PRESIDENT: The parliamentary secretary may answer the latter parts of the question. Hon G.T. GIFFARD replied: (3)-(4) The new arrangements for maintaining a service to the Mandurah community are being monitored and have been found to meet demand effectively.
Hon G.T. GIFFARD: I seek some guidance on that, Mr President. Certainly the first two parts of the question seem to offend Standing Order No 140 in a number of respects. The PRESIDENT: The parliamentary secretary may answer the latter parts of the question. Hon G.T. GIFFARD replied: (3)-(4) The new arrangements for maintaining a service to the Mandurah community are being monitored and have been found to meet demand effectively.
The PRESIDENT: The parliamentary secretary may answer the latter parts of the question. Hon G.T. GIFFARD replied: (3)-(4) The new arrangements for maintaining a service to the Mandurah community are being monitored and have been found to meet demand effectively.
Hon G.T. GIFFARD replied: (3)-(4) The new arrangements for maintaining a service to the Mandurah community are being monitored and have been found to meet demand effectively.
(3)-(4) The new arrangements for maintaining a service to the Mandurah community are being monitored and have been found to meet demand effectively.
(1) On what basis does the minister form the opinion that the Western Australia Police Service in Mandurah and Peel is able in any reasonable way to fill the void left by the irresponsible removal of the Department of Indigenous Affairs office from Mandurah to Fremantle? (2) Will the minister inform the House why there was no prior consultation with interagency officers, indigenous leaders and local government regarding the removal of the Department of Indigenous Affairs office from Mandurah to Fremantle? (3) Is the minister aware that the majority of indigenous people in Mandurah and the Peel region are severely disadvantaged and cannot access the Department of Indigenous Affairs office in Fremantle? (4) Is the minister aware that the closure of the Department of Indigenous Affairs office in Mandurah has increased pressure on the already stretched government services in the Mandurah and Peel region, especially in the areas of housing, Department for Community Development, health, police, education and the Department of Justice? The PRESIDENT: The parliamentary secretary may answer those parts of the question that are in order. Hon G.T. GIFFARD: I seek some guidance on that, Mr President. Certainly the first two parts of the question seem to offend Standing Order No 140 in a number of respects. The PRESIDENT: The parliamentary secretary may answer the latter parts of the question. Hon G.T. GIFFARD replied: (3)-(4) The new arrangements for maintaining a service to the Mandurah community are being monitored and have been found to meet demand effectively.
(2) Will the minister inform the House why there was no prior consultation with interagency officers, indigenous leaders and local government regarding the removal of the Department of Indigenous Affairs office from Mandurah to Fremantle? (3) Is the minister aware that the majority of indigenous people in Mandurah and the Peel region are severely disadvantaged and cannot access the Department of Indigenous Affairs office in Fremantle? (4) Is the minister aware that the closure of the Department of Indigenous Affairs office in Mandurah has increased pressure on the already stretched government services in the Mandurah and Peel region, especially in the areas of housing, Department for Community Development, health, police, education and the Department of Justice? The PRESIDENT: The parliamentary secretary may answer those parts of the question that are in order. Hon G.T. GIFFARD: I seek some guidance on that, Mr President. Certainly the first two parts of the question seem to offend Standing Order No 140 in a number of respects. The PRESIDENT: The parliamentary secretary may answer the latter parts of the question. Hon G.T. GIFFARD replied: (3)-(4) The new arrangements for maintaining a service to the Mandurah community are being monitored and have been found to meet demand effectively.
(3) Is the minister aware that the majority of indigenous people in Mandurah and the Peel region are severely disadvantaged and cannot access the Department of Indigenous Affairs office in Fremantle? (4) Is the minister aware that the closure of the Department of Indigenous Affairs office in Mandurah has increased pressure on the already stretched government services in the Mandurah and Peel region, especially in the areas of housing, Department for Community Development, health, police, education and the Department of Justice? The PRESIDENT: The parliamentary secretary may answer those parts of the question that are in order. Hon G.T. GIFFARD: I seek some guidance on that, Mr President. Certainly the first two parts of the question seem to offend Standing Order No 140 in a number of respects. The PRESIDENT: The parliamentary secretary may answer the latter parts of the question. Hon G.T. GIFFARD replied: (3)-(4) The new arrangements for maintaining a service to the Mandurah community are being monitored and have been found to meet demand effectively.
(4) Is the minister aware that the closure of the Department of Indigenous Affairs office in Mandurah has increased pressure on the already stretched government services in the Mandurah and Peel region, especially in the areas of housing, Department for Community Development, health, police, education and the Department of Justice? The PRESIDENT: The parliamentary secretary may answer those parts of the question that are in order. Hon G.T. GIFFARD: I seek some guidance on that, Mr President. Certainly the first two parts of the question seem to offend Standing Order No 140 in a number of respects. The PRESIDENT: The parliamentary secretary may answer the latter parts of the question. Hon G.T. GIFFARD replied: (3)-(4) The new arrangements for maintaining a service to the Mandurah community are being monitored and have been found to meet demand effectively.
The PRESIDENT: The parliamentary secretary may answer those parts of the question that are in order. Hon G.T. GIFFARD: I seek some guidance on that, Mr President. Certainly the first two parts of the question seem to offend Standing Order No 140 in a number of respects. The PRESIDENT: The parliamentary secretary may answer the latter parts of the question. Hon G.T. GIFFARD replied: (3)-(4) The new arrangements for maintaining a service to the Mandurah community are being monitored and have been found to meet demand effectively.
Hon G.T. GIFFARD: I seek some guidance on that, Mr President. Certainly the first two parts of the question seem to offend Standing Order No 140 in a number of respects. The PRESIDENT: The parliamentary secretary may answer the latter parts of the question. Hon G.T. GIFFARD replied: (3)-(4) The new arrangements for maintaining a service to the Mandurah community are being monitored and have been found to meet demand effectively.
The PRESIDENT: The parliamentary secretary may answer the latter parts of the question. Hon G.T. GIFFARD replied: (3)-(4) The new arrangements for maintaining a service to the Mandurah community are being monitored and have been found to meet demand effectively.
Hon G.T. GIFFARD replied: (3)-(4) The new arrangements for maintaining a service to the Mandurah community are being monitored and have been found to meet demand effectively.
(3)-(4) The new arrangements for maintaining a service to the Mandurah community are being monitored and have been found to meet demand effectively.
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