❓ Hon. Kate Doust asks about the current percentage of WA Police officers from Aboriginal and multicultural backgrounds, and the government's targets for increasing these numbers. The Minister requests the question be placed on notice due to insufficient time to provide a response.
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POLICE
OFFICERS — ABORIGINAL AND MULTICULTURAL BACKGROUNDS
1006. Hon KATE DOUST to the
Attorney General representing the Minister for Police:
I refer to the Premier's
media statement on 16 November 2011 that committed the government to increasing
the ratio of officers from Aboriginal and multicultural backgrounds within WA
Police.
(1) What is the
current percentage of fully sworn police officers from culturally and
linguistically diverse backgrounds?
(2) What is the
current percentage of fully sworn police officers from Aboriginal backgrounds?
(3) What target
is the government setting for each of (1) and (2), and within what time frame?
OFFICERS — ABORIGINAL AND MULTICULTURAL BACKGROUNDS
1006. Hon KATE DOUST to the
Attorney General representing the Minister for Police:
I refer to the Premier's
media statement on 16 November 2011 that committed the government to increasing
the ratio of officers from Aboriginal and multicultural backgrounds within WA
Police.
(1) What is the
current percentage of fully sworn police officers from culturally and
linguistically diverse backgrounds?
(2) What is the
current percentage of fully sworn police officers from Aboriginal backgrounds?
(3) What target
is the government setting for each of (1) and (2), and within what time frame?
AnswerView source ↗
On behalf of the Minister for Police, I thank the honourable
member for some notice of this question. The minister advises as follows —
Western Australia Police advises
that it is not possible to provide a response in the time available, and the
minister therefore requests that the member place the question on notice.
member for some notice of this question. The minister advises as follows —
Western Australia Police advises
that it is not possible to provide a response in the time available, and the
minister therefore requests that the member place the question on notice.
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