❓ Question regarding staffing and service concerns at Augusta Police Station. Minister acknowledges the question but defers a full answer due to an unclear word in the provided response from the Police Service.
AnsweredQoN 1378Legislative Council
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(1) Is the Augusta Police Station staffed by a husband-and-wife team, with one person currently on extended leave? (2) Is the minister aware that there is considerable local concern regarding - (a) no police officers being available most weekdays after 4.00 pm; (b) calls to the Augusta Police Station on weekends being diverted to Bunbury and the fact that there is rarely any local physical police presence; and (c) the apparent lack of follow-up on many incidents reported to the police station? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS
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I note the honourable member got the jump on Hon Peter Foss for some reason. I do not think that was particularly charitable of him. Hon Peter Foss: I cannot jump. Hon Barry House: It is only temporary. Hon NICK GRIFFITHS: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has provided the following response - (1) The Western Australia Police Service advises that the former officer in charge of Augusta resigned on 7 October 2003. His wife, a police constable, was on extended parental leave and returned to work part-time. The next sentence of the answer contains a word that does not seem to make sense. When I first read it a few moments ago, the answer seemed in order. It is a fairly full answer and should answer the honourable member’s queries. However, a word needs to be clarified as it makes a nonsense of the sentence. I will not continue to answer the question at this stage. I invite the honourable member to ask the question later this week.
(2) Is the minister aware that there is considerable local concern regarding - (a) no police officers being available most weekdays after 4.00 pm; (b) calls to the Augusta Police Station on weekends being diverted to Bunbury and the fact that there is rarely any local physical police presence; and (c) the apparent lack of follow-up on many incidents reported to the police station? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I note the honourable member got the jump on Hon Peter Foss for some reason. I do not think that was particularly charitable of him. Hon Peter Foss: I cannot jump. Hon Barry House: It is only temporary. Hon NICK GRIFFITHS: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has provided the following response - (1) The Western Australia Police Service advises that the former officer in charge of Augusta resigned on 7 October 2003. His wife, a police constable, was on extended parental leave and returned to work part-time. The next sentence of the answer contains a word that does not seem to make sense. When I first read it a few moments ago, the answer seemed in order. It is a fairly full answer and should answer the honourable member’s queries. However, a word needs to be clarified as it makes a nonsense of the sentence. I will not continue to answer the question at this stage. I invite the honourable member to ask the question later this week.
(b) calls to the Augusta Police Station on weekends being diverted to Bunbury and the fact that there is rarely any local physical police presence; and (c) the apparent lack of follow-up on many incidents reported to the police station?
(c) the apparent lack of follow-up on many incidents reported to the police station?
I note the honourable member got the jump on Hon Peter Foss for some reason. I do not think that was particularly charitable of him. Hon Peter Foss: I cannot jump. Hon Barry House: It is only temporary. Hon NICK GRIFFITHS: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has provided the following response - (1) The Western Australia Police Service advises that the former officer in charge of Augusta resigned on 7 October 2003. His wife, a police constable, was on extended parental leave and returned to work part-time. The next sentence of the answer contains a word that does not seem to make sense. When I first read it a few moments ago, the answer seemed in order. It is a fairly full answer and should answer the honourable member’s queries. However, a word needs to be clarified as it makes a nonsense of the sentence. I will not continue to answer the question at this stage. I invite the honourable member to ask the question later this week.
Hon Peter Foss: I cannot jump. Hon Barry House: It is only temporary. Hon NICK GRIFFITHS: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has provided the following response - (1) The Western Australia Police Service advises that the former officer in charge of Augusta resigned on 7 October 2003. His wife, a police constable, was on extended parental leave and returned to work part-time. The next sentence of the answer contains a word that does not seem to make sense. When I first read it a few moments ago, the answer seemed in order. It is a fairly full answer and should answer the honourable member’s queries. However, a word needs to be clarified as it makes a nonsense of the sentence. I will not continue to answer the question at this stage. I invite the honourable member to ask the question later this week.
Hon Barry House: It is only temporary. Hon NICK GRIFFITHS: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has provided the following response - (1) The Western Australia Police Service advises that the former officer in charge of Augusta resigned on 7 October 2003. His wife, a police constable, was on extended parental leave and returned to work part-time. The next sentence of the answer contains a word that does not seem to make sense. When I first read it a few moments ago, the answer seemed in order. It is a fairly full answer and should answer the honourable member’s queries. However, a word needs to be clarified as it makes a nonsense of the sentence. I will not continue to answer the question at this stage. I invite the honourable member to ask the question later this week.
Hon NICK GRIFFITHS: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has provided the following response - (1) The Western Australia Police Service advises that the former officer in charge of Augusta resigned on 7 October 2003. His wife, a police constable, was on extended parental leave and returned to work part-time. The next sentence of the answer contains a word that does not seem to make sense. When I first read it a few moments ago, the answer seemed in order. It is a fairly full answer and should answer the honourable member’s queries. However, a word needs to be clarified as it makes a nonsense of the sentence. I will not continue to answer the question at this stage. I invite the honourable member to ask the question later this week.
(1) The Western Australia Police Service advises that the former officer in charge of Augusta resigned on 7 October 2003. His wife, a police constable, was on extended parental leave and returned to work part-time. The next sentence of the answer contains a word that does not seem to make sense. When I first read it a few moments ago, the answer seemed in order. It is a fairly full answer and should answer the honourable member’s queries. However, a word needs to be clarified as it makes a nonsense of the sentence. I will not continue to answer the question at this stage. I invite the honourable member to ask the question later this week.
The next sentence of the answer contains a word that does not seem to make sense. When I first read it a few moments ago, the answer seemed in order. It is a fairly full answer and should answer the honourable member’s queries. However, a word needs to be clarified as it makes a nonsense of the sentence. I will not continue to answer the question at this stage. I invite the honourable member to ask the question later this week.
(2) Is the minister aware that there is considerable local concern regarding - (a) no police officers being available most weekdays after 4.00 pm; (b) calls to the Augusta Police Station on weekends being diverted to Bunbury and the fact that there is rarely any local physical police presence; and (c) the apparent lack of follow-up on many incidents reported to the police station? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I note the honourable member got the jump on Hon Peter Foss for some reason. I do not think that was particularly charitable of him. Hon Peter Foss: I cannot jump. Hon Barry House: It is only temporary. Hon NICK GRIFFITHS: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has provided the following response - (1) The Western Australia Police Service advises that the former officer in charge of Augusta resigned on 7 October 2003. His wife, a police constable, was on extended parental leave and returned to work part-time. The next sentence of the answer contains a word that does not seem to make sense. When I first read it a few moments ago, the answer seemed in order. It is a fairly full answer and should answer the honourable member’s queries. However, a word needs to be clarified as it makes a nonsense of the sentence. I will not continue to answer the question at this stage. I invite the honourable member to ask the question later this week.
(b) calls to the Augusta Police Station on weekends being diverted to Bunbury and the fact that there is rarely any local physical police presence; and (c) the apparent lack of follow-up on many incidents reported to the police station?
(c) the apparent lack of follow-up on many incidents reported to the police station?
I note the honourable member got the jump on Hon Peter Foss for some reason. I do not think that was particularly charitable of him. Hon Peter Foss: I cannot jump. Hon Barry House: It is only temporary. Hon NICK GRIFFITHS: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has provided the following response - (1) The Western Australia Police Service advises that the former officer in charge of Augusta resigned on 7 October 2003. His wife, a police constable, was on extended parental leave and returned to work part-time. The next sentence of the answer contains a word that does not seem to make sense. When I first read it a few moments ago, the answer seemed in order. It is a fairly full answer and should answer the honourable member’s queries. However, a word needs to be clarified as it makes a nonsense of the sentence. I will not continue to answer the question at this stage. I invite the honourable member to ask the question later this week.
Hon Peter Foss: I cannot jump. Hon Barry House: It is only temporary. Hon NICK GRIFFITHS: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has provided the following response - (1) The Western Australia Police Service advises that the former officer in charge of Augusta resigned on 7 October 2003. His wife, a police constable, was on extended parental leave and returned to work part-time. The next sentence of the answer contains a word that does not seem to make sense. When I first read it a few moments ago, the answer seemed in order. It is a fairly full answer and should answer the honourable member’s queries. However, a word needs to be clarified as it makes a nonsense of the sentence. I will not continue to answer the question at this stage. I invite the honourable member to ask the question later this week.
Hon Barry House: It is only temporary. Hon NICK GRIFFITHS: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has provided the following response - (1) The Western Australia Police Service advises that the former officer in charge of Augusta resigned on 7 October 2003. His wife, a police constable, was on extended parental leave and returned to work part-time. The next sentence of the answer contains a word that does not seem to make sense. When I first read it a few moments ago, the answer seemed in order. It is a fairly full answer and should answer the honourable member’s queries. However, a word needs to be clarified as it makes a nonsense of the sentence. I will not continue to answer the question at this stage. I invite the honourable member to ask the question later this week.
Hon NICK GRIFFITHS: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has provided the following response - (1) The Western Australia Police Service advises that the former officer in charge of Augusta resigned on 7 October 2003. His wife, a police constable, was on extended parental leave and returned to work part-time. The next sentence of the answer contains a word that does not seem to make sense. When I first read it a few moments ago, the answer seemed in order. It is a fairly full answer and should answer the honourable member’s queries. However, a word needs to be clarified as it makes a nonsense of the sentence. I will not continue to answer the question at this stage. I invite the honourable member to ask the question later this week.
(1) The Western Australia Police Service advises that the former officer in charge of Augusta resigned on 7 October 2003. His wife, a police constable, was on extended parental leave and returned to work part-time. The next sentence of the answer contains a word that does not seem to make sense. When I first read it a few moments ago, the answer seemed in order. It is a fairly full answer and should answer the honourable member’s queries. However, a word needs to be clarified as it makes a nonsense of the sentence. I will not continue to answer the question at this stage. I invite the honourable member to ask the question later this week.
The next sentence of the answer contains a word that does not seem to make sense. When I first read it a few moments ago, the answer seemed in order. It is a fairly full answer and should answer the honourable member’s queries. However, a word needs to be clarified as it makes a nonsense of the sentence. I will not continue to answer the question at this stage. I invite the honourable member to ask the question later this week.
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