❓ Mr. Blayney questions the Minister for Police about unfilled police positions in regional WA, particularly in the Mid West-Gascoyne district. The Minister responds by stating that vacancy numbers are similar to when the Nationals WA were in office, but there are now more officers deployed in regional areas.
AnsweredQoN 722Legislative Assembly
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POLICE — MID WEST–GASCOYNE DISTRICT
722. Mr
I.C. BLAYNEY to the Minister for Police:
I have a supplementary question.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Geraldton, you will try to talk a little bit louder, please; it is very hard to
hear you.
Mr
I.C. BLAYNEY : There are 104
unfilled positions in regional police districts across regional Western Australia, including 15 in the Mid West–Gascoyne. When will the number of police
officers be increased to reflect full authorised strength?
The SPEAKER : That is much
better, member for Geraldton; thank you.
722. Mr
I.C. BLAYNEY to the Minister for Police:
I have a supplementary question.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Geraldton, you will try to talk a little bit louder, please; it is very hard to
hear you.
Mr
I.C. BLAYNEY : There are 104
unfilled positions in regional police districts across regional Western Australia, including 15 in the Mid West–Gascoyne. When will the number of police
officers be increased to reflect full authorised strength?
The SPEAKER : That is much
better, member for Geraldton; thank you.
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This
is a funny little game we are playing here. The fact of the matter is that
there are no more vacancies now than when the Nationals WA were in office. The
member for Kalgoorlie knows that it takes a little while to deploy officers and
there is often that little gap period. It happens all the time. When the
National Party was in office, there were a similar number of vacancies. The real difference here is
that when it comes to people on the ground, there are now 110 more real bodies,
real police officers, actually in each of those regions than there were when
the Nationals were in office.
is a funny little game we are playing here. The fact of the matter is that
there are no more vacancies now than when the Nationals WA were in office. The
member for Kalgoorlie knows that it takes a little while to deploy officers and
there is often that little gap period. It happens all the time. When the
National Party was in office, there were a similar number of vacancies. The real difference here is
that when it comes to people on the ground, there are now 110 more real bodies,
real police officers, actually in each of those regions than there were when
the Nationals were in office.
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