❓ Ms. Quirk questions the relocation of liquor enforcement officers from Fremantle and its potential impact on alcohol-fueled crime. Minister Johnson dismisses the question, citing operational decisions and overall police numbers, while also engaging in personal attacks.
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POLICE — LIQUOR ENFORCEMENT GROUP
(1) Will the minister confirm that two police officers from the liquor enforcement group based in Fremantle have now been relocated to Perth? (2) If so, will this mean that the specialised scrutiny and surveillance of approximately 30 hotels, liquor outlets and nightclubs in the Fremantle central business district will be restricted and curtailed? (3) Will the minister give assurances that the total absence of any liquor enforcement group officers in Fremantle will not result in an escalation of serious, alcohol-fuelled criminal behaviour in Fremantle? Mr R.F. JOHNSON
(1) Will the minister confirm that two police officers from the liquor enforcement group based in Fremantle have now been relocated to Perth? (2) If so, will this mean that the specialised scrutiny and surveillance of approximately 30 hotels, liquor outlets and nightclubs in the Fremantle central business district will be restricted and curtailed? (3) Will the minister give assurances that the total absence of any liquor enforcement group officers in Fremantle will not result in an escalation of serious, alcohol-fuelled criminal behaviour in Fremantle? Mr R.F. JOHNSON
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What a question that is! What a question! Several members interjected. (1)-(3) The member for Girrawheen knows perfectly well that the deployment of police officers within the police service is operational and up to the police commissioner. I do not get involved by saying, “I want these police officers going here and arresting those people for doing that”, or whatever. She knows that as well as I do. In essence, it is a stupid question. It would be a good question if she were to actually put it on notice to me. Ms M.M. Quirk : I’ll settle for a stupid answer then! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : If the member had a genuine concern, she would have given me some notice so that I could provide her with a very detailed answer. Let me assure the people of WA that there are enough police officers now; we have more than we have ever had—more than the former Labor government provided. Those police officers will be deployed wherever they are needed for front-line service, be it in the liquor licensing enforcement area, be it in serious crimes, such as sex offender crimes, or be it in traffic enforcement and so on and so forth. We will have those police officers right across the state. They are there already. Mr J.N. Hyde : He’s got no idea! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : When is the next trip to Thailand? When is the member for Perth going back to Thailand? Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We would love the member to broadcast from there. I do not know how many business interests he has up there and what other activities he gets up to, but I would really be interested to know. Mr J.N. Hyde interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Perth to order. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am very, very happy to take note of the question that the member asked. If she is genuine in her quest for an answer, I will get her an answer. I will obviously have to get some of that detail from the Commissioner of Police or his staff.
(2) If so, will this mean that the specialised scrutiny and surveillance of approximately 30 hotels, liquor outlets and nightclubs in the Fremantle central business district will be restricted and curtailed? (3) Will the minister give assurances that the total absence of any liquor enforcement group officers in Fremantle will not result in an escalation of serious, alcohol-fuelled criminal behaviour in Fremantle? Mr R.F. JOHNSON replied: What a question that is! What a question! Several members interjected. (1)-(3) The member for Girrawheen knows perfectly well that the deployment of police officers within the police service is operational and up to the police commissioner. I do not get involved by saying, “I want these police officers going here and arresting those people for doing that”, or whatever. She knows that as well as I do. In essence, it is a stupid question. It would be a good question if she were to actually put it on notice to me. Ms M.M. Quirk : I’ll settle for a stupid answer then! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : If the member had a genuine concern, she would have given me some notice so that I could provide her with a very detailed answer. Let me assure the people of WA that there are enough police officers now; we have more than we have ever had—more than the former Labor government provided. Those police officers will be deployed wherever they are needed for front-line service, be it in the liquor licensing enforcement area, be it in serious crimes, such as sex offender crimes, or be it in traffic enforcement and so on and so forth. We will have those police officers right across the state. They are there already. Mr J.N. Hyde : He’s got no idea! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : When is the next trip to Thailand? When is the member for Perth going back to Thailand? Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We would love the member to broadcast from there. I do not know how many business interests he has up there and what other activities he gets up to, but I would really be interested to know. Mr J.N. Hyde interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Perth to order. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am very, very happy to take note of the question that the member asked. If she is genuine in her quest for an answer, I will get her an answer. I will obviously have to get some of that detail from the Commissioner of Police or his staff.
(3) Will the minister give assurances that the total absence of any liquor enforcement group officers in Fremantle will not result in an escalation of serious, alcohol-fuelled criminal behaviour in Fremantle? Mr R.F. JOHNSON replied: What a question that is! What a question! Several members interjected. (1)-(3) The member for Girrawheen knows perfectly well that the deployment of police officers within the police service is operational and up to the police commissioner. I do not get involved by saying, “I want these police officers going here and arresting those people for doing that”, or whatever. She knows that as well as I do. In essence, it is a stupid question. It would be a good question if she were to actually put it on notice to me. Ms M.M. Quirk : I’ll settle for a stupid answer then! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : If the member had a genuine concern, she would have given me some notice so that I could provide her with a very detailed answer. Let me assure the people of WA that there are enough police officers now; we have more than we have ever had—more than the former Labor government provided. Those police officers will be deployed wherever they are needed for front-line service, be it in the liquor licensing enforcement area, be it in serious crimes, such as sex offender crimes, or be it in traffic enforcement and so on and so forth. We will have those police officers right across the state. They are there already. Mr J.N. Hyde : He’s got no idea! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : When is the next trip to Thailand? When is the member for Perth going back to Thailand? Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We would love the member to broadcast from there. I do not know how many business interests he has up there and what other activities he gets up to, but I would really be interested to know. Mr J.N. Hyde interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Perth to order. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am very, very happy to take note of the question that the member asked. If she is genuine in her quest for an answer, I will get her an answer. I will obviously have to get some of that detail from the Commissioner of Police or his staff.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON replied: What a question that is! What a question! Several members interjected. (1)-(3) The member for Girrawheen knows perfectly well that the deployment of police officers within the police service is operational and up to the police commissioner. I do not get involved by saying, “I want these police officers going here and arresting those people for doing that”, or whatever. She knows that as well as I do. In essence, it is a stupid question. It would be a good question if she were to actually put it on notice to me. Ms M.M. Quirk : I’ll settle for a stupid answer then! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : If the member had a genuine concern, she would have given me some notice so that I could provide her with a very detailed answer. Let me assure the people of WA that there are enough police officers now; we have more than we have ever had—more than the former Labor government provided. Those police officers will be deployed wherever they are needed for front-line service, be it in the liquor licensing enforcement area, be it in serious crimes, such as sex offender crimes, or be it in traffic enforcement and so on and so forth. We will have those police officers right across the state. They are there already. Mr J.N. Hyde : He’s got no idea! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : When is the next trip to Thailand? When is the member for Perth going back to Thailand? Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We would love the member to broadcast from there. I do not know how many business interests he has up there and what other activities he gets up to, but I would really be interested to know. Mr J.N. Hyde interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Perth to order. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am very, very happy to take note of the question that the member asked. If she is genuine in her quest for an answer, I will get her an answer. I will obviously have to get some of that detail from the Commissioner of Police or his staff.
What a question that is! What a question! Several members interjected. (1)-(3) The member for Girrawheen knows perfectly well that the deployment of police officers within the police service is operational and up to the police commissioner. I do not get involved by saying, “I want these police officers going here and arresting those people for doing that”, or whatever. She knows that as well as I do. In essence, it is a stupid question. It would be a good question if she were to actually put it on notice to me. Ms M.M. Quirk : I’ll settle for a stupid answer then! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : If the member had a genuine concern, she would have given me some notice so that I could provide her with a very detailed answer. Let me assure the people of WA that there are enough police officers now; we have more than we have ever had—more than the former Labor government provided. Those police officers will be deployed wherever they are needed for front-line service, be it in the liquor licensing enforcement area, be it in serious crimes, such as sex offender crimes, or be it in traffic enforcement and so on and so forth. We will have those police officers right across the state. They are there already. Mr J.N. Hyde : He’s got no idea! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : When is the next trip to Thailand? When is the member for Perth going back to Thailand? Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We would love the member to broadcast from there. I do not know how many business interests he has up there and what other activities he gets up to, but I would really be interested to know. Mr J.N. Hyde interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Perth to order. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am very, very happy to take note of the question that the member asked. If she is genuine in her quest for an answer, I will get her an answer. I will obviously have to get some of that detail from the Commissioner of Police or his staff.
Several members interjected. (1)-(3) The member for Girrawheen knows perfectly well that the deployment of police officers within the police service is operational and up to the police commissioner. I do not get involved by saying, “I want these police officers going here and arresting those people for doing that”, or whatever. She knows that as well as I do. In essence, it is a stupid question. It would be a good question if she were to actually put it on notice to me. Ms M.M. Quirk : I’ll settle for a stupid answer then! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : If the member had a genuine concern, she would have given me some notice so that I could provide her with a very detailed answer. Let me assure the people of WA that there are enough police officers now; we have more than we have ever had—more than the former Labor government provided. Those police officers will be deployed wherever they are needed for front-line service, be it in the liquor licensing enforcement area, be it in serious crimes, such as sex offender crimes, or be it in traffic enforcement and so on and so forth. We will have those police officers right across the state. They are there already. Mr J.N. Hyde : He’s got no idea! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : When is the next trip to Thailand? When is the member for Perth going back to Thailand? Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We would love the member to broadcast from there. I do not know how many business interests he has up there and what other activities he gets up to, but I would really be interested to know. Mr J.N. Hyde interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Perth to order. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am very, very happy to take note of the question that the member asked. If she is genuine in her quest for an answer, I will get her an answer. I will obviously have to get some of that detail from the Commissioner of Police or his staff.
(1)-(3) The member for Girrawheen knows perfectly well that the deployment of police officers within the police service is operational and up to the police commissioner. I do not get involved by saying, “I want these police officers going here and arresting those people for doing that”, or whatever. She knows that as well as I do. In essence, it is a stupid question. It would be a good question if she were to actually put it on notice to me. Ms M.M. Quirk : I’ll settle for a stupid answer then! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : If the member had a genuine concern, she would have given me some notice so that I could provide her with a very detailed answer. Let me assure the people of WA that there are enough police officers now; we have more than we have ever had—more than the former Labor government provided. Those police officers will be deployed wherever they are needed for front-line service, be it in the liquor licensing enforcement area, be it in serious crimes, such as sex offender crimes, or be it in traffic enforcement and so on and so forth. We will have those police officers right across the state. They are there already. Mr J.N. Hyde : He’s got no idea! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : When is the next trip to Thailand? When is the member for Perth going back to Thailand? Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We would love the member to broadcast from there. I do not know how many business interests he has up there and what other activities he gets up to, but I would really be interested to know. Mr J.N. Hyde interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Perth to order. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am very, very happy to take note of the question that the member asked. If she is genuine in her quest for an answer, I will get her an answer. I will obviously have to get some of that detail from the Commissioner of Police or his staff.
Ms M.M. Quirk : I’ll settle for a stupid answer then! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : If the member had a genuine concern, she would have given me some notice so that I could provide her with a very detailed answer. Let me assure the people of WA that there are enough police officers now; we have more than we have ever had—more than the former Labor government provided. Those police officers will be deployed wherever they are needed for front-line service, be it in the liquor licensing enforcement area, be it in serious crimes, such as sex offender crimes, or be it in traffic enforcement and so on and so forth. We will have those police officers right across the state. They are there already. Mr J.N. Hyde : He’s got no idea! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : When is the next trip to Thailand? When is the member for Perth going back to Thailand? Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We would love the member to broadcast from there. I do not know how many business interests he has up there and what other activities he gets up to, but I would really be interested to know. Mr J.N. Hyde interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Perth to order. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am very, very happy to take note of the question that the member asked. If she is genuine in her quest for an answer, I will get her an answer. I will obviously have to get some of that detail from the Commissioner of Police or his staff.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : If the member had a genuine concern, she would have given me some notice so that I could provide her with a very detailed answer. Let me assure the people of WA that there are enough police officers now; we have more than we have ever had—more than the former Labor government provided. Those police officers will be deployed wherever they are needed for front-line service, be it in the liquor licensing enforcement area, be it in serious crimes, such as sex offender crimes, or be it in traffic enforcement and so on and so forth. We will have those police officers right across the state. They are there already. Mr J.N. Hyde : He’s got no idea! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : When is the next trip to Thailand? When is the member for Perth going back to Thailand? Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We would love the member to broadcast from there. I do not know how many business interests he has up there and what other activities he gets up to, but I would really be interested to know. Mr J.N. Hyde interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Perth to order. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am very, very happy to take note of the question that the member asked. If she is genuine in her quest for an answer, I will get her an answer. I will obviously have to get some of that detail from the Commissioner of Police or his staff.
Let me assure the people of WA that there are enough police officers now; we have more than we have ever had—more than the former Labor government provided. Those police officers will be deployed wherever they are needed for front-line service, be it in the liquor licensing enforcement area, be it in serious crimes, such as sex offender crimes, or be it in traffic enforcement and so on and so forth. We will have those police officers right across the state. They are there already. Mr J.N. Hyde : He’s got no idea! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : When is the next trip to Thailand? When is the member for Perth going back to Thailand? Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We would love the member to broadcast from there. I do not know how many business interests he has up there and what other activities he gets up to, but I would really be interested to know. Mr J.N. Hyde interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Perth to order. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am very, very happy to take note of the question that the member asked. If she is genuine in her quest for an answer, I will get her an answer. I will obviously have to get some of that detail from the Commissioner of Police or his staff.
Mr J.N. Hyde : He’s got no idea! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : When is the next trip to Thailand? When is the member for Perth going back to Thailand? Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We would love the member to broadcast from there. I do not know how many business interests he has up there and what other activities he gets up to, but I would really be interested to know. Mr J.N. Hyde interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Perth to order. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am very, very happy to take note of the question that the member asked. If she is genuine in her quest for an answer, I will get her an answer. I will obviously have to get some of that detail from the Commissioner of Police or his staff.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : When is the next trip to Thailand? When is the member for Perth going back to Thailand? Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We would love the member to broadcast from there. I do not know how many business interests he has up there and what other activities he gets up to, but I would really be interested to know. Mr J.N. Hyde interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Perth to order. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am very, very happy to take note of the question that the member asked. If she is genuine in her quest for an answer, I will get her an answer. I will obviously have to get some of that detail from the Commissioner of Police or his staff.
Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We would love the member to broadcast from there. I do not know how many business interests he has up there and what other activities he gets up to, but I would really be interested to know. Mr J.N. Hyde interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Perth to order. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am very, very happy to take note of the question that the member asked. If she is genuine in her quest for an answer, I will get her an answer. I will obviously have to get some of that detail from the Commissioner of Police or his staff.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We would love the member to broadcast from there. I do not know how many business interests he has up there and what other activities he gets up to, but I would really be interested to know. Mr J.N. Hyde interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Perth to order. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am very, very happy to take note of the question that the member asked. If she is genuine in her quest for an answer, I will get her an answer. I will obviously have to get some of that detail from the Commissioner of Police or his staff.
Mr J.N. Hyde interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Perth to order. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am very, very happy to take note of the question that the member asked. If she is genuine in her quest for an answer, I will get her an answer. I will obviously have to get some of that detail from the Commissioner of Police or his staff.
The SPEAKER : I call the member for Perth to order. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am very, very happy to take note of the question that the member asked. If she is genuine in her quest for an answer, I will get her an answer. I will obviously have to get some of that detail from the Commissioner of Police or his staff.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am very, very happy to take note of the question that the member asked. If she is genuine in her quest for an answer, I will get her an answer. I will obviously have to get some of that detail from the Commissioner of Police or his staff.
(2) If so, will this mean that the specialised scrutiny and surveillance of approximately 30 hotels, liquor outlets and nightclubs in the Fremantle central business district will be restricted and curtailed? (3) Will the minister give assurances that the total absence of any liquor enforcement group officers in Fremantle will not result in an escalation of serious, alcohol-fuelled criminal behaviour in Fremantle? Mr R.F. JOHNSON replied: What a question that is! What a question! Several members interjected. (1)-(3) The member for Girrawheen knows perfectly well that the deployment of police officers within the police service is operational and up to the police commissioner. I do not get involved by saying, “I want these police officers going here and arresting those people for doing that”, or whatever. She knows that as well as I do. In essence, it is a stupid question. It would be a good question if she were to actually put it on notice to me. Ms M.M. Quirk : I’ll settle for a stupid answer then! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : If the member had a genuine concern, she would have given me some notice so that I could provide her with a very detailed answer. Let me assure the people of WA that there are enough police officers now; we have more than we have ever had—more than the former Labor government provided. Those police officers will be deployed wherever they are needed for front-line service, be it in the liquor licensing enforcement area, be it in serious crimes, such as sex offender crimes, or be it in traffic enforcement and so on and so forth. We will have those police officers right across the state. They are there already. Mr J.N. Hyde : He’s got no idea! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : When is the next trip to Thailand? When is the member for Perth going back to Thailand? Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We would love the member to broadcast from there. I do not know how many business interests he has up there and what other activities he gets up to, but I would really be interested to know. Mr J.N. Hyde interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Perth to order. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am very, very happy to take note of the question that the member asked. If she is genuine in her quest for an answer, I will get her an answer. I will obviously have to get some of that detail from the Commissioner of Police or his staff.
(3) Will the minister give assurances that the total absence of any liquor enforcement group officers in Fremantle will not result in an escalation of serious, alcohol-fuelled criminal behaviour in Fremantle? Mr R.F. JOHNSON replied: What a question that is! What a question! Several members interjected. (1)-(3) The member for Girrawheen knows perfectly well that the deployment of police officers within the police service is operational and up to the police commissioner. I do not get involved by saying, “I want these police officers going here and arresting those people for doing that”, or whatever. She knows that as well as I do. In essence, it is a stupid question. It would be a good question if she were to actually put it on notice to me. Ms M.M. Quirk : I’ll settle for a stupid answer then! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : If the member had a genuine concern, she would have given me some notice so that I could provide her with a very detailed answer. Let me assure the people of WA that there are enough police officers now; we have more than we have ever had—more than the former Labor government provided. Those police officers will be deployed wherever they are needed for front-line service, be it in the liquor licensing enforcement area, be it in serious crimes, such as sex offender crimes, or be it in traffic enforcement and so on and so forth. We will have those police officers right across the state. They are there already. Mr J.N. Hyde : He’s got no idea! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : When is the next trip to Thailand? When is the member for Perth going back to Thailand? Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We would love the member to broadcast from there. I do not know how many business interests he has up there and what other activities he gets up to, but I would really be interested to know. Mr J.N. Hyde interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Perth to order. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am very, very happy to take note of the question that the member asked. If she is genuine in her quest for an answer, I will get her an answer. I will obviously have to get some of that detail from the Commissioner of Police or his staff.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON replied: What a question that is! What a question! Several members interjected. (1)-(3) The member for Girrawheen knows perfectly well that the deployment of police officers within the police service is operational and up to the police commissioner. I do not get involved by saying, “I want these police officers going here and arresting those people for doing that”, or whatever. She knows that as well as I do. In essence, it is a stupid question. It would be a good question if she were to actually put it on notice to me. Ms M.M. Quirk : I’ll settle for a stupid answer then! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : If the member had a genuine concern, she would have given me some notice so that I could provide her with a very detailed answer. Let me assure the people of WA that there are enough police officers now; we have more than we have ever had—more than the former Labor government provided. Those police officers will be deployed wherever they are needed for front-line service, be it in the liquor licensing enforcement area, be it in serious crimes, such as sex offender crimes, or be it in traffic enforcement and so on and so forth. We will have those police officers right across the state. They are there already. Mr J.N. Hyde : He’s got no idea! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : When is the next trip to Thailand? When is the member for Perth going back to Thailand? Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We would love the member to broadcast from there. I do not know how many business interests he has up there and what other activities he gets up to, but I would really be interested to know. Mr J.N. Hyde interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Perth to order. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am very, very happy to take note of the question that the member asked. If she is genuine in her quest for an answer, I will get her an answer. I will obviously have to get some of that detail from the Commissioner of Police or his staff.
What a question that is! What a question! Several members interjected. (1)-(3) The member for Girrawheen knows perfectly well that the deployment of police officers within the police service is operational and up to the police commissioner. I do not get involved by saying, “I want these police officers going here and arresting those people for doing that”, or whatever. She knows that as well as I do. In essence, it is a stupid question. It would be a good question if she were to actually put it on notice to me. Ms M.M. Quirk : I’ll settle for a stupid answer then! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : If the member had a genuine concern, she would have given me some notice so that I could provide her with a very detailed answer. Let me assure the people of WA that there are enough police officers now; we have more than we have ever had—more than the former Labor government provided. Those police officers will be deployed wherever they are needed for front-line service, be it in the liquor licensing enforcement area, be it in serious crimes, such as sex offender crimes, or be it in traffic enforcement and so on and so forth. We will have those police officers right across the state. They are there already. Mr J.N. Hyde : He’s got no idea! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : When is the next trip to Thailand? When is the member for Perth going back to Thailand? Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We would love the member to broadcast from there. I do not know how many business interests he has up there and what other activities he gets up to, but I would really be interested to know. Mr J.N. Hyde interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Perth to order. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am very, very happy to take note of the question that the member asked. If she is genuine in her quest for an answer, I will get her an answer. I will obviously have to get some of that detail from the Commissioner of Police or his staff.
Several members interjected. (1)-(3) The member for Girrawheen knows perfectly well that the deployment of police officers within the police service is operational and up to the police commissioner. I do not get involved by saying, “I want these police officers going here and arresting those people for doing that”, or whatever. She knows that as well as I do. In essence, it is a stupid question. It would be a good question if she were to actually put it on notice to me. Ms M.M. Quirk : I’ll settle for a stupid answer then! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : If the member had a genuine concern, she would have given me some notice so that I could provide her with a very detailed answer. Let me assure the people of WA that there are enough police officers now; we have more than we have ever had—more than the former Labor government provided. Those police officers will be deployed wherever they are needed for front-line service, be it in the liquor licensing enforcement area, be it in serious crimes, such as sex offender crimes, or be it in traffic enforcement and so on and so forth. We will have those police officers right across the state. They are there already. Mr J.N. Hyde : He’s got no idea! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : When is the next trip to Thailand? When is the member for Perth going back to Thailand? Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We would love the member to broadcast from there. I do not know how many business interests he has up there and what other activities he gets up to, but I would really be interested to know. Mr J.N. Hyde interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Perth to order. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am very, very happy to take note of the question that the member asked. If she is genuine in her quest for an answer, I will get her an answer. I will obviously have to get some of that detail from the Commissioner of Police or his staff.
(1)-(3) The member for Girrawheen knows perfectly well that the deployment of police officers within the police service is operational and up to the police commissioner. I do not get involved by saying, “I want these police officers going here and arresting those people for doing that”, or whatever. She knows that as well as I do. In essence, it is a stupid question. It would be a good question if she were to actually put it on notice to me. Ms M.M. Quirk : I’ll settle for a stupid answer then! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : If the member had a genuine concern, she would have given me some notice so that I could provide her with a very detailed answer. Let me assure the people of WA that there are enough police officers now; we have more than we have ever had—more than the former Labor government provided. Those police officers will be deployed wherever they are needed for front-line service, be it in the liquor licensing enforcement area, be it in serious crimes, such as sex offender crimes, or be it in traffic enforcement and so on and so forth. We will have those police officers right across the state. They are there already. Mr J.N. Hyde : He’s got no idea! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : When is the next trip to Thailand? When is the member for Perth going back to Thailand? Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We would love the member to broadcast from there. I do not know how many business interests he has up there and what other activities he gets up to, but I would really be interested to know. Mr J.N. Hyde interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Perth to order. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am very, very happy to take note of the question that the member asked. If she is genuine in her quest for an answer, I will get her an answer. I will obviously have to get some of that detail from the Commissioner of Police or his staff.
Ms M.M. Quirk : I’ll settle for a stupid answer then! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : If the member had a genuine concern, she would have given me some notice so that I could provide her with a very detailed answer. Let me assure the people of WA that there are enough police officers now; we have more than we have ever had—more than the former Labor government provided. Those police officers will be deployed wherever they are needed for front-line service, be it in the liquor licensing enforcement area, be it in serious crimes, such as sex offender crimes, or be it in traffic enforcement and so on and so forth. We will have those police officers right across the state. They are there already. Mr J.N. Hyde : He’s got no idea! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : When is the next trip to Thailand? When is the member for Perth going back to Thailand? Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We would love the member to broadcast from there. I do not know how many business interests he has up there and what other activities he gets up to, but I would really be interested to know. Mr J.N. Hyde interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Perth to order. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am very, very happy to take note of the question that the member asked. If she is genuine in her quest for an answer, I will get her an answer. I will obviously have to get some of that detail from the Commissioner of Police or his staff.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : If the member had a genuine concern, she would have given me some notice so that I could provide her with a very detailed answer. Let me assure the people of WA that there are enough police officers now; we have more than we have ever had—more than the former Labor government provided. Those police officers will be deployed wherever they are needed for front-line service, be it in the liquor licensing enforcement area, be it in serious crimes, such as sex offender crimes, or be it in traffic enforcement and so on and so forth. We will have those police officers right across the state. They are there already. Mr J.N. Hyde : He’s got no idea! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : When is the next trip to Thailand? When is the member for Perth going back to Thailand? Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We would love the member to broadcast from there. I do not know how many business interests he has up there and what other activities he gets up to, but I would really be interested to know. Mr J.N. Hyde interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Perth to order. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am very, very happy to take note of the question that the member asked. If she is genuine in her quest for an answer, I will get her an answer. I will obviously have to get some of that detail from the Commissioner of Police or his staff.
Let me assure the people of WA that there are enough police officers now; we have more than we have ever had—more than the former Labor government provided. Those police officers will be deployed wherever they are needed for front-line service, be it in the liquor licensing enforcement area, be it in serious crimes, such as sex offender crimes, or be it in traffic enforcement and so on and so forth. We will have those police officers right across the state. They are there already. Mr J.N. Hyde : He’s got no idea! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : When is the next trip to Thailand? When is the member for Perth going back to Thailand? Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We would love the member to broadcast from there. I do not know how many business interests he has up there and what other activities he gets up to, but I would really be interested to know. Mr J.N. Hyde interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Perth to order. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am very, very happy to take note of the question that the member asked. If she is genuine in her quest for an answer, I will get her an answer. I will obviously have to get some of that detail from the Commissioner of Police or his staff.
Mr J.N. Hyde : He’s got no idea! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : When is the next trip to Thailand? When is the member for Perth going back to Thailand? Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We would love the member to broadcast from there. I do not know how many business interests he has up there and what other activities he gets up to, but I would really be interested to know. Mr J.N. Hyde interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Perth to order. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am very, very happy to take note of the question that the member asked. If she is genuine in her quest for an answer, I will get her an answer. I will obviously have to get some of that detail from the Commissioner of Police or his staff.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : When is the next trip to Thailand? When is the member for Perth going back to Thailand? Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We would love the member to broadcast from there. I do not know how many business interests he has up there and what other activities he gets up to, but I would really be interested to know. Mr J.N. Hyde interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Perth to order. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am very, very happy to take note of the question that the member asked. If she is genuine in her quest for an answer, I will get her an answer. I will obviously have to get some of that detail from the Commissioner of Police or his staff.
Several members interjected. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We would love the member to broadcast from there. I do not know how many business interests he has up there and what other activities he gets up to, but I would really be interested to know. Mr J.N. Hyde interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Perth to order. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am very, very happy to take note of the question that the member asked. If she is genuine in her quest for an answer, I will get her an answer. I will obviously have to get some of that detail from the Commissioner of Police or his staff.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : We would love the member to broadcast from there. I do not know how many business interests he has up there and what other activities he gets up to, but I would really be interested to know. Mr J.N. Hyde interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Perth to order. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am very, very happy to take note of the question that the member asked. If she is genuine in her quest for an answer, I will get her an answer. I will obviously have to get some of that detail from the Commissioner of Police or his staff.
Mr J.N. Hyde interjected. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Perth to order. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am very, very happy to take note of the question that the member asked. If she is genuine in her quest for an answer, I will get her an answer. I will obviously have to get some of that detail from the Commissioner of Police or his staff.
The SPEAKER : I call the member for Perth to order. Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am very, very happy to take note of the question that the member asked. If she is genuine in her quest for an answer, I will get her an answer. I will obviously have to get some of that detail from the Commissioner of Police or his staff.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I am very, very happy to take note of the question that the member asked. If she is genuine in her quest for an answer, I will get her an answer. I will obviously have to get some of that detail from the Commissioner of Police or his staff.
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