❓ Dr. Honey questions the Minister for Police about a reported increase in police response times and its potential impact on violent crime victims. The Minister refutes the claim, accusing Dr. Honey of misleading the house and attacking the police.
AnsweredQoN 490Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
POLICE — RESPONSE TIMES
490. Dr D.J. HONEY to the Minister for Police:
I have a supplementary question. Can
the minister confirm that a blowout in police response times in Northbridge and
Perth of 370 per cent may mean the difference between the life or death of a victim
of violent crime, especially given that the rate of violent crime is now the
worst on record under WA Labor?
490. Dr D.J. HONEY to the Minister for Police:
I have a supplementary question. Can
the minister confirm that a blowout in police response times in Northbridge and
Perth of 370 per cent may mean the difference between the life or death of a victim
of violent crime, especially given that the rate of violent crime is now the
worst on record under WA Labor?
AnswerView source ↗
The
member is misleading the house. He should apologise. The worst crime statistics
in the history of Western Australia occurred in 2016 under the previous
Liberal–National government. That is a fact.
Dr D.J. Honey interjected.
Mr
P. PAPALIA : The more you attack
the police, at a time when they are doing an incredible job under extraordinary and challenging circumstances, the worse you look.
Dr D.J. Honey : What's
changed?
Mr
P. PAPALIA : They watch this. Do
not worry. They know who cares about police. They know who cares about community safety. They know who is doing the best
job they can under the circumstances. It is our Western Australia Police
Force. I would defend the police against your really shallow and disgraceful
attacks.
member is misleading the house. He should apologise. The worst crime statistics
in the history of Western Australia occurred in 2016 under the previous
Liberal–National government. That is a fact.
Dr D.J. Honey interjected.
Mr
P. PAPALIA : The more you attack
the police, at a time when they are doing an incredible job under extraordinary and challenging circumstances, the worse you look.
Dr D.J. Honey : What's
changed?
Mr
P. PAPALIA : They watch this. Do
not worry. They know who cares about police. They know who cares about community safety. They know who is doing the best
job they can under the circumstances. It is our Western Australia Police
Force. I would defend the police against your really shallow and disgraceful
attacks.
Explore WA Government Data
Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.
Explore more
Government Gazette
Appointments, regulatory notices, planning changes.
Hansard
Debates, questions, speeches and sentiment.
Tabled Papers
Reports and documents tabled in Parliament.
Committees
Committee profiles and recent reports.
Regulations
Subsidiary legislation with filters and summaries.
Bills
Proposed laws and parliamentary progress.
Acts
Current WA legislation and summaries.
Explanatory Memoranda
Bills with EMs (text/PDF) available.
Members
MP profiles, party breakdown and rankings.
Pollie Rankings
Data-driven rankings across 19 categories.
Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.