❓ A parliamentary question regarding Police Commissioner's proposed cost recovery scheme. The Minister deflects, stating awareness stems from a Royal Commission report and the scheme is conceptual.
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I refer to the cost recovery scheme backed by Police Commissioner Karl O’Callaghan, reported on page 1 of today’s The West Australian . (1) When did the Commissioner of Police first make the minister aware of this scheme? (2) Does the minister support the commissioner on this matter? Mrs M.H. ROBERTS
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(1)-(2) I first became aware of this when I received the final report of the Royal Commission Into Whether There Has Been Any Corrupt or Criminal Conduct by Western Australian Police Officers in January 2004. I draw the member’s attention to volume 2, chapter 12.6, headed “Police Act 1892”, on page 317, which states - Presently there is no legislative power in the Police Act to enable WAPS to raise fees and charges. . . . This lacuna has obvious implications in relation to WAPS’ ability to charge fees for service, cost recovery and third party funding for police services. WAPS is obliged to perform a range of functions or processes that impact on its ability to provide “core policing services”. Accordingly, it is necessary for legislation, empowering WAPS to charge fees for certain services, cost recovery and third party funding. The police service has been giving that matter consideration because it is one of the recommendations in the royal commission report. This is not an issue that the Police Service has formalised a position on, and it certainly has not put any position to government. Quite clearly, this is still at the conceptual stage. No proposition has been signed off by the Police Service, and certainly no proposition has been put to government.
(1) When did the Commissioner of Police first make the minister aware of this scheme? (2) Does the minister support the commissioner on this matter? Mrs M.H. ROBERTS replied: (1)-(2) I first became aware of this when I received the final report of the Royal Commission Into Whether There Has Been Any Corrupt or Criminal Conduct by Western Australian Police Officers in January 2004. I draw the member’s attention to volume 2, chapter 12.6, headed “Police Act 1892”, on page 317, which states - Presently there is no legislative power in the Police Act to enable WAPS to raise fees and charges. . . . This lacuna has obvious implications in relation to WAPS’ ability to charge fees for service, cost recovery and third party funding for police services. WAPS is obliged to perform a range of functions or processes that impact on its ability to provide “core policing services”. Accordingly, it is necessary for legislation, empowering WAPS to charge fees for certain services, cost recovery and third party funding. The police service has been giving that matter consideration because it is one of the recommendations in the royal commission report. This is not an issue that the Police Service has formalised a position on, and it certainly has not put any position to government. Quite clearly, this is still at the conceptual stage. No proposition has been signed off by the Police Service, and certainly no proposition has been put to government.
(2) Does the minister support the commissioner on this matter? Mrs M.H. ROBERTS replied: (1)-(2) I first became aware of this when I received the final report of the Royal Commission Into Whether There Has Been Any Corrupt or Criminal Conduct by Western Australian Police Officers in January 2004. I draw the member’s attention to volume 2, chapter 12.6, headed “Police Act 1892”, on page 317, which states - Presently there is no legislative power in the Police Act to enable WAPS to raise fees and charges. . . . This lacuna has obvious implications in relation to WAPS’ ability to charge fees for service, cost recovery and third party funding for police services. WAPS is obliged to perform a range of functions or processes that impact on its ability to provide “core policing services”. Accordingly, it is necessary for legislation, empowering WAPS to charge fees for certain services, cost recovery and third party funding. The police service has been giving that matter consideration because it is one of the recommendations in the royal commission report. This is not an issue that the Police Service has formalised a position on, and it certainly has not put any position to government. Quite clearly, this is still at the conceptual stage. No proposition has been signed off by the Police Service, and certainly no proposition has been put to government.
Mrs M.H. ROBERTS replied: (1)-(2) I first became aware of this when I received the final report of the Royal Commission Into Whether There Has Been Any Corrupt or Criminal Conduct by Western Australian Police Officers in January 2004. I draw the member’s attention to volume 2, chapter 12.6, headed “Police Act 1892”, on page 317, which states - Presently there is no legislative power in the Police Act to enable WAPS to raise fees and charges. . . . This lacuna has obvious implications in relation to WAPS’ ability to charge fees for service, cost recovery and third party funding for police services. WAPS is obliged to perform a range of functions or processes that impact on its ability to provide “core policing services”. Accordingly, it is necessary for legislation, empowering WAPS to charge fees for certain services, cost recovery and third party funding. The police service has been giving that matter consideration because it is one of the recommendations in the royal commission report. This is not an issue that the Police Service has formalised a position on, and it certainly has not put any position to government. Quite clearly, this is still at the conceptual stage. No proposition has been signed off by the Police Service, and certainly no proposition has been put to government.
(1)-(2) I first became aware of this when I received the final report of the Royal Commission Into Whether There Has Been Any Corrupt or Criminal Conduct by Western Australian Police Officers in January 2004. I draw the member’s attention to volume 2, chapter 12.6, headed “Police Act 1892”, on page 317, which states - Presently there is no legislative power in the Police Act to enable WAPS to raise fees and charges. . . . This lacuna has obvious implications in relation to WAPS’ ability to charge fees for service, cost recovery and third party funding for police services. WAPS is obliged to perform a range of functions or processes that impact on its ability to provide “core policing services”. Accordingly, it is necessary for legislation, empowering WAPS to charge fees for certain services, cost recovery and third party funding. The police service has been giving that matter consideration because it is one of the recommendations in the royal commission report. This is not an issue that the Police Service has formalised a position on, and it certainly has not put any position to government. Quite clearly, this is still at the conceptual stage. No proposition has been signed off by the Police Service, and certainly no proposition has been put to government.
Accordingly, it is necessary for legislation, empowering WAPS to charge fees for certain services, cost recovery and third party funding.
(1) When did the Commissioner of Police first make the minister aware of this scheme? (2) Does the minister support the commissioner on this matter? Mrs M.H. ROBERTS replied: (1)-(2) I first became aware of this when I received the final report of the Royal Commission Into Whether There Has Been Any Corrupt or Criminal Conduct by Western Australian Police Officers in January 2004. I draw the member’s attention to volume 2, chapter 12.6, headed “Police Act 1892”, on page 317, which states - Presently there is no legislative power in the Police Act to enable WAPS to raise fees and charges. . . . This lacuna has obvious implications in relation to WAPS’ ability to charge fees for service, cost recovery and third party funding for police services. WAPS is obliged to perform a range of functions or processes that impact on its ability to provide “core policing services”. Accordingly, it is necessary for legislation, empowering WAPS to charge fees for certain services, cost recovery and third party funding. The police service has been giving that matter consideration because it is one of the recommendations in the royal commission report. This is not an issue that the Police Service has formalised a position on, and it certainly has not put any position to government. Quite clearly, this is still at the conceptual stage. No proposition has been signed off by the Police Service, and certainly no proposition has been put to government.
(2) Does the minister support the commissioner on this matter? Mrs M.H. ROBERTS replied: (1)-(2) I first became aware of this when I received the final report of the Royal Commission Into Whether There Has Been Any Corrupt or Criminal Conduct by Western Australian Police Officers in January 2004. I draw the member’s attention to volume 2, chapter 12.6, headed “Police Act 1892”, on page 317, which states - Presently there is no legislative power in the Police Act to enable WAPS to raise fees and charges. . . . This lacuna has obvious implications in relation to WAPS’ ability to charge fees for service, cost recovery and third party funding for police services. WAPS is obliged to perform a range of functions or processes that impact on its ability to provide “core policing services”. Accordingly, it is necessary for legislation, empowering WAPS to charge fees for certain services, cost recovery and third party funding. The police service has been giving that matter consideration because it is one of the recommendations in the royal commission report. This is not an issue that the Police Service has formalised a position on, and it certainly has not put any position to government. Quite clearly, this is still at the conceptual stage. No proposition has been signed off by the Police Service, and certainly no proposition has been put to government.
Mrs M.H. ROBERTS replied: (1)-(2) I first became aware of this when I received the final report of the Royal Commission Into Whether There Has Been Any Corrupt or Criminal Conduct by Western Australian Police Officers in January 2004. I draw the member’s attention to volume 2, chapter 12.6, headed “Police Act 1892”, on page 317, which states - Presently there is no legislative power in the Police Act to enable WAPS to raise fees and charges. . . . This lacuna has obvious implications in relation to WAPS’ ability to charge fees for service, cost recovery and third party funding for police services. WAPS is obliged to perform a range of functions or processes that impact on its ability to provide “core policing services”. Accordingly, it is necessary for legislation, empowering WAPS to charge fees for certain services, cost recovery and third party funding. The police service has been giving that matter consideration because it is one of the recommendations in the royal commission report. This is not an issue that the Police Service has formalised a position on, and it certainly has not put any position to government. Quite clearly, this is still at the conceptual stage. No proposition has been signed off by the Police Service, and certainly no proposition has been put to government.
(1)-(2) I first became aware of this when I received the final report of the Royal Commission Into Whether There Has Been Any Corrupt or Criminal Conduct by Western Australian Police Officers in January 2004. I draw the member’s attention to volume 2, chapter 12.6, headed “Police Act 1892”, on page 317, which states - Presently there is no legislative power in the Police Act to enable WAPS to raise fees and charges. . . . This lacuna has obvious implications in relation to WAPS’ ability to charge fees for service, cost recovery and third party funding for police services. WAPS is obliged to perform a range of functions or processes that impact on its ability to provide “core policing services”. Accordingly, it is necessary for legislation, empowering WAPS to charge fees for certain services, cost recovery and third party funding. The police service has been giving that matter consideration because it is one of the recommendations in the royal commission report. This is not an issue that the Police Service has formalised a position on, and it certainly has not put any position to government. Quite clearly, this is still at the conceptual stage. No proposition has been signed off by the Police Service, and certainly no proposition has been put to government.
Accordingly, it is necessary for legislation, empowering WAPS to charge fees for certain services, cost recovery and third party funding.
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