❓ Hon Dr Brad Pettitt asks about the oversight committee, membership, referral criteria, assessment process, and operational charter of the WA Police Force's State Security Investigation Group (SSIG). The Minister provides answers regarding the DIB, committee members, referral criteria, and assessment process.
AnsweredQoN 1092Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
POLICE — STATE SECURITY INVESTIGATION GROUP
1092. Hon Dr BRAD PETTITT to the minister representing the
Minister for Police:
I refer to question without notice 972,
answered on Thursday, 31 August 2023, about the Western Australia Police Force
state security investigation group.
(1) What is the name of the
oversight committee referred to in part (2) of the answer?
(2) Who are the members of this oversight
committee, and what are their ranks?
(3) Once a referral
is received, what criteria is used to determine whether the referral falls
within SSIG's area of operations and will be acted upon?
(4) What is the
specific process by which this referral is assessed, a determination made and
tasks issued?
(5) Will the minister table the
operational charter of the SSIG?
1092. Hon Dr BRAD PETTITT to the minister representing the
Minister for Police:
I refer to question without notice 972,
answered on Thursday, 31 August 2023, about the Western Australia Police Force
state security investigation group.
(1) What is the name of the
oversight committee referred to in part (2) of the answer?
(2) Who are the members of this oversight
committee, and what are their ranks?
(3) Once a referral
is received, what criteria is used to determine whether the referral falls
within SSIG's area of operations and will be acted upon?
(4) What is the
specific process by which this referral is assessed, a determination made and
tasks issued?
(5) Will the minister table the
operational charter of the SSIG?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following information has been provided to me
by the Acting Minister for Police.
The Western Australia Police Force
advise —
(1) It is the daily intelligence
briefing, or DIB.
The answers for (2) and (3) are in
tabular form.
I seek leave to have the response
incorporated into Hansard .
[Leave granted for the following
material to be incorporated.]
(2) Detective
Superintendent, Security Operations Division;
Detective
Inspector, Security Operations Division;
Detective
Senior Sergeant, State Security Investigation Group (SSIG);
Senior
Sergeant, State Protection Group;
Members
of Fixated Threat Assessment Centre, Counter Violence Extremism; and Detective
Sergeants, SSIG.
�(3) Under
the SSIG's Charter of Responsibilities:
� Incidents which present a risk to
state and/or national security.
� Political, Racial or Ideological
motivated extremist unlawful behaviour.
� Issue Motivated Groups who conduct
activities which may lead to violence, serious criminal conduct and/or
activities prejudicial to state/national security.
� Instances involving improvised
Explosive Device suspicious substance/s and/or Chemical, Biological,
Radiological material is located.
� Instances requiring specialist
investigative support for 'post incident' terrorism
investigations.
� Instances requiring specialist
investigative support into mass casualty threats.
� Assessment and management of any
threat posed by fixated individuals in conjunction with the Fixated Threat
Assessment Centre charter.
� Project Tango – Threats
made against police.
(4) SSIG's
divisional office triage the information, and referrals are assigned to an
investigative group at the DIB for further inquiry as necessary.
(5) Refer to answer (3).
some notice of the question. The following information has been provided to me
by the Acting Minister for Police.
The Western Australia Police Force
advise —
(1) It is the daily intelligence
briefing, or DIB.
The answers for (2) and (3) are in
tabular form.
I seek leave to have the response
incorporated into Hansard .
[Leave granted for the following
material to be incorporated.]
(2) Detective
Superintendent, Security Operations Division;
Detective
Inspector, Security Operations Division;
Detective
Senior Sergeant, State Security Investigation Group (SSIG);
Senior
Sergeant, State Protection Group;
Members
of Fixated Threat Assessment Centre, Counter Violence Extremism; and Detective
Sergeants, SSIG.
�(3) Under
the SSIG's Charter of Responsibilities:
� Incidents which present a risk to
state and/or national security.
� Political, Racial or Ideological
motivated extremist unlawful behaviour.
� Issue Motivated Groups who conduct
activities which may lead to violence, serious criminal conduct and/or
activities prejudicial to state/national security.
� Instances involving improvised
Explosive Device suspicious substance/s and/or Chemical, Biological,
Radiological material is located.
� Instances requiring specialist
investigative support for 'post incident' terrorism
investigations.
� Instances requiring specialist
investigative support into mass casualty threats.
� Assessment and management of any
threat posed by fixated individuals in conjunction with the Fixated Threat
Assessment Centre charter.
� Project Tango – Threats
made against police.
(4) SSIG's
divisional office triage the information, and referrals are assigned to an
investigative group at the DIB for further inquiry as necessary.
(5) Refer to answer (3).
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