❓ A WA parliamentary question addresses assaults against and resignations of Public Transport Authority transit officers on metropolitan train lines. The Minister for Transport provides data on these incidents and suggests no correlation between them.
AnsweredQoN 985Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
AUTHORITY — TRANSIT OFFICERS — ASSAULTS AGAINST
985. Hon JIM CHOWN to the minister representing the Minister
for Transport:
I refer to the reported assaults on
Public Transport Authority metropolitan train lines.
(1) How many transit officers have been assaulted in
the last seven days, the last two weeks and the last month?
(2) How many resignations have been
received from transit officers over the same period?
AUTHORITY — TRANSIT OFFICERS — ASSAULTS AGAINST
985. Hon JIM CHOWN to the minister representing the Minister
for Transport:
I refer to the reported assaults on
Public Transport Authority metropolitan train lines.
(1) How many transit officers have been assaulted in
the last seven days, the last two weeks and the last month?
(2) How many resignations have been
received from transit officers over the same period?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following information is provided by the Minister
for Transport.
(1) For the
period 5 August 2019 to 5 September 2019, no officers have been assaulted in
the last seven days; in the last two weeks, one officer; and in the last month,
five officers.
(2) For the
period 5 August 2019 to 5 September 2019, two officers resigned in the last
seven days; in the last two weeks, no officers; and in the last month, five
officers.
Transit officers are trained to
perform an important role in difficult circumstances and, regrettably, officers
are at risk of being assaulted in the course of their duties. The PTA does not
believe there is a relationship between the
resignations in this period and assaults. Of the five transit officers who have
left , one went to the Western Australia Police Force, two went to prisons,
one did not successfully complete their training and one resigned.
some notice of the question. The following information is provided by the Minister
for Transport.
(1) For the
period 5 August 2019 to 5 September 2019, no officers have been assaulted in
the last seven days; in the last two weeks, one officer; and in the last month,
five officers.
(2) For the
period 5 August 2019 to 5 September 2019, two officers resigned in the last
seven days; in the last two weeks, no officers; and in the last month, five
officers.
Transit officers are trained to
perform an important role in difficult circumstances and, regrettably, officers
are at risk of being assaulted in the course of their duties. The PTA does not
believe there is a relationship between the
resignations in this period and assaults. Of the five transit officers who have
left , one went to the Western Australia Police Force, two went to prisons,
one did not successfully complete their training and one resigned.
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