❓ A parliamentary question regarding a large police operation at a Forest Products Commission roading operation and a related search for a missing child. The Minister's answers are limited, citing operational concerns and denying key assertions.
AnsweredQoN 4368Legislative Council
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In relation to the Police operation in Palmer 01 forest block on Tuesday 19 July and Wednesday 20 July 2005, when police officers, including mounted police, TRG officers, the dog squad, SES personnel, an ambulance, a doctor and a meals canteen attended a roading operation conducted by the Forest Products Commission, I ask -
(1) Who initiated this police operation?
(2) What was the rationale behind the decision to undertake the operation?
(3) Did reports of the making of ‘spikey lock-on devices’ by forest activist contribute to the decision?
(4) How many police personnel and from what divisions, were involved in the operation?
(5) What was the total cost of the operation?
(6) Is the Minister aware that at the time of the operation, the protest camp on private property adjacent to Palmer 01, was regularly monitored by the local police?
(7) Is the Minister aware that no attempt was made to search the protest camp prior to the operation?
(8) Did the police know there were only four people in the protest camp prior to, and during the time of the operation?
(9) Were the police aware that Palmer 01 action was a non-violent protest as stated at a meeting held earlier in Hon M Murray MLA’s Office?
(10) How many police personnel and from what divisions were involved in the operation to find the small child lost in the vicinity at the same time the above-mentioned operation was taking place?
(11) What was the total cost of the operation to search for the child?
(1) Who initiated this police operation?
(2) What was the rationale behind the decision to undertake the operation?
(3) Did reports of the making of ‘spikey lock-on devices’ by forest activist contribute to the decision?
(4) How many police personnel and from what divisions, were involved in the operation?
(5) What was the total cost of the operation?
(6) Is the Minister aware that at the time of the operation, the protest camp on private property adjacent to Palmer 01, was regularly monitored by the local police?
(7) Is the Minister aware that no attempt was made to search the protest camp prior to the operation?
(8) Did the police know there were only four people in the protest camp prior to, and during the time of the operation?
(9) Were the police aware that Palmer 01 action was a non-violent protest as stated at a meeting held earlier in Hon M Murray MLA’s Office?
(10) How many police personnel and from what divisions were involved in the operation to find the small child lost in the vicinity at the same time the above-mentioned operation was taking place?
(11) What was the total cost of the operation to search for the child?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
5 December 2006
Responded by
Minister for Local Government and Regional Development representing the Minister for Police and Emergency Services
Response time
33 days
(2) Concern about a potential breach of the peace. (3) No. (4) - (5) This is an operational matter. The Western Australia Police will not comment on this matter because the release of specific information could compromise future police operations. (6) - (7) No. (8) Police did not have the protest camp under surveillance. (9) Awareness of this state of affairs was irrelevant to police attendance. (10) - (11) No missing child was reported to police.
(3) No. (4) - (5) This is an operational matter. The Western Australia Police will not comment on this matter because the release of specific information could compromise future police operations. (6) - (7) No. (8) Police did not have the protest camp under surveillance. (9) Awareness of this state of affairs was irrelevant to police attendance. (10) - (11) No missing child was reported to police.
(4) - (5) This is an operational matter. The Western Australia Police will not comment on this matter because the release of specific information could compromise future police operations. (6) - (7) No. (8) Police did not have the protest camp under surveillance. (9) Awareness of this state of affairs was irrelevant to police attendance. (10) - (11) No missing child was reported to police.
(6) - (7) No. (8) Police did not have the protest camp under surveillance. (9) Awareness of this state of affairs was irrelevant to police attendance. (10) - (11) No missing child was reported to police.
(8) Police did not have the protest camp under surveillance. (9) Awareness of this state of affairs was irrelevant to police attendance. (10) - (11) No missing child was reported to police.
(9) Awareness of this state of affairs was irrelevant to police attendance. (10) - (11) No missing child was reported to police.
(10) - (11) No missing child was reported to police.
(3) No. (4) - (5) This is an operational matter. The Western Australia Police will not comment on this matter because the release of specific information could compromise future police operations. (6) - (7) No. (8) Police did not have the protest camp under surveillance. (9) Awareness of this state of affairs was irrelevant to police attendance. (10) - (11) No missing child was reported to police.
(4) - (5) This is an operational matter. The Western Australia Police will not comment on this matter because the release of specific information could compromise future police operations. (6) - (7) No. (8) Police did not have the protest camp under surveillance. (9) Awareness of this state of affairs was irrelevant to police attendance. (10) - (11) No missing child was reported to police.
(6) - (7) No. (8) Police did not have the protest camp under surveillance. (9) Awareness of this state of affairs was irrelevant to police attendance. (10) - (11) No missing child was reported to police.
(8) Police did not have the protest camp under surveillance. (9) Awareness of this state of affairs was irrelevant to police attendance. (10) - (11) No missing child was reported to police.
(9) Awareness of this state of affairs was irrelevant to police attendance. (10) - (11) No missing child was reported to police.
(10) - (11) No missing child was reported to police.
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