❓ Mrs. Roberts questions the Minister for Police about failing to meet a recruitment target of 700 extra police staff, accusing her of misleading the house. The Minister defends the government's reform program and recruitment efforts, highlighting the opposition's past commitments.
AnsweredQoN 124Legislative Assembly
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POLICE — STAFFING — ELECTION
COMMITMENTS
124. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS to the
Minister for Police:
I have a supplementary question. Minister, it is here in
black and white in the ''Report on Government Services''. The minister
has failed in recruiting 700 extra police staff: why does she continue to
mislead this house and why will she not just fess up and apologise?
Opposition members: Hear, hear!
COMMITMENTS
124. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS to the
Minister for Police:
I have a supplementary question. Minister, it is here in
black and white in the ''Report on Government Services''. The minister
has failed in recruiting 700 extra police staff: why does she continue to
mislead this house and why will she not just fess up and apologise?
Opposition members: Hear, hear!
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The member is being deliberately mischievous in the way she
is presenting this information. She is talking collectively about police
officers and police public servants. Police, as I have said previously, is
engaged in a reform program. We are reviewing every aspect of policing, and we
are determining whether —
Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Member for Midland, I call you to order for the first time.
Mrs L.M. HARVEY :
We are determining the level of service that police are going to be providing to
the community. We are looking at what every public servant does in WA Police
and ensuring that their work is relevant to supporting frontline service
delivery, responding to calls for assistance from the community and delivering
a topnotch, first-class police service in Western Australia. That is what we
are committed to doing, and we will continue to do it in the context of growing
our police numbers. What the member for Midland does not tell people in this
place is that the opposition's commitment was for 500 police auxiliary
officers. We said 550, and we are achieving it.
Point of Order
Mrs
M.H. ROBERTS : Is the minister prepared to accept a copy of the
Liberal Party policy and examine it, because she said she is not aware of it?
Several members interjected.
Mrs
M.H. ROBERTS : Why does the minister not have a look at it?
The
SPEAKER : Member for Midland, you know that is not a point of order, and if
you make these spurious points of order, I will call you.
is presenting this information. She is talking collectively about police
officers and police public servants. Police, as I have said previously, is
engaged in a reform program. We are reviewing every aspect of policing, and we
are determining whether —
Mrs M.H. Roberts interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Member for Midland, I call you to order for the first time.
Mrs L.M. HARVEY :
We are determining the level of service that police are going to be providing to
the community. We are looking at what every public servant does in WA Police
and ensuring that their work is relevant to supporting frontline service
delivery, responding to calls for assistance from the community and delivering
a topnotch, first-class police service in Western Australia. That is what we
are committed to doing, and we will continue to do it in the context of growing
our police numbers. What the member for Midland does not tell people in this
place is that the opposition's commitment was for 500 police auxiliary
officers. We said 550, and we are achieving it.
Point of Order
Mrs
M.H. ROBERTS : Is the minister prepared to accept a copy of the
Liberal Party policy and examine it, because she said she is not aware of it?
Several members interjected.
Mrs
M.H. ROBERTS : Why does the minister not have a look at it?
The
SPEAKER : Member for Midland, you know that is not a point of order, and if
you make these spurious points of order, I will call you.
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