❓ Minister announces plans for a $20 million police and justice complex in Albany, highlighting improved facilities and services for the Great Southern region.
AnsweredQoN 96Legislative Assembly
Asked
23 March 2004
Member
Portfolio
Police and Emergency Services; Justice;
and Community Safety
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Can the minister update the House on the plans for the Albany police and justice complex? Mrs M.H. ROBERTS
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I thank the member for Kimberley for the question and for her continued interest in police and justice matters. I am very pleased to be able to inform the House that today I unveiled plans for the preliminary design of the $20 million Albany police and justice complex on Stirling Terrace. Mr P.D. Omodei interjected. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: Having visited the police complex and the court on previous occasions, I know what appalling conditions those officers - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call to order the member for Kalgoorlie and the member for Warren-Blackwood for the third time. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: Having visited the Albany police complex and the courthouse on a number of occasions, I know what appalling conditions they have had to work in for many years now. Today I am pleased to announce that the successful tenderer is Devaugh Contractors. This complex will substantially improve the delivery of police and justice services within not just Albany but also the whole great southern region. It is a major step forward and it will provide some fantastic new facilities. The area where the forensic work is currently done at the police station is the size of a broom closet. It is a disgrace. Most of the forensic work has to be sent to Bunbury, if not Perth. For the first time, Albany will have fantastic forensic facilities for the processing of fingerprints and for dealing with DNA and the like. I think Superintendent John Watson said today that this forensic facility will be so good they will almost be able to do a heart transplant there - may be there could be hope for the Leader of the Opposition. The superintendent might even do the operation. I have heard he is very handy with a knife. The project includes the refurbishment of the existing heritage-listed courthouse and the construction of a new court administration facility, including an additional magistrate’s court. Separate public waiting and interview areas will alleviate the need for witnesses, jurors and the victims of crime to be in unacceptably close contact with the accused. The proposed police station will incorporate state-of-the-art facilities to speed police processing and improve public safety. This Government has increased funding for the Western Australia Police Service by some $90 million over the past three years, and it has also increased funding for community justice services. This new police and justice complex in Albany is further testament to this Government’s commitment to fighting crime throughout the great southern region. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Nedlands, and the member Kalgoorlie for the second time.
Mrs M.H. ROBERTS replied: I thank the member for Kimberley for the question and for her continued interest in police and justice matters. I am very pleased to be able to inform the House that today I unveiled plans for the preliminary design of the $20 million Albany police and justice complex on Stirling Terrace. Mr P.D. Omodei interjected. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: Having visited the police complex and the court on previous occasions, I know what appalling conditions those officers - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call to order the member for Kalgoorlie and the member for Warren-Blackwood for the third time. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: Having visited the Albany police complex and the courthouse on a number of occasions, I know what appalling conditions they have had to work in for many years now. Today I am pleased to announce that the successful tenderer is Devaugh Contractors. This complex will substantially improve the delivery of police and justice services within not just Albany but also the whole great southern region. It is a major step forward and it will provide some fantastic new facilities. The area where the forensic work is currently done at the police station is the size of a broom closet. It is a disgrace. Most of the forensic work has to be sent to Bunbury, if not Perth. For the first time, Albany will have fantastic forensic facilities for the processing of fingerprints and for dealing with DNA and the like. I think Superintendent John Watson said today that this forensic facility will be so good they will almost be able to do a heart transplant there - may be there could be hope for the Leader of the Opposition. The superintendent might even do the operation. I have heard he is very handy with a knife. The project includes the refurbishment of the existing heritage-listed courthouse and the construction of a new court administration facility, including an additional magistrate’s court. Separate public waiting and interview areas will alleviate the need for witnesses, jurors and the victims of crime to be in unacceptably close contact with the accused. The proposed police station will incorporate state-of-the-art facilities to speed police processing and improve public safety. This Government has increased funding for the Western Australia Police Service by some $90 million over the past three years, and it has also increased funding for community justice services. This new police and justice complex in Albany is further testament to this Government’s commitment to fighting crime throughout the great southern region. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Nedlands, and the member Kalgoorlie for the second time.
I thank the member for Kimberley for the question and for her continued interest in police and justice matters. I am very pleased to be able to inform the House that today I unveiled plans for the preliminary design of the $20 million Albany police and justice complex on Stirling Terrace. Mr P.D. Omodei interjected. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: Having visited the police complex and the court on previous occasions, I know what appalling conditions those officers - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call to order the member for Kalgoorlie and the member for Warren-Blackwood for the third time. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: Having visited the Albany police complex and the courthouse on a number of occasions, I know what appalling conditions they have had to work in for many years now. Today I am pleased to announce that the successful tenderer is Devaugh Contractors. This complex will substantially improve the delivery of police and justice services within not just Albany but also the whole great southern region. It is a major step forward and it will provide some fantastic new facilities. The area where the forensic work is currently done at the police station is the size of a broom closet. It is a disgrace. Most of the forensic work has to be sent to Bunbury, if not Perth. For the first time, Albany will have fantastic forensic facilities for the processing of fingerprints and for dealing with DNA and the like. I think Superintendent John Watson said today that this forensic facility will be so good they will almost be able to do a heart transplant there - may be there could be hope for the Leader of the Opposition. The superintendent might even do the operation. I have heard he is very handy with a knife. The project includes the refurbishment of the existing heritage-listed courthouse and the construction of a new court administration facility, including an additional magistrate’s court. Separate public waiting and interview areas will alleviate the need for witnesses, jurors and the victims of crime to be in unacceptably close contact with the accused. The proposed police station will incorporate state-of-the-art facilities to speed police processing and improve public safety. This Government has increased funding for the Western Australia Police Service by some $90 million over the past three years, and it has also increased funding for community justice services. This new police and justice complex in Albany is further testament to this Government’s commitment to fighting crime throughout the great southern region. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Nedlands, and the member Kalgoorlie for the second time.
Mr P.D. Omodei interjected. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: Having visited the police complex and the court on previous occasions, I know what appalling conditions those officers - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call to order the member for Kalgoorlie and the member for Warren-Blackwood for the third time. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: Having visited the Albany police complex and the courthouse on a number of occasions, I know what appalling conditions they have had to work in for many years now. Today I am pleased to announce that the successful tenderer is Devaugh Contractors. This complex will substantially improve the delivery of police and justice services within not just Albany but also the whole great southern region. It is a major step forward and it will provide some fantastic new facilities. The area where the forensic work is currently done at the police station is the size of a broom closet. It is a disgrace. Most of the forensic work has to be sent to Bunbury, if not Perth. For the first time, Albany will have fantastic forensic facilities for the processing of fingerprints and for dealing with DNA and the like. I think Superintendent John Watson said today that this forensic facility will be so good they will almost be able to do a heart transplant there - may be there could be hope for the Leader of the Opposition. The superintendent might even do the operation. I have heard he is very handy with a knife. The project includes the refurbishment of the existing heritage-listed courthouse and the construction of a new court administration facility, including an additional magistrate’s court. Separate public waiting and interview areas will alleviate the need for witnesses, jurors and the victims of crime to be in unacceptably close contact with the accused. The proposed police station will incorporate state-of-the-art facilities to speed police processing and improve public safety. This Government has increased funding for the Western Australia Police Service by some $90 million over the past three years, and it has also increased funding for community justice services. This new police and justice complex in Albany is further testament to this Government’s commitment to fighting crime throughout the great southern region. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Nedlands, and the member Kalgoorlie for the second time.
Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: Having visited the police complex and the court on previous occasions, I know what appalling conditions those officers - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call to order the member for Kalgoorlie and the member for Warren-Blackwood for the third time. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: Having visited the Albany police complex and the courthouse on a number of occasions, I know what appalling conditions they have had to work in for many years now. Today I am pleased to announce that the successful tenderer is Devaugh Contractors. This complex will substantially improve the delivery of police and justice services within not just Albany but also the whole great southern region. It is a major step forward and it will provide some fantastic new facilities. The area where the forensic work is currently done at the police station is the size of a broom closet. It is a disgrace. Most of the forensic work has to be sent to Bunbury, if not Perth. For the first time, Albany will have fantastic forensic facilities for the processing of fingerprints and for dealing with DNA and the like. I think Superintendent John Watson said today that this forensic facility will be so good they will almost be able to do a heart transplant there - may be there could be hope for the Leader of the Opposition. The superintendent might even do the operation. I have heard he is very handy with a knife. The project includes the refurbishment of the existing heritage-listed courthouse and the construction of a new court administration facility, including an additional magistrate’s court. Separate public waiting and interview areas will alleviate the need for witnesses, jurors and the victims of crime to be in unacceptably close contact with the accused. The proposed police station will incorporate state-of-the-art facilities to speed police processing and improve public safety. This Government has increased funding for the Western Australia Police Service by some $90 million over the past three years, and it has also increased funding for community justice services. This new police and justice complex in Albany is further testament to this Government’s commitment to fighting crime throughout the great southern region. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Nedlands, and the member Kalgoorlie for the second time.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call to order the member for Kalgoorlie and the member for Warren-Blackwood for the third time. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: Having visited the Albany police complex and the courthouse on a number of occasions, I know what appalling conditions they have had to work in for many years now. Today I am pleased to announce that the successful tenderer is Devaugh Contractors. This complex will substantially improve the delivery of police and justice services within not just Albany but also the whole great southern region. It is a major step forward and it will provide some fantastic new facilities. The area where the forensic work is currently done at the police station is the size of a broom closet. It is a disgrace. Most of the forensic work has to be sent to Bunbury, if not Perth. For the first time, Albany will have fantastic forensic facilities for the processing of fingerprints and for dealing with DNA and the like. I think Superintendent John Watson said today that this forensic facility will be so good they will almost be able to do a heart transplant there - may be there could be hope for the Leader of the Opposition. The superintendent might even do the operation. I have heard he is very handy with a knife. The project includes the refurbishment of the existing heritage-listed courthouse and the construction of a new court administration facility, including an additional magistrate’s court. Separate public waiting and interview areas will alleviate the need for witnesses, jurors and the victims of crime to be in unacceptably close contact with the accused. The proposed police station will incorporate state-of-the-art facilities to speed police processing and improve public safety. This Government has increased funding for the Western Australia Police Service by some $90 million over the past three years, and it has also increased funding for community justice services. This new police and justice complex in Albany is further testament to this Government’s commitment to fighting crime throughout the great southern region. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Nedlands, and the member Kalgoorlie for the second time.
The SPEAKER: Order! I call to order the member for Kalgoorlie and the member for Warren-Blackwood for the third time. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: Having visited the Albany police complex and the courthouse on a number of occasions, I know what appalling conditions they have had to work in for many years now. Today I am pleased to announce that the successful tenderer is Devaugh Contractors. This complex will substantially improve the delivery of police and justice services within not just Albany but also the whole great southern region. It is a major step forward and it will provide some fantastic new facilities. The area where the forensic work is currently done at the police station is the size of a broom closet. It is a disgrace. Most of the forensic work has to be sent to Bunbury, if not Perth. For the first time, Albany will have fantastic forensic facilities for the processing of fingerprints and for dealing with DNA and the like. I think Superintendent John Watson said today that this forensic facility will be so good they will almost be able to do a heart transplant there - may be there could be hope for the Leader of the Opposition. The superintendent might even do the operation. I have heard he is very handy with a knife. The project includes the refurbishment of the existing heritage-listed courthouse and the construction of a new court administration facility, including an additional magistrate’s court. Separate public waiting and interview areas will alleviate the need for witnesses, jurors and the victims of crime to be in unacceptably close contact with the accused. The proposed police station will incorporate state-of-the-art facilities to speed police processing and improve public safety. This Government has increased funding for the Western Australia Police Service by some $90 million over the past three years, and it has also increased funding for community justice services. This new police and justice complex in Albany is further testament to this Government’s commitment to fighting crime throughout the great southern region. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Nedlands, and the member Kalgoorlie for the second time.
Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: Having visited the Albany police complex and the courthouse on a number of occasions, I know what appalling conditions they have had to work in for many years now. Today I am pleased to announce that the successful tenderer is Devaugh Contractors. This complex will substantially improve the delivery of police and justice services within not just Albany but also the whole great southern region. It is a major step forward and it will provide some fantastic new facilities. The area where the forensic work is currently done at the police station is the size of a broom closet. It is a disgrace. Most of the forensic work has to be sent to Bunbury, if not Perth. For the first time, Albany will have fantastic forensic facilities for the processing of fingerprints and for dealing with DNA and the like. I think Superintendent John Watson said today that this forensic facility will be so good they will almost be able to do a heart transplant there - may be there could be hope for the Leader of the Opposition. The superintendent might even do the operation. I have heard he is very handy with a knife. The project includes the refurbishment of the existing heritage-listed courthouse and the construction of a new court administration facility, including an additional magistrate’s court. Separate public waiting and interview areas will alleviate the need for witnesses, jurors and the victims of crime to be in unacceptably close contact with the accused. The proposed police station will incorporate state-of-the-art facilities to speed police processing and improve public safety. This Government has increased funding for the Western Australia Police Service by some $90 million over the past three years, and it has also increased funding for community justice services. This new police and justice complex in Albany is further testament to this Government’s commitment to fighting crime throughout the great southern region. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Nedlands, and the member Kalgoorlie for the second time.
This Government has increased funding for the Western Australia Police Service by some $90 million over the past three years, and it has also increased funding for community justice services. This new police and justice complex in Albany is further testament to this Government’s commitment to fighting crime throughout the great southern region. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Nedlands, and the member Kalgoorlie for the second time.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Nedlands, and the member Kalgoorlie for the second time.
The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Nedlands, and the member Kalgoorlie for the second time.
Mrs M.H. ROBERTS replied: I thank the member for Kimberley for the question and for her continued interest in police and justice matters. I am very pleased to be able to inform the House that today I unveiled plans for the preliminary design of the $20 million Albany police and justice complex on Stirling Terrace. Mr P.D. Omodei interjected. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: Having visited the police complex and the court on previous occasions, I know what appalling conditions those officers - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call to order the member for Kalgoorlie and the member for Warren-Blackwood for the third time. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: Having visited the Albany police complex and the courthouse on a number of occasions, I know what appalling conditions they have had to work in for many years now. Today I am pleased to announce that the successful tenderer is Devaugh Contractors. This complex will substantially improve the delivery of police and justice services within not just Albany but also the whole great southern region. It is a major step forward and it will provide some fantastic new facilities. The area where the forensic work is currently done at the police station is the size of a broom closet. It is a disgrace. Most of the forensic work has to be sent to Bunbury, if not Perth. For the first time, Albany will have fantastic forensic facilities for the processing of fingerprints and for dealing with DNA and the like. I think Superintendent John Watson said today that this forensic facility will be so good they will almost be able to do a heart transplant there - may be there could be hope for the Leader of the Opposition. The superintendent might even do the operation. I have heard he is very handy with a knife. The project includes the refurbishment of the existing heritage-listed courthouse and the construction of a new court administration facility, including an additional magistrate’s court. Separate public waiting and interview areas will alleviate the need for witnesses, jurors and the victims of crime to be in unacceptably close contact with the accused. The proposed police station will incorporate state-of-the-art facilities to speed police processing and improve public safety. This Government has increased funding for the Western Australia Police Service by some $90 million over the past three years, and it has also increased funding for community justice services. This new police and justice complex in Albany is further testament to this Government’s commitment to fighting crime throughout the great southern region. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Nedlands, and the member Kalgoorlie for the second time.
I thank the member for Kimberley for the question and for her continued interest in police and justice matters. I am very pleased to be able to inform the House that today I unveiled plans for the preliminary design of the $20 million Albany police and justice complex on Stirling Terrace. Mr P.D. Omodei interjected. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: Having visited the police complex and the court on previous occasions, I know what appalling conditions those officers - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call to order the member for Kalgoorlie and the member for Warren-Blackwood for the third time. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: Having visited the Albany police complex and the courthouse on a number of occasions, I know what appalling conditions they have had to work in for many years now. Today I am pleased to announce that the successful tenderer is Devaugh Contractors. This complex will substantially improve the delivery of police and justice services within not just Albany but also the whole great southern region. It is a major step forward and it will provide some fantastic new facilities. The area where the forensic work is currently done at the police station is the size of a broom closet. It is a disgrace. Most of the forensic work has to be sent to Bunbury, if not Perth. For the first time, Albany will have fantastic forensic facilities for the processing of fingerprints and for dealing with DNA and the like. I think Superintendent John Watson said today that this forensic facility will be so good they will almost be able to do a heart transplant there - may be there could be hope for the Leader of the Opposition. The superintendent might even do the operation. I have heard he is very handy with a knife. The project includes the refurbishment of the existing heritage-listed courthouse and the construction of a new court administration facility, including an additional magistrate’s court. Separate public waiting and interview areas will alleviate the need for witnesses, jurors and the victims of crime to be in unacceptably close contact with the accused. The proposed police station will incorporate state-of-the-art facilities to speed police processing and improve public safety. This Government has increased funding for the Western Australia Police Service by some $90 million over the past three years, and it has also increased funding for community justice services. This new police and justice complex in Albany is further testament to this Government’s commitment to fighting crime throughout the great southern region. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Nedlands, and the member Kalgoorlie for the second time.
Mr P.D. Omodei interjected. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: Having visited the police complex and the court on previous occasions, I know what appalling conditions those officers - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call to order the member for Kalgoorlie and the member for Warren-Blackwood for the third time. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: Having visited the Albany police complex and the courthouse on a number of occasions, I know what appalling conditions they have had to work in for many years now. Today I am pleased to announce that the successful tenderer is Devaugh Contractors. This complex will substantially improve the delivery of police and justice services within not just Albany but also the whole great southern region. It is a major step forward and it will provide some fantastic new facilities. The area where the forensic work is currently done at the police station is the size of a broom closet. It is a disgrace. Most of the forensic work has to be sent to Bunbury, if not Perth. For the first time, Albany will have fantastic forensic facilities for the processing of fingerprints and for dealing with DNA and the like. I think Superintendent John Watson said today that this forensic facility will be so good they will almost be able to do a heart transplant there - may be there could be hope for the Leader of the Opposition. The superintendent might even do the operation. I have heard he is very handy with a knife. The project includes the refurbishment of the existing heritage-listed courthouse and the construction of a new court administration facility, including an additional magistrate’s court. Separate public waiting and interview areas will alleviate the need for witnesses, jurors and the victims of crime to be in unacceptably close contact with the accused. The proposed police station will incorporate state-of-the-art facilities to speed police processing and improve public safety. This Government has increased funding for the Western Australia Police Service by some $90 million over the past three years, and it has also increased funding for community justice services. This new police and justice complex in Albany is further testament to this Government’s commitment to fighting crime throughout the great southern region. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Nedlands, and the member Kalgoorlie for the second time.
Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: Having visited the police complex and the court on previous occasions, I know what appalling conditions those officers - Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call to order the member for Kalgoorlie and the member for Warren-Blackwood for the third time. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: Having visited the Albany police complex and the courthouse on a number of occasions, I know what appalling conditions they have had to work in for many years now. Today I am pleased to announce that the successful tenderer is Devaugh Contractors. This complex will substantially improve the delivery of police and justice services within not just Albany but also the whole great southern region. It is a major step forward and it will provide some fantastic new facilities. The area where the forensic work is currently done at the police station is the size of a broom closet. It is a disgrace. Most of the forensic work has to be sent to Bunbury, if not Perth. For the first time, Albany will have fantastic forensic facilities for the processing of fingerprints and for dealing with DNA and the like. I think Superintendent John Watson said today that this forensic facility will be so good they will almost be able to do a heart transplant there - may be there could be hope for the Leader of the Opposition. The superintendent might even do the operation. I have heard he is very handy with a knife. The project includes the refurbishment of the existing heritage-listed courthouse and the construction of a new court administration facility, including an additional magistrate’s court. Separate public waiting and interview areas will alleviate the need for witnesses, jurors and the victims of crime to be in unacceptably close contact with the accused. The proposed police station will incorporate state-of-the-art facilities to speed police processing and improve public safety. This Government has increased funding for the Western Australia Police Service by some $90 million over the past three years, and it has also increased funding for community justice services. This new police and justice complex in Albany is further testament to this Government’s commitment to fighting crime throughout the great southern region. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Nedlands, and the member Kalgoorlie for the second time.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! I call to order the member for Kalgoorlie and the member for Warren-Blackwood for the third time. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: Having visited the Albany police complex and the courthouse on a number of occasions, I know what appalling conditions they have had to work in for many years now. Today I am pleased to announce that the successful tenderer is Devaugh Contractors. This complex will substantially improve the delivery of police and justice services within not just Albany but also the whole great southern region. It is a major step forward and it will provide some fantastic new facilities. The area where the forensic work is currently done at the police station is the size of a broom closet. It is a disgrace. Most of the forensic work has to be sent to Bunbury, if not Perth. For the first time, Albany will have fantastic forensic facilities for the processing of fingerprints and for dealing with DNA and the like. I think Superintendent John Watson said today that this forensic facility will be so good they will almost be able to do a heart transplant there - may be there could be hope for the Leader of the Opposition. The superintendent might even do the operation. I have heard he is very handy with a knife. The project includes the refurbishment of the existing heritage-listed courthouse and the construction of a new court administration facility, including an additional magistrate’s court. Separate public waiting and interview areas will alleviate the need for witnesses, jurors and the victims of crime to be in unacceptably close contact with the accused. The proposed police station will incorporate state-of-the-art facilities to speed police processing and improve public safety. This Government has increased funding for the Western Australia Police Service by some $90 million over the past three years, and it has also increased funding for community justice services. This new police and justice complex in Albany is further testament to this Government’s commitment to fighting crime throughout the great southern region. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Nedlands, and the member Kalgoorlie for the second time.
The SPEAKER: Order! I call to order the member for Kalgoorlie and the member for Warren-Blackwood for the third time. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: Having visited the Albany police complex and the courthouse on a number of occasions, I know what appalling conditions they have had to work in for many years now. Today I am pleased to announce that the successful tenderer is Devaugh Contractors. This complex will substantially improve the delivery of police and justice services within not just Albany but also the whole great southern region. It is a major step forward and it will provide some fantastic new facilities. The area where the forensic work is currently done at the police station is the size of a broom closet. It is a disgrace. Most of the forensic work has to be sent to Bunbury, if not Perth. For the first time, Albany will have fantastic forensic facilities for the processing of fingerprints and for dealing with DNA and the like. I think Superintendent John Watson said today that this forensic facility will be so good they will almost be able to do a heart transplant there - may be there could be hope for the Leader of the Opposition. The superintendent might even do the operation. I have heard he is very handy with a knife. The project includes the refurbishment of the existing heritage-listed courthouse and the construction of a new court administration facility, including an additional magistrate’s court. Separate public waiting and interview areas will alleviate the need for witnesses, jurors and the victims of crime to be in unacceptably close contact with the accused. The proposed police station will incorporate state-of-the-art facilities to speed police processing and improve public safety. This Government has increased funding for the Western Australia Police Service by some $90 million over the past three years, and it has also increased funding for community justice services. This new police and justice complex in Albany is further testament to this Government’s commitment to fighting crime throughout the great southern region. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Nedlands, and the member Kalgoorlie for the second time.
Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: Having visited the Albany police complex and the courthouse on a number of occasions, I know what appalling conditions they have had to work in for many years now. Today I am pleased to announce that the successful tenderer is Devaugh Contractors. This complex will substantially improve the delivery of police and justice services within not just Albany but also the whole great southern region. It is a major step forward and it will provide some fantastic new facilities. The area where the forensic work is currently done at the police station is the size of a broom closet. It is a disgrace. Most of the forensic work has to be sent to Bunbury, if not Perth. For the first time, Albany will have fantastic forensic facilities for the processing of fingerprints and for dealing with DNA and the like. I think Superintendent John Watson said today that this forensic facility will be so good they will almost be able to do a heart transplant there - may be there could be hope for the Leader of the Opposition. The superintendent might even do the operation. I have heard he is very handy with a knife. The project includes the refurbishment of the existing heritage-listed courthouse and the construction of a new court administration facility, including an additional magistrate’s court. Separate public waiting and interview areas will alleviate the need for witnesses, jurors and the victims of crime to be in unacceptably close contact with the accused. The proposed police station will incorporate state-of-the-art facilities to speed police processing and improve public safety. This Government has increased funding for the Western Australia Police Service by some $90 million over the past three years, and it has also increased funding for community justice services. This new police and justice complex in Albany is further testament to this Government’s commitment to fighting crime throughout the great southern region. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Nedlands, and the member Kalgoorlie for the second time.
This Government has increased funding for the Western Australia Police Service by some $90 million over the past three years, and it has also increased funding for community justice services. This new police and justice complex in Albany is further testament to this Government’s commitment to fighting crime throughout the great southern region. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Nedlands, and the member Kalgoorlie for the second time.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Nedlands, and the member Kalgoorlie for the second time.
The SPEAKER: I call to order the member for Nedlands, and the member Kalgoorlie for the second time.
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