❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice regarding promised funding for CCTV in Bunbury, including the allocation of funds, employment of a civilian operator, and associated legal and operational considerations. The answer indicates that no specific decisions or amounts have been determined pending a business case.
AnsweredQoN 179Legislative Council
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(1) When will Bunbury receive the promised $150 000?
(2) What is to be purchased with the $150 000?
(3) Is this money being funded from the royalties for regions program?
(4) Is this money being sourced from the CCTV Fund?
(5) How much money will be provided to employ a civilian operator?
(6) When will Bunbury receive the funding to employ the civilian operator?
(7) Is this being funded from the royalties for regions program?
(8) When is the successful applicant for the civilian operator position expected to commence employment?
(9) What training will be provided to the civilian operator?
(10) Has the Government explored the legal implications of employing a civilian in this position?
(11) If yes to (10), what are the legal implications and how are they being addressed?
(12) If no to (10), will the Government be seeking legal advice on this matter?
(13) Will the civilian operator be required to attend court to provide evidence in the case of a prosecution resulting from a crime witnessed by the civilian operator on the CCTV?
(14) What steps are the Government and/or the Western Australian Police taking to ensure the civilian operator does not have access to and/or is not exposed to confidential police information while at work or private information about individuals?
(2) What is to be purchased with the $150 000?
(3) Is this money being funded from the royalties for regions program?
(4) Is this money being sourced from the CCTV Fund?
(5) How much money will be provided to employ a civilian operator?
(6) When will Bunbury receive the funding to employ the civilian operator?
(7) Is this being funded from the royalties for regions program?
(8) When is the successful applicant for the civilian operator position expected to commence employment?
(9) What training will be provided to the civilian operator?
(10) Has the Government explored the legal implications of employing a civilian in this position?
(11) If yes to (10), what are the legal implications and how are they being addressed?
(12) If no to (10), will the Government be seeking legal advice on this matter?
(13) Will the civilian operator be required to attend court to provide evidence in the case of a prosecution resulting from a crime witnessed by the civilian operator on the CCTV?
(14) What steps are the Government and/or the Western Australian Police taking to ensure the civilian operator does not have access to and/or is not exposed to confidential police information while at work or private information about individuals?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
17 March 2009
Responded by
Minister for Energy representing the Minister for Police
Response time
110 days
(1) There has not been any specific amount approved by the government for any local authority at this point in time. A coordinated program has been developed by the Office of Crime Prevention with the use of specialist expertise to prepare a business plan on each nominated council that will focus on value for money, sustainable technological solutions for long term use and best practice.
(2) No amount has yet been determined
(3) No. The funding is provided from the government $6 million Community Crime Prevention Program.
(4) As outlined in the previous answer the CCTV funding is from the government $6 million Community Crime Prevention Program.
(5) Neither decision nor amount on any position has been determined until a business case has been established followed by a final decision by the government
(6) As outlined in the previous answer no decision or amount on any position has been determined until a business case has been established followed by a final decision by the government
(7) As outlined in a previous answer the CCTV funding is from the government $6 million Community Crime Prevention Program.
(8) As outlined in a previous answer no decision or amount on any position has been determined until a business case has been established followed by a final decision by the government
(9) As outlined in a previous answer no decision or amount on any position has been determined until a business case has been established followed by a final decision by the government
(10) As outlined in a previous answer no decision on any position has been determined until a business case has been established followed by a final decision by the government. However, if a person was to be employed to monitor the CCTV in Bunbury I am advised that several employment options will be investigated
(11) Not Applicable
(12) No
(13) Yes however this is a matter yet to be determined should a position be funded to monitor CCTV in Bunbury
(14) The position would not have access to relevant police data bases containing confidential information. If a position was to occur the primary function would be to monitor incidents recorded and viewed by the CCTV and communicate those observations directly to Police.
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(2) No amount has yet been determined
(3) No. The funding is provided from the government $6 million Community Crime Prevention Program.
(4) As outlined in the previous answer the CCTV funding is from the government $6 million Community Crime Prevention Program.
(5) Neither decision nor amount on any position has been determined until a business case has been established followed by a final decision by the government
(6) As outlined in the previous answer no decision or amount on any position has been determined until a business case has been established followed by a final decision by the government
(7) As outlined in a previous answer the CCTV funding is from the government $6 million Community Crime Prevention Program.
(8) As outlined in a previous answer no decision or amount on any position has been determined until a business case has been established followed by a final decision by the government
(9) As outlined in a previous answer no decision or amount on any position has been determined until a business case has been established followed by a final decision by the government
(10) As outlined in a previous answer no decision on any position has been determined until a business case has been established followed by a final decision by the government. However, if a person was to be employed to monitor the CCTV in Bunbury I am advised that several employment options will be investigated
(11) Not Applicable
(12) No
(13) Yes however this is a matter yet to be determined should a position be funded to monitor CCTV in Bunbury
(14) The position would not have access to relevant police data bases containing confidential information. If a position was to occur the primary function would be to monitor incidents recorded and viewed by the CCTV and communicate those observations directly to Police.
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