❓ Hon Peter Collier asks about the use of body-worn cameras by WA Police officers, retention of footage, and exceptions to their use. The Minister provides answers, including a tabled paper and incorporated material detailing exceptions.
AnsweredQoN 847Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
POLICE — BODY-WORN CAMERAS
847. Hon PETER COLLIER to the minister representing the
Minister for Police:
(1) Do all police
officers wear body cameras when on duty?
(2) For how long
is the vision from the body cameras retained?
(3) Are there any
exceptions when officers do not wear body cameras when on duty; and, if yes,
under what circumstances?
847. Hon PETER COLLIER to the minister representing the
Minister for Police:
(1) Do all police
officers wear body cameras when on duty?
(2) For how long
is the vision from the body cameras retained?
(3) Are there any
exceptions when officers do not wear body cameras when on duty; and, if yes,
under what circumstances?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the Leader of the
Opposition for some notice of the question. The Western Australia Police Force
advise the following.
(1) No.
(2) Please refer to the tabled
paper.
(3) Yes. The rest of this answer is
in tabular form, so I seek leave to have it incorporated into Hansard .
[Leave granted for the following
material to be incorporated.]
examples
include;
� Administrative duties, including
police executive.
� When their work area is recorded by
Western Australia Police Force
CCTV,
e.g. police lockups/stations.
� When it is not reasonable or
practical to do so, e.g. covert work.
� When a Body Worn Camera is not
available due to a work location being issued shared resources – (at
the time of response business area allocation information is not available).
� Where access to a Body Worn Camera
is not possible or practical when considered against the situation, an
exception to the requirement to wear may apply.
Hon STEPHEN DAWSON : Just to
be clear, there was a paper tabled as part of that answer, too.
The PRESIDENT : That paper is
tabled.
[See paper 3367 .]
Opposition for some notice of the question. The Western Australia Police Force
advise the following.
(1) No.
(2) Please refer to the tabled
paper.
(3) Yes. The rest of this answer is
in tabular form, so I seek leave to have it incorporated into Hansard .
[Leave granted for the following
material to be incorporated.]
examples
include;
� Administrative duties, including
police executive.
� When their work area is recorded by
Western Australia Police Force
CCTV,
e.g. police lockups/stations.
� When it is not reasonable or
practical to do so, e.g. covert work.
� When a Body Worn Camera is not
available due to a work location being issued shared resources – (at
the time of response business area allocation information is not available).
� Where access to a Body Worn Camera
is not possible or practical when considered against the situation, an
exception to the requirement to wear may apply.
Hon STEPHEN DAWSON : Just to
be clear, there was a paper tabled as part of that answer, too.
The PRESIDENT : That paper is
tabled.
[See paper 3367 .]
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