Hon Peter Collier asks about the tasks undertaken by the 440 police officers assigned to Operation Tide. The Minister provides a detailed list of responsibilities related to COVID-19 pandemic management.

AnsweredQoN 743Legislative Council
Asked
16 September 2021
Portfolio
Police

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POLICE — OPERATION TIDE
743. Hon PETER COLLIER to the minister representing the
Minister for Police:
I refer to the
440 police officers currently transferred to Operation Tide.
(1) Without
providing specific officer numbers, will the minister identify the general
tasks undertaken by those currently working in Operation Tide?
(2) If not, why
not?

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I thank the honourable member for
some notice of this question. The following information has been provided to me by the Minister for Police. Western Australia's
police officers and police staff have done an outstanding job during the COVID-19 pandemic to keep Western Australians
safe. The McGowan government thanks the police personnel attached to
Operation Tide, which was established in response to the pandemic, for their
dedicated service. The Western Australia Police Force advises as follows.
(1) Tasks include overall incident management,
including planning, logistics and operations; airport, maritime and road
border operations; hotel quarantine at hotels for high-risk travellers and
breaches; quarantine compliance and
assurance, including breaches; G2G PASS assessment and processing; G2G Now
compliance and monitoring; presentation for testing compliance and
investigation; sports and major events; industry liaison; communication and
information; direction writing; reporting team; and contact tracing assistance
and lockdown management.
(2) Not
applicable.

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