❓ Question regarding the maximum permissible rent increases for Western Australian police officers in Government Regional Officers' Housing (GROH) from 2015-2020. The answer reveals rent increases and attributes a policy change to the previous government.
AnsweredQoN 832Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
POLICE — GOVERNMENT REGIONAL OFFICERS'
HOUSING
832. Hon MARTIN ALDRIDGE to the minister representing the
Minister for Police:
I refer to Legislative Council question without notice 479
about Government Regional Officers' Housing and police officers. For each
of these financial years, please identify the maximum amount by which a rent
increase for Western Australian police officers was permissible under the
tenant rent setting framework —
(a) 2015–16;
(b) 2016–17;
(c) 2017–18;
(d) 2018–19; and
(e) 2019–20?
HOUSING
832. Hon MARTIN ALDRIDGE to the minister representing the
Minister for Police:
I refer to Legislative Council question without notice 479
about Government Regional Officers' Housing and police officers. For each
of these financial years, please identify the maximum amount by which a rent
increase for Western Australian police officers was permissible under the
tenant rent setting framework —
(a) 2015–16;
(b) 2016–17;
(c) 2017–18;
(d) 2018–19; and
(e) 2019–20?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the
question. The following answer has been provided to me by the Minister for
Police.
(a) It was $10 a week.
(b) The former Liberal–National government
increased the maximum amount by which GROH rents could be increased to
$30 a week.
(c)–(d) It was $30 a week.
(e) There is no increase.
question. The following answer has been provided to me by the Minister for
Police.
(a) It was $10 a week.
(b) The former Liberal–National government
increased the maximum amount by which GROH rents could be increased to
$30 a week.
(c)–(d) It was $30 a week.
(e) There is no increase.
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