❓ Question regarding air support for police operations after a fatal aircraft incident in Newman. The Minister's answer focuses on refuting claims made by the Member for Kalgoorlie, detailing replacement aircraft and insurance payout handling, and criticising his understanding of TRG deployment.
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For the purpose of allaying community concerns, will the minister accurately inform the House of the measures that have been put into place to provide effective air support for police operations following last year’s tragic loss of life, and the destruction of a police aircraft at Newman? Mrs ROBERTS
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I thank the member for Innaloo for the question and take the opportunity to note his great support for police officers in this State, which was recognised when he was awarded life membership of the Police Union (WA). Unfortunately, I must tell the House that yesterday we had yet another example of the member for Kalgoorlie getting it wrong. Again, he has undermined the hard work and dedication of our State’s police officers. Last week I had to take time to explain some simple statistical arithmetic to him. This week it is much worse. The claims the member asserted were way off beam, and again have the potential to recklessly undermine community confidence in our Police Service. Mr Barnett: You are embarrassed. Mrs ROBERTS: The Leader of the Opposition will be embarrassed when he learns the facts. Today I inform the House that actions have been taken to provide air support for police operations since that terrible crash. Unfortunately, the member for Kalgoorlie complemented his question in the House yesterday with one of the worst-prepared press statements I have seen. I will go through some of his claims. First, he claimed that the north west lacks a replacement aircraft. That is wrong. Mr Birney: An aircraft has been sent from the metropolitan area. You charter it at a cost of $700 an hour. None of the aircraft has dangerous goods certification. Mrs ROBERTS: The member needs to pipe down. The Police Service’s Piper Navajo was immediately dispatched to Karratha - in the Speaker’s electorate - after the incident at Newman, and has played a continuous role in local police operations. Second, the member for Kalgoorlie implies in his press release that the $273 000 insurance payout has been squirrelled away in consolidated revenue. That is also plainly wrong. The Western Australia Police Service received the money on 28 December, and the money is being held by its financial directorate. The service is undertaking a review to determine the type of aircraft that would best meet police needs. This morning I spoke with the Commissioner of Police, who told me that, although a review was under way, there is no plan to downgrade the police air wing. Third, the member made outrageous claims about the deployment of the tactical response group. He implies that without the Cessna 310 there is no suitable aircraft to use in the deployment of the TRG. That is also wrong . That is three strikes; the member is down for the count. Mr Birney: What do you want the TRG officers to do - wait for the plane with their guns and their bags? They will say, “Don’t worry, we will be along soon”. Mrs ROBERTS: The member for Kalgoorlie has no concept of how silly his claims are. Does he know how many people fit on a Cessna 310? Does he? Mr Birney: Can I answer the question? Mrs ROBERTS: Answer the question: how many people fit on a Cessna 310? Mr Birney: Is every one of those planes certified to carry dangerous goods? Government members interjected. The SPEAKER: I cannot hear what the minister is saying. I suggest that she direct her comments to me rather than the member for Kalgoorlie so that we can get on with the answer. Mr Birney: Can they carry grenades? Yes or no? Can they carry tear gas? Are they certified to carry dangerous goods? The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Mrs ROBERTS: Mr Speaker, as you would know, a Cessna 310 seats six people, including the pilot. It would not be much of a presence if a Cessna 310 were used to deploy TRG officers, especially as TRG officers also carry bulky equipment. The kind of equipment the TRG needs means that only three or four officers would fit on the plane. The member seems to want me to shoehorn about 10 or 12 TRG officers and their equipment onto a Cessna 310. That is plainly ludicrous. The member opposite does not have a clue what he is talking about. Dr Gallop: The member opposite reminds me of Ronnie Corbett’s famous British comic character Charlie Farley, BA. He should get the video. Mrs ROBERTS: It could be very instructive for the member for Kalgoorlie. The member may not know that the TRG officers are big boys and have some bulky equipment. I could not fit 10 to 14 of them on a Cessna 310. The TRG has never been able to fit on a Cessna 310. That type of plane has never been used for that purpose. It is an absolute nonsense. I asked Commissioner Hay whether he had ever tried to fit the TRG and its equipment into a Cessna 310 for dispatch to a country area. The simple answer was no. Mr Birney interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: We have a panel charter in place through the Department of Conservation and Land Management, and that has been used in the metropolitan area with satisfaction. The Police Service has no intention of downgrading the air wing. The member for Kalgoorlie’s assertions are plainly ridiculous.
Mrs ROBERTS replied: I thank the member for Innaloo for the question and take the opportunity to note his great support for police officers in this State, which was recognised when he was awarded life membership of the Police Union (WA). Unfortunately, I must tell the House that yesterday we had yet another example of the member for Kalgoorlie getting it wrong. Again, he has undermined the hard work and dedication of our State’s police officers. Last week I had to take time to explain some simple statistical arithmetic to him. This week it is much worse. The claims the member asserted were way off beam, and again have the potential to recklessly undermine community confidence in our Police Service. Mr Barnett: You are embarrassed. Mrs ROBERTS: The Leader of the Opposition will be embarrassed when he learns the facts. Today I inform the House that actions have been taken to provide air support for police operations since that terrible crash. Unfortunately, the member for Kalgoorlie complemented his question in the House yesterday with one of the worst-prepared press statements I have seen. I will go through some of his claims. First, he claimed that the north west lacks a replacement aircraft. That is wrong. Mr Birney: An aircraft has been sent from the metropolitan area. You charter it at a cost of $700 an hour. None of the aircraft has dangerous goods certification. Mrs ROBERTS: The member needs to pipe down. The Police Service’s Piper Navajo was immediately dispatched to Karratha - in the Speaker’s electorate - after the incident at Newman, and has played a continuous role in local police operations. Second, the member for Kalgoorlie implies in his press release that the $273 000 insurance payout has been squirrelled away in consolidated revenue. That is also plainly wrong. The Western Australia Police Service received the money on 28 December, and the money is being held by its financial directorate. The service is undertaking a review to determine the type of aircraft that would best meet police needs. This morning I spoke with the Commissioner of Police, who told me that, although a review was under way, there is no plan to downgrade the police air wing. Third, the member made outrageous claims about the deployment of the tactical response group. He implies that without the Cessna 310 there is no suitable aircraft to use in the deployment of the TRG. That is also wrong . That is three strikes; the member is down for the count. Mr Birney: What do you want the TRG officers to do - wait for the plane with their guns and their bags? They will say, “Don’t worry, we will be along soon”. Mrs ROBERTS: The member for Kalgoorlie has no concept of how silly his claims are. Does he know how many people fit on a Cessna 310? Does he? Mr Birney: Can I answer the question? Mrs ROBERTS: Answer the question: how many people fit on a Cessna 310? Mr Birney: Is every one of those planes certified to carry dangerous goods? Government members interjected. The SPEAKER: I cannot hear what the minister is saying. I suggest that she direct her comments to me rather than the member for Kalgoorlie so that we can get on with the answer. Mr Birney: Can they carry grenades? Yes or no? Can they carry tear gas? Are they certified to carry dangerous goods? The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Mrs ROBERTS: Mr Speaker, as you would know, a Cessna 310 seats six people, including the pilot. It would not be much of a presence if a Cessna 310 were used to deploy TRG officers, especially as TRG officers also carry bulky equipment. The kind of equipment the TRG needs means that only three or four officers would fit on the plane. The member seems to want me to shoehorn about 10 or 12 TRG officers and their equipment onto a Cessna 310. That is plainly ludicrous. The member opposite does not have a clue what he is talking about. Dr Gallop: The member opposite reminds me of Ronnie Corbett’s famous British comic character Charlie Farley, BA. He should get the video. Mrs ROBERTS: It could be very instructive for the member for Kalgoorlie. The member may not know that the TRG officers are big boys and have some bulky equipment. I could not fit 10 to 14 of them on a Cessna 310. The TRG has never been able to fit on a Cessna 310. That type of plane has never been used for that purpose. It is an absolute nonsense. I asked Commissioner Hay whether he had ever tried to fit the TRG and its equipment into a Cessna 310 for dispatch to a country area. The simple answer was no. Mr Birney interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: We have a panel charter in place through the Department of Conservation and Land Management, and that has been used in the metropolitan area with satisfaction. The Police Service has no intention of downgrading the air wing. The member for Kalgoorlie’s assertions are plainly ridiculous.
I thank the member for Innaloo for the question and take the opportunity to note his great support for police officers in this State, which was recognised when he was awarded life membership of the Police Union (WA). Unfortunately, I must tell the House that yesterday we had yet another example of the member for Kalgoorlie getting it wrong. Again, he has undermined the hard work and dedication of our State’s police officers. Last week I had to take time to explain some simple statistical arithmetic to him. This week it is much worse. The claims the member asserted were way off beam, and again have the potential to recklessly undermine community confidence in our Police Service. Mr Barnett: You are embarrassed. Mrs ROBERTS: The Leader of the Opposition will be embarrassed when he learns the facts. Today I inform the House that actions have been taken to provide air support for police operations since that terrible crash. Unfortunately, the member for Kalgoorlie complemented his question in the House yesterday with one of the worst-prepared press statements I have seen. I will go through some of his claims. First, he claimed that the north west lacks a replacement aircraft. That is wrong. Mr Birney: An aircraft has been sent from the metropolitan area. You charter it at a cost of $700 an hour. None of the aircraft has dangerous goods certification. Mrs ROBERTS: The member needs to pipe down. The Police Service’s Piper Navajo was immediately dispatched to Karratha - in the Speaker’s electorate - after the incident at Newman, and has played a continuous role in local police operations. Second, the member for Kalgoorlie implies in his press release that the $273 000 insurance payout has been squirrelled away in consolidated revenue. That is also plainly wrong. The Western Australia Police Service received the money on 28 December, and the money is being held by its financial directorate. The service is undertaking a review to determine the type of aircraft that would best meet police needs. This morning I spoke with the Commissioner of Police, who told me that, although a review was under way, there is no plan to downgrade the police air wing. Third, the member made outrageous claims about the deployment of the tactical response group. He implies that without the Cessna 310 there is no suitable aircraft to use in the deployment of the TRG. That is also wrong . That is three strikes; the member is down for the count. Mr Birney: What do you want the TRG officers to do - wait for the plane with their guns and their bags? They will say, “Don’t worry, we will be along soon”. Mrs ROBERTS: The member for Kalgoorlie has no concept of how silly his claims are. Does he know how many people fit on a Cessna 310? Does he? Mr Birney: Can I answer the question? Mrs ROBERTS: Answer the question: how many people fit on a Cessna 310? Mr Birney: Is every one of those planes certified to carry dangerous goods? Government members interjected. The SPEAKER: I cannot hear what the minister is saying. I suggest that she direct her comments to me rather than the member for Kalgoorlie so that we can get on with the answer. Mr Birney: Can they carry grenades? Yes or no? Can they carry tear gas? Are they certified to carry dangerous goods? The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Mrs ROBERTS: Mr Speaker, as you would know, a Cessna 310 seats six people, including the pilot. It would not be much of a presence if a Cessna 310 were used to deploy TRG officers, especially as TRG officers also carry bulky equipment. The kind of equipment the TRG needs means that only three or four officers would fit on the plane. The member seems to want me to shoehorn about 10 or 12 TRG officers and their equipment onto a Cessna 310. That is plainly ludicrous. The member opposite does not have a clue what he is talking about. Dr Gallop: The member opposite reminds me of Ronnie Corbett’s famous British comic character Charlie Farley, BA. He should get the video. Mrs ROBERTS: It could be very instructive for the member for Kalgoorlie. The member may not know that the TRG officers are big boys and have some bulky equipment. I could not fit 10 to 14 of them on a Cessna 310. The TRG has never been able to fit on a Cessna 310. That type of plane has never been used for that purpose. It is an absolute nonsense. I asked Commissioner Hay whether he had ever tried to fit the TRG and its equipment into a Cessna 310 for dispatch to a country area. The simple answer was no. Mr Birney interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: We have a panel charter in place through the Department of Conservation and Land Management, and that has been used in the metropolitan area with satisfaction. The Police Service has no intention of downgrading the air wing. The member for Kalgoorlie’s assertions are plainly ridiculous.
Unfortunately, I must tell the House that yesterday we had yet another example of the member for Kalgoorlie getting it wrong. Again, he has undermined the hard work and dedication of our State’s police officers. Last week I had to take time to explain some simple statistical arithmetic to him. This week it is much worse. The claims the member asserted were way off beam, and again have the potential to recklessly undermine community confidence in our Police Service. Mr Barnett: You are embarrassed. Mrs ROBERTS: The Leader of the Opposition will be embarrassed when he learns the facts. Today I inform the House that actions have been taken to provide air support for police operations since that terrible crash. Unfortunately, the member for Kalgoorlie complemented his question in the House yesterday with one of the worst-prepared press statements I have seen. I will go through some of his claims. First, he claimed that the north west lacks a replacement aircraft. That is wrong. Mr Birney: An aircraft has been sent from the metropolitan area. You charter it at a cost of $700 an hour. None of the aircraft has dangerous goods certification. Mrs ROBERTS: The member needs to pipe down. The Police Service’s Piper Navajo was immediately dispatched to Karratha - in the Speaker’s electorate - after the incident at Newman, and has played a continuous role in local police operations. Second, the member for Kalgoorlie implies in his press release that the $273 000 insurance payout has been squirrelled away in consolidated revenue. That is also plainly wrong. The Western Australia Police Service received the money on 28 December, and the money is being held by its financial directorate. The service is undertaking a review to determine the type of aircraft that would best meet police needs. This morning I spoke with the Commissioner of Police, who told me that, although a review was under way, there is no plan to downgrade the police air wing. Third, the member made outrageous claims about the deployment of the tactical response group. He implies that without the Cessna 310 there is no suitable aircraft to use in the deployment of the TRG. That is also wrong . That is three strikes; the member is down for the count. Mr Birney: What do you want the TRG officers to do - wait for the plane with their guns and their bags? They will say, “Don’t worry, we will be along soon”. Mrs ROBERTS: The member for Kalgoorlie has no concept of how silly his claims are. Does he know how many people fit on a Cessna 310? Does he? Mr Birney: Can I answer the question? Mrs ROBERTS: Answer the question: how many people fit on a Cessna 310? Mr Birney: Is every one of those planes certified to carry dangerous goods? Government members interjected. The SPEAKER: I cannot hear what the minister is saying. I suggest that she direct her comments to me rather than the member for Kalgoorlie so that we can get on with the answer. Mr Birney: Can they carry grenades? Yes or no? Can they carry tear gas? Are they certified to carry dangerous goods? The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Mrs ROBERTS: Mr Speaker, as you would know, a Cessna 310 seats six people, including the pilot. It would not be much of a presence if a Cessna 310 were used to deploy TRG officers, especially as TRG officers also carry bulky equipment. The kind of equipment the TRG needs means that only three or four officers would fit on the plane. The member seems to want me to shoehorn about 10 or 12 TRG officers and their equipment onto a Cessna 310. That is plainly ludicrous. The member opposite does not have a clue what he is talking about. Dr Gallop: The member opposite reminds me of Ronnie Corbett’s famous British comic character Charlie Farley, BA. He should get the video. Mrs ROBERTS: It could be very instructive for the member for Kalgoorlie. The member may not know that the TRG officers are big boys and have some bulky equipment. I could not fit 10 to 14 of them on a Cessna 310. The TRG has never been able to fit on a Cessna 310. That type of plane has never been used for that purpose. It is an absolute nonsense. I asked Commissioner Hay whether he had ever tried to fit the TRG and its equipment into a Cessna 310 for dispatch to a country area. The simple answer was no. Mr Birney interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: We have a panel charter in place through the Department of Conservation and Land Management, and that has been used in the metropolitan area with satisfaction. The Police Service has no intention of downgrading the air wing. The member for Kalgoorlie’s assertions are plainly ridiculous.
Mr Barnett: You are embarrassed. Mrs ROBERTS: The Leader of the Opposition will be embarrassed when he learns the facts. Today I inform the House that actions have been taken to provide air support for police operations since that terrible crash. Unfortunately, the member for Kalgoorlie complemented his question in the House yesterday with one of the worst-prepared press statements I have seen. I will go through some of his claims. First, he claimed that the north west lacks a replacement aircraft. That is wrong. Mr Birney: An aircraft has been sent from the metropolitan area. You charter it at a cost of $700 an hour. None of the aircraft has dangerous goods certification. Mrs ROBERTS: The member needs to pipe down. The Police Service’s Piper Navajo was immediately dispatched to Karratha - in the Speaker’s electorate - after the incident at Newman, and has played a continuous role in local police operations. Second, the member for Kalgoorlie implies in his press release that the $273 000 insurance payout has been squirrelled away in consolidated revenue. That is also plainly wrong. The Western Australia Police Service received the money on 28 December, and the money is being held by its financial directorate. The service is undertaking a review to determine the type of aircraft that would best meet police needs. This morning I spoke with the Commissioner of Police, who told me that, although a review was under way, there is no plan to downgrade the police air wing. Third, the member made outrageous claims about the deployment of the tactical response group. He implies that without the Cessna 310 there is no suitable aircraft to use in the deployment of the TRG. That is also wrong . That is three strikes; the member is down for the count. Mr Birney: What do you want the TRG officers to do - wait for the plane with their guns and their bags? They will say, “Don’t worry, we will be along soon”. Mrs ROBERTS: The member for Kalgoorlie has no concept of how silly his claims are. Does he know how many people fit on a Cessna 310? Does he? Mr Birney: Can I answer the question? Mrs ROBERTS: Answer the question: how many people fit on a Cessna 310? Mr Birney: Is every one of those planes certified to carry dangerous goods? Government members interjected. The SPEAKER: I cannot hear what the minister is saying. I suggest that she direct her comments to me rather than the member for Kalgoorlie so that we can get on with the answer. Mr Birney: Can they carry grenades? Yes or no? Can they carry tear gas? Are they certified to carry dangerous goods? The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Mrs ROBERTS: Mr Speaker, as you would know, a Cessna 310 seats six people, including the pilot. It would not be much of a presence if a Cessna 310 were used to deploy TRG officers, especially as TRG officers also carry bulky equipment. The kind of equipment the TRG needs means that only three or four officers would fit on the plane. The member seems to want me to shoehorn about 10 or 12 TRG officers and their equipment onto a Cessna 310. That is plainly ludicrous. The member opposite does not have a clue what he is talking about. Dr Gallop: The member opposite reminds me of Ronnie Corbett’s famous British comic character Charlie Farley, BA. He should get the video. Mrs ROBERTS: It could be very instructive for the member for Kalgoorlie. The member may not know that the TRG officers are big boys and have some bulky equipment. I could not fit 10 to 14 of them on a Cessna 310. The TRG has never been able to fit on a Cessna 310. That type of plane has never been used for that purpose. It is an absolute nonsense. I asked Commissioner Hay whether he had ever tried to fit the TRG and its equipment into a Cessna 310 for dispatch to a country area. The simple answer was no. Mr Birney interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: We have a panel charter in place through the Department of Conservation and Land Management, and that has been used in the metropolitan area with satisfaction. The Police Service has no intention of downgrading the air wing. The member for Kalgoorlie’s assertions are plainly ridiculous.
Mrs ROBERTS: The Leader of the Opposition will be embarrassed when he learns the facts. Today I inform the House that actions have been taken to provide air support for police operations since that terrible crash. Unfortunately, the member for Kalgoorlie complemented his question in the House yesterday with one of the worst-prepared press statements I have seen. I will go through some of his claims. First, he claimed that the north west lacks a replacement aircraft. That is wrong. Mr Birney: An aircraft has been sent from the metropolitan area. You charter it at a cost of $700 an hour. None of the aircraft has dangerous goods certification. Mrs ROBERTS: The member needs to pipe down. The Police Service’s Piper Navajo was immediately dispatched to Karratha - in the Speaker’s electorate - after the incident at Newman, and has played a continuous role in local police operations. Second, the member for Kalgoorlie implies in his press release that the $273 000 insurance payout has been squirrelled away in consolidated revenue. That is also plainly wrong. The Western Australia Police Service received the money on 28 December, and the money is being held by its financial directorate. The service is undertaking a review to determine the type of aircraft that would best meet police needs. This morning I spoke with the Commissioner of Police, who told me that, although a review was under way, there is no plan to downgrade the police air wing. Third, the member made outrageous claims about the deployment of the tactical response group. He implies that without the Cessna 310 there is no suitable aircraft to use in the deployment of the TRG. That is also wrong . That is three strikes; the member is down for the count. Mr Birney: What do you want the TRG officers to do - wait for the plane with their guns and their bags? They will say, “Don’t worry, we will be along soon”. Mrs ROBERTS: The member for Kalgoorlie has no concept of how silly his claims are. Does he know how many people fit on a Cessna 310? Does he? Mr Birney: Can I answer the question? Mrs ROBERTS: Answer the question: how many people fit on a Cessna 310? Mr Birney: Is every one of those planes certified to carry dangerous goods? Government members interjected. The SPEAKER: I cannot hear what the minister is saying. I suggest that she direct her comments to me rather than the member for Kalgoorlie so that we can get on with the answer. Mr Birney: Can they carry grenades? Yes or no? Can they carry tear gas? Are they certified to carry dangerous goods? The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Mrs ROBERTS: Mr Speaker, as you would know, a Cessna 310 seats six people, including the pilot. It would not be much of a presence if a Cessna 310 were used to deploy TRG officers, especially as TRG officers also carry bulky equipment. The kind of equipment the TRG needs means that only three or four officers would fit on the plane. The member seems to want me to shoehorn about 10 or 12 TRG officers and their equipment onto a Cessna 310. That is plainly ludicrous. The member opposite does not have a clue what he is talking about. Dr Gallop: The member opposite reminds me of Ronnie Corbett’s famous British comic character Charlie Farley, BA. He should get the video. Mrs ROBERTS: It could be very instructive for the member for Kalgoorlie. The member may not know that the TRG officers are big boys and have some bulky equipment. I could not fit 10 to 14 of them on a Cessna 310. The TRG has never been able to fit on a Cessna 310. That type of plane has never been used for that purpose. It is an absolute nonsense. I asked Commissioner Hay whether he had ever tried to fit the TRG and its equipment into a Cessna 310 for dispatch to a country area. The simple answer was no. Mr Birney interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: We have a panel charter in place through the Department of Conservation and Land Management, and that has been used in the metropolitan area with satisfaction. The Police Service has no intention of downgrading the air wing. The member for Kalgoorlie’s assertions are plainly ridiculous.
First, he claimed that the north west lacks a replacement aircraft. That is wrong. Mr Birney: An aircraft has been sent from the metropolitan area. You charter it at a cost of $700 an hour. None of the aircraft has dangerous goods certification. Mrs ROBERTS: The member needs to pipe down. The Police Service’s Piper Navajo was immediately dispatched to Karratha - in the Speaker’s electorate - after the incident at Newman, and has played a continuous role in local police operations. Second, the member for Kalgoorlie implies in his press release that the $273 000 insurance payout has been squirrelled away in consolidated revenue. That is also plainly wrong. The Western Australia Police Service received the money on 28 December, and the money is being held by its financial directorate. The service is undertaking a review to determine the type of aircraft that would best meet police needs. This morning I spoke with the Commissioner of Police, who told me that, although a review was under way, there is no plan to downgrade the police air wing. Third, the member made outrageous claims about the deployment of the tactical response group. He implies that without the Cessna 310 there is no suitable aircraft to use in the deployment of the TRG. That is also wrong . That is three strikes; the member is down for the count. Mr Birney: What do you want the TRG officers to do - wait for the plane with their guns and their bags? They will say, “Don’t worry, we will be along soon”. Mrs ROBERTS: The member for Kalgoorlie has no concept of how silly his claims are. Does he know how many people fit on a Cessna 310? Does he? Mr Birney: Can I answer the question? Mrs ROBERTS: Answer the question: how many people fit on a Cessna 310? Mr Birney: Is every one of those planes certified to carry dangerous goods? Government members interjected. The SPEAKER: I cannot hear what the minister is saying. I suggest that she direct her comments to me rather than the member for Kalgoorlie so that we can get on with the answer. Mr Birney: Can they carry grenades? Yes or no? Can they carry tear gas? Are they certified to carry dangerous goods? The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Mrs ROBERTS: Mr Speaker, as you would know, a Cessna 310 seats six people, including the pilot. It would not be much of a presence if a Cessna 310 were used to deploy TRG officers, especially as TRG officers also carry bulky equipment. The kind of equipment the TRG needs means that only three or four officers would fit on the plane. The member seems to want me to shoehorn about 10 or 12 TRG officers and their equipment onto a Cessna 310. That is plainly ludicrous. The member opposite does not have a clue what he is talking about. Dr Gallop: The member opposite reminds me of Ronnie Corbett’s famous British comic character Charlie Farley, BA. He should get the video. Mrs ROBERTS: It could be very instructive for the member for Kalgoorlie. The member may not know that the TRG officers are big boys and have some bulky equipment. I could not fit 10 to 14 of them on a Cessna 310. The TRG has never been able to fit on a Cessna 310. That type of plane has never been used for that purpose. It is an absolute nonsense. I asked Commissioner Hay whether he had ever tried to fit the TRG and its equipment into a Cessna 310 for dispatch to a country area. The simple answer was no. Mr Birney interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: We have a panel charter in place through the Department of Conservation and Land Management, and that has been used in the metropolitan area with satisfaction. The Police Service has no intention of downgrading the air wing. The member for Kalgoorlie’s assertions are plainly ridiculous.
Mr Birney: An aircraft has been sent from the metropolitan area. You charter it at a cost of $700 an hour. None of the aircraft has dangerous goods certification. Mrs ROBERTS: The member needs to pipe down. The Police Service’s Piper Navajo was immediately dispatched to Karratha - in the Speaker’s electorate - after the incident at Newman, and has played a continuous role in local police operations. Second, the member for Kalgoorlie implies in his press release that the $273 000 insurance payout has been squirrelled away in consolidated revenue. That is also plainly wrong. The Western Australia Police Service received the money on 28 December, and the money is being held by its financial directorate. The service is undertaking a review to determine the type of aircraft that would best meet police needs. This morning I spoke with the Commissioner of Police, who told me that, although a review was under way, there is no plan to downgrade the police air wing. Third, the member made outrageous claims about the deployment of the tactical response group. He implies that without the Cessna 310 there is no suitable aircraft to use in the deployment of the TRG. That is also wrong . That is three strikes; the member is down for the count. Mr Birney: What do you want the TRG officers to do - wait for the plane with their guns and their bags? They will say, “Don’t worry, we will be along soon”. Mrs ROBERTS: The member for Kalgoorlie has no concept of how silly his claims are. Does he know how many people fit on a Cessna 310? Does he? Mr Birney: Can I answer the question? Mrs ROBERTS: Answer the question: how many people fit on a Cessna 310? Mr Birney: Is every one of those planes certified to carry dangerous goods? Government members interjected. The SPEAKER: I cannot hear what the minister is saying. I suggest that she direct her comments to me rather than the member for Kalgoorlie so that we can get on with the answer. Mr Birney: Can they carry grenades? Yes or no? Can they carry tear gas? Are they certified to carry dangerous goods? The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Mrs ROBERTS: Mr Speaker, as you would know, a Cessna 310 seats six people, including the pilot. It would not be much of a presence if a Cessna 310 were used to deploy TRG officers, especially as TRG officers also carry bulky equipment. The kind of equipment the TRG needs means that only three or four officers would fit on the plane. The member seems to want me to shoehorn about 10 or 12 TRG officers and their equipment onto a Cessna 310. That is plainly ludicrous. The member opposite does not have a clue what he is talking about. Dr Gallop: The member opposite reminds me of Ronnie Corbett’s famous British comic character Charlie Farley, BA. He should get the video. Mrs ROBERTS: It could be very instructive for the member for Kalgoorlie. The member may not know that the TRG officers are big boys and have some bulky equipment. I could not fit 10 to 14 of them on a Cessna 310. The TRG has never been able to fit on a Cessna 310. That type of plane has never been used for that purpose. It is an absolute nonsense. I asked Commissioner Hay whether he had ever tried to fit the TRG and its equipment into a Cessna 310 for dispatch to a country area. The simple answer was no. Mr Birney interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: We have a panel charter in place through the Department of Conservation and Land Management, and that has been used in the metropolitan area with satisfaction. The Police Service has no intention of downgrading the air wing. The member for Kalgoorlie’s assertions are plainly ridiculous.
Mrs ROBERTS: The member needs to pipe down. The Police Service’s Piper Navajo was immediately dispatched to Karratha - in the Speaker’s electorate - after the incident at Newman, and has played a continuous role in local police operations. Second, the member for Kalgoorlie implies in his press release that the $273 000 insurance payout has been squirrelled away in consolidated revenue. That is also plainly wrong. The Western Australia Police Service received the money on 28 December, and the money is being held by its financial directorate. The service is undertaking a review to determine the type of aircraft that would best meet police needs. This morning I spoke with the Commissioner of Police, who told me that, although a review was under way, there is no plan to downgrade the police air wing. Third, the member made outrageous claims about the deployment of the tactical response group. He implies that without the Cessna 310 there is no suitable aircraft to use in the deployment of the TRG. That is also wrong . That is three strikes; the member is down for the count. Mr Birney: What do you want the TRG officers to do - wait for the plane with their guns and their bags? They will say, “Don’t worry, we will be along soon”. Mrs ROBERTS: The member for Kalgoorlie has no concept of how silly his claims are. Does he know how many people fit on a Cessna 310? Does he? Mr Birney: Can I answer the question? Mrs ROBERTS: Answer the question: how many people fit on a Cessna 310? Mr Birney: Is every one of those planes certified to carry dangerous goods? Government members interjected. The SPEAKER: I cannot hear what the minister is saying. I suggest that she direct her comments to me rather than the member for Kalgoorlie so that we can get on with the answer. Mr Birney: Can they carry grenades? Yes or no? Can they carry tear gas? Are they certified to carry dangerous goods? The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Mrs ROBERTS: Mr Speaker, as you would know, a Cessna 310 seats six people, including the pilot. It would not be much of a presence if a Cessna 310 were used to deploy TRG officers, especially as TRG officers also carry bulky equipment. The kind of equipment the TRG needs means that only three or four officers would fit on the plane. The member seems to want me to shoehorn about 10 or 12 TRG officers and their equipment onto a Cessna 310. That is plainly ludicrous. The member opposite does not have a clue what he is talking about. Dr Gallop: The member opposite reminds me of Ronnie Corbett’s famous British comic character Charlie Farley, BA. He should get the video. Mrs ROBERTS: It could be very instructive for the member for Kalgoorlie. The member may not know that the TRG officers are big boys and have some bulky equipment. I could not fit 10 to 14 of them on a Cessna 310. The TRG has never been able to fit on a Cessna 310. That type of plane has never been used for that purpose. It is an absolute nonsense. I asked Commissioner Hay whether he had ever tried to fit the TRG and its equipment into a Cessna 310 for dispatch to a country area. The simple answer was no. Mr Birney interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: We have a panel charter in place through the Department of Conservation and Land Management, and that has been used in the metropolitan area with satisfaction. The Police Service has no intention of downgrading the air wing. The member for Kalgoorlie’s assertions are plainly ridiculous.
Second, the member for Kalgoorlie implies in his press release that the $273 000 insurance payout has been squirrelled away in consolidated revenue. That is also plainly wrong. The Western Australia Police Service received the money on 28 December, and the money is being held by its financial directorate. The service is undertaking a review to determine the type of aircraft that would best meet police needs. This morning I spoke with the Commissioner of Police, who told me that, although a review was under way, there is no plan to downgrade the police air wing. Third, the member made outrageous claims about the deployment of the tactical response group. He implies that without the Cessna 310 there is no suitable aircraft to use in the deployment of the TRG. That is also wrong . That is three strikes; the member is down for the count. Mr Birney: What do you want the TRG officers to do - wait for the plane with their guns and their bags? They will say, “Don’t worry, we will be along soon”. Mrs ROBERTS: The member for Kalgoorlie has no concept of how silly his claims are. Does he know how many people fit on a Cessna 310? Does he? Mr Birney: Can I answer the question? Mrs ROBERTS: Answer the question: how many people fit on a Cessna 310? Mr Birney: Is every one of those planes certified to carry dangerous goods? Government members interjected. The SPEAKER: I cannot hear what the minister is saying. I suggest that she direct her comments to me rather than the member for Kalgoorlie so that we can get on with the answer. Mr Birney: Can they carry grenades? Yes or no? Can they carry tear gas? Are they certified to carry dangerous goods? The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Mrs ROBERTS: Mr Speaker, as you would know, a Cessna 310 seats six people, including the pilot. It would not be much of a presence if a Cessna 310 were used to deploy TRG officers, especially as TRG officers also carry bulky equipment. The kind of equipment the TRG needs means that only three or four officers would fit on the plane. The member seems to want me to shoehorn about 10 or 12 TRG officers and their equipment onto a Cessna 310. That is plainly ludicrous. The member opposite does not have a clue what he is talking about. Dr Gallop: The member opposite reminds me of Ronnie Corbett’s famous British comic character Charlie Farley, BA. He should get the video. Mrs ROBERTS: It could be very instructive for the member for Kalgoorlie. The member may not know that the TRG officers are big boys and have some bulky equipment. I could not fit 10 to 14 of them on a Cessna 310. The TRG has never been able to fit on a Cessna 310. That type of plane has never been used for that purpose. It is an absolute nonsense. I asked Commissioner Hay whether he had ever tried to fit the TRG and its equipment into a Cessna 310 for dispatch to a country area. The simple answer was no. Mr Birney interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: We have a panel charter in place through the Department of Conservation and Land Management, and that has been used in the metropolitan area with satisfaction. The Police Service has no intention of downgrading the air wing. The member for Kalgoorlie’s assertions are plainly ridiculous.
Third, the member made outrageous claims about the deployment of the tactical response group. He implies that without the Cessna 310 there is no suitable aircraft to use in the deployment of the TRG. That is also wrong . That is three strikes; the member is down for the count. Mr Birney: What do you want the TRG officers to do - wait for the plane with their guns and their bags? They will say, “Don’t worry, we will be along soon”. Mrs ROBERTS: The member for Kalgoorlie has no concept of how silly his claims are. Does he know how many people fit on a Cessna 310? Does he? Mr Birney: Can I answer the question? Mrs ROBERTS: Answer the question: how many people fit on a Cessna 310? Mr Birney: Is every one of those planes certified to carry dangerous goods? Government members interjected. The SPEAKER: I cannot hear what the minister is saying. I suggest that she direct her comments to me rather than the member for Kalgoorlie so that we can get on with the answer. Mr Birney: Can they carry grenades? Yes or no? Can they carry tear gas? Are they certified to carry dangerous goods? The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Mrs ROBERTS: Mr Speaker, as you would know, a Cessna 310 seats six people, including the pilot. It would not be much of a presence if a Cessna 310 were used to deploy TRG officers, especially as TRG officers also carry bulky equipment. The kind of equipment the TRG needs means that only three or four officers would fit on the plane. The member seems to want me to shoehorn about 10 or 12 TRG officers and their equipment onto a Cessna 310. That is plainly ludicrous. The member opposite does not have a clue what he is talking about. Dr Gallop: The member opposite reminds me of Ronnie Corbett’s famous British comic character Charlie Farley, BA. He should get the video. Mrs ROBERTS: It could be very instructive for the member for Kalgoorlie. The member may not know that the TRG officers are big boys and have some bulky equipment. I could not fit 10 to 14 of them on a Cessna 310. The TRG has never been able to fit on a Cessna 310. That type of plane has never been used for that purpose. It is an absolute nonsense. I asked Commissioner Hay whether he had ever tried to fit the TRG and its equipment into a Cessna 310 for dispatch to a country area. The simple answer was no. Mr Birney interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: We have a panel charter in place through the Department of Conservation and Land Management, and that has been used in the metropolitan area with satisfaction. The Police Service has no intention of downgrading the air wing. The member for Kalgoorlie’s assertions are plainly ridiculous.
Mr Birney: What do you want the TRG officers to do - wait for the plane with their guns and their bags? They will say, “Don’t worry, we will be along soon”. Mrs ROBERTS: The member for Kalgoorlie has no concept of how silly his claims are. Does he know how many people fit on a Cessna 310? Does he? Mr Birney: Can I answer the question? Mrs ROBERTS: Answer the question: how many people fit on a Cessna 310? Mr Birney: Is every one of those planes certified to carry dangerous goods? Government members interjected. The SPEAKER: I cannot hear what the minister is saying. I suggest that she direct her comments to me rather than the member for Kalgoorlie so that we can get on with the answer. Mr Birney: Can they carry grenades? Yes or no? Can they carry tear gas? Are they certified to carry dangerous goods? The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Mrs ROBERTS: Mr Speaker, as you would know, a Cessna 310 seats six people, including the pilot. It would not be much of a presence if a Cessna 310 were used to deploy TRG officers, especially as TRG officers also carry bulky equipment. The kind of equipment the TRG needs means that only three or four officers would fit on the plane. The member seems to want me to shoehorn about 10 or 12 TRG officers and their equipment onto a Cessna 310. That is plainly ludicrous. The member opposite does not have a clue what he is talking about. Dr Gallop: The member opposite reminds me of Ronnie Corbett’s famous British comic character Charlie Farley, BA. He should get the video. Mrs ROBERTS: It could be very instructive for the member for Kalgoorlie. The member may not know that the TRG officers are big boys and have some bulky equipment. I could not fit 10 to 14 of them on a Cessna 310. The TRG has never been able to fit on a Cessna 310. That type of plane has never been used for that purpose. It is an absolute nonsense. I asked Commissioner Hay whether he had ever tried to fit the TRG and its equipment into a Cessna 310 for dispatch to a country area. The simple answer was no. Mr Birney interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: We have a panel charter in place through the Department of Conservation and Land Management, and that has been used in the metropolitan area with satisfaction. The Police Service has no intention of downgrading the air wing. The member for Kalgoorlie’s assertions are plainly ridiculous.
Mrs ROBERTS: The member for Kalgoorlie has no concept of how silly his claims are. Does he know how many people fit on a Cessna 310? Does he? Mr Birney: Can I answer the question? Mrs ROBERTS: Answer the question: how many people fit on a Cessna 310? Mr Birney: Is every one of those planes certified to carry dangerous goods? Government members interjected. The SPEAKER: I cannot hear what the minister is saying. I suggest that she direct her comments to me rather than the member for Kalgoorlie so that we can get on with the answer. Mr Birney: Can they carry grenades? Yes or no? Can they carry tear gas? Are they certified to carry dangerous goods? The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Mrs ROBERTS: Mr Speaker, as you would know, a Cessna 310 seats six people, including the pilot. It would not be much of a presence if a Cessna 310 were used to deploy TRG officers, especially as TRG officers also carry bulky equipment. The kind of equipment the TRG needs means that only three or four officers would fit on the plane. The member seems to want me to shoehorn about 10 or 12 TRG officers and their equipment onto a Cessna 310. That is plainly ludicrous. The member opposite does not have a clue what he is talking about. Dr Gallop: The member opposite reminds me of Ronnie Corbett’s famous British comic character Charlie Farley, BA. He should get the video. Mrs ROBERTS: It could be very instructive for the member for Kalgoorlie. The member may not know that the TRG officers are big boys and have some bulky equipment. I could not fit 10 to 14 of them on a Cessna 310. The TRG has never been able to fit on a Cessna 310. That type of plane has never been used for that purpose. It is an absolute nonsense. I asked Commissioner Hay whether he had ever tried to fit the TRG and its equipment into a Cessna 310 for dispatch to a country area. The simple answer was no. Mr Birney interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: We have a panel charter in place through the Department of Conservation and Land Management, and that has been used in the metropolitan area with satisfaction. The Police Service has no intention of downgrading the air wing. The member for Kalgoorlie’s assertions are plainly ridiculous.
Mr Birney: Can I answer the question? Mrs ROBERTS: Answer the question: how many people fit on a Cessna 310? Mr Birney: Is every one of those planes certified to carry dangerous goods? Government members interjected. The SPEAKER: I cannot hear what the minister is saying. I suggest that she direct her comments to me rather than the member for Kalgoorlie so that we can get on with the answer. Mr Birney: Can they carry grenades? Yes or no? Can they carry tear gas? Are they certified to carry dangerous goods? The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Mrs ROBERTS: Mr Speaker, as you would know, a Cessna 310 seats six people, including the pilot. It would not be much of a presence if a Cessna 310 were used to deploy TRG officers, especially as TRG officers also carry bulky equipment. The kind of equipment the TRG needs means that only three or four officers would fit on the plane. The member seems to want me to shoehorn about 10 or 12 TRG officers and their equipment onto a Cessna 310. That is plainly ludicrous. The member opposite does not have a clue what he is talking about. Dr Gallop: The member opposite reminds me of Ronnie Corbett’s famous British comic character Charlie Farley, BA. He should get the video. Mrs ROBERTS: It could be very instructive for the member for Kalgoorlie. The member may not know that the TRG officers are big boys and have some bulky equipment. I could not fit 10 to 14 of them on a Cessna 310. The TRG has never been able to fit on a Cessna 310. That type of plane has never been used for that purpose. It is an absolute nonsense. I asked Commissioner Hay whether he had ever tried to fit the TRG and its equipment into a Cessna 310 for dispatch to a country area. The simple answer was no. Mr Birney interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: We have a panel charter in place through the Department of Conservation and Land Management, and that has been used in the metropolitan area with satisfaction. The Police Service has no intention of downgrading the air wing. The member for Kalgoorlie’s assertions are plainly ridiculous.
Mrs ROBERTS: Answer the question: how many people fit on a Cessna 310? Mr Birney: Is every one of those planes certified to carry dangerous goods? Government members interjected. The SPEAKER: I cannot hear what the minister is saying. I suggest that she direct her comments to me rather than the member for Kalgoorlie so that we can get on with the answer. Mr Birney: Can they carry grenades? Yes or no? Can they carry tear gas? Are they certified to carry dangerous goods? The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Mrs ROBERTS: Mr Speaker, as you would know, a Cessna 310 seats six people, including the pilot. It would not be much of a presence if a Cessna 310 were used to deploy TRG officers, especially as TRG officers also carry bulky equipment. The kind of equipment the TRG needs means that only three or four officers would fit on the plane. The member seems to want me to shoehorn about 10 or 12 TRG officers and their equipment onto a Cessna 310. That is plainly ludicrous. The member opposite does not have a clue what he is talking about. Dr Gallop: The member opposite reminds me of Ronnie Corbett’s famous British comic character Charlie Farley, BA. He should get the video. Mrs ROBERTS: It could be very instructive for the member for Kalgoorlie. The member may not know that the TRG officers are big boys and have some bulky equipment. I could not fit 10 to 14 of them on a Cessna 310. The TRG has never been able to fit on a Cessna 310. That type of plane has never been used for that purpose. It is an absolute nonsense. I asked Commissioner Hay whether he had ever tried to fit the TRG and its equipment into a Cessna 310 for dispatch to a country area. The simple answer was no. Mr Birney interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: We have a panel charter in place through the Department of Conservation and Land Management, and that has been used in the metropolitan area with satisfaction. The Police Service has no intention of downgrading the air wing. The member for Kalgoorlie’s assertions are plainly ridiculous.
Mr Birney: Is every one of those planes certified to carry dangerous goods? Government members interjected. The SPEAKER: I cannot hear what the minister is saying. I suggest that she direct her comments to me rather than the member for Kalgoorlie so that we can get on with the answer. Mr Birney: Can they carry grenades? Yes or no? Can they carry tear gas? Are they certified to carry dangerous goods? The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Mrs ROBERTS: Mr Speaker, as you would know, a Cessna 310 seats six people, including the pilot. It would not be much of a presence if a Cessna 310 were used to deploy TRG officers, especially as TRG officers also carry bulky equipment. The kind of equipment the TRG needs means that only three or four officers would fit on the plane. The member seems to want me to shoehorn about 10 or 12 TRG officers and their equipment onto a Cessna 310. That is plainly ludicrous. The member opposite does not have a clue what he is talking about. Dr Gallop: The member opposite reminds me of Ronnie Corbett’s famous British comic character Charlie Farley, BA. He should get the video. Mrs ROBERTS: It could be very instructive for the member for Kalgoorlie. The member may not know that the TRG officers are big boys and have some bulky equipment. I could not fit 10 to 14 of them on a Cessna 310. The TRG has never been able to fit on a Cessna 310. That type of plane has never been used for that purpose. It is an absolute nonsense. I asked Commissioner Hay whether he had ever tried to fit the TRG and its equipment into a Cessna 310 for dispatch to a country area. The simple answer was no. Mr Birney interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: We have a panel charter in place through the Department of Conservation and Land Management, and that has been used in the metropolitan area with satisfaction. The Police Service has no intention of downgrading the air wing. The member for Kalgoorlie’s assertions are plainly ridiculous.
Government members interjected. The SPEAKER: I cannot hear what the minister is saying. I suggest that she direct her comments to me rather than the member for Kalgoorlie so that we can get on with the answer. Mr Birney: Can they carry grenades? Yes or no? Can they carry tear gas? Are they certified to carry dangerous goods? The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Mrs ROBERTS: Mr Speaker, as you would know, a Cessna 310 seats six people, including the pilot. It would not be much of a presence if a Cessna 310 were used to deploy TRG officers, especially as TRG officers also carry bulky equipment. The kind of equipment the TRG needs means that only three or four officers would fit on the plane. The member seems to want me to shoehorn about 10 or 12 TRG officers and their equipment onto a Cessna 310. That is plainly ludicrous. The member opposite does not have a clue what he is talking about. Dr Gallop: The member opposite reminds me of Ronnie Corbett’s famous British comic character Charlie Farley, BA. He should get the video. Mrs ROBERTS: It could be very instructive for the member for Kalgoorlie. The member may not know that the TRG officers are big boys and have some bulky equipment. I could not fit 10 to 14 of them on a Cessna 310. The TRG has never been able to fit on a Cessna 310. That type of plane has never been used for that purpose. It is an absolute nonsense. I asked Commissioner Hay whether he had ever tried to fit the TRG and its equipment into a Cessna 310 for dispatch to a country area. The simple answer was no. Mr Birney interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: We have a panel charter in place through the Department of Conservation and Land Management, and that has been used in the metropolitan area with satisfaction. The Police Service has no intention of downgrading the air wing. The member for Kalgoorlie’s assertions are plainly ridiculous.
The SPEAKER: I cannot hear what the minister is saying. I suggest that she direct her comments to me rather than the member for Kalgoorlie so that we can get on with the answer. Mr Birney: Can they carry grenades? Yes or no? Can they carry tear gas? Are they certified to carry dangerous goods? The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Mrs ROBERTS: Mr Speaker, as you would know, a Cessna 310 seats six people, including the pilot. It would not be much of a presence if a Cessna 310 were used to deploy TRG officers, especially as TRG officers also carry bulky equipment. The kind of equipment the TRG needs means that only three or four officers would fit on the plane. The member seems to want me to shoehorn about 10 or 12 TRG officers and their equipment onto a Cessna 310. That is plainly ludicrous. The member opposite does not have a clue what he is talking about. Dr Gallop: The member opposite reminds me of Ronnie Corbett’s famous British comic character Charlie Farley, BA. He should get the video. Mrs ROBERTS: It could be very instructive for the member for Kalgoorlie. The member may not know that the TRG officers are big boys and have some bulky equipment. I could not fit 10 to 14 of them on a Cessna 310. The TRG has never been able to fit on a Cessna 310. That type of plane has never been used for that purpose. It is an absolute nonsense. I asked Commissioner Hay whether he had ever tried to fit the TRG and its equipment into a Cessna 310 for dispatch to a country area. The simple answer was no. Mr Birney interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: We have a panel charter in place through the Department of Conservation and Land Management, and that has been used in the metropolitan area with satisfaction. The Police Service has no intention of downgrading the air wing. The member for Kalgoorlie’s assertions are plainly ridiculous.
Mr Birney: Can they carry grenades? Yes or no? Can they carry tear gas? Are they certified to carry dangerous goods? The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Mrs ROBERTS: Mr Speaker, as you would know, a Cessna 310 seats six people, including the pilot. It would not be much of a presence if a Cessna 310 were used to deploy TRG officers, especially as TRG officers also carry bulky equipment. The kind of equipment the TRG needs means that only three or four officers would fit on the plane. The member seems to want me to shoehorn about 10 or 12 TRG officers and their equipment onto a Cessna 310. That is plainly ludicrous. The member opposite does not have a clue what he is talking about. Dr Gallop: The member opposite reminds me of Ronnie Corbett’s famous British comic character Charlie Farley, BA. He should get the video. Mrs ROBERTS: It could be very instructive for the member for Kalgoorlie. The member may not know that the TRG officers are big boys and have some bulky equipment. I could not fit 10 to 14 of them on a Cessna 310. The TRG has never been able to fit on a Cessna 310. That type of plane has never been used for that purpose. It is an absolute nonsense. I asked Commissioner Hay whether he had ever tried to fit the TRG and its equipment into a Cessna 310 for dispatch to a country area. The simple answer was no. Mr Birney interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: We have a panel charter in place through the Department of Conservation and Land Management, and that has been used in the metropolitan area with satisfaction. The Police Service has no intention of downgrading the air wing. The member for Kalgoorlie’s assertions are plainly ridiculous.
The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Mrs ROBERTS: Mr Speaker, as you would know, a Cessna 310 seats six people, including the pilot. It would not be much of a presence if a Cessna 310 were used to deploy TRG officers, especially as TRG officers also carry bulky equipment. The kind of equipment the TRG needs means that only three or four officers would fit on the plane. The member seems to want me to shoehorn about 10 or 12 TRG officers and their equipment onto a Cessna 310. That is plainly ludicrous. The member opposite does not have a clue what he is talking about. Dr Gallop: The member opposite reminds me of Ronnie Corbett’s famous British comic character Charlie Farley, BA. He should get the video. Mrs ROBERTS: It could be very instructive for the member for Kalgoorlie. The member may not know that the TRG officers are big boys and have some bulky equipment. I could not fit 10 to 14 of them on a Cessna 310. The TRG has never been able to fit on a Cessna 310. That type of plane has never been used for that purpose. It is an absolute nonsense. I asked Commissioner Hay whether he had ever tried to fit the TRG and its equipment into a Cessna 310 for dispatch to a country area. The simple answer was no. Mr Birney interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: We have a panel charter in place through the Department of Conservation and Land Management, and that has been used in the metropolitan area with satisfaction. The Police Service has no intention of downgrading the air wing. The member for Kalgoorlie’s assertions are plainly ridiculous.
Mrs ROBERTS: Mr Speaker, as you would know, a Cessna 310 seats six people, including the pilot. It would not be much of a presence if a Cessna 310 were used to deploy TRG officers, especially as TRG officers also carry bulky equipment. The kind of equipment the TRG needs means that only three or four officers would fit on the plane. The member seems to want me to shoehorn about 10 or 12 TRG officers and their equipment onto a Cessna 310. That is plainly ludicrous. The member opposite does not have a clue what he is talking about. Dr Gallop: The member opposite reminds me of Ronnie Corbett’s famous British comic character Charlie Farley, BA. He should get the video. Mrs ROBERTS: It could be very instructive for the member for Kalgoorlie. The member may not know that the TRG officers are big boys and have some bulky equipment. I could not fit 10 to 14 of them on a Cessna 310. The TRG has never been able to fit on a Cessna 310. That type of plane has never been used for that purpose. It is an absolute nonsense. I asked Commissioner Hay whether he had ever tried to fit the TRG and its equipment into a Cessna 310 for dispatch to a country area. The simple answer was no. Mr Birney interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: We have a panel charter in place through the Department of Conservation and Land Management, and that has been used in the metropolitan area with satisfaction. The Police Service has no intention of downgrading the air wing. The member for Kalgoorlie’s assertions are plainly ridiculous.
The member opposite does not have a clue what he is talking about. Dr Gallop: The member opposite reminds me of Ronnie Corbett’s famous British comic character Charlie Farley, BA. He should get the video. Mrs ROBERTS: It could be very instructive for the member for Kalgoorlie. The member may not know that the TRG officers are big boys and have some bulky equipment. I could not fit 10 to 14 of them on a Cessna 310. The TRG has never been able to fit on a Cessna 310. That type of plane has never been used for that purpose. It is an absolute nonsense. I asked Commissioner Hay whether he had ever tried to fit the TRG and its equipment into a Cessna 310 for dispatch to a country area. The simple answer was no. Mr Birney interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: We have a panel charter in place through the Department of Conservation and Land Management, and that has been used in the metropolitan area with satisfaction. The Police Service has no intention of downgrading the air wing. The member for Kalgoorlie’s assertions are plainly ridiculous.
Dr Gallop: The member opposite reminds me of Ronnie Corbett’s famous British comic character Charlie Farley, BA. He should get the video. Mrs ROBERTS: It could be very instructive for the member for Kalgoorlie. The member may not know that the TRG officers are big boys and have some bulky equipment. I could not fit 10 to 14 of them on a Cessna 310. The TRG has never been able to fit on a Cessna 310. That type of plane has never been used for that purpose. It is an absolute nonsense. I asked Commissioner Hay whether he had ever tried to fit the TRG and its equipment into a Cessna 310 for dispatch to a country area. The simple answer was no. Mr Birney interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: We have a panel charter in place through the Department of Conservation and Land Management, and that has been used in the metropolitan area with satisfaction. The Police Service has no intention of downgrading the air wing. The member for Kalgoorlie’s assertions are plainly ridiculous.
Mrs ROBERTS: It could be very instructive for the member for Kalgoorlie. The member may not know that the TRG officers are big boys and have some bulky equipment. I could not fit 10 to 14 of them on a Cessna 310. The TRG has never been able to fit on a Cessna 310. That type of plane has never been used for that purpose. It is an absolute nonsense. I asked Commissioner Hay whether he had ever tried to fit the TRG and its equipment into a Cessna 310 for dispatch to a country area. The simple answer was no. Mr Birney interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: We have a panel charter in place through the Department of Conservation and Land Management, and that has been used in the metropolitan area with satisfaction. The Police Service has no intention of downgrading the air wing. The member for Kalgoorlie’s assertions are plainly ridiculous.
The member may not know that the TRG officers are big boys and have some bulky equipment. I could not fit 10 to 14 of them on a Cessna 310. The TRG has never been able to fit on a Cessna 310. That type of plane has never been used for that purpose. It is an absolute nonsense. I asked Commissioner Hay whether he had ever tried to fit the TRG and its equipment into a Cessna 310 for dispatch to a country area. The simple answer was no. Mr Birney interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: We have a panel charter in place through the Department of Conservation and Land Management, and that has been used in the metropolitan area with satisfaction. The Police Service has no intention of downgrading the air wing. The member for Kalgoorlie’s assertions are plainly ridiculous.
Mr Birney interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: We have a panel charter in place through the Department of Conservation and Land Management, and that has been used in the metropolitan area with satisfaction. The Police Service has no intention of downgrading the air wing. The member for Kalgoorlie’s assertions are plainly ridiculous.
Mrs ROBERTS: We have a panel charter in place through the Department of Conservation and Land Management, and that has been used in the metropolitan area with satisfaction. The Police Service has no intention of downgrading the air wing. The member for Kalgoorlie’s assertions are plainly ridiculous.
Mrs ROBERTS replied: I thank the member for Innaloo for the question and take the opportunity to note his great support for police officers in this State, which was recognised when he was awarded life membership of the Police Union (WA). Unfortunately, I must tell the House that yesterday we had yet another example of the member for Kalgoorlie getting it wrong. Again, he has undermined the hard work and dedication of our State’s police officers. Last week I had to take time to explain some simple statistical arithmetic to him. This week it is much worse. The claims the member asserted were way off beam, and again have the potential to recklessly undermine community confidence in our Police Service. Mr Barnett: You are embarrassed. Mrs ROBERTS: The Leader of the Opposition will be embarrassed when he learns the facts. Today I inform the House that actions have been taken to provide air support for police operations since that terrible crash. Unfortunately, the member for Kalgoorlie complemented his question in the House yesterday with one of the worst-prepared press statements I have seen. I will go through some of his claims. First, he claimed that the north west lacks a replacement aircraft. That is wrong. Mr Birney: An aircraft has been sent from the metropolitan area. You charter it at a cost of $700 an hour. None of the aircraft has dangerous goods certification. Mrs ROBERTS: The member needs to pipe down. The Police Service’s Piper Navajo was immediately dispatched to Karratha - in the Speaker’s electorate - after the incident at Newman, and has played a continuous role in local police operations. Second, the member for Kalgoorlie implies in his press release that the $273 000 insurance payout has been squirrelled away in consolidated revenue. That is also plainly wrong. The Western Australia Police Service received the money on 28 December, and the money is being held by its financial directorate. The service is undertaking a review to determine the type of aircraft that would best meet police needs. This morning I spoke with the Commissioner of Police, who told me that, although a review was under way, there is no plan to downgrade the police air wing. Third, the member made outrageous claims about the deployment of the tactical response group. He implies that without the Cessna 310 there is no suitable aircraft to use in the deployment of the TRG. That is also wrong . That is three strikes; the member is down for the count. Mr Birney: What do you want the TRG officers to do - wait for the plane with their guns and their bags? They will say, “Don’t worry, we will be along soon”. Mrs ROBERTS: The member for Kalgoorlie has no concept of how silly his claims are. Does he know how many people fit on a Cessna 310? Does he? Mr Birney: Can I answer the question? Mrs ROBERTS: Answer the question: how many people fit on a Cessna 310? Mr Birney: Is every one of those planes certified to carry dangerous goods? Government members interjected. The SPEAKER: I cannot hear what the minister is saying. I suggest that she direct her comments to me rather than the member for Kalgoorlie so that we can get on with the answer. Mr Birney: Can they carry grenades? Yes or no? Can they carry tear gas? Are they certified to carry dangerous goods? The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Mrs ROBERTS: Mr Speaker, as you would know, a Cessna 310 seats six people, including the pilot. It would not be much of a presence if a Cessna 310 were used to deploy TRG officers, especially as TRG officers also carry bulky equipment. The kind of equipment the TRG needs means that only three or four officers would fit on the plane. The member seems to want me to shoehorn about 10 or 12 TRG officers and their equipment onto a Cessna 310. That is plainly ludicrous. The member opposite does not have a clue what he is talking about. Dr Gallop: The member opposite reminds me of Ronnie Corbett’s famous British comic character Charlie Farley, BA. He should get the video. Mrs ROBERTS: It could be very instructive for the member for Kalgoorlie. The member may not know that the TRG officers are big boys and have some bulky equipment. I could not fit 10 to 14 of them on a Cessna 310. The TRG has never been able to fit on a Cessna 310. That type of plane has never been used for that purpose. It is an absolute nonsense. I asked Commissioner Hay whether he had ever tried to fit the TRG and its equipment into a Cessna 310 for dispatch to a country area. The simple answer was no. Mr Birney interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: We have a panel charter in place through the Department of Conservation and Land Management, and that has been used in the metropolitan area with satisfaction. The Police Service has no intention of downgrading the air wing. The member for Kalgoorlie’s assertions are plainly ridiculous.
I thank the member for Innaloo for the question and take the opportunity to note his great support for police officers in this State, which was recognised when he was awarded life membership of the Police Union (WA). Unfortunately, I must tell the House that yesterday we had yet another example of the member for Kalgoorlie getting it wrong. Again, he has undermined the hard work and dedication of our State’s police officers. Last week I had to take time to explain some simple statistical arithmetic to him. This week it is much worse. The claims the member asserted were way off beam, and again have the potential to recklessly undermine community confidence in our Police Service. Mr Barnett: You are embarrassed. Mrs ROBERTS: The Leader of the Opposition will be embarrassed when he learns the facts. Today I inform the House that actions have been taken to provide air support for police operations since that terrible crash. Unfortunately, the member for Kalgoorlie complemented his question in the House yesterday with one of the worst-prepared press statements I have seen. I will go through some of his claims. First, he claimed that the north west lacks a replacement aircraft. That is wrong. Mr Birney: An aircraft has been sent from the metropolitan area. You charter it at a cost of $700 an hour. None of the aircraft has dangerous goods certification. Mrs ROBERTS: The member needs to pipe down. The Police Service’s Piper Navajo was immediately dispatched to Karratha - in the Speaker’s electorate - after the incident at Newman, and has played a continuous role in local police operations. Second, the member for Kalgoorlie implies in his press release that the $273 000 insurance payout has been squirrelled away in consolidated revenue. That is also plainly wrong. The Western Australia Police Service received the money on 28 December, and the money is being held by its financial directorate. The service is undertaking a review to determine the type of aircraft that would best meet police needs. This morning I spoke with the Commissioner of Police, who told me that, although a review was under way, there is no plan to downgrade the police air wing. Third, the member made outrageous claims about the deployment of the tactical response group. He implies that without the Cessna 310 there is no suitable aircraft to use in the deployment of the TRG. That is also wrong . That is three strikes; the member is down for the count. Mr Birney: What do you want the TRG officers to do - wait for the plane with their guns and their bags? They will say, “Don’t worry, we will be along soon”. Mrs ROBERTS: The member for Kalgoorlie has no concept of how silly his claims are. Does he know how many people fit on a Cessna 310? Does he? Mr Birney: Can I answer the question? Mrs ROBERTS: Answer the question: how many people fit on a Cessna 310? Mr Birney: Is every one of those planes certified to carry dangerous goods? Government members interjected. The SPEAKER: I cannot hear what the minister is saying. I suggest that she direct her comments to me rather than the member for Kalgoorlie so that we can get on with the answer. Mr Birney: Can they carry grenades? Yes or no? Can they carry tear gas? Are they certified to carry dangerous goods? The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Mrs ROBERTS: Mr Speaker, as you would know, a Cessna 310 seats six people, including the pilot. It would not be much of a presence if a Cessna 310 were used to deploy TRG officers, especially as TRG officers also carry bulky equipment. The kind of equipment the TRG needs means that only three or four officers would fit on the plane. The member seems to want me to shoehorn about 10 or 12 TRG officers and their equipment onto a Cessna 310. That is plainly ludicrous. The member opposite does not have a clue what he is talking about. Dr Gallop: The member opposite reminds me of Ronnie Corbett’s famous British comic character Charlie Farley, BA. He should get the video. Mrs ROBERTS: It could be very instructive for the member for Kalgoorlie. The member may not know that the TRG officers are big boys and have some bulky equipment. I could not fit 10 to 14 of them on a Cessna 310. The TRG has never been able to fit on a Cessna 310. That type of plane has never been used for that purpose. It is an absolute nonsense. I asked Commissioner Hay whether he had ever tried to fit the TRG and its equipment into a Cessna 310 for dispatch to a country area. The simple answer was no. Mr Birney interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: We have a panel charter in place through the Department of Conservation and Land Management, and that has been used in the metropolitan area with satisfaction. The Police Service has no intention of downgrading the air wing. The member for Kalgoorlie’s assertions are plainly ridiculous.
Unfortunately, I must tell the House that yesterday we had yet another example of the member for Kalgoorlie getting it wrong. Again, he has undermined the hard work and dedication of our State’s police officers. Last week I had to take time to explain some simple statistical arithmetic to him. This week it is much worse. The claims the member asserted were way off beam, and again have the potential to recklessly undermine community confidence in our Police Service. Mr Barnett: You are embarrassed. Mrs ROBERTS: The Leader of the Opposition will be embarrassed when he learns the facts. Today I inform the House that actions have been taken to provide air support for police operations since that terrible crash. Unfortunately, the member for Kalgoorlie complemented his question in the House yesterday with one of the worst-prepared press statements I have seen. I will go through some of his claims. First, he claimed that the north west lacks a replacement aircraft. That is wrong. Mr Birney: An aircraft has been sent from the metropolitan area. You charter it at a cost of $700 an hour. None of the aircraft has dangerous goods certification. Mrs ROBERTS: The member needs to pipe down. The Police Service’s Piper Navajo was immediately dispatched to Karratha - in the Speaker’s electorate - after the incident at Newman, and has played a continuous role in local police operations. Second, the member for Kalgoorlie implies in his press release that the $273 000 insurance payout has been squirrelled away in consolidated revenue. That is also plainly wrong. The Western Australia Police Service received the money on 28 December, and the money is being held by its financial directorate. The service is undertaking a review to determine the type of aircraft that would best meet police needs. This morning I spoke with the Commissioner of Police, who told me that, although a review was under way, there is no plan to downgrade the police air wing. Third, the member made outrageous claims about the deployment of the tactical response group. He implies that without the Cessna 310 there is no suitable aircraft to use in the deployment of the TRG. That is also wrong . That is three strikes; the member is down for the count. Mr Birney: What do you want the TRG officers to do - wait for the plane with their guns and their bags? They will say, “Don’t worry, we will be along soon”. Mrs ROBERTS: The member for Kalgoorlie has no concept of how silly his claims are. Does he know how many people fit on a Cessna 310? Does he? Mr Birney: Can I answer the question? Mrs ROBERTS: Answer the question: how many people fit on a Cessna 310? Mr Birney: Is every one of those planes certified to carry dangerous goods? Government members interjected. The SPEAKER: I cannot hear what the minister is saying. I suggest that she direct her comments to me rather than the member for Kalgoorlie so that we can get on with the answer. Mr Birney: Can they carry grenades? Yes or no? Can they carry tear gas? Are they certified to carry dangerous goods? The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Mrs ROBERTS: Mr Speaker, as you would know, a Cessna 310 seats six people, including the pilot. It would not be much of a presence if a Cessna 310 were used to deploy TRG officers, especially as TRG officers also carry bulky equipment. The kind of equipment the TRG needs means that only three or four officers would fit on the plane. The member seems to want me to shoehorn about 10 or 12 TRG officers and their equipment onto a Cessna 310. That is plainly ludicrous. The member opposite does not have a clue what he is talking about. Dr Gallop: The member opposite reminds me of Ronnie Corbett’s famous British comic character Charlie Farley, BA. He should get the video. Mrs ROBERTS: It could be very instructive for the member for Kalgoorlie. The member may not know that the TRG officers are big boys and have some bulky equipment. I could not fit 10 to 14 of them on a Cessna 310. The TRG has never been able to fit on a Cessna 310. That type of plane has never been used for that purpose. It is an absolute nonsense. I asked Commissioner Hay whether he had ever tried to fit the TRG and its equipment into a Cessna 310 for dispatch to a country area. The simple answer was no. Mr Birney interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: We have a panel charter in place through the Department of Conservation and Land Management, and that has been used in the metropolitan area with satisfaction. The Police Service has no intention of downgrading the air wing. The member for Kalgoorlie’s assertions are plainly ridiculous.
Mr Barnett: You are embarrassed. Mrs ROBERTS: The Leader of the Opposition will be embarrassed when he learns the facts. Today I inform the House that actions have been taken to provide air support for police operations since that terrible crash. Unfortunately, the member for Kalgoorlie complemented his question in the House yesterday with one of the worst-prepared press statements I have seen. I will go through some of his claims. First, he claimed that the north west lacks a replacement aircraft. That is wrong. Mr Birney: An aircraft has been sent from the metropolitan area. You charter it at a cost of $700 an hour. None of the aircraft has dangerous goods certification. Mrs ROBERTS: The member needs to pipe down. The Police Service’s Piper Navajo was immediately dispatched to Karratha - in the Speaker’s electorate - after the incident at Newman, and has played a continuous role in local police operations. Second, the member for Kalgoorlie implies in his press release that the $273 000 insurance payout has been squirrelled away in consolidated revenue. That is also plainly wrong. The Western Australia Police Service received the money on 28 December, and the money is being held by its financial directorate. The service is undertaking a review to determine the type of aircraft that would best meet police needs. This morning I spoke with the Commissioner of Police, who told me that, although a review was under way, there is no plan to downgrade the police air wing. Third, the member made outrageous claims about the deployment of the tactical response group. He implies that without the Cessna 310 there is no suitable aircraft to use in the deployment of the TRG. That is also wrong . That is three strikes; the member is down for the count. Mr Birney: What do you want the TRG officers to do - wait for the plane with their guns and their bags? They will say, “Don’t worry, we will be along soon”. Mrs ROBERTS: The member for Kalgoorlie has no concept of how silly his claims are. Does he know how many people fit on a Cessna 310? Does he? Mr Birney: Can I answer the question? Mrs ROBERTS: Answer the question: how many people fit on a Cessna 310? Mr Birney: Is every one of those planes certified to carry dangerous goods? Government members interjected. The SPEAKER: I cannot hear what the minister is saying. I suggest that she direct her comments to me rather than the member for Kalgoorlie so that we can get on with the answer. Mr Birney: Can they carry grenades? Yes or no? Can they carry tear gas? Are they certified to carry dangerous goods? The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Mrs ROBERTS: Mr Speaker, as you would know, a Cessna 310 seats six people, including the pilot. It would not be much of a presence if a Cessna 310 were used to deploy TRG officers, especially as TRG officers also carry bulky equipment. The kind of equipment the TRG needs means that only three or four officers would fit on the plane. The member seems to want me to shoehorn about 10 or 12 TRG officers and their equipment onto a Cessna 310. That is plainly ludicrous. The member opposite does not have a clue what he is talking about. Dr Gallop: The member opposite reminds me of Ronnie Corbett’s famous British comic character Charlie Farley, BA. He should get the video. Mrs ROBERTS: It could be very instructive for the member for Kalgoorlie. The member may not know that the TRG officers are big boys and have some bulky equipment. I could not fit 10 to 14 of them on a Cessna 310. The TRG has never been able to fit on a Cessna 310. That type of plane has never been used for that purpose. It is an absolute nonsense. I asked Commissioner Hay whether he had ever tried to fit the TRG and its equipment into a Cessna 310 for dispatch to a country area. The simple answer was no. Mr Birney interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: We have a panel charter in place through the Department of Conservation and Land Management, and that has been used in the metropolitan area with satisfaction. The Police Service has no intention of downgrading the air wing. The member for Kalgoorlie’s assertions are plainly ridiculous.
Mrs ROBERTS: The Leader of the Opposition will be embarrassed when he learns the facts. Today I inform the House that actions have been taken to provide air support for police operations since that terrible crash. Unfortunately, the member for Kalgoorlie complemented his question in the House yesterday with one of the worst-prepared press statements I have seen. I will go through some of his claims. First, he claimed that the north west lacks a replacement aircraft. That is wrong. Mr Birney: An aircraft has been sent from the metropolitan area. You charter it at a cost of $700 an hour. None of the aircraft has dangerous goods certification. Mrs ROBERTS: The member needs to pipe down. The Police Service’s Piper Navajo was immediately dispatched to Karratha - in the Speaker’s electorate - after the incident at Newman, and has played a continuous role in local police operations. Second, the member for Kalgoorlie implies in his press release that the $273 000 insurance payout has been squirrelled away in consolidated revenue. That is also plainly wrong. The Western Australia Police Service received the money on 28 December, and the money is being held by its financial directorate. The service is undertaking a review to determine the type of aircraft that would best meet police needs. This morning I spoke with the Commissioner of Police, who told me that, although a review was under way, there is no plan to downgrade the police air wing. Third, the member made outrageous claims about the deployment of the tactical response group. He implies that without the Cessna 310 there is no suitable aircraft to use in the deployment of the TRG. That is also wrong . That is three strikes; the member is down for the count. Mr Birney: What do you want the TRG officers to do - wait for the plane with their guns and their bags? They will say, “Don’t worry, we will be along soon”. Mrs ROBERTS: The member for Kalgoorlie has no concept of how silly his claims are. Does he know how many people fit on a Cessna 310? Does he? Mr Birney: Can I answer the question? Mrs ROBERTS: Answer the question: how many people fit on a Cessna 310? Mr Birney: Is every one of those planes certified to carry dangerous goods? Government members interjected. The SPEAKER: I cannot hear what the minister is saying. I suggest that she direct her comments to me rather than the member for Kalgoorlie so that we can get on with the answer. Mr Birney: Can they carry grenades? Yes or no? Can they carry tear gas? Are they certified to carry dangerous goods? The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Mrs ROBERTS: Mr Speaker, as you would know, a Cessna 310 seats six people, including the pilot. It would not be much of a presence if a Cessna 310 were used to deploy TRG officers, especially as TRG officers also carry bulky equipment. The kind of equipment the TRG needs means that only three or four officers would fit on the plane. The member seems to want me to shoehorn about 10 or 12 TRG officers and their equipment onto a Cessna 310. That is plainly ludicrous. The member opposite does not have a clue what he is talking about. Dr Gallop: The member opposite reminds me of Ronnie Corbett’s famous British comic character Charlie Farley, BA. He should get the video. Mrs ROBERTS: It could be very instructive for the member for Kalgoorlie. The member may not know that the TRG officers are big boys and have some bulky equipment. I could not fit 10 to 14 of them on a Cessna 310. The TRG has never been able to fit on a Cessna 310. That type of plane has never been used for that purpose. It is an absolute nonsense. I asked Commissioner Hay whether he had ever tried to fit the TRG and its equipment into a Cessna 310 for dispatch to a country area. The simple answer was no. Mr Birney interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: We have a panel charter in place through the Department of Conservation and Land Management, and that has been used in the metropolitan area with satisfaction. The Police Service has no intention of downgrading the air wing. The member for Kalgoorlie’s assertions are plainly ridiculous.
First, he claimed that the north west lacks a replacement aircraft. That is wrong. Mr Birney: An aircraft has been sent from the metropolitan area. You charter it at a cost of $700 an hour. None of the aircraft has dangerous goods certification. Mrs ROBERTS: The member needs to pipe down. The Police Service’s Piper Navajo was immediately dispatched to Karratha - in the Speaker’s electorate - after the incident at Newman, and has played a continuous role in local police operations. Second, the member for Kalgoorlie implies in his press release that the $273 000 insurance payout has been squirrelled away in consolidated revenue. That is also plainly wrong. The Western Australia Police Service received the money on 28 December, and the money is being held by its financial directorate. The service is undertaking a review to determine the type of aircraft that would best meet police needs. This morning I spoke with the Commissioner of Police, who told me that, although a review was under way, there is no plan to downgrade the police air wing. Third, the member made outrageous claims about the deployment of the tactical response group. He implies that without the Cessna 310 there is no suitable aircraft to use in the deployment of the TRG. That is also wrong . That is three strikes; the member is down for the count. Mr Birney: What do you want the TRG officers to do - wait for the plane with their guns and their bags? They will say, “Don’t worry, we will be along soon”. Mrs ROBERTS: The member for Kalgoorlie has no concept of how silly his claims are. Does he know how many people fit on a Cessna 310? Does he? Mr Birney: Can I answer the question? Mrs ROBERTS: Answer the question: how many people fit on a Cessna 310? Mr Birney: Is every one of those planes certified to carry dangerous goods? Government members interjected. The SPEAKER: I cannot hear what the minister is saying. I suggest that she direct her comments to me rather than the member for Kalgoorlie so that we can get on with the answer. Mr Birney: Can they carry grenades? Yes or no? Can they carry tear gas? Are they certified to carry dangerous goods? The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Mrs ROBERTS: Mr Speaker, as you would know, a Cessna 310 seats six people, including the pilot. It would not be much of a presence if a Cessna 310 were used to deploy TRG officers, especially as TRG officers also carry bulky equipment. The kind of equipment the TRG needs means that only three or four officers would fit on the plane. The member seems to want me to shoehorn about 10 or 12 TRG officers and their equipment onto a Cessna 310. That is plainly ludicrous. The member opposite does not have a clue what he is talking about. Dr Gallop: The member opposite reminds me of Ronnie Corbett’s famous British comic character Charlie Farley, BA. He should get the video. Mrs ROBERTS: It could be very instructive for the member for Kalgoorlie. The member may not know that the TRG officers are big boys and have some bulky equipment. I could not fit 10 to 14 of them on a Cessna 310. The TRG has never been able to fit on a Cessna 310. That type of plane has never been used for that purpose. It is an absolute nonsense. I asked Commissioner Hay whether he had ever tried to fit the TRG and its equipment into a Cessna 310 for dispatch to a country area. The simple answer was no. Mr Birney interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: We have a panel charter in place through the Department of Conservation and Land Management, and that has been used in the metropolitan area with satisfaction. The Police Service has no intention of downgrading the air wing. The member for Kalgoorlie’s assertions are plainly ridiculous.
Mr Birney: An aircraft has been sent from the metropolitan area. You charter it at a cost of $700 an hour. None of the aircraft has dangerous goods certification. Mrs ROBERTS: The member needs to pipe down. The Police Service’s Piper Navajo was immediately dispatched to Karratha - in the Speaker’s electorate - after the incident at Newman, and has played a continuous role in local police operations. Second, the member for Kalgoorlie implies in his press release that the $273 000 insurance payout has been squirrelled away in consolidated revenue. That is also plainly wrong. The Western Australia Police Service received the money on 28 December, and the money is being held by its financial directorate. The service is undertaking a review to determine the type of aircraft that would best meet police needs. This morning I spoke with the Commissioner of Police, who told me that, although a review was under way, there is no plan to downgrade the police air wing. Third, the member made outrageous claims about the deployment of the tactical response group. He implies that without the Cessna 310 there is no suitable aircraft to use in the deployment of the TRG. That is also wrong . That is three strikes; the member is down for the count. Mr Birney: What do you want the TRG officers to do - wait for the plane with their guns and their bags? They will say, “Don’t worry, we will be along soon”. Mrs ROBERTS: The member for Kalgoorlie has no concept of how silly his claims are. Does he know how many people fit on a Cessna 310? Does he? Mr Birney: Can I answer the question? Mrs ROBERTS: Answer the question: how many people fit on a Cessna 310? Mr Birney: Is every one of those planes certified to carry dangerous goods? Government members interjected. The SPEAKER: I cannot hear what the minister is saying. I suggest that she direct her comments to me rather than the member for Kalgoorlie so that we can get on with the answer. Mr Birney: Can they carry grenades? Yes or no? Can they carry tear gas? Are they certified to carry dangerous goods? The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Mrs ROBERTS: Mr Speaker, as you would know, a Cessna 310 seats six people, including the pilot. It would not be much of a presence if a Cessna 310 were used to deploy TRG officers, especially as TRG officers also carry bulky equipment. The kind of equipment the TRG needs means that only three or four officers would fit on the plane. The member seems to want me to shoehorn about 10 or 12 TRG officers and their equipment onto a Cessna 310. That is plainly ludicrous. The member opposite does not have a clue what he is talking about. Dr Gallop: The member opposite reminds me of Ronnie Corbett’s famous British comic character Charlie Farley, BA. He should get the video. Mrs ROBERTS: It could be very instructive for the member for Kalgoorlie. The member may not know that the TRG officers are big boys and have some bulky equipment. I could not fit 10 to 14 of them on a Cessna 310. The TRG has never been able to fit on a Cessna 310. That type of plane has never been used for that purpose. It is an absolute nonsense. I asked Commissioner Hay whether he had ever tried to fit the TRG and its equipment into a Cessna 310 for dispatch to a country area. The simple answer was no. Mr Birney interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: We have a panel charter in place through the Department of Conservation and Land Management, and that has been used in the metropolitan area with satisfaction. The Police Service has no intention of downgrading the air wing. The member for Kalgoorlie’s assertions are plainly ridiculous.
Mrs ROBERTS: The member needs to pipe down. The Police Service’s Piper Navajo was immediately dispatched to Karratha - in the Speaker’s electorate - after the incident at Newman, and has played a continuous role in local police operations. Second, the member for Kalgoorlie implies in his press release that the $273 000 insurance payout has been squirrelled away in consolidated revenue. That is also plainly wrong. The Western Australia Police Service received the money on 28 December, and the money is being held by its financial directorate. The service is undertaking a review to determine the type of aircraft that would best meet police needs. This morning I spoke with the Commissioner of Police, who told me that, although a review was under way, there is no plan to downgrade the police air wing. Third, the member made outrageous claims about the deployment of the tactical response group. He implies that without the Cessna 310 there is no suitable aircraft to use in the deployment of the TRG. That is also wrong . That is three strikes; the member is down for the count. Mr Birney: What do you want the TRG officers to do - wait for the plane with their guns and their bags? They will say, “Don’t worry, we will be along soon”. Mrs ROBERTS: The member for Kalgoorlie has no concept of how silly his claims are. Does he know how many people fit on a Cessna 310? Does he? Mr Birney: Can I answer the question? Mrs ROBERTS: Answer the question: how many people fit on a Cessna 310? Mr Birney: Is every one of those planes certified to carry dangerous goods? Government members interjected. The SPEAKER: I cannot hear what the minister is saying. I suggest that she direct her comments to me rather than the member for Kalgoorlie so that we can get on with the answer. Mr Birney: Can they carry grenades? Yes or no? Can they carry tear gas? Are they certified to carry dangerous goods? The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Mrs ROBERTS: Mr Speaker, as you would know, a Cessna 310 seats six people, including the pilot. It would not be much of a presence if a Cessna 310 were used to deploy TRG officers, especially as TRG officers also carry bulky equipment. The kind of equipment the TRG needs means that only three or four officers would fit on the plane. The member seems to want me to shoehorn about 10 or 12 TRG officers and their equipment onto a Cessna 310. That is plainly ludicrous. The member opposite does not have a clue what he is talking about. Dr Gallop: The member opposite reminds me of Ronnie Corbett’s famous British comic character Charlie Farley, BA. He should get the video. Mrs ROBERTS: It could be very instructive for the member for Kalgoorlie. The member may not know that the TRG officers are big boys and have some bulky equipment. I could not fit 10 to 14 of them on a Cessna 310. The TRG has never been able to fit on a Cessna 310. That type of plane has never been used for that purpose. It is an absolute nonsense. I asked Commissioner Hay whether he had ever tried to fit the TRG and its equipment into a Cessna 310 for dispatch to a country area. The simple answer was no. Mr Birney interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: We have a panel charter in place through the Department of Conservation and Land Management, and that has been used in the metropolitan area with satisfaction. The Police Service has no intention of downgrading the air wing. The member for Kalgoorlie’s assertions are plainly ridiculous.
Second, the member for Kalgoorlie implies in his press release that the $273 000 insurance payout has been squirrelled away in consolidated revenue. That is also plainly wrong. The Western Australia Police Service received the money on 28 December, and the money is being held by its financial directorate. The service is undertaking a review to determine the type of aircraft that would best meet police needs. This morning I spoke with the Commissioner of Police, who told me that, although a review was under way, there is no plan to downgrade the police air wing. Third, the member made outrageous claims about the deployment of the tactical response group. He implies that without the Cessna 310 there is no suitable aircraft to use in the deployment of the TRG. That is also wrong . That is three strikes; the member is down for the count. Mr Birney: What do you want the TRG officers to do - wait for the plane with their guns and their bags? They will say, “Don’t worry, we will be along soon”. Mrs ROBERTS: The member for Kalgoorlie has no concept of how silly his claims are. Does he know how many people fit on a Cessna 310? Does he? Mr Birney: Can I answer the question? Mrs ROBERTS: Answer the question: how many people fit on a Cessna 310? Mr Birney: Is every one of those planes certified to carry dangerous goods? Government members interjected. The SPEAKER: I cannot hear what the minister is saying. I suggest that she direct her comments to me rather than the member for Kalgoorlie so that we can get on with the answer. Mr Birney: Can they carry grenades? Yes or no? Can they carry tear gas? Are they certified to carry dangerous goods? The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Mrs ROBERTS: Mr Speaker, as you would know, a Cessna 310 seats six people, including the pilot. It would not be much of a presence if a Cessna 310 were used to deploy TRG officers, especially as TRG officers also carry bulky equipment. The kind of equipment the TRG needs means that only three or four officers would fit on the plane. The member seems to want me to shoehorn about 10 or 12 TRG officers and their equipment onto a Cessna 310. That is plainly ludicrous. The member opposite does not have a clue what he is talking about. Dr Gallop: The member opposite reminds me of Ronnie Corbett’s famous British comic character Charlie Farley, BA. He should get the video. Mrs ROBERTS: It could be very instructive for the member for Kalgoorlie. The member may not know that the TRG officers are big boys and have some bulky equipment. I could not fit 10 to 14 of them on a Cessna 310. The TRG has never been able to fit on a Cessna 310. That type of plane has never been used for that purpose. It is an absolute nonsense. I asked Commissioner Hay whether he had ever tried to fit the TRG and its equipment into a Cessna 310 for dispatch to a country area. The simple answer was no. Mr Birney interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: We have a panel charter in place through the Department of Conservation and Land Management, and that has been used in the metropolitan area with satisfaction. The Police Service has no intention of downgrading the air wing. The member for Kalgoorlie’s assertions are plainly ridiculous.
Third, the member made outrageous claims about the deployment of the tactical response group. He implies that without the Cessna 310 there is no suitable aircraft to use in the deployment of the TRG. That is also wrong . That is three strikes; the member is down for the count. Mr Birney: What do you want the TRG officers to do - wait for the plane with their guns and their bags? They will say, “Don’t worry, we will be along soon”. Mrs ROBERTS: The member for Kalgoorlie has no concept of how silly his claims are. Does he know how many people fit on a Cessna 310? Does he? Mr Birney: Can I answer the question? Mrs ROBERTS: Answer the question: how many people fit on a Cessna 310? Mr Birney: Is every one of those planes certified to carry dangerous goods? Government members interjected. The SPEAKER: I cannot hear what the minister is saying. I suggest that she direct her comments to me rather than the member for Kalgoorlie so that we can get on with the answer. Mr Birney: Can they carry grenades? Yes or no? Can they carry tear gas? Are they certified to carry dangerous goods? The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Mrs ROBERTS: Mr Speaker, as you would know, a Cessna 310 seats six people, including the pilot. It would not be much of a presence if a Cessna 310 were used to deploy TRG officers, especially as TRG officers also carry bulky equipment. The kind of equipment the TRG needs means that only three or four officers would fit on the plane. The member seems to want me to shoehorn about 10 or 12 TRG officers and their equipment onto a Cessna 310. That is plainly ludicrous. The member opposite does not have a clue what he is talking about. Dr Gallop: The member opposite reminds me of Ronnie Corbett’s famous British comic character Charlie Farley, BA. He should get the video. Mrs ROBERTS: It could be very instructive for the member for Kalgoorlie. The member may not know that the TRG officers are big boys and have some bulky equipment. I could not fit 10 to 14 of them on a Cessna 310. The TRG has never been able to fit on a Cessna 310. That type of plane has never been used for that purpose. It is an absolute nonsense. I asked Commissioner Hay whether he had ever tried to fit the TRG and its equipment into a Cessna 310 for dispatch to a country area. The simple answer was no. Mr Birney interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: We have a panel charter in place through the Department of Conservation and Land Management, and that has been used in the metropolitan area with satisfaction. The Police Service has no intention of downgrading the air wing. The member for Kalgoorlie’s assertions are plainly ridiculous.
Mr Birney: What do you want the TRG officers to do - wait for the plane with their guns and their bags? They will say, “Don’t worry, we will be along soon”. Mrs ROBERTS: The member for Kalgoorlie has no concept of how silly his claims are. Does he know how many people fit on a Cessna 310? Does he? Mr Birney: Can I answer the question? Mrs ROBERTS: Answer the question: how many people fit on a Cessna 310? Mr Birney: Is every one of those planes certified to carry dangerous goods? Government members interjected. The SPEAKER: I cannot hear what the minister is saying. I suggest that she direct her comments to me rather than the member for Kalgoorlie so that we can get on with the answer. Mr Birney: Can they carry grenades? Yes or no? Can they carry tear gas? Are they certified to carry dangerous goods? The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Mrs ROBERTS: Mr Speaker, as you would know, a Cessna 310 seats six people, including the pilot. It would not be much of a presence if a Cessna 310 were used to deploy TRG officers, especially as TRG officers also carry bulky equipment. The kind of equipment the TRG needs means that only three or four officers would fit on the plane. The member seems to want me to shoehorn about 10 or 12 TRG officers and their equipment onto a Cessna 310. That is plainly ludicrous. The member opposite does not have a clue what he is talking about. Dr Gallop: The member opposite reminds me of Ronnie Corbett’s famous British comic character Charlie Farley, BA. He should get the video. Mrs ROBERTS: It could be very instructive for the member for Kalgoorlie. The member may not know that the TRG officers are big boys and have some bulky equipment. I could not fit 10 to 14 of them on a Cessna 310. The TRG has never been able to fit on a Cessna 310. That type of plane has never been used for that purpose. It is an absolute nonsense. I asked Commissioner Hay whether he had ever tried to fit the TRG and its equipment into a Cessna 310 for dispatch to a country area. The simple answer was no. Mr Birney interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: We have a panel charter in place through the Department of Conservation and Land Management, and that has been used in the metropolitan area with satisfaction. The Police Service has no intention of downgrading the air wing. The member for Kalgoorlie’s assertions are plainly ridiculous.
Mrs ROBERTS: The member for Kalgoorlie has no concept of how silly his claims are. Does he know how many people fit on a Cessna 310? Does he? Mr Birney: Can I answer the question? Mrs ROBERTS: Answer the question: how many people fit on a Cessna 310? Mr Birney: Is every one of those planes certified to carry dangerous goods? Government members interjected. The SPEAKER: I cannot hear what the minister is saying. I suggest that she direct her comments to me rather than the member for Kalgoorlie so that we can get on with the answer. Mr Birney: Can they carry grenades? Yes or no? Can they carry tear gas? Are they certified to carry dangerous goods? The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Mrs ROBERTS: Mr Speaker, as you would know, a Cessna 310 seats six people, including the pilot. It would not be much of a presence if a Cessna 310 were used to deploy TRG officers, especially as TRG officers also carry bulky equipment. The kind of equipment the TRG needs means that only three or four officers would fit on the plane. The member seems to want me to shoehorn about 10 or 12 TRG officers and their equipment onto a Cessna 310. That is plainly ludicrous. The member opposite does not have a clue what he is talking about. Dr Gallop: The member opposite reminds me of Ronnie Corbett’s famous British comic character Charlie Farley, BA. He should get the video. Mrs ROBERTS: It could be very instructive for the member for Kalgoorlie. The member may not know that the TRG officers are big boys and have some bulky equipment. I could not fit 10 to 14 of them on a Cessna 310. The TRG has never been able to fit on a Cessna 310. That type of plane has never been used for that purpose. It is an absolute nonsense. I asked Commissioner Hay whether he had ever tried to fit the TRG and its equipment into a Cessna 310 for dispatch to a country area. The simple answer was no. Mr Birney interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: We have a panel charter in place through the Department of Conservation and Land Management, and that has been used in the metropolitan area with satisfaction. The Police Service has no intention of downgrading the air wing. The member for Kalgoorlie’s assertions are plainly ridiculous.
Mr Birney: Can I answer the question? Mrs ROBERTS: Answer the question: how many people fit on a Cessna 310? Mr Birney: Is every one of those planes certified to carry dangerous goods? Government members interjected. The SPEAKER: I cannot hear what the minister is saying. I suggest that she direct her comments to me rather than the member for Kalgoorlie so that we can get on with the answer. Mr Birney: Can they carry grenades? Yes or no? Can they carry tear gas? Are they certified to carry dangerous goods? The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Mrs ROBERTS: Mr Speaker, as you would know, a Cessna 310 seats six people, including the pilot. It would not be much of a presence if a Cessna 310 were used to deploy TRG officers, especially as TRG officers also carry bulky equipment. The kind of equipment the TRG needs means that only three or four officers would fit on the plane. The member seems to want me to shoehorn about 10 or 12 TRG officers and their equipment onto a Cessna 310. That is plainly ludicrous. The member opposite does not have a clue what he is talking about. Dr Gallop: The member opposite reminds me of Ronnie Corbett’s famous British comic character Charlie Farley, BA. He should get the video. Mrs ROBERTS: It could be very instructive for the member for Kalgoorlie. The member may not know that the TRG officers are big boys and have some bulky equipment. I could not fit 10 to 14 of them on a Cessna 310. The TRG has never been able to fit on a Cessna 310. That type of plane has never been used for that purpose. It is an absolute nonsense. I asked Commissioner Hay whether he had ever tried to fit the TRG and its equipment into a Cessna 310 for dispatch to a country area. The simple answer was no. Mr Birney interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: We have a panel charter in place through the Department of Conservation and Land Management, and that has been used in the metropolitan area with satisfaction. The Police Service has no intention of downgrading the air wing. The member for Kalgoorlie’s assertions are plainly ridiculous.
Mrs ROBERTS: Answer the question: how many people fit on a Cessna 310? Mr Birney: Is every one of those planes certified to carry dangerous goods? Government members interjected. The SPEAKER: I cannot hear what the minister is saying. I suggest that she direct her comments to me rather than the member for Kalgoorlie so that we can get on with the answer. Mr Birney: Can they carry grenades? Yes or no? Can they carry tear gas? Are they certified to carry dangerous goods? The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Mrs ROBERTS: Mr Speaker, as you would know, a Cessna 310 seats six people, including the pilot. It would not be much of a presence if a Cessna 310 were used to deploy TRG officers, especially as TRG officers also carry bulky equipment. The kind of equipment the TRG needs means that only three or four officers would fit on the plane. The member seems to want me to shoehorn about 10 or 12 TRG officers and their equipment onto a Cessna 310. That is plainly ludicrous. The member opposite does not have a clue what he is talking about. Dr Gallop: The member opposite reminds me of Ronnie Corbett’s famous British comic character Charlie Farley, BA. He should get the video. Mrs ROBERTS: It could be very instructive for the member for Kalgoorlie. The member may not know that the TRG officers are big boys and have some bulky equipment. I could not fit 10 to 14 of them on a Cessna 310. The TRG has never been able to fit on a Cessna 310. That type of plane has never been used for that purpose. It is an absolute nonsense. I asked Commissioner Hay whether he had ever tried to fit the TRG and its equipment into a Cessna 310 for dispatch to a country area. The simple answer was no. Mr Birney interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: We have a panel charter in place through the Department of Conservation and Land Management, and that has been used in the metropolitan area with satisfaction. The Police Service has no intention of downgrading the air wing. The member for Kalgoorlie’s assertions are plainly ridiculous.
Mr Birney: Is every one of those planes certified to carry dangerous goods? Government members interjected. The SPEAKER: I cannot hear what the minister is saying. I suggest that she direct her comments to me rather than the member for Kalgoorlie so that we can get on with the answer. Mr Birney: Can they carry grenades? Yes or no? Can they carry tear gas? Are they certified to carry dangerous goods? The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Mrs ROBERTS: Mr Speaker, as you would know, a Cessna 310 seats six people, including the pilot. It would not be much of a presence if a Cessna 310 were used to deploy TRG officers, especially as TRG officers also carry bulky equipment. The kind of equipment the TRG needs means that only three or four officers would fit on the plane. The member seems to want me to shoehorn about 10 or 12 TRG officers and their equipment onto a Cessna 310. That is plainly ludicrous. The member opposite does not have a clue what he is talking about. Dr Gallop: The member opposite reminds me of Ronnie Corbett’s famous British comic character Charlie Farley, BA. He should get the video. Mrs ROBERTS: It could be very instructive for the member for Kalgoorlie. The member may not know that the TRG officers are big boys and have some bulky equipment. I could not fit 10 to 14 of them on a Cessna 310. The TRG has never been able to fit on a Cessna 310. That type of plane has never been used for that purpose. It is an absolute nonsense. I asked Commissioner Hay whether he had ever tried to fit the TRG and its equipment into a Cessna 310 for dispatch to a country area. The simple answer was no. Mr Birney interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: We have a panel charter in place through the Department of Conservation and Land Management, and that has been used in the metropolitan area with satisfaction. The Police Service has no intention of downgrading the air wing. The member for Kalgoorlie’s assertions are plainly ridiculous.
Government members interjected. The SPEAKER: I cannot hear what the minister is saying. I suggest that she direct her comments to me rather than the member for Kalgoorlie so that we can get on with the answer. Mr Birney: Can they carry grenades? Yes or no? Can they carry tear gas? Are they certified to carry dangerous goods? The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Mrs ROBERTS: Mr Speaker, as you would know, a Cessna 310 seats six people, including the pilot. It would not be much of a presence if a Cessna 310 were used to deploy TRG officers, especially as TRG officers also carry bulky equipment. The kind of equipment the TRG needs means that only three or four officers would fit on the plane. The member seems to want me to shoehorn about 10 or 12 TRG officers and their equipment onto a Cessna 310. That is plainly ludicrous. The member opposite does not have a clue what he is talking about. Dr Gallop: The member opposite reminds me of Ronnie Corbett’s famous British comic character Charlie Farley, BA. He should get the video. Mrs ROBERTS: It could be very instructive for the member for Kalgoorlie. The member may not know that the TRG officers are big boys and have some bulky equipment. I could not fit 10 to 14 of them on a Cessna 310. The TRG has never been able to fit on a Cessna 310. That type of plane has never been used for that purpose. It is an absolute nonsense. I asked Commissioner Hay whether he had ever tried to fit the TRG and its equipment into a Cessna 310 for dispatch to a country area. The simple answer was no. Mr Birney interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: We have a panel charter in place through the Department of Conservation and Land Management, and that has been used in the metropolitan area with satisfaction. The Police Service has no intention of downgrading the air wing. The member for Kalgoorlie’s assertions are plainly ridiculous.
The SPEAKER: I cannot hear what the minister is saying. I suggest that she direct her comments to me rather than the member for Kalgoorlie so that we can get on with the answer. Mr Birney: Can they carry grenades? Yes or no? Can they carry tear gas? Are they certified to carry dangerous goods? The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Mrs ROBERTS: Mr Speaker, as you would know, a Cessna 310 seats six people, including the pilot. It would not be much of a presence if a Cessna 310 were used to deploy TRG officers, especially as TRG officers also carry bulky equipment. The kind of equipment the TRG needs means that only three or four officers would fit on the plane. The member seems to want me to shoehorn about 10 or 12 TRG officers and their equipment onto a Cessna 310. That is plainly ludicrous. The member opposite does not have a clue what he is talking about. Dr Gallop: The member opposite reminds me of Ronnie Corbett’s famous British comic character Charlie Farley, BA. He should get the video. Mrs ROBERTS: It could be very instructive for the member for Kalgoorlie. The member may not know that the TRG officers are big boys and have some bulky equipment. I could not fit 10 to 14 of them on a Cessna 310. The TRG has never been able to fit on a Cessna 310. That type of plane has never been used for that purpose. It is an absolute nonsense. I asked Commissioner Hay whether he had ever tried to fit the TRG and its equipment into a Cessna 310 for dispatch to a country area. The simple answer was no. Mr Birney interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: We have a panel charter in place through the Department of Conservation and Land Management, and that has been used in the metropolitan area with satisfaction. The Police Service has no intention of downgrading the air wing. The member for Kalgoorlie’s assertions are plainly ridiculous.
Mr Birney: Can they carry grenades? Yes or no? Can they carry tear gas? Are they certified to carry dangerous goods? The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Mrs ROBERTS: Mr Speaker, as you would know, a Cessna 310 seats six people, including the pilot. It would not be much of a presence if a Cessna 310 were used to deploy TRG officers, especially as TRG officers also carry bulky equipment. The kind of equipment the TRG needs means that only three or four officers would fit on the plane. The member seems to want me to shoehorn about 10 or 12 TRG officers and their equipment onto a Cessna 310. That is plainly ludicrous. The member opposite does not have a clue what he is talking about. Dr Gallop: The member opposite reminds me of Ronnie Corbett’s famous British comic character Charlie Farley, BA. He should get the video. Mrs ROBERTS: It could be very instructive for the member for Kalgoorlie. The member may not know that the TRG officers are big boys and have some bulky equipment. I could not fit 10 to 14 of them on a Cessna 310. The TRG has never been able to fit on a Cessna 310. That type of plane has never been used for that purpose. It is an absolute nonsense. I asked Commissioner Hay whether he had ever tried to fit the TRG and its equipment into a Cessna 310 for dispatch to a country area. The simple answer was no. Mr Birney interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: We have a panel charter in place through the Department of Conservation and Land Management, and that has been used in the metropolitan area with satisfaction. The Police Service has no intention of downgrading the air wing. The member for Kalgoorlie’s assertions are plainly ridiculous.
The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kalgoorlie to order for the first time. Mrs ROBERTS: Mr Speaker, as you would know, a Cessna 310 seats six people, including the pilot. It would not be much of a presence if a Cessna 310 were used to deploy TRG officers, especially as TRG officers also carry bulky equipment. The kind of equipment the TRG needs means that only three or four officers would fit on the plane. The member seems to want me to shoehorn about 10 or 12 TRG officers and their equipment onto a Cessna 310. That is plainly ludicrous. The member opposite does not have a clue what he is talking about. Dr Gallop: The member opposite reminds me of Ronnie Corbett’s famous British comic character Charlie Farley, BA. He should get the video. Mrs ROBERTS: It could be very instructive for the member for Kalgoorlie. The member may not know that the TRG officers are big boys and have some bulky equipment. I could not fit 10 to 14 of them on a Cessna 310. The TRG has never been able to fit on a Cessna 310. That type of plane has never been used for that purpose. It is an absolute nonsense. I asked Commissioner Hay whether he had ever tried to fit the TRG and its equipment into a Cessna 310 for dispatch to a country area. The simple answer was no. Mr Birney interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: We have a panel charter in place through the Department of Conservation and Land Management, and that has been used in the metropolitan area with satisfaction. The Police Service has no intention of downgrading the air wing. The member for Kalgoorlie’s assertions are plainly ridiculous.
Mrs ROBERTS: Mr Speaker, as you would know, a Cessna 310 seats six people, including the pilot. It would not be much of a presence if a Cessna 310 were used to deploy TRG officers, especially as TRG officers also carry bulky equipment. The kind of equipment the TRG needs means that only three or four officers would fit on the plane. The member seems to want me to shoehorn about 10 or 12 TRG officers and their equipment onto a Cessna 310. That is plainly ludicrous. The member opposite does not have a clue what he is talking about. Dr Gallop: The member opposite reminds me of Ronnie Corbett’s famous British comic character Charlie Farley, BA. He should get the video. Mrs ROBERTS: It could be very instructive for the member for Kalgoorlie. The member may not know that the TRG officers are big boys and have some bulky equipment. I could not fit 10 to 14 of them on a Cessna 310. The TRG has never been able to fit on a Cessna 310. That type of plane has never been used for that purpose. It is an absolute nonsense. I asked Commissioner Hay whether he had ever tried to fit the TRG and its equipment into a Cessna 310 for dispatch to a country area. The simple answer was no. Mr Birney interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: We have a panel charter in place through the Department of Conservation and Land Management, and that has been used in the metropolitan area with satisfaction. The Police Service has no intention of downgrading the air wing. The member for Kalgoorlie’s assertions are plainly ridiculous.
The member opposite does not have a clue what he is talking about. Dr Gallop: The member opposite reminds me of Ronnie Corbett’s famous British comic character Charlie Farley, BA. He should get the video. Mrs ROBERTS: It could be very instructive for the member for Kalgoorlie. The member may not know that the TRG officers are big boys and have some bulky equipment. I could not fit 10 to 14 of them on a Cessna 310. The TRG has never been able to fit on a Cessna 310. That type of plane has never been used for that purpose. It is an absolute nonsense. I asked Commissioner Hay whether he had ever tried to fit the TRG and its equipment into a Cessna 310 for dispatch to a country area. The simple answer was no. Mr Birney interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: We have a panel charter in place through the Department of Conservation and Land Management, and that has been used in the metropolitan area with satisfaction. The Police Service has no intention of downgrading the air wing. The member for Kalgoorlie’s assertions are plainly ridiculous.
Dr Gallop: The member opposite reminds me of Ronnie Corbett’s famous British comic character Charlie Farley, BA. He should get the video. Mrs ROBERTS: It could be very instructive for the member for Kalgoorlie. The member may not know that the TRG officers are big boys and have some bulky equipment. I could not fit 10 to 14 of them on a Cessna 310. The TRG has never been able to fit on a Cessna 310. That type of plane has never been used for that purpose. It is an absolute nonsense. I asked Commissioner Hay whether he had ever tried to fit the TRG and its equipment into a Cessna 310 for dispatch to a country area. The simple answer was no. Mr Birney interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: We have a panel charter in place through the Department of Conservation and Land Management, and that has been used in the metropolitan area with satisfaction. The Police Service has no intention of downgrading the air wing. The member for Kalgoorlie’s assertions are plainly ridiculous.
Mrs ROBERTS: It could be very instructive for the member for Kalgoorlie. The member may not know that the TRG officers are big boys and have some bulky equipment. I could not fit 10 to 14 of them on a Cessna 310. The TRG has never been able to fit on a Cessna 310. That type of plane has never been used for that purpose. It is an absolute nonsense. I asked Commissioner Hay whether he had ever tried to fit the TRG and its equipment into a Cessna 310 for dispatch to a country area. The simple answer was no. Mr Birney interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: We have a panel charter in place through the Department of Conservation and Land Management, and that has been used in the metropolitan area with satisfaction. The Police Service has no intention of downgrading the air wing. The member for Kalgoorlie’s assertions are plainly ridiculous.
The member may not know that the TRG officers are big boys and have some bulky equipment. I could not fit 10 to 14 of them on a Cessna 310. The TRG has never been able to fit on a Cessna 310. That type of plane has never been used for that purpose. It is an absolute nonsense. I asked Commissioner Hay whether he had ever tried to fit the TRG and its equipment into a Cessna 310 for dispatch to a country area. The simple answer was no. Mr Birney interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: We have a panel charter in place through the Department of Conservation and Land Management, and that has been used in the metropolitan area with satisfaction. The Police Service has no intention of downgrading the air wing. The member for Kalgoorlie’s assertions are plainly ridiculous.
Mr Birney interjected. Mrs ROBERTS: We have a panel charter in place through the Department of Conservation and Land Management, and that has been used in the metropolitan area with satisfaction. The Police Service has no intention of downgrading the air wing. The member for Kalgoorlie’s assertions are plainly ridiculous.
Mrs ROBERTS: We have a panel charter in place through the Department of Conservation and Land Management, and that has been used in the metropolitan area with satisfaction. The Police Service has no intention of downgrading the air wing. The member for Kalgoorlie’s assertions are plainly ridiculous.
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