❓ The Minister for Police announces the release of a draft CCTV strategy for public consultation, addressing concerns about CCTV quality, accessibility, and coordination across different levels of government and private sectors. The strategy aims to improve community safety and crime prevention.
AnsweredQoN 244Legislative Assembly
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POLICE — CLOSED-CIRCUIT TELEVISION STRATEGY
— DRAFT RELEASE
244. MR N.W. MORTON to the Minister for
Police:
Before I ask my question, I
acknowledge the fantastic student leaders and Mr Carl Sanderson from Wattle Grove
Primary School in my electorate, which also happens to be the 2014 primary
school of the year.
Can the minister please inform the
house of her recent announcement about the release of the draft closed-circuit
television strategy?
— DRAFT RELEASE
244. MR N.W. MORTON to the Minister for
Police:
Before I ask my question, I
acknowledge the fantastic student leaders and Mr Carl Sanderson from Wattle Grove
Primary School in my electorate, which also happens to be the 2014 primary
school of the year.
Can the minister please inform the
house of her recent announcement about the release of the draft closed-circuit
television strategy?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for Forrestfield
for his question. I was very pleased today to release for public consultation a
draft copy of the state —
Several members interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Cannington! Member for Mandurah! Member for Girrawheen!
Mrs
L.M. HARVEY : I will start again. I was very pleased today to release a
draft copy of the Western Australian CCTV strategy, which is a partial
fulfilment of a commitment we took to the electorate at the 2013 election. At
the time, we were considering the 2011 Auditor General's report into
the Blue Iris project, which was a CCTV registration system. My concern with
CCTV in the state was that it was of poor quality, there were some problems
with the formatting of it and there was a lack of accessibility. When police
wanted to use CCTV footage to try to prosecute crimes and bring offenders to
justice, often the footage would be grainy and it was difficult to find the
CCTV footage that would be of use to police.
Prior to committing to the
expenditure on the CCTV grants program, I determined that we would release some
funding to form the strategy and inform ourselves of the most appropriate path
forward for the state government before we started to expend further funds in
the CCTV space—bearing in mind that there is federal government, state
government and local government investment in CCTV, as well as a significant
investment by business proprietors, particularly in the precincts that we would
consider to be crime hotspots.
The CCTV strategy has four elements.
One of the elements is refreshing the existing state CCTV register. Blue Iris
was a project of its time, but with the changes in technology, we need a more
contemporary registration system. This strategy goes towards addressing that.
It will also address the criteria and guidelines for the appropriate CCTV
infrastructure to make sure that it is fit-for-purpose. It will provide a
direct connection between the owners of CCTV footage and the police, with an
agreement for use and access by police in certain circumstances. We are also
looking at new emerging technology using mobile phone footage —
Ms
M.M. Quirk interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen, thank you! I call you to order for the
first time.
Mrs L.M. HARVEY :
We are testing a new mobile video sharing format that might be of use to
police, because obviously everybody who owns a mobile phone these days has the
opportunity to contribute to the CCTV system.
Ms
M.M. Quirk interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen, I call you to order for the second time!
Mrs
L.M. HARVEY : Everyone who owns a mobile phone has the opportunity to
contribute to the police's access to CCTV footage that can assist them
in the prosecution of offences.
Ms
M.M. Quirk interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen, I call you to order for the third time.
Mrs L.M. HARVEY :
We are really pleased to have a draft state CCTV strategy. We know it will
improve outcomes for the community in safety and crime prevention. It feeds
directly into this government's agenda to improve the safety of all
Western Australians, and to ensure —
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Member for Cannington, I call you to order for the first time. Leader of the
National Party, I call you to order for the first time. Member for Girrawheen,
you are on three.
Mrs L.M. HARVEY :
The reason that we make these commitments to law and order and crime prevention
and to the CCTV strategy is that we know that community safety is important to
the citizens of Western Australia, and that they want the most effective spend
of government money on CCTV infrastructure. I would like to table the strategy
for the house.
[See paper 2779.]
Mr W.J. Johnston :
Have you read it?
Mrs L.M. HARVEY :
Of course, I have read it. Read it and weep, member!
Mr W.J. Johnston interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Member for Cannington! That question is finished.
for his question. I was very pleased today to release for public consultation a
draft copy of the state —
Several members interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Cannington! Member for Mandurah! Member for Girrawheen!
Mrs
L.M. HARVEY : I will start again. I was very pleased today to release a
draft copy of the Western Australian CCTV strategy, which is a partial
fulfilment of a commitment we took to the electorate at the 2013 election. At
the time, we were considering the 2011 Auditor General's report into
the Blue Iris project, which was a CCTV registration system. My concern with
CCTV in the state was that it was of poor quality, there were some problems
with the formatting of it and there was a lack of accessibility. When police
wanted to use CCTV footage to try to prosecute crimes and bring offenders to
justice, often the footage would be grainy and it was difficult to find the
CCTV footage that would be of use to police.
Prior to committing to the
expenditure on the CCTV grants program, I determined that we would release some
funding to form the strategy and inform ourselves of the most appropriate path
forward for the state government before we started to expend further funds in
the CCTV space—bearing in mind that there is federal government, state
government and local government investment in CCTV, as well as a significant
investment by business proprietors, particularly in the precincts that we would
consider to be crime hotspots.
The CCTV strategy has four elements.
One of the elements is refreshing the existing state CCTV register. Blue Iris
was a project of its time, but with the changes in technology, we need a more
contemporary registration system. This strategy goes towards addressing that.
It will also address the criteria and guidelines for the appropriate CCTV
infrastructure to make sure that it is fit-for-purpose. It will provide a
direct connection between the owners of CCTV footage and the police, with an
agreement for use and access by police in certain circumstances. We are also
looking at new emerging technology using mobile phone footage —
Ms
M.M. Quirk interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen, thank you! I call you to order for the
first time.
Mrs L.M. HARVEY :
We are testing a new mobile video sharing format that might be of use to
police, because obviously everybody who owns a mobile phone these days has the
opportunity to contribute to the CCTV system.
Ms
M.M. Quirk interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen, I call you to order for the second time!
Mrs
L.M. HARVEY : Everyone who owns a mobile phone has the opportunity to
contribute to the police's access to CCTV footage that can assist them
in the prosecution of offences.
Ms
M.M. Quirk interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Girrawheen, I call you to order for the third time.
Mrs L.M. HARVEY :
We are really pleased to have a draft state CCTV strategy. We know it will
improve outcomes for the community in safety and crime prevention. It feeds
directly into this government's agenda to improve the safety of all
Western Australians, and to ensure —
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Member for Cannington, I call you to order for the first time. Leader of the
National Party, I call you to order for the first time. Member for Girrawheen,
you are on three.
Mrs L.M. HARVEY :
The reason that we make these commitments to law and order and crime prevention
and to the CCTV strategy is that we know that community safety is important to
the citizens of Western Australia, and that they want the most effective spend
of government money on CCTV infrastructure. I would like to table the strategy
for the house.
[See paper 2779.]
Mr W.J. Johnston :
Have you read it?
Mrs L.M. HARVEY :
Of course, I have read it. Read it and weep, member!
Mr W.J. Johnston interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Member for Cannington! That question is finished.
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