❓ Hon Brian Ellis questions the Minister for Police and Emergency Services regarding the rollout of the Tasking and Dispatch Information System (TADIS), particularly concerning the prioritization of metropolitan areas over regional areas, given the greater isolation and less backup available to regional police officers.
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POLICE — TASKING AND DISPATCH INFORMATION SYSTEM
I refer to the installation of tasking and dispatch information systems in patrol cars to link police patrols to a national database to access information regarding persons of interest. (1) Is the minister aware that the installation of this equipment is considered by many to have been prompted by severe injuries inflicted on a police officer in a remote area after he apprehended a person he did not know was wanted for a murder inquiry in another state? (2) Is it the case that prior to the rollout of this new system, Perth police already had access to a $58 million police metropolitan radio network; and, if so, is any similar facility available to regional police officers? (3) Is it the case that 400 metropolitan police vehicles have been or will be fitted out with the new system as the first rollout priority? (4) Is it the case that regional police patrols will be fitted out at the end of the rollout? (5) Given that the minister’s press release states that the system will provide police patrols with critical information or keep them safer and also improve response times, why was the first priority not given to regional police, who operate in greater isolation with less backup; and what is the timetable, by date and location, for the regional rollout? Hon JON FORD
I refer to the installation of tasking and dispatch information systems in patrol cars to link police patrols to a national database to access information regarding persons of interest. (1) Is the minister aware that the installation of this equipment is considered by many to have been prompted by severe injuries inflicted on a police officer in a remote area after he apprehended a person he did not know was wanted for a murder inquiry in another state? (2) Is it the case that prior to the rollout of this new system, Perth police already had access to a $58 million police metropolitan radio network; and, if so, is any similar facility available to regional police officers? (3) Is it the case that 400 metropolitan police vehicles have been or will be fitted out with the new system as the first rollout priority? (4) Is it the case that regional police patrols will be fitted out at the end of the rollout? (5) Given that the minister’s press release states that the system will provide police patrols with critical information or keep them safer and also improve response times, why was the first priority not given to regional police, who operate in greater isolation with less backup; and what is the timetable, by date and location, for the regional rollout? Hon JON FORD
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I thank Hon Brian Ellis for some notice of the question. The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has supplied the following answer. (1) The tasking and dispatch information system is part of the police metropolitan radio network project, which commenced in 2004 prior to the incident referred to in the question. The national search facility for TADIS was implemented in February 2008 as soon as access to the facility became available. (2) The PMRN, including TADIS, has been progressively rolled out across the metropolitan area since the beginning of 2007, with the rollout completed in February 2008. There is no similar facility available to regional police officers at this time as the required mobile radio and data infrastructure is not in place. (3) The fit-out of the 400 metropolitan vehicles commenced in early 2007 and was completed in mid-February 2008. (4) No. The rollout of TADIS in regional districts will require the establishment of the radio and data infrastructure that supports it. (5) TADIS was introduced firstly in the metropolitan area because the voice and data radio network provided by the PMRN project provided the foundation infrastructure for its deployment. Whilst three sites are located on the fringes outside the metropolitan area, they are located to provide coverage within the metropolitan area, addressing topographical issues. Only minimal and coincidental coverage is provided outside the target area. With these very limited exceptions, regional WA currently does not have the required radio and data infrastructure.
(1) Is the minister aware that the installation of this equipment is considered by many to have been prompted by severe injuries inflicted on a police officer in a remote area after he apprehended a person he did not know was wanted for a murder inquiry in another state? (2) Is it the case that prior to the rollout of this new system, Perth police already had access to a $58 million police metropolitan radio network; and, if so, is any similar facility available to regional police officers? (3) Is it the case that 400 metropolitan police vehicles have been or will be fitted out with the new system as the first rollout priority? (4) Is it the case that regional police patrols will be fitted out at the end of the rollout? (5) Given that the minister’s press release states that the system will provide police patrols with critical information or keep them safer and also improve response times, why was the first priority not given to regional police, who operate in greater isolation with less backup; and what is the timetable, by date and location, for the regional rollout? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank Hon Brian Ellis for some notice of the question. The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has supplied the following answer. (1) The tasking and dispatch information system is part of the police metropolitan radio network project, which commenced in 2004 prior to the incident referred to in the question. The national search facility for TADIS was implemented in February 2008 as soon as access to the facility became available. (2) The PMRN, including TADIS, has been progressively rolled out across the metropolitan area since the beginning of 2007, with the rollout completed in February 2008. There is no similar facility available to regional police officers at this time as the required mobile radio and data infrastructure is not in place. (3) The fit-out of the 400 metropolitan vehicles commenced in early 2007 and was completed in mid-February 2008. (4) No. The rollout of TADIS in regional districts will require the establishment of the radio and data infrastructure that supports it. (5) TADIS was introduced firstly in the metropolitan area because the voice and data radio network provided by the PMRN project provided the foundation infrastructure for its deployment. Whilst three sites are located on the fringes outside the metropolitan area, they are located to provide coverage within the metropolitan area, addressing topographical issues. Only minimal and coincidental coverage is provided outside the target area. With these very limited exceptions, regional WA currently does not have the required radio and data infrastructure.
(2) Is it the case that prior to the rollout of this new system, Perth police already had access to a $58 million police metropolitan radio network; and, if so, is any similar facility available to regional police officers? (3) Is it the case that 400 metropolitan police vehicles have been or will be fitted out with the new system as the first rollout priority? (4) Is it the case that regional police patrols will be fitted out at the end of the rollout? (5) Given that the minister’s press release states that the system will provide police patrols with critical information or keep them safer and also improve response times, why was the first priority not given to regional police, who operate in greater isolation with less backup; and what is the timetable, by date and location, for the regional rollout? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank Hon Brian Ellis for some notice of the question. The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has supplied the following answer. (1) The tasking and dispatch information system is part of the police metropolitan radio network project, which commenced in 2004 prior to the incident referred to in the question. The national search facility for TADIS was implemented in February 2008 as soon as access to the facility became available. (2) The PMRN, including TADIS, has been progressively rolled out across the metropolitan area since the beginning of 2007, with the rollout completed in February 2008. There is no similar facility available to regional police officers at this time as the required mobile radio and data infrastructure is not in place. (3) The fit-out of the 400 metropolitan vehicles commenced in early 2007 and was completed in mid-February 2008. (4) No. The rollout of TADIS in regional districts will require the establishment of the radio and data infrastructure that supports it. (5) TADIS was introduced firstly in the metropolitan area because the voice and data radio network provided by the PMRN project provided the foundation infrastructure for its deployment. Whilst three sites are located on the fringes outside the metropolitan area, they are located to provide coverage within the metropolitan area, addressing topographical issues. Only minimal and coincidental coverage is provided outside the target area. With these very limited exceptions, regional WA currently does not have the required radio and data infrastructure.
(3) Is it the case that 400 metropolitan police vehicles have been or will be fitted out with the new system as the first rollout priority? (4) Is it the case that regional police patrols will be fitted out at the end of the rollout? (5) Given that the minister’s press release states that the system will provide police patrols with critical information or keep them safer and also improve response times, why was the first priority not given to regional police, who operate in greater isolation with less backup; and what is the timetable, by date and location, for the regional rollout? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank Hon Brian Ellis for some notice of the question. The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has supplied the following answer. (1) The tasking and dispatch information system is part of the police metropolitan radio network project, which commenced in 2004 prior to the incident referred to in the question. The national search facility for TADIS was implemented in February 2008 as soon as access to the facility became available. (2) The PMRN, including TADIS, has been progressively rolled out across the metropolitan area since the beginning of 2007, with the rollout completed in February 2008. There is no similar facility available to regional police officers at this time as the required mobile radio and data infrastructure is not in place. (3) The fit-out of the 400 metropolitan vehicles commenced in early 2007 and was completed in mid-February 2008. (4) No. The rollout of TADIS in regional districts will require the establishment of the radio and data infrastructure that supports it. (5) TADIS was introduced firstly in the metropolitan area because the voice and data radio network provided by the PMRN project provided the foundation infrastructure for its deployment. Whilst three sites are located on the fringes outside the metropolitan area, they are located to provide coverage within the metropolitan area, addressing topographical issues. Only minimal and coincidental coverage is provided outside the target area. With these very limited exceptions, regional WA currently does not have the required radio and data infrastructure.
(4) Is it the case that regional police patrols will be fitted out at the end of the rollout? (5) Given that the minister’s press release states that the system will provide police patrols with critical information or keep them safer and also improve response times, why was the first priority not given to regional police, who operate in greater isolation with less backup; and what is the timetable, by date and location, for the regional rollout? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank Hon Brian Ellis for some notice of the question. The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has supplied the following answer. (1) The tasking and dispatch information system is part of the police metropolitan radio network project, which commenced in 2004 prior to the incident referred to in the question. The national search facility for TADIS was implemented in February 2008 as soon as access to the facility became available. (2) The PMRN, including TADIS, has been progressively rolled out across the metropolitan area since the beginning of 2007, with the rollout completed in February 2008. There is no similar facility available to regional police officers at this time as the required mobile radio and data infrastructure is not in place. (3) The fit-out of the 400 metropolitan vehicles commenced in early 2007 and was completed in mid-February 2008. (4) No. The rollout of TADIS in regional districts will require the establishment of the radio and data infrastructure that supports it. (5) TADIS was introduced firstly in the metropolitan area because the voice and data radio network provided by the PMRN project provided the foundation infrastructure for its deployment. Whilst three sites are located on the fringes outside the metropolitan area, they are located to provide coverage within the metropolitan area, addressing topographical issues. Only minimal and coincidental coverage is provided outside the target area. With these very limited exceptions, regional WA currently does not have the required radio and data infrastructure.
(5) Given that the minister’s press release states that the system will provide police patrols with critical information or keep them safer and also improve response times, why was the first priority not given to regional police, who operate in greater isolation with less backup; and what is the timetable, by date and location, for the regional rollout? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank Hon Brian Ellis for some notice of the question. The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has supplied the following answer. (1) The tasking and dispatch information system is part of the police metropolitan radio network project, which commenced in 2004 prior to the incident referred to in the question. The national search facility for TADIS was implemented in February 2008 as soon as access to the facility became available. (2) The PMRN, including TADIS, has been progressively rolled out across the metropolitan area since the beginning of 2007, with the rollout completed in February 2008. There is no similar facility available to regional police officers at this time as the required mobile radio and data infrastructure is not in place. (3) The fit-out of the 400 metropolitan vehicles commenced in early 2007 and was completed in mid-February 2008. (4) No. The rollout of TADIS in regional districts will require the establishment of the radio and data infrastructure that supports it. (5) TADIS was introduced firstly in the metropolitan area because the voice and data radio network provided by the PMRN project provided the foundation infrastructure for its deployment. Whilst three sites are located on the fringes outside the metropolitan area, they are located to provide coverage within the metropolitan area, addressing topographical issues. Only minimal and coincidental coverage is provided outside the target area. With these very limited exceptions, regional WA currently does not have the required radio and data infrastructure.
Hon JON FORD replied: I thank Hon Brian Ellis for some notice of the question. The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has supplied the following answer. (1) The tasking and dispatch information system is part of the police metropolitan radio network project, which commenced in 2004 prior to the incident referred to in the question. The national search facility for TADIS was implemented in February 2008 as soon as access to the facility became available. (2) The PMRN, including TADIS, has been progressively rolled out across the metropolitan area since the beginning of 2007, with the rollout completed in February 2008. There is no similar facility available to regional police officers at this time as the required mobile radio and data infrastructure is not in place. (3) The fit-out of the 400 metropolitan vehicles commenced in early 2007 and was completed in mid-February 2008. (4) No. The rollout of TADIS in regional districts will require the establishment of the radio and data infrastructure that supports it. (5) TADIS was introduced firstly in the metropolitan area because the voice and data radio network provided by the PMRN project provided the foundation infrastructure for its deployment. Whilst three sites are located on the fringes outside the metropolitan area, they are located to provide coverage within the metropolitan area, addressing topographical issues. Only minimal and coincidental coverage is provided outside the target area. With these very limited exceptions, regional WA currently does not have the required radio and data infrastructure.
I thank Hon Brian Ellis for some notice of the question. The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has supplied the following answer. (1) The tasking and dispatch information system is part of the police metropolitan radio network project, which commenced in 2004 prior to the incident referred to in the question. The national search facility for TADIS was implemented in February 2008 as soon as access to the facility became available. (2) The PMRN, including TADIS, has been progressively rolled out across the metropolitan area since the beginning of 2007, with the rollout completed in February 2008. There is no similar facility available to regional police officers at this time as the required mobile radio and data infrastructure is not in place. (3) The fit-out of the 400 metropolitan vehicles commenced in early 2007 and was completed in mid-February 2008. (4) No. The rollout of TADIS in regional districts will require the establishment of the radio and data infrastructure that supports it. (5) TADIS was introduced firstly in the metropolitan area because the voice and data radio network provided by the PMRN project provided the foundation infrastructure for its deployment. Whilst three sites are located on the fringes outside the metropolitan area, they are located to provide coverage within the metropolitan area, addressing topographical issues. Only minimal and coincidental coverage is provided outside the target area. With these very limited exceptions, regional WA currently does not have the required radio and data infrastructure.
(1) The tasking and dispatch information system is part of the police metropolitan radio network project, which commenced in 2004 prior to the incident referred to in the question. The national search facility for TADIS was implemented in February 2008 as soon as access to the facility became available. (2) The PMRN, including TADIS, has been progressively rolled out across the metropolitan area since the beginning of 2007, with the rollout completed in February 2008. There is no similar facility available to regional police officers at this time as the required mobile radio and data infrastructure is not in place. (3) The fit-out of the 400 metropolitan vehicles commenced in early 2007 and was completed in mid-February 2008. (4) No. The rollout of TADIS in regional districts will require the establishment of the radio and data infrastructure that supports it. (5) TADIS was introduced firstly in the metropolitan area because the voice and data radio network provided by the PMRN project provided the foundation infrastructure for its deployment. Whilst three sites are located on the fringes outside the metropolitan area, they are located to provide coverage within the metropolitan area, addressing topographical issues. Only minimal and coincidental coverage is provided outside the target area. With these very limited exceptions, regional WA currently does not have the required radio and data infrastructure.
(2) The PMRN, including TADIS, has been progressively rolled out across the metropolitan area since the beginning of 2007, with the rollout completed in February 2008. There is no similar facility available to regional police officers at this time as the required mobile radio and data infrastructure is not in place. (3) The fit-out of the 400 metropolitan vehicles commenced in early 2007 and was completed in mid-February 2008. (4) No. The rollout of TADIS in regional districts will require the establishment of the radio and data infrastructure that supports it. (5) TADIS was introduced firstly in the metropolitan area because the voice and data radio network provided by the PMRN project provided the foundation infrastructure for its deployment. Whilst three sites are located on the fringes outside the metropolitan area, they are located to provide coverage within the metropolitan area, addressing topographical issues. Only minimal and coincidental coverage is provided outside the target area. With these very limited exceptions, regional WA currently does not have the required radio and data infrastructure.
(3) The fit-out of the 400 metropolitan vehicles commenced in early 2007 and was completed in mid-February 2008. (4) No. The rollout of TADIS in regional districts will require the establishment of the radio and data infrastructure that supports it. (5) TADIS was introduced firstly in the metropolitan area because the voice and data radio network provided by the PMRN project provided the foundation infrastructure for its deployment. Whilst three sites are located on the fringes outside the metropolitan area, they are located to provide coverage within the metropolitan area, addressing topographical issues. Only minimal and coincidental coverage is provided outside the target area. With these very limited exceptions, regional WA currently does not have the required radio and data infrastructure.
(4) No. The rollout of TADIS in regional districts will require the establishment of the radio and data infrastructure that supports it. (5) TADIS was introduced firstly in the metropolitan area because the voice and data radio network provided by the PMRN project provided the foundation infrastructure for its deployment. Whilst three sites are located on the fringes outside the metropolitan area, they are located to provide coverage within the metropolitan area, addressing topographical issues. Only minimal and coincidental coverage is provided outside the target area. With these very limited exceptions, regional WA currently does not have the required radio and data infrastructure.
(5) TADIS was introduced firstly in the metropolitan area because the voice and data radio network provided by the PMRN project provided the foundation infrastructure for its deployment. Whilst three sites are located on the fringes outside the metropolitan area, they are located to provide coverage within the metropolitan area, addressing topographical issues. Only minimal and coincidental coverage is provided outside the target area. With these very limited exceptions, regional WA currently does not have the required radio and data infrastructure.
(1) Is the minister aware that the installation of this equipment is considered by many to have been prompted by severe injuries inflicted on a police officer in a remote area after he apprehended a person he did not know was wanted for a murder inquiry in another state? (2) Is it the case that prior to the rollout of this new system, Perth police already had access to a $58 million police metropolitan radio network; and, if so, is any similar facility available to regional police officers? (3) Is it the case that 400 metropolitan police vehicles have been or will be fitted out with the new system as the first rollout priority? (4) Is it the case that regional police patrols will be fitted out at the end of the rollout? (5) Given that the minister’s press release states that the system will provide police patrols with critical information or keep them safer and also improve response times, why was the first priority not given to regional police, who operate in greater isolation with less backup; and what is the timetable, by date and location, for the regional rollout? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank Hon Brian Ellis for some notice of the question. The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has supplied the following answer. (1) The tasking and dispatch information system is part of the police metropolitan radio network project, which commenced in 2004 prior to the incident referred to in the question. The national search facility for TADIS was implemented in February 2008 as soon as access to the facility became available. (2) The PMRN, including TADIS, has been progressively rolled out across the metropolitan area since the beginning of 2007, with the rollout completed in February 2008. There is no similar facility available to regional police officers at this time as the required mobile radio and data infrastructure is not in place. (3) The fit-out of the 400 metropolitan vehicles commenced in early 2007 and was completed in mid-February 2008. (4) No. The rollout of TADIS in regional districts will require the establishment of the radio and data infrastructure that supports it. (5) TADIS was introduced firstly in the metropolitan area because the voice and data radio network provided by the PMRN project provided the foundation infrastructure for its deployment. Whilst three sites are located on the fringes outside the metropolitan area, they are located to provide coverage within the metropolitan area, addressing topographical issues. Only minimal and coincidental coverage is provided outside the target area. With these very limited exceptions, regional WA currently does not have the required radio and data infrastructure.
(2) Is it the case that prior to the rollout of this new system, Perth police already had access to a $58 million police metropolitan radio network; and, if so, is any similar facility available to regional police officers? (3) Is it the case that 400 metropolitan police vehicles have been or will be fitted out with the new system as the first rollout priority? (4) Is it the case that regional police patrols will be fitted out at the end of the rollout? (5) Given that the minister’s press release states that the system will provide police patrols with critical information or keep them safer and also improve response times, why was the first priority not given to regional police, who operate in greater isolation with less backup; and what is the timetable, by date and location, for the regional rollout? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank Hon Brian Ellis for some notice of the question. The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has supplied the following answer. (1) The tasking and dispatch information system is part of the police metropolitan radio network project, which commenced in 2004 prior to the incident referred to in the question. The national search facility for TADIS was implemented in February 2008 as soon as access to the facility became available. (2) The PMRN, including TADIS, has been progressively rolled out across the metropolitan area since the beginning of 2007, with the rollout completed in February 2008. There is no similar facility available to regional police officers at this time as the required mobile radio and data infrastructure is not in place. (3) The fit-out of the 400 metropolitan vehicles commenced in early 2007 and was completed in mid-February 2008. (4) No. The rollout of TADIS in regional districts will require the establishment of the radio and data infrastructure that supports it. (5) TADIS was introduced firstly in the metropolitan area because the voice and data radio network provided by the PMRN project provided the foundation infrastructure for its deployment. Whilst three sites are located on the fringes outside the metropolitan area, they are located to provide coverage within the metropolitan area, addressing topographical issues. Only minimal and coincidental coverage is provided outside the target area. With these very limited exceptions, regional WA currently does not have the required radio and data infrastructure.
(3) Is it the case that 400 metropolitan police vehicles have been or will be fitted out with the new system as the first rollout priority? (4) Is it the case that regional police patrols will be fitted out at the end of the rollout? (5) Given that the minister’s press release states that the system will provide police patrols with critical information or keep them safer and also improve response times, why was the first priority not given to regional police, who operate in greater isolation with less backup; and what is the timetable, by date and location, for the regional rollout? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank Hon Brian Ellis for some notice of the question. The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has supplied the following answer. (1) The tasking and dispatch information system is part of the police metropolitan radio network project, which commenced in 2004 prior to the incident referred to in the question. The national search facility for TADIS was implemented in February 2008 as soon as access to the facility became available. (2) The PMRN, including TADIS, has been progressively rolled out across the metropolitan area since the beginning of 2007, with the rollout completed in February 2008. There is no similar facility available to regional police officers at this time as the required mobile radio and data infrastructure is not in place. (3) The fit-out of the 400 metropolitan vehicles commenced in early 2007 and was completed in mid-February 2008. (4) No. The rollout of TADIS in regional districts will require the establishment of the radio and data infrastructure that supports it. (5) TADIS was introduced firstly in the metropolitan area because the voice and data radio network provided by the PMRN project provided the foundation infrastructure for its deployment. Whilst three sites are located on the fringes outside the metropolitan area, they are located to provide coverage within the metropolitan area, addressing topographical issues. Only minimal and coincidental coverage is provided outside the target area. With these very limited exceptions, regional WA currently does not have the required radio and data infrastructure.
(4) Is it the case that regional police patrols will be fitted out at the end of the rollout? (5) Given that the minister’s press release states that the system will provide police patrols with critical information or keep them safer and also improve response times, why was the first priority not given to regional police, who operate in greater isolation with less backup; and what is the timetable, by date and location, for the regional rollout? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank Hon Brian Ellis for some notice of the question. The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has supplied the following answer. (1) The tasking and dispatch information system is part of the police metropolitan radio network project, which commenced in 2004 prior to the incident referred to in the question. The national search facility for TADIS was implemented in February 2008 as soon as access to the facility became available. (2) The PMRN, including TADIS, has been progressively rolled out across the metropolitan area since the beginning of 2007, with the rollout completed in February 2008. There is no similar facility available to regional police officers at this time as the required mobile radio and data infrastructure is not in place. (3) The fit-out of the 400 metropolitan vehicles commenced in early 2007 and was completed in mid-February 2008. (4) No. The rollout of TADIS in regional districts will require the establishment of the radio and data infrastructure that supports it. (5) TADIS was introduced firstly in the metropolitan area because the voice and data radio network provided by the PMRN project provided the foundation infrastructure for its deployment. Whilst three sites are located on the fringes outside the metropolitan area, they are located to provide coverage within the metropolitan area, addressing topographical issues. Only minimal and coincidental coverage is provided outside the target area. With these very limited exceptions, regional WA currently does not have the required radio and data infrastructure.
(5) Given that the minister’s press release states that the system will provide police patrols with critical information or keep them safer and also improve response times, why was the first priority not given to regional police, who operate in greater isolation with less backup; and what is the timetable, by date and location, for the regional rollout? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank Hon Brian Ellis for some notice of the question. The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has supplied the following answer. (1) The tasking and dispatch information system is part of the police metropolitan radio network project, which commenced in 2004 prior to the incident referred to in the question. The national search facility for TADIS was implemented in February 2008 as soon as access to the facility became available. (2) The PMRN, including TADIS, has been progressively rolled out across the metropolitan area since the beginning of 2007, with the rollout completed in February 2008. There is no similar facility available to regional police officers at this time as the required mobile radio and data infrastructure is not in place. (3) The fit-out of the 400 metropolitan vehicles commenced in early 2007 and was completed in mid-February 2008. (4) No. The rollout of TADIS in regional districts will require the establishment of the radio and data infrastructure that supports it. (5) TADIS was introduced firstly in the metropolitan area because the voice and data radio network provided by the PMRN project provided the foundation infrastructure for its deployment. Whilst three sites are located on the fringes outside the metropolitan area, they are located to provide coverage within the metropolitan area, addressing topographical issues. Only minimal and coincidental coverage is provided outside the target area. With these very limited exceptions, regional WA currently does not have the required radio and data infrastructure.
Hon JON FORD replied: I thank Hon Brian Ellis for some notice of the question. The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has supplied the following answer. (1) The tasking and dispatch information system is part of the police metropolitan radio network project, which commenced in 2004 prior to the incident referred to in the question. The national search facility for TADIS was implemented in February 2008 as soon as access to the facility became available. (2) The PMRN, including TADIS, has been progressively rolled out across the metropolitan area since the beginning of 2007, with the rollout completed in February 2008. There is no similar facility available to regional police officers at this time as the required mobile radio and data infrastructure is not in place. (3) The fit-out of the 400 metropolitan vehicles commenced in early 2007 and was completed in mid-February 2008. (4) No. The rollout of TADIS in regional districts will require the establishment of the radio and data infrastructure that supports it. (5) TADIS was introduced firstly in the metropolitan area because the voice and data radio network provided by the PMRN project provided the foundation infrastructure for its deployment. Whilst three sites are located on the fringes outside the metropolitan area, they are located to provide coverage within the metropolitan area, addressing topographical issues. Only minimal and coincidental coverage is provided outside the target area. With these very limited exceptions, regional WA currently does not have the required radio and data infrastructure.
I thank Hon Brian Ellis for some notice of the question. The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has supplied the following answer. (1) The tasking and dispatch information system is part of the police metropolitan radio network project, which commenced in 2004 prior to the incident referred to in the question. The national search facility for TADIS was implemented in February 2008 as soon as access to the facility became available. (2) The PMRN, including TADIS, has been progressively rolled out across the metropolitan area since the beginning of 2007, with the rollout completed in February 2008. There is no similar facility available to regional police officers at this time as the required mobile radio and data infrastructure is not in place. (3) The fit-out of the 400 metropolitan vehicles commenced in early 2007 and was completed in mid-February 2008. (4) No. The rollout of TADIS in regional districts will require the establishment of the radio and data infrastructure that supports it. (5) TADIS was introduced firstly in the metropolitan area because the voice and data radio network provided by the PMRN project provided the foundation infrastructure for its deployment. Whilst three sites are located on the fringes outside the metropolitan area, they are located to provide coverage within the metropolitan area, addressing topographical issues. Only minimal and coincidental coverage is provided outside the target area. With these very limited exceptions, regional WA currently does not have the required radio and data infrastructure.
(1) The tasking and dispatch information system is part of the police metropolitan radio network project, which commenced in 2004 prior to the incident referred to in the question. The national search facility for TADIS was implemented in February 2008 as soon as access to the facility became available. (2) The PMRN, including TADIS, has been progressively rolled out across the metropolitan area since the beginning of 2007, with the rollout completed in February 2008. There is no similar facility available to regional police officers at this time as the required mobile radio and data infrastructure is not in place. (3) The fit-out of the 400 metropolitan vehicles commenced in early 2007 and was completed in mid-February 2008. (4) No. The rollout of TADIS in regional districts will require the establishment of the radio and data infrastructure that supports it. (5) TADIS was introduced firstly in the metropolitan area because the voice and data radio network provided by the PMRN project provided the foundation infrastructure for its deployment. Whilst three sites are located on the fringes outside the metropolitan area, they are located to provide coverage within the metropolitan area, addressing topographical issues. Only minimal and coincidental coverage is provided outside the target area. With these very limited exceptions, regional WA currently does not have the required radio and data infrastructure.
(2) The PMRN, including TADIS, has been progressively rolled out across the metropolitan area since the beginning of 2007, with the rollout completed in February 2008. There is no similar facility available to regional police officers at this time as the required mobile radio and data infrastructure is not in place. (3) The fit-out of the 400 metropolitan vehicles commenced in early 2007 and was completed in mid-February 2008. (4) No. The rollout of TADIS in regional districts will require the establishment of the radio and data infrastructure that supports it. (5) TADIS was introduced firstly in the metropolitan area because the voice and data radio network provided by the PMRN project provided the foundation infrastructure for its deployment. Whilst three sites are located on the fringes outside the metropolitan area, they are located to provide coverage within the metropolitan area, addressing topographical issues. Only minimal and coincidental coverage is provided outside the target area. With these very limited exceptions, regional WA currently does not have the required radio and data infrastructure.
(3) The fit-out of the 400 metropolitan vehicles commenced in early 2007 and was completed in mid-February 2008. (4) No. The rollout of TADIS in regional districts will require the establishment of the radio and data infrastructure that supports it. (5) TADIS was introduced firstly in the metropolitan area because the voice and data radio network provided by the PMRN project provided the foundation infrastructure for its deployment. Whilst three sites are located on the fringes outside the metropolitan area, they are located to provide coverage within the metropolitan area, addressing topographical issues. Only minimal and coincidental coverage is provided outside the target area. With these very limited exceptions, regional WA currently does not have the required radio and data infrastructure.
(4) No. The rollout of TADIS in regional districts will require the establishment of the radio and data infrastructure that supports it. (5) TADIS was introduced firstly in the metropolitan area because the voice and data radio network provided by the PMRN project provided the foundation infrastructure for its deployment. Whilst three sites are located on the fringes outside the metropolitan area, they are located to provide coverage within the metropolitan area, addressing topographical issues. Only minimal and coincidental coverage is provided outside the target area. With these very limited exceptions, regional WA currently does not have the required radio and data infrastructure.
(5) TADIS was introduced firstly in the metropolitan area because the voice and data radio network provided by the PMRN project provided the foundation infrastructure for its deployment. Whilst three sites are located on the fringes outside the metropolitan area, they are located to provide coverage within the metropolitan area, addressing topographical issues. Only minimal and coincidental coverage is provided outside the target area. With these very limited exceptions, regional WA currently does not have the required radio and data infrastructure.
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