❓ Ms. Saffioti questions the Minister for Police regarding the commitment to a 24/7 police station in Ballajura. The Minister clarifies the commitment, stating that while the station will have 24/7 police presence, it won't necessarily be a 24/7 counter-service station.
AnsweredQoN 79Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
POLICE — BALLAJURA POLICE STATION
79. Ms R. SAFFIOTI to the Minister for Police:
I refer to the minister's comments about a new
Ballajura police station, particularly the comments she made here last night. I
will quote from notes that I took —
Mr T.R. Buswell :
Quote from the notes you took!
Ms R. SAFFIOTI : I
am quoting what the minister said. She said —
It wasn't going to be
24/7; it was just for a police station.
(1) Does the
minister today stand by those comments that the Liberal Party did not commit to
a 24/7 station in Ballajura?
(2) Did the
Liberal Party tell Ballajura residents before the election that the police
station was going to be a 24/7 station?
(3) Will the
minister today confirm that she is going to break a key law and order election
commitment to the people of Ballajura just two months after the election?
79. Ms R. SAFFIOTI to the Minister for Police:
I refer to the minister's comments about a new
Ballajura police station, particularly the comments she made here last night. I
will quote from notes that I took —
Mr T.R. Buswell :
Quote from the notes you took!
Ms R. SAFFIOTI : I
am quoting what the minister said. She said —
It wasn't going to be
24/7; it was just for a police station.
(1) Does the
minister today stand by those comments that the Liberal Party did not commit to
a 24/7 station in Ballajura?
(2) Did the
Liberal Party tell Ballajura residents before the election that the police
station was going to be a 24/7 station?
(3) Will the
minister today confirm that she is going to break a key law and order election
commitment to the people of Ballajura just two months after the election?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the
member for the question.
(1)–(3)
To redefine what our commitment is to the people of Ballajura —
Ms R. Saffioti : You're going to
redefine it!
Mrs L.M. HARVEY :
To define it and put it on the record again: we committed to build a police station
at Ballajura. We expect site tender for that police station to happen within
the next 12 months with a view to construction beginning towards 2016.
Twenty-four hour policing will occur out of Ballajura police station consistent
with all of our police stations. It will be a modern policing facility. At this
stage it is not anticipated that it will be a district 24-hour counter-service
police station. To be very, very clear to members in the house: all of our
police stations in every suburb in the metropolitan area have police officers
who operate out of those stations at night, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
There is coverage across the entire metropolitan area 24 hours a day, seven
days a week, from our police stations. Ballajura police station will have
officers rostered 24 hours a day, seven days a week. That policing will occur
consistent with our other stations.
member for the question.
(1)–(3)
To redefine what our commitment is to the people of Ballajura —
Ms R. Saffioti : You're going to
redefine it!
Mrs L.M. HARVEY :
To define it and put it on the record again: we committed to build a police station
at Ballajura. We expect site tender for that police station to happen within
the next 12 months with a view to construction beginning towards 2016.
Twenty-four hour policing will occur out of Ballajura police station consistent
with all of our police stations. It will be a modern policing facility. At this
stage it is not anticipated that it will be a district 24-hour counter-service
police station. To be very, very clear to members in the house: all of our
police stations in every suburb in the metropolitan area have police officers
who operate out of those stations at night, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
There is coverage across the entire metropolitan area 24 hours a day, seven
days a week, from our police stations. Ballajura police station will have
officers rostered 24 hours a day, seven days a week. That policing will occur
consistent with our other stations.
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