❓ A member of parliament questions the Minister for Police and Emergency Services regarding the new Police Commissioner's statements on civilianising positions and increasing police numbers, suggesting inconsistencies with past decisions and government performance. The Minister denies all claims.
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I refer the minister to an article in today’s The West Australian in which new Commissioner of Police, Karl O’Callaghan, is quoted as saying - . . . I’ll be looking to civilianise a number of positions and also talk to the Government about additional numbers. (1) Does the minister concede that this statement is an indictment of her decision in 2002 to implement a $1.6 million strategy to remove civilian staff from the Police Service? (2) Does the minister also concede that the new commissioner’s comments make it clear that this Government has not recruited enough police officers? (3) Does the minister concede that Mr O’Callaghan’s first public commitment to increase the number of frontline police is conclusive evidence of the Opposition’s claim that this Government has failed to increase police numbers? Mrs M.H. ROBERTS
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(1)-(3) No.
(2) Does the minister also concede that the new commissioner’s comments make it clear that this Government has not recruited enough police officers? (3) Does the minister concede that Mr O’Callaghan’s first public commitment to increase the number of frontline police is conclusive evidence of the Opposition’s claim that this Government has failed to increase police numbers? Mrs M.H. ROBERTS replied: (1)-(3) No.
(3) Does the minister concede that Mr O’Callaghan’s first public commitment to increase the number of frontline police is conclusive evidence of the Opposition’s claim that this Government has failed to increase police numbers? Mrs M.H. ROBERTS replied: (1)-(3) No.
Mrs M.H. ROBERTS replied: (1)-(3) No.
(1)-(3) No.
(2) Does the minister also concede that the new commissioner’s comments make it clear that this Government has not recruited enough police officers? (3) Does the minister concede that Mr O’Callaghan’s first public commitment to increase the number of frontline police is conclusive evidence of the Opposition’s claim that this Government has failed to increase police numbers? Mrs M.H. ROBERTS replied: (1)-(3) No.
(3) Does the minister concede that Mr O’Callaghan’s first public commitment to increase the number of frontline police is conclusive evidence of the Opposition’s claim that this Government has failed to increase police numbers? Mrs M.H. ROBERTS replied: (1)-(3) No.
Mrs M.H. ROBERTS replied: (1)-(3) No.
(1)-(3) No.
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