❓ Hon Lynn MacLaren questions the WA Police's possession and usage guidelines of Long-Range Acoustic Devices (LRADs), citing potential harm and seeking assurance against their use for crowd control. The Minister requests the question be placed on notice for a detailed response.
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WA POLICE — LONG-RANGE ACOUSTIC DEVICE —
USAGE GUIDELINES
455. Hon LYNN MacLAREN to the Attorney General
representing the Minister for Police:
(1) Can the
minister confirm that Western Australia Police has a long-range acoustic device
or LRAD?
(2) Is the minister
aware that since its first use by US police at the G20 protests in Pittsburgh
in 2009 it has been proven to cause serious pain and permanent hearing damage?
(3) What guidelines are in place for
the use of the sound cannon and will the minister please table them?
(4) Will the minister rule out its
use as crowd control device in WA?
USAGE GUIDELINES
455. Hon LYNN MacLAREN to the Attorney General
representing the Minister for Police:
(1) Can the
minister confirm that Western Australia Police has a long-range acoustic device
or LRAD?
(2) Is the minister
aware that since its first use by US police at the G20 protests in Pittsburgh
in 2009 it has been proven to cause serious pain and permanent hearing damage?
(3) What guidelines are in place for
the use of the sound cannon and will the minister please table them?
(4) Will the minister rule out its
use as crowd control device in WA?
AnswerView source ↗
On behalf of the Minister for
Police, I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The
minister has asked that the member place the question on notice so that a comprehensive
and detailed response can be provided. She also proposes, in discussions I have
had with her, to provide a bit of a history of these particular appliances and
how they came to be applied by the police.
Police, I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The
minister has asked that the member place the question on notice so that a comprehensive
and detailed response can be provided. She also proposes, in discussions I have
had with her, to provide a bit of a history of these particular appliances and
how they came to be applied by the police.
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