❓ Question regarding the cost, staffing, deployment, and resource impact of the Western Australia Police Regional Enforcement Unit (REU). The answer provides specific cost breakdowns for REU vehicles, staffing numbers, confirms no deployments outside regional WA, and denies any resource loss for regional police stations.
AnsweredQoN 1592Legislative Council
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I refer to the answer to question on notice No. 1197, in relation to the Western Australia Police Regional Enforcement Unit (REU), and I ask: (a) what is the total cost of each REU marked Toyota Kluger station wagon deployed; (b) how many sworn officers and administrative staff does the REU employ currently and proposed to employ from February 2019; (c) has the REU conducted any operations or been deployed for any purpose outside of regional Western Australia as defined by the Regional Development Commissions Act 1993 ; and (d) have regional police stations lost any allocation of overtime or other policing resources as a result of the establishment of the REU?
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Answered
9 October 2018
Responded by
Minister for Environment representing the Minister for Police
Response time
10 days
The Western Australian Police Force advise the following:
(a) For 2017-18 until 31 August 2018, $37 612; $33 885; $40 013; $16 147; $17 851 and $15, 793. Note that the WA Police Force advise that payments under the leasing contracts are released as vehicles are delivered; the vehicles were leased from different starting dates and that lease costs include the payment for petrol usage, costs associated with kilometres travelled and other variances including unplanned repairs.
(b) 11 sworn officers with an additional 14 sworn officers to be deployed in February 2019.
(c) No.
(d ) No.
(a) For 2017-18 until 31 August 2018, $37 612; $33 885; $40 013; $16 147; $17 851 and $15, 793. Note that the WA Police Force advise that payments under the leasing contracts are released as vehicles are delivered; the vehicles were leased from different starting dates and that lease costs include the payment for petrol usage, costs associated with kilometres travelled and other variances including unplanned repairs.
(b) 11 sworn officers with an additional 14 sworn officers to be deployed in February 2019.
(c) No.
(d ) No.
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