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❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks details on the use and cost of covert hoon cameras, revealing the number deployed, offences captured, trial completion date, and evaluation method. The answer indicates the trial was successful and further procurement is underway.

AnsweredQoN 4871Legislative Assembly

Asked

16 February 2016

Member

Mr R.F. Johnson

Portfolio

Police

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In connection with your media statement dated Tuesday 9 June 2015 announcing covert hoon cameras, I ask the following: (a) how many covert cameras have been available to be installed up until 31 January 2016; (b) what is the individual and total cost of these covert cameras; (c) how many hoon offences have been captured by these covert cameras up until the 31 January 2016; (d) when will the reported trial be completed; and (e) how will the trial by evaluated?

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Answered

16 March 2016

Responded by

Minister for Police

Response time

29 days

a) Four. b) The individual cost of each camera was $8,929.46 with the total cost of the four cameras, as a stand-alone system being $41,458.00 c) 131 vehicles have been captured committing hoon offences by these cameras. d) The trial period was completed in September 2015. e) A review was completed in October 2015 and WA Police have commenced the procurement process for an additional 8 cameras as part of the ongoing acquisition to fulfil the Government’s election commitment of 24 cameras.

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