❓ Mrs Roberts questions the Minister for Police on the lack of priority given to compensating medically-retired police officers, despite the release of a relevant report. The Minister defends the government's record on police welfare and indicates the issue will be investigated as part of Reform 2020.
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POLICE
UNION — PROJECT RECOMPENSE REPORT
394. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS to the
Minister for Police:
I ask a supplementary question. Given that the report was
released last year, why is not providing compensation for medically-retired police
officers a priority for the ministerXXX ###XXXs
government?
UNION — PROJECT RECOMPENSE REPORT
394. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS to the
Minister for Police:
I ask a supplementary question. Given that the report was
released last year, why is not providing compensation for medically-retired police
officers a priority for the ministerXXX ###XXXs
government?
AnswerView source ↗
I think that is a bit rich from the member for Midland when
it was this government that actually brought in legislation to cover all the
medical expenses for police officers who are injured on the job, for the
duration of that injury-management process post-separation from police. We are
the ones who introduced mandatory sentencing for people who assault police
officers, we are the ones who introduced mandatory blood testing for people who
bite and spit at police officers and we are the ones who committed to a 500
growth program in 2008 and a 550 growth program in 2013. So it is a bit rich.
We are in consultation with police officers and the police union. I meet with
the police union regularly, and it is aware of exactly where I stand on this
issue, and this will be investigated as part of the Reform 2020 workforce
optimisation tranche.
it was this government that actually brought in legislation to cover all the
medical expenses for police officers who are injured on the job, for the
duration of that injury-management process post-separation from police. We are
the ones who introduced mandatory sentencing for people who assault police
officers, we are the ones who introduced mandatory blood testing for people who
bite and spit at police officers and we are the ones who committed to a 500
growth program in 2008 and a 550 growth program in 2013. So it is a bit rich.
We are in consultation with police officers and the police union. I meet with
the police union regularly, and it is aware of exactly where I stand on this
issue, and this will be investigated as part of the Reform 2020 workforce
optimisation tranche.
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