❓ A member of parliament questions the minister about understaffing at Esperance Police Station and requests an increase of 10 officers. The minister deflects responsibility to the Commissioner of Police.
AnsweredQoN 942Legislative Council
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ESPERANCE POLICE STATION
Will the minister immediately recommend that a further 10 police officers be stationed at Esperance Police Station, which is seriously understaffed, with officers being subjected to long working hours of 44 hours a week and suffering high stress levels and low morale? Hon JON FORD
Will the minister immediately recommend that a further 10 police officers be stationed at Esperance Police Station, which is seriously understaffed, with officers being subjected to long working hours of 44 hours a week and suffering high stress levels and low morale? Hon JON FORD
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I thank the member for some notice of the question. The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has supplied the following answer - The Minister for Police has raised the issue of staff numbers at Esperance Police Station with the Commissioner of Police. All staff deployment is determined by the Commissioner of Police.
Hon JON FORD replied: I thank the member for some notice of the question. The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has supplied the following answer - The Minister for Police has raised the issue of staff numbers at Esperance Police Station with the Commissioner of Police. All staff deployment is determined by the Commissioner of Police.
I thank the member for some notice of the question. The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has supplied the following answer - The Minister for Police has raised the issue of staff numbers at Esperance Police Station with the Commissioner of Police. All staff deployment is determined by the Commissioner of Police.
The Minister for Police has raised the issue of staff numbers at Esperance Police Station with the Commissioner of Police. All staff deployment is determined by the Commissioner of Police.
Hon JON FORD replied: I thank the member for some notice of the question. The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has supplied the following answer - The Minister for Police has raised the issue of staff numbers at Esperance Police Station with the Commissioner of Police. All staff deployment is determined by the Commissioner of Police.
I thank the member for some notice of the question. The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has supplied the following answer - The Minister for Police has raised the issue of staff numbers at Esperance Police Station with the Commissioner of Police. All staff deployment is determined by the Commissioner of Police.
The Minister for Police has raised the issue of staff numbers at Esperance Police Station with the Commissioner of Police. All staff deployment is determined by the Commissioner of Police.
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