A WA parliamentary question seeks information on the cost, authorisation, and budget allocation for a state government television advertising campaign promoting DNA as a police crime-fighting tool. The answer provides the cost, authorising person, and budget allocation.

AnsweredQoN 3063Legislative Assembly
Asked
17 August 2004
Portfolio
Police and Emergency Services

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(b) what is the cost of the television advertising for DNA as a Police crime-fighting tool authorised by the State Government; (c) who is the person who authorised this expenditure; and (d) from which budget allocation did this expenditure come?
(c) who is the person who authorised this expenditure; and (d) from which budget allocation did this expenditure come?
(d) from which budget allocation did this expenditure come?
b) The Office of Crime Prevention advises $153,548. c) Mr Michael Thorn, Director, Office of Crime Prevention. d) The Office of Crime Prevention advise Output 12 - Implementation of the State Crime Prevention Strategy, Department of the Premier and Cabinet.
c) Mr Michael Thorn, Director, Office of Crime Prevention. d) The Office of Crime Prevention advise Output 12 - Implementation of the State Crime Prevention Strategy, Department of the Premier and Cabinet.
d) The Office of Crime Prevention advise Output 12 - Implementation of the State Crime Prevention Strategy, Department of the Premier and Cabinet.

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Answered
26 November 2004
Responded by
Minister for Police and Emergency Services
Response time
101 days
a) The Police Service advise that Question 2343 related to DNA samples collected from a defined group of persons and this information could be readily extracted. Crime scene exhibits such as those from burglary offences are recorded on the Frontline Incident Management System (IMS) or Property Tracing System. The functionality to extract the type of date sought in the question is being incorporated into the next major enhancement to Frontline (IMS) which is scheduled to be rolled out early next year. Importantly, since the inception of the DNA database in July 2002 there have been 758 DNA database matches to burglary (dwelling) offences and 518 DNA database matches to burglary (non dwelling) offences.
b) The Office of Crime Prevention advises $153,548.
c) Mr Michael Thorn, Director, Office of Crime Prevention.
d) The Office of Crime Prevention advise Output 12 - Implementation of the State Crime Prevention Strategy, Department of the Premier and Cabinet.

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