Inquiry into the Protection of Crowded Places from Terrorist Acts

Inquiry status:

Past

Date commenced:

13 Feb 2018

Tabling date:

21 Mar 2019

Deadline for submissions:

31 Jul 2018

Date Ended:

21 Mar 2019

Committee

Community Development and Justice Standing Committee (2017 - 2021)

House:

Legislative Assembly

Media Statements:

13 Feb 2018

Important Information:

Further information about the inquiry.PDF

Committee’s treatment of evidence - submissions.pdf

Committee’s treatment of evidence - hearings.pdf

Committee decision to extend the inquiry.pdf

Terms of Reference:

The Community Development and Justice Standing Committee will inquire into and report on the protection of crowded places in Western Australia from terrorist acts. In particular, the Committee will consider the Parliament of Western Australia’s role in overseeing counter-terrorism arrangements in Western Australia to ensure that it can properly evaluate the:

1. state-based emergency management framework;

2. implementation of mitigation and protective security measures;

3. relationships between state government departments and agencies and owners and operators of crowded places;

4. capability of the Western Australia Police Force to respond to a terrorist attack on a crowded place; and

5. security licensing, registration, and assurance processes in Western Australia.

In doing so, the Committee will have regard for the flow of information between agencies and other relevant stakeholders.

Submission Number	Submitting person/organisation
001	Mr Gerard Clyne received on 17 Feb 2018
002	City of Albany received on 21 Feb 2018
004	Mr D Williams & Dr A Bergin received on 8 Mar 2018
005	Office of the Auditor General received on 8 Mar 2018
006	Perth Festival received on 12 Mar 2018
007	Security Agents Institute of Western Australia received on 14 Mar 2018
008	City of South Perth received on 12 Mar 2018
009	M J Lindley received on 15 Mar 2018
010	Mr S Toke received on 16 Mar 2018
011	Professor Tim Prenzler received on 9 Apr 2018
12	Westen Power received on 22 Mar 2018
013	City of Joondalup received on 23 Mar 2018
014	Australian Security Industry Association Limited received on 28 Mar 2018
015	City of Bunbury received on 28 Mar 2018
016	Mr Chris Cubbage received on 28 Mar 2018
017	Scentre Group received on 28 Mar 2018
018	Perth Airport received on 28 Mar 2018
019	City of Mandurah received on 28 Mar 2018
020	Mr Alan Wilson received on 28 Mar 2018
021	Shopping Centre Council of Australia received on 29 Mar 2018
023	Department of Communities received on 29 Mar 2018
024	St John Ambulance WA received on 29 Mar 2018
025	State Coroner Western Australia received on 29 Mar 2018
026	Western Australian Cricket Association received on 29 Mar 2018
027	Department of Fire and Emergency Services received on 29 Mar 2018
028	Crown Perth received on 29 Mar 2018
029	Transport Portfolio received on 29 Mar 2018
030	Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority received on 29 Mar 2018
031	TriEvents Event Management received on 29 Mar 2018
032	Department of the Premier and Cabinet received on 29 Mar 2018
033	City of Perth received on 29 Mar 2018
034	Secure Events and Assets received on 3 Apr 2018
035	Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions received on 6 Apr 2018
036	Grand Cinemas received on 11 Apr 2018
037	AEG Ogden Perth Arena received on 12 Apr 2018
038	Australian Red Cross received on 12 Apr 2018
039	Department of Health received on 13 Apr 2018
040	VenuesLive received on 26 Apr 2018
041	Australian Hotels Association WA received on 13 Apr 2018
042	Western Australia Police Force received on 11 Apr 2018
043	Corruption and Crime Commission received on 21 Mar 2018
044	City of Cockburn received on 16 Apr 2018
045	Dexus received on 1 May 2018
047	City of Busselton received on 8 May 2018
048	State Emergency Management Committee received on 24 May 2018
049	Ombudsman Western Australia received on 25 May 2018
051	Western Australian Local Government Association received on 29 May 2018
052	Tourism WA received on 5 Jun 2018
55	Mr Rhys Wellstead received on 10 Oct 2018
057	WA Police Union received on 9 Nov 2018
058	Mr Douglas Tomkin received on 6 Nov 2018
059	Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage received on 19 Nov 2018
060	Queensland Police Service received on 20 Nov 2018
061	Fair Work Ombudsman received on 23 Nov 2018
062	Mr Vic Andrich (President, Environmental Health Australia WA Inc.) received on 23 Nov 2018
063	Department of Justice received on 26 Nov 2018
064	Fringe World Festival received on 27 Nov 2018
065	Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries received on 27 Nov 2018
066	Department of Home Affairs received on 4 Dec 2018
067	Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation received on 7 Dec 2018

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Unless a venue is specified, hearings are held at the
Legislative Assembly Committee Rooms, Level 2, 2 Parliament Place, West Perth

Date	Time	Venue	Organisation	Witness
14 Feb 2018	10:15 AM	Legislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room 4	VenuesWest	Mr David Etherton (Chief Executive Officer)
14 Feb 2018	11:00 AM	Legislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room 4	City of Perth	Mr Martin Mileham (Chief Executive Officer), Ms Rebecca Moore (Director Community & Commercial Services)
21 Feb 2018	10:15 AM	Legislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room 1	Department of Transport/Public Transport Authority	Mr Richard Sellers (Director General, Department of Transport), Mr Mark Burgess (Managing Director, Public Transport Authority), Mr Steve Furmedge (Director Security Services, Public Transport Authority), Mr Peter Jones (Acting Executive Director Transperth System, Regional and School Bus Services, Public Transport Authority), Mr Ray Buchholz (General Manager Marine Safety, Department of Transport)
21 Feb 2018	11:00 AM	Legislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room 1	City of South Perth	Mr Geoff Glass (Chief Executive Officer, Mr Peter Roaen (Event Manager), Mr David Fyfe (Infrastructure Planning Officer), Mr Patrick Quigley (Manager, Community, Recreation and Culture)
14 Mar 2018	09:45 AM	Legislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room 1	Security Agents Institute of Western Australia	Mr Michael Dyer (President), Mr Isidor Green (Member)
14 Mar 2018	10:45 AM	Legislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room 1	NPB Security	Mr Scott Parry (General Manager), Mr David Barrett (General Manager)
21 Mar 2018	09:45 AM	Legislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room 2	Lendlease	Mr Malcolm Reed (Regional Asset Manager WA)
21 Mar 2018	10:45 AM	Legislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room 2	University of the Sunshine Coast (via Skype)	Professor Tim Prenzler (via Skype)
09 May 2018	09:45 AM	Legislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room 2	WA Police	Mr Chris Dawson (Commissioner), Mr Paul Zanetti (Assistant Commissioner; Specialist and Support Services) and Commander Craig Donaldson (Counter Terrorism and Emergency Management)
16 May 2018	10:15 AM	Legislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room 1	State Emergency Management Committee	Dr Ron Edwards (Chair), Mr Malcolm Cronstedt (Executive Officer)
13 Jun 2018	10:15 AM	Legislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room 1	Artrage	Mr Marcus Canning (Chief Executive Officer)
13 Jun 2018	11:00 AM	Legislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room 1	Emergency Management, Victoria	Mr Tony Pearce (Inspector General)
20 Jun 2018	10:45 AM	Legislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room 4	Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation	Mr Graham Coleman (Superintendent, Games Operations, Commonwealth Games Group, Queensland Police Service); Mr Danny Baade (Head of Security, Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation)
27 Jun 2018	08:45 AM	Legislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room 1	WALGA
27 Jun 2018	09:45 AM	Legislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room 1		Mr Kevin Bain, (Director), Mr Albert De Boer (Director), Mr Tigio Ferreira (Business Development Manager)
27 Jun 2018	10:15 AM	Legislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room 1	WA Police Union	Mr George Tilbury, (President), Mr Brandon Shortland (Senior Vice President), Mr Matthew Payne (Research Officer)
10 Oct 2018	10:15 AM	Legislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room 3	Office of the Auditor General WA	Ms Caroline Spencer (Auditor General) and Mr Jason Beeley (Assistant Auditor General - Performance Audit)

Related Transcripts of Evidence:

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Evidence by.. Mr David Etherton (Chief Executive Officer, VenuesWest) on 14 Feb 2018

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Evidence by.. Mr Martin Mileham (Chief Executive Officer, City of Perth) and Ms Rebecca Moore (Director, Commerical and Community Services, City of Perth) on 14 Feb 2018

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Evidence by.. Mr Richard SELLERS (Director General, Department of Transport), Mr Mark BURGESS (Managing Director, Public Transport Authority), Mr Peter JONES (Acting Executive Director, Transperth System, Regional and School Bus Services, Public Transport Authority), Mr Steve FURMEDGE (Director, Security Services, Public Transport Authority), Mr Raymond BUCHHOLZ (General Manager, Marine Safety, Department of Transport) on 21 Feb 2018

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Evidence by.. Mr Geoff GLASS (Chief Executive Officer, City of South Perth), Mr David FYFE (Infrastructure Planning and Emergency Management Officer, City of South Perth), Mr Patrick QUIGLEY (Manager, Community, Culture and Recreation, City of South Perth), Mr Peter ROAEN (Event Manager, City of South Perth) on 21 Feb 2018

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Evidence by.. Mr Scott PARRY (Managing Director, NPB Security), Mr David BARRETT (Managing Director, NPB Security) on 14 Mar 2018

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Evidence by.. Mr Michael DYER (President, Security Agents Institute of Western Australia), Mr Ronald ADAMS (Executive Officer, Security Agents Institute of Western Australia) on 14 Mar 2018

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Evidence by.. Mr Malcolm REED (Regional Asset Manager WA, Lendlease) on 21 Mar 2018

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Evidence by.. Mr Chris Dawson (Commissioner of Police, Western Australia Police Force), Mr Craig Donaldson (Commander, Counterterrorism and Emergency Response, Western Australia Police Force), Mr Paul Zanetti (Assistant Commissioner, Specialist and Support Services, Western Australia Police Force) on 9 May 2018

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Evidence by.. Dr Ronald Edwards (Chairman, State Emergency Management Committee), Mr Malcolm Cronstedt (Executive Officer, State Emergency Management Committee) on 16 May 2018

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Evidence by.. Mr Tony PEARCE (Inspector-General for Emergency Management, Victoria) on 13 Jun 2018

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Evidence by.. Mr Marcus CANNING (Chief Executive Officer, Artrage Inc) on 13 Jun 2018

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Evidence by.. Mr Graham COLEMAN (Superintendent, Queensland Police Service), Mr Danny BAADE (Head of Security, Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation) on 20 Jun 2018

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Evidence by.. Mr Kevin BAIN (Director, RapidKAT Technologies), Mr Albert de BOER (Director, RapidKAT Technologies), Mr Tiago FERREIRA (Business Development Manager, Genetec) on 27 Jun 2018

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Evidence by.. Mr George TILBURY (President, WA Police Union), Mr Brandon SHORTLAND (Senior Vice-President, WA Police Union), Mr Matthew PAYNE (Research Officer, WA Police Union) on 27 Jun 2018

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Evidence by.. Mrs Melissa PEXTON (Manager Emergency Management, Policy, Western Australian Local Government Association) on 27 Jun 2018

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Evidence by.. Ms Caroline Spencer (Auditor General) and Mr Jason Beeley (Assistant Auditor General) on 10 Oct 2018

Related Reports:

Report No	Title	Date tabled	Related documents
5	No time for complacency; Final report for the inquiry into the protection of crowded places in Western Australia from terrorist acts	21 Mar 2019	More...
4	Near enough is not good enough; An initial report on the protection of crowded places in Western Australia	18 Oct 2018

Members conducting inquiry

Members:

Mr Peter Argyris Katsambanis MLA
Mr Mark James Folkard MLA
Mr Antonio (Tony) Krsticevic MLA
Mr Zak Richard Francis Kirkup MLA
Mr Donald (Don) Thomas Punch MLA

Staff Members:

Ms Franchesca Walker (Acting Principal Research Officer)
Mrs Alice Jones (Research Officer)
Ms Catherine Parsons (Research Officer)