Inquiry into the methods employed by WA Police to evaluate performance

Inquiry status:

Past

Date commenced:

26 Nov 2014

Tabling date:

24 Mar 2016

Date Ended:

24 Mar 2016

Committee

Community Development and Justice Standing Committee (2013 - 2017)

House:

Legislative Assembly

Media Statements:

26 Nov 2014
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24 Jun 2015
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06/25/2015
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03/24/2016

Important Information:

Terms of Reference:

The Committee met on 26 November 2014 and resolved to initiate an inquiry into the methods employed by WA Police to evaluate performance.

Focus Areas

The initial focus of the inquiry was on performance measures used by WA Police to determine the effectiveness of traffic law enforcement and road safety initiatives.
The report of the findings was tabled on 25 June 2015.

The second focus area of the inquiry was: How WA Police evaluates whether it is providing adequate protection to the victims of family and domestic violence, with the following terms of reference:
1. What audited and internal performance measures are in place and whether these are sufficient.
2. Victims' perceptions of how police respond to family and domestic violence.
3. How WA Police evaluates its training programs to ensure that officers have the skills and knowledge to deal effectively with family and domestic violence victims.
4. How WA Police evaluates the effectiveness of the use of technology in countering family and domestic violence.
A report of the findings was tabled on 22 October 2015.

The final focus area of this inquiry was how police evaluates its performance in regard to management of personnel, with the following terms of reference:
1. How recruitment practices are managed, in particular in relation to developing ethnic and cultural diversity within the force.
2. How training is managed, both for recruits and on an ongoing basis.
3. How police misconduct is managed internally.
4. How employment-acquired medical issues, such as post-traumatic stress disorder, are managed.
The report of findings was tabled by 24 March 2016.

Submission Number	Submitting person/organisation
	RAC received on 20 Feb 2015
	Department of Transport received on 16 Feb 2015
	WA Police Union received on 27 Feb 2015
	Mr Colin Scott received on 10 Feb 2015
	Mr Bernie Masters received on 12 Mar 2015
	Professor Max Cameron received on 26 Mar 2015
	Mr Thomas Davies, Enough is Enough WA received on 13 Apr 2015
	Women's Council for Domestic and Family Violence Services received on 19 Aug 2015
	Domestic Violence Legal Workers Network received on 20 Jul 2015
	Relationships Australia received on 6 Jul 2015
	Aboriginal Family Law Services received on 6 Jul 2015
	WA Police Union received on 16 Dec 2015
	Mr Alan Gelmi received on 30 Oct 2015
	Mr Matthew Carroll received on 11 Nov 2015
	Mr Allan Macdonald, Acting Commissioner for Equal Opportunity received on 19 Nov 2015
	Cr Brendan Kelly, Deputy Mayor, City of Bunbury received on 13 Oct 2015
	Mr Kevin Moran - first submission received on 14 Oct 2015
	Mr John Rinaldi received on 16 Oct 2015
	Medically Retired Western Australian Police Officers Association received on 2 Nov 2015
	Sgt Jon Groves received on 13 Nov 2015

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Related Document: Related Documents

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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
23 Feb 2015	10:30 AM	Legislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room 2	Office of Road Safety	Mr Iain Cameron (Executive Director)
23 Feb 2015	11:30 AM	Legislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room 2	Road Safety Council	Professor Murray Lampard (Chair)
23 Feb 2015	12:15 PM	Legislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room 2	RAC	Mr Will Golsby (General Manager, Corporate Affairs) and Ms Anne Still (Senior Manager of Policy and Research)
25 Feb 2015	09:45 AM	Legislative Assembly Meeting Room - Parliament House (South Entrance)	Main Roads	Mr Des Snook (Executive Director, Road Network Services, Main Roads Services Directorate)
25 Feb 2015	10:30 AM	Legislative Assembly Meeting Room - Parliament House (South Entrance)	WALGA	Cr Geoff Amphlett (WALGA State Council, Road Safety Council Member) and Ms Terri-Anne Pettet (WALGA RoadWise Program Manager)
03 Mar 2015	11:00 AM	Legislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room 2	WA Police	Mr Stephen Brown (Deputy Commissioner - Operations), Mr Anthony Kannis (Executive Director), Mr Nick Anticich (Assistant Commissioner Traffic and Emergency Response) and Mr Ian Clarke (Inspector, State Traffic Operations).
11 Mar 2015	10:00 AM	Legislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room 4	Royal Perth Hospital	Dr Sudhakar Rao (Director, State Trauma) and Ms Maxine Burrell (State Trauma Program Manager)
25 Mar 2015	10:30 AM	Legislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room 4 (Video Conference)	Monash University Accident Research Centre	Professor Max Cameron
06 May 2015	09:30 AM	Legislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room 1 (Video Conference)		Ms Janet Evans (Intelligence Analyst and Researcher)
06 May 2015	10:30 AM	Legislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room 1	WA Police & Office of the Auditor General	Mr Anthony Kannis (Executive Director), Mr Les Bechelli (Acting Director, Business Planning and Finance), Mr Mark Stringer (Strategic Planning and Performance Analyst), Mr Vincent Turco (Senior Director Financial Audit) and Mr Don Cunninghame (Assistant Auditor General Financial Audit)
12 Aug 2015	09:30 AM	Legislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room 2	Department for Child Protection and Family Support	Ms Emma White (Director General) and Ms Kay Benham (Executive Director, Policy and Learning
12 Aug 2015	10:45 AM	Legislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room 2	Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions	Mr Joseph McGrath (Director of Public Prosecutions), Ms Amanda Burrows (Senior State Prosecutor) and Ms Nari Vanderzanden (Legal Projects Officer)
19 Aug 2015	10:00 AM	Legislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room 1	Domestic Violence Services, Women's Health and Family Services/Women's Council for Domestic and Family Violence Services	Ms Yolanda Strauss (Manager) and Ms Angela Hartwig (Chief Executive Officer)
19 Aug 2015	10:45 AM	Legislative Assemlby Committee Office - Meeting Room 1	Women's Council for Domestic and Family Violence Services and Lucy Saw Centre/Patricia Giles Centre	Ms Anne Moore (Chair of Executive Committee/Chief Executive Officer) and Ms Kedy Kristal (Chief Executive Officer)
09 Sep 2015	10:00 AM	Legislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room 2	WA Police	Mr Gary Dreibergs (Acting Commissioner), Mrs Michelle Fyfe (Acting Deputy Commissioner, Specialist Services), Mr Mark Stringer (Strategic Planning and Performance Analyst), Detective Inspector Sue Young (Sex Crime Division) and Commander Brad Sorrell (Metropolitan Regional Office)
16 Sep 2015	09:30 AM	Legislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room 2	Aboriginal Family Law Services	Ms Mariette Cowley (CEO) and Ms Andrea Smith (Principal Policy Officer)
16 Sep 2015	10:15 AM	Legislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room 2	Legal Aid Western Australia	Ms Julie Jackson (Director of Family Division)
16 Sep 2015	11:00 AM	Legislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room 2	Office of the Commissioner for Victims of Crime	Ms Jennifer Hoffman (Commissioner for Victims of Crime) and Ms Sally Roworth (Senior Policy Officer)
18 Nov 2015	10:00 AM	Legislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room 1	The Hollywood Clinic	Dr Mathew Samuel (Clinical Lead, PTSD Program) and Mr Douglas Brewer (Coordinator (Clinical) of Trauma Recovery)
18 Nov 2015	11:00 AM	Legislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room 1	Medically Retired Western Australian Police Officers Association Inc.)	Mr David Bentley (President) and Mr Michael Thornbury
23 Nov 2015	02:15 PM	Legislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room 1	Edmund Rice Centre Mirrabooka	Ms Christina Ward (Deputy Director)
23 Nov 2015	03:00 PM	Legislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room 1	Equal Opportunity Commission	Mr Allan Macdonald (Acting Commissioner for Equal Opportunity)
25 Nov 2015	10:45 AM	Legislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room 1	Peedac	Mr Michael Thorne (Manager, Indigenous Community Support Service)
15 Feb 2016	09:30 AM	Legislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room 1	WA Police	Dr Karl O'Callaghan (Commissioner), Mr Anthony Kannis (Executive Director), Mr Craig Ward (Assistant Commissioner, Workforce), Ms Renae Lavell (Director, Human Resources) Mr Nick Anticich (Assistant Commissioner, Professional Standards)
17 Feb 2016	10:00 AM	Legislative Assembly Committee Office - Meeting Room 2	WA Police Union	Mr George Tilbury (President), Mr Brandon Shortland (Senior Vice President) and Ms Jane Baker (Research Officer)

Related Transcripts of Evidence:

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Evidence by.. Professor Murray Lampard (Chairman, Road Safety Council) on 23 Feb 2015

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Evidence by.. Mr Iain Cameron (Executive Director, Office of Road Safety) on 23 Feb 2015

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Evidence by.. Mr Will Golsby (General Manager, Corporate Affairs, RAC) and Ms Anne Still (Senior Manager, Policy and Research, RAC) on 23 Feb 2015

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Evidence by.. Mr Desmond Snook (Executive Director, Road Network Services, Main Roads Western Australia) on 25 Feb 2015

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Evidence by.. Ms Terri-Anne Pettet (RoadWise Program Manager, Western Australian Local Government Association; Deputy Member, Road Safety Council) and Mr Geoff Amphlett (Councillor, Western Australian Local Government Association; Member, Road Safety Council) on 25 Feb 2015

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Evidence by.. Mr Nick Anticich (Assistant Commissioner, Traffic and Emergency Response, Western Australia Police), Mr Anthony Kannis (Executive Director, Western Australia Police), Mr Ian Clarke (Inspector, State Traffic Operations, Western Australia Police) and Mr Stephen Brown (Deputy Commissioner, Operations and Reform, Western Australia Police) on 3 Mar 2015

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Evidence by.. Dr Sudhakar Rao, State Director of Trauma, Royal Perth Hospital and Mrs Maxine Burrell, State Trauma Program Manager, Royal Perth Hospital. on 11 Mar 2015

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Evidence by.. Professor Max Cameron, Monash University Accident Research Centre on 25 Mar 2015

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Evidence by.. Mr Don Cunninghame (Assistant Auditor General, Financial Audit, Office of the Auditor General), Mr Vince Turco (Senior Director, Financial Audit, Office of the Auditor General), Mr Mark Stringer (Strategic Planning and Performance Analyst, Western Australia Police), Mr Anthony Kannis (Executive Director, Western Australia Police) and Mr Leslie Bechelli (Acting Director, Business Strategy and Finance, Western Australia Police) on 6 May 2015

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Evidence by.. Ms Janet Evans (Intelligence Analyst and Researcher) on 6 May 2015

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Evidence by.. Mr Joseph McGrath, Director of Public Prosecutions, Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions; Ms Amanda Burrows, Senior Public Prosecutor, Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions; Mrs Nari Vanderzanden, Instructing Officer, Legal Projects, Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions on 12 Aug 2015

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Evidence by.. Ms Emma White, Director General, Department for Child Protection and Family Support; Ms Kay Benham, Executive Director, Policy and Learning, Department for Child Protection and Family Support on 12 Aug 2015

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Evidence by.. Ms Yolanda Strauss (Manager, Domestic Violence Services, Women's Health and Family Services) on 19 Aug 2015

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Evidence by.. Ms Angela Hartwig (CEO, Women’s Council for Domestic and Family Violence Services); Ms Kedy Kristal (CEO, Patricia Giles Centre); Ms Anne Moore (CEO, Domestic and Family Violence Services, The Lucy Saw Centre). on 19 Aug 2015

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Evidence by.. Mr Gary Dreibergs (Acting Commissioner, WA Police), Mrs Michelle Fyfe (Acting Deputy Commissioner, WA Police), Ms Susan Young (Detective Inspector, WA Police), Mr Bradley Sorrell (Acting Commander, WA Police) and Mr Mark Stringer (Performance Anaylst, WA Police) on 9 Sep 2015

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Evidence by.. Ms Jennifer Hoffman (Commissioner for Victims of Crime, Department of the Attorney General) and Ms Sally Roworth (Senior Policy Officer, Department of the Attorney General) on 16 Sep 2015

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Evidence by.. Ms Mariette Cowley (Chief Executive Officer, Aboriginal Family Law Services) and Ms Andrea Smith (Strategy and Communications Manager, Aboriginal Family Law Services) on 16 Sep 2015

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Evidence by.. Ms Julie Jackson (Director, Family Division, Legal Aid WA) on 16 Sep 2015

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Evidence by.. Mr David Bentley (President, Medically Retired Western Australian Police Officers Association Inc.) and Mr Michael Thornbury (Medically Retired Western Australian Police Officers Association Inc.). on 18 Nov 2015

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Evidence by.. Dr Mathew Samuel (Clinical Lead, PTSD Program, The Hollywood Clinic), Mr Douglas Brewer (Coordinator (Clinical) of Trauma Recovery, Growth Programs, The Hollywood Clinic) on 18 Nov 2015

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Evidence by.. Ms Christina Ward (Deputy Director, Edmund Rice Centre) on 23 Nov 2015

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Evidence by.. Mr Allan Macdonald (Acting Commissioner for Equal Opportunity, Equal Opportunity Commission) on 23 Nov 2015

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Evidence by.. Mr Michael Thorne (Indigenous Employment, PEEDAC Pty Ltd) on 25 Nov 2015

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Evidence by.. Dr Karl O'Callaghan (Commissioner of Police, Western Australia Police), Mr Anthony Kannis (Executive Director, Western Australia Police), Mr Craig Ward (Assistant Commissioner, Workforce, Western Australia Police), Mr Nicholas Anticich (Assistant Commissioner, Professional Standards, Western Australia Police) and Ms Renae Lavell (Human Resources Director, Western Australia Police). on 15 Feb 2016

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Evidence by.. Mr George Tilbury (President, Western Australia Police Union of Workers), Mr Brandon Shortland (Senior Vice-President, Western Australia Police Union of Workers) and Mrs Jane Baker (Research Officer, Western Australia Police Union of Workers) on 17 Feb 2016

Related Reports:

Report No	Title	Date tabled	Related documents
12	How do they manage? An investigation of the measures WA Police has in place to evaluate management of personnel	24 Mar 2016	More...
10	A measure of trust: How WA Police evaluates its response to family and domestic violence	22 Oct 2015	More...
8	Are we there yet? How WA Police determines whether traffic law enforcement is effective	25 Jun 2015	More...

Members conducting inquiry

Members:

Ms Margaret Mary Quirk MLA
Dr Antonio De Paulo (Tony) Buti MLA
Mr Christopher (Chris) David Hatton MLA
Ms Elizabeth (Libby) Mettam MLA
Mr Michael (Mick) Philip Murray MLA

Staff Members:

Dr Sarah Palmer (Principal Research Officer)
Ms Franchesca Walker (Research Officer)