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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 550 asked in the Legislative Council on 19 August 2021 by Hon Peter Collier

Parliament: 41 Session: 1

POLICE — SENIOR OFFICERS

550. Hon PETER COLLIER to the minister representing the Minister for Police:

(1) In the WA Police Force, what is the total number of assistant commissioners, commanders and superintendents for 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021?

(2) In WAPOL, what is the total number of women who held/hold the position of assistant commissioner, commander and superintendent for 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021?

Hon STEPHEN DAWSON replied:

I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. The following information has been provided to me by the minister for police. The Western Australia Police Force advises as follows.

(1) In 2014 there were 56; in 2015, 64; in 2016, 63; in 2017, 56; in 2018, 59; in 2019, 69; in 2020, 66; and in 2021 to 31 July, there are 62.

(2) In 2014 there were five; in 2015, nine; in 2016 and 2017, 10; in 2018, eight; in 2019 and 2020, 11; and in 2021 to 31 July there are 10.