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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 887 asked in the Legislative Council on 28 October 2021 by Hon Peter Collier

Parliament: 41 Session: 1

POLICE — EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

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

I refer the minister to the employee assistance program provided by Western Australia Police Force.

(1) Will the minister provide a list of service providers that are used for this service; and, if not, why not?

(2) Can officers and other employees of WAPOL choose their own service provider; and, if not, why not?

Hon STEPHEN DAWSON replied:

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

(1) A response to this question cannot be provided within the time frame. The honourable member may wish to place this question on notice.

(2) The employee assistance program is available to sworn and unsworn personnel and their families and the service provider will allocate an appropriate clinician according to the individual circumstances. Should the person accessing the service have an existing relationship with a psychologist, the WA Police Force will authorise sessions to the same value as under the EAP with the approval of the director of human resources or the chief psychologist. In addition, police officers may access a service provider of their choice in accordance with their industrial agreement.