POLICE —
MEDICALLY RETIRED OFFICERS — REDRESS SCHEME
963. Hon PETER COLLIER to
the minister representing the Minister for Police:
I refer the minister to his
response to question without notice 336 asked on 22 June 2021.
(1) How many
applicants have accessed the redress scheme from 1 June 2021 until 1 November
2021?
(2) How many applicants have been
approved and how many rejected over the period referred to in (1)?
(3) What has been the maximum
payment over the period referred to in (1)?
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.
(1)–(3)
The $16 million police redress scheme provided payments of up to $150 000 to
former police officers medically retired due to a work-related illness or
injury. The Western Australia Police Force advises that the scheme closed on 29
May 2020.