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Question Without Notice No. 963 asked in the Legislative Council on 11 November 2021 by Hon Peter Collier

Parliament: 41 Session: 1

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.