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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 59 asked in the Legislative Council on 18 May 2017 by Hon Lynn Maclaren

Parliament: 40 Session: 1


ROE HIGHWAY STAGE 8 PROTESTS — POLICE RESPONSE
      59. Hon LYNN MacLAREN to the minister representing the Minister for Police:
      (1) Does the government support calls for an independent inquiry into the police response to the Roe 8 protests?
(2) Will any of the 213 charges be dropped?
      (3) Is the Minister for Police aware that a group known as the Beeliar Legal Team has asked for an independent inquiry into the directives regarding use of force and deployment of animals and less lethal weapons?
      (4) Will the minister initiate a review of policy and procedures regarding police responses to peaceful community protest?
Hon STEPHEN DAWSON replied:
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. My apologies; I did sign off earlier on an answer, but it is not in either of the files that I have. If the answer comes in before the end of question time, I will provide it later.