House of Assembly: Tuesday, September 14, 2010

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POLICE ATTENDANCE PROCEDURE

Mrs REDMOND (Heysen—Leader of the Opposition) (14:54): My question is again to the Premier. Do members of the public need to phone 000 for police attendance or the publicly advertised number for police attendance: 131444?

The Hon. M.J. WRIGHT (Lee—Minister for Police, Minister for Emergency Services, Minister for Recreation, Sport and Racing) (14:54): I am not too sure—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. M.J. WRIGHT: I am not too sure what point the leader is making. We, of course, are treating this matter very seriously. The Police Commissioner and I have acknowledged the human error that has occurred. Obviously I am very sorry that that has occurred, but I remind the opposition, particularly the leader, that we are in the middle of a murder investigation. This is a very serious incident and, if they want to play political games with it, they do so at their own peril.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The member for Ashford.

Mr Williams interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order, the deputy leader! The member for Ashford.