Police Protection Vests

Mr MALINAUSKAS (Croydon—Leader of the Opposition) (14:07): Supplementary.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Supplementary from the leader. The leader will be heard in silence.

Mr MALINAUSKAS: A supplementary question, Mr Speaker.

The Hon. V.A. Chapman interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The Deputy Premier is called to order.

Mr MALINAUSKAS: We did.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The Premier is called to order. Copious notes are allowed. Leader.

Mr MALINAUSKAS: Why does the government see the need for a trial, when in New South Wales the police vests are already functioning perfectly well? Why waste time with a trial?

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The minister will be heard in silence. Minister for Police.

The Hon. C.L. WINGARD (Gibson—Minister for Police, Emergency Services and Correctional Services, Minister for Recreation, Sport and Racing) (14:08): Thank you, sir, and I thank the member for his question. We went to the election with a policy to trial these vests, and that's what we are going to do.