APY LANDS, COMMUNITY CONSTABLES

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (14:39): Can the minister also pass on to the police minister a request for clarification of why the Commissioner of Police informed the Budget and Finance Committee of this council in February that there was no such review of community constables underway?

The Hon. G.E. GAGO (Minister for Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, Minister for Forests, Minister for Regional Development, Minister for Tourism, Minister for the Status of Women) (14:39): I am happy to pass on any detailed questions to the appropriate minister, but, as I said, our track record has been rock solid over almost 10 years. We have got the numbers, we have spent the budget, we have got the police out there on the ground, and we have built police stations. As I said, our track record stands and speaks for itself, and we have got a falling of crime rates, particularly in those very serious crime areas.