Police Staffing

The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY (Leader of the Opposition) (14:32): Supplementary: will the minister commit to the government's target of 4,713 sworn police officers by 30 June 2018?

The Hon. P. MALINAUSKAS (Minister for Police, Minister for Correctional Services, Minister for Emergency Services, Minister for Road Safety) (14:32): I don't know how many times the honourable member wants to say this, but he is welcome to spend the next 54 minutes asking the repeat supplementary question.

The Hon. D.W. Ridgway: I might just do that if you can't answer it.

The Hon. P. MALINAUSKAS: You would be welcome to. The answer is very simple. The answer is that the government remains committed to our Recruit 313 target.