Legislative Council Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2) 53 2 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Question Time Police Staffing Police Staffing The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY Legislative Council Leader of the Opposition Police Staffing The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY (Leader of the Opposition) (14:31): Supplementary: will the minister confirm that he is actually committed to the 4,713 sworn police officers by 30 June 2018? The Hon. P. MALINAUSKAS Legislative Council Minister for Police, Minister for Correctional Services, Minister for Emergency Services, Minister for Road Safety Police Staffing The Hon. P. MALINAUSKAS (Minister for Police, Minister for Correctional Services, Minister for Emergency Services, Minister for Road Safety) (14:31): Again I thank the honourable member for his important supplementary question. Let's be clear about this. The government is committed to delivering on our Recruit 313 target that we established at the last state election. We are working closely with SAPOL to ensure that those targets are met. There is a range of challenges that have to be dealt with in order to meet that target, including the recruitment of a substantial number of police officers to account for natural attrition, but this government remains committed to our Recruit 313 target.