Police Recruitment

The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY (Leader of the Opposition) (14:23): Police deal with complaints on a daily basis, so do you think it's satisfactory to give them a copy of a bill, as minister, that is significantly different 48 hours later? Is that the sort of relationship you think is a working relationship with the association?

The Hon. P. MALINAUSKAS (Minister for Police, Minister for Correctional Services, Minister for Emergency Services, Minister for Road Safety) (14:24): The honourable member is asking questions regarding the government's relationship with the Police Association. All I can say, and I am more than happy to repeat this answer because it is an important one and it is one that represents a genuinely held view, and that is that I certainly welcome—and I am very confident that the Attorney-General will welcome—any ideas, thoughts, contributions that the Police Association would like to make in regard to the bill that is before the parliament.