APY Lands

In reply to the Hon. D.G.E. HOOD ().18 June 2024).

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Attorney-General, Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector): The Minister for Police, Emergency Services and Correctional Services has advised:

SAPOL's Far North Local Service Area provides nine sworn full-time equivalent (FTE) positions that are permanently stationed on the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands (APY Lands).

One sergeant is allocated to each of the four communities of Amata, Ernabella, Mimili and Murputja. The vacant sergeant positions in Mimili and Ernabella have recently been subject to a selection process to fill, and the outcome of that process was published in the South Australia Police Gazette on 24 July 2024.

Five specialist staff are located at the multi-agency hub at Umuwa and all positions are currently filled. These five positions comprise of the Senior Sergeant First Class (Officer in Charge, APY), a Detective Brevet Sergeant Investigator and three Family Violence Investigators.