House of Assembly - Fifty-Second Parliament, Second Session (52-2)
2013-06-19 Daily Xml

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PORTABLE FINGERPRINT SCANNERS

Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN (Stuart) (15:01): My question is for the Minister for Police. Can the minister advise if the 150 portable fingerprint scanners promised by the government at the last election are currently operational?

The Hon. M.F. O'BRIEN (Napier—Minister for Finance, Minister for Police, Minister for Correctional Services, Minister for Emergency Services, Minister for Road Safety) (15:01): The last briefing that I received, which I think was about three or four weeks ago, was that they were to commence a trial.

Members interjecting:

The Hon. M.F. O'BRIEN: Yes, well, apparently there were legislative difficulties in commencing the trial.

Members interjecting:

The Hon. M.F. O'BRIEN: That is the advice that I received from the police commissioner: that the trial was to commence. The number that were being trialled, I am not sure. The delay, the police commissioner informed me, was due to a legislative difficulty. I will return to the house with the specific number being trialled, but the trial is underway.

The SPEAKER: Is this a supplementary?

Mr van Holst Pellekaan: No.

The SPEAKER: I call the member for Kaurna.