House of Assembly - Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2)
2016-03-08 Daily Xml

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Police Staffing

Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN (Stuart) (15:07): Supplementary: given the Premier's answer, can he confirm to the house his original commitment that the 313 net additional officers will be sworn police officers, excluding civilians and excluding cadets at the academy?

The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL (Cheltenham—Premier) (15:07): I forget what the original commitment was, but we will be—

Mr Pisoni interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The member for Unley is warned for the second and final time.

The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL: It doesn't sit within my portfolio, but the commitment that was made will be honoured, and I don't know whether the gloss that the—

Mr Marshall interjecting:

The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL: You need to actually compare notes. I know that those opposite don't talk—

Mr Gardner interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The member for Morialta is on the edge.

The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL: Mr Speaker, those opposite need to compare notes. I was being asked about whether we were going to keep an election commitment, not whether—

Mr Marshall interjecting:

The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL: Don't tidy it up for him. It's embarrassing. We will keep the commitment that we made.