21
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 1986
·EFERRING TO A QUESTION ON THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS AGAINST POLICE REPORTED IN THE LAST THREE YEARS, MR THOMAS SAID THE INFORMATION SOUGHT WAS AVAILABLE FROM ANNUAL REPORTS OF THE UMELCO POLICE TROUP TABLED IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. HE PROVIDED A TABLE GIVING THE RELEVANT DATA.
IN THE LAST THREE CALENDAR YEARS, 12 637 CASES WERE REPORTED, AND THESE REPORTS CONTAINED ALLEGATIONS OF 19 185 SEPARATE MISDEMEANOURS. OF THESE ALLEGATIONS OF MISDEMEANOURS, 8.5 PER CENT WERE FOUND TO HAVE BEEN SUBSTANTIATED.
MR THOMAS SAID THE CASES REPORTED INVOLVED 22 033 POLICE OFFICERS. ACTION TAKEN AGAINST THOSE FOUND TO BE AT FAULT WAS AS FOLLOWS: 2 331 WERE GIVEN ADVICE, 427 WERE GIVEN A WARNING, 433 FACED FORMAL DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS, AND 92 WERE CHARGED WITH A CRIMINAL OFFENCE.
FOUR BILLS PASSED ***
FOUR BILLS THE DRUG ADDICTS TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION (AMENDMENT) BILL 1986, THE ANTIQUITIES AND MONUMENTS (AMENDMENT) BILL 1986, THE PUBLIC BUS SERVICES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1986 AND THE ROAD TRAFFIC (AMENDMENT) BILL 1986 WERE PASSED IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
FIVE OTHER BILLS - THE CIVIL AVIATION (AIRCRAFT NOISE) BILL 1986, THE SHIPPING AND PORT CONTROL (AMENDMENT) BILL 1986, THE FIRE SERVICES (AMENDMENT)(NO. 2) BILL 1986, THE PUBLIC HOLIDAY (ROYAL VISIT) BILL 1986 AND THE LANDLORD AND TENANT (CONSOLIDATION) (AMENDMENT) BILL 1986 WERE READ A SECOND TIME, AND DEBATE ON THEN WAS ADJOURNED.
THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED TO JUNE 25.
/22