PARLIAMENTARY SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE STAFFING, RESOURCING
AND EFFICIENCY OF THE SOUTH AUSTRALIA POLICE
The Police Association has been advised that the Legislative
Council of State Parliament has established a select committee to consider and
report on the staffing, resourcing and efficiency of SAPOL, with particular
reference to:
a) resource utilisation;
b) rural
policing;
c) the need for, and allocation of, minimum staffing
levels;
d) effectiveness of recruitment and retention of police
personnel;
e) recruitment and in-service training resources and
requirements;
f) selection and promotion processes and
policies;
g) adequacy and standard of equipment;
h) mechanisms
for dealing with internal complaints;
i) prosecution;
j) the role
of police in and the adequacy of crime prevention programmes
throughout South Australia; and
k) other relevant matters.
The association will make submissions to the select committee
on behalf of all members and has engaged Mr John Spoehr of the Centre for
Labour Research, University of Adelaide, to assist in the preparation of the
PASA submission.
A meeting of delegates will be held to discuss the association
submission and provide feedback from the membership.
Members who require information regarding their status, rights
and obligations in relation to making submissions or appearing before the
select committee should contact the association directly.
