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5603 - HIGHWAY PATROL IN NEWCASTLE

Hornery, Sonia to the Minister for Police and Emergency Services, Minister for Sport and Recreation, and Minister Assisting the Premier on Western Sydney
  1. Are highway patrol jobs for the Newcastle City Local Area Command assigned from Sydney?
    1. If so, why are these jobs not assigned to local police?
Answer -

The NSW Police Force has advised me:

The Traffic and Highway Patrol Command was established to remove the barrier of Local Area Command boundaries for the purposes of deploying Highway Patrol officers and deliver improved road safety. Newcastle City Highway Patrol is part of the Newcastle Cluster, which also includes Port Stephens and Manning Great Lakes Highway Patrols. Tasking of officers is undertaken by the Cluster Senior Supervisor based at Newcastle, in consultation with the supervisors of individual units within the Cluster.

Question asked on 13 May 2014 (session 55-1) and printed in Questions & Answers Paper No. 215
Answer received on 17 June 2014 and printed in Questions & Answers Paper No. 221

The Parliament of New South Wales acknowledges and respects the traditional lands of all Aboriginal people, and pays respects to all Elders past and present. We acknowledge the Gadigal people as the traditional custodians of the land on which the Parliament of New South Wales stands.