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5604 - NEWCASTLE CITY HIGHWAY PATROL REASSIGNMENTS

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 Newcastle City Highway Patrol officers assigned to areas outside of the Newcastle Local Area Command?
    1. If so, which of the surrounding Local Area Commands were they assigned to in the last 12 months?
    2. If so, how often did these assignments occur?
Answer -

The NSW Police Force has advised me:

The Traffic and Highway Patrol Command was established to remove the barrier of Local Area Command (LAC) 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.

Officers are deployed to priority roads based on intelligence. This provides greater deterrence, visibility and enforcement capability where it is most needed.

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

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