Member for Davidson, Jonathan O’Dea has welcomed the appointment of more Police Offices to Northern Commands in his electorate, following the graduation of another 202 officers from the NSW Police Academy at Goulburn.
“Since the election, the NSW Government has delivered 370 additional positions into the NSW Police Force and is on track to reach a record 16,665 officers by August 2015”, Mr O’Dea said.
“The latest allocations will result in an additional officer for both North Sydney and Ku-ring-gai Local Area Commands (LACs) and another 4 officers for the Northern Beaches LAC,” he said.
The NSW Government is delivering on its election commitments and providing Police with more resources and powers including:
· $3.5 million for an additional 25 Mobile Police Command Vehicles;
· New ‘Move on Powers’ for Police and a new offence of ‘Intoxicated and Disorderly’;
· New consorting laws, restrictions on bikies in Kings Cross and crackdowns on
tattoo parlours;
· The establishment of a new Highway Patrol and Traffic Command and a Police
Transport Command;
· The rebuilding of PCYCs and the establishment of the ‘eyewatch’ program;
· The reform and strengthening of the NSW Crime Commission;
· The Ammunition Control Bill preventing ammunition falling into criminal hands;
· The reform of the Police Death and Disability Scheme and the establishment of
an injury management program to get more officers back to work; and
· The reform of the security industry.
“The NSW Government is committed to making the reforms that ensure more officers are on the street, which is the best outcome for the community,” Mr O’Dea said.
