1. What are the opening hours of the Gungahlin Police Station

2. How many police officers work in the Gungahlin Police Station in a 24 hour period on:

(i) Monday - Friday

(ii) Saturday; and

(iii) Sunday

3. How many burglaries have occurred in Gungahlin over the last three years.

4. What was the clear up rate for Gungahlin burglaries.

1. The Gungahlin shop-front is not currently open.

The Gungahlin area has been serviced by mobile patrols operating from Belconnen Station since 22 December 1999.

The decision to temporarily close the shop-front was taken by AFP management on the grounds that Gungahlin could be more effectively serviced by mobile patrols, which increase police visibility and responsiveness. As Gungahlin staff were primarily occupied with the processing of routine front office reports and inquiries, it was determined that police resources would be more effectively utilised by channelling these functions through Belconnen Station and the Communications Team, and releasing sworn personnel from the shop-front back to patrol duties.

It is important to note that there is no empirical evidence to suggest that staffing the Gungahlin front office acts as a positive deterrent to the commission of burglaries within the suburbs of Gungahlin.

It is envisaged that the injection of new members into the ACT by the end of March will allow the shop front at Gungahlin to be staffed on a more regular basis.

2. There are currently no staff working in the Gungahlin shop front. Gungahlin is patrolled as part of the wider Belconnen Patrol for the reasons outlined in response to Question One.