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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2003 Week 12 Hansard (20 November) . . Page.. 4548 ..


(4) How much funding was allocated to the mounted police unit in the financial years:

(a) 2001-2002;

(b) 2002-2003;

(c) 2003-2004.

Mr Wood

: The answer to the member's question is as follows:

(1) In June 2003 I requested the Chief Police Officer for the Australian Capital Territory to report on the future deployment of mounted police within the ACT. The Chief Police Officer has recommended that the Mounted Police Team be discontinued on the basis that resources required to make such a team effective could be better utilised in other areas of policing. I intend to accept the Chief Police Officer's recommendation on this matter.

(2) No.

(3) Members of the Mounted Police Team have been deployed to protective security duties in accordance with Australian Federal Police priorities for the assignment of personnel.

(4) (a) $254 114

(b) $227 742

(c) $25 911

Home burglaries

(Question No 1051)

Mr Pratt asked the Minister for Police and Emergency Services, upon notice; on

22 November 2003:

In relation to ACT home burglaries:

(1) How many home burglaries have been reported to the police in Canberra in the following periods:

(a) July 2002 - September 2002 (inclusive);

(b) October 2002 - December 2002 (inclusive);

(c) January 2003 - March 2003 (inclusive);

(d) April 2003 - June 2003 (inclusive);

(e) July 2003 - September 2003 (inclusive);

(2) Of these reported home burglaries, how many offenders in each quarter were:

(a) arrested for the crime;

(b) subsequently charged for the crime;

(3) In each quarter, what is the breakdown per Canberra suburb of the reported home burglaries.

Mr Wood

: The answer to the member's question is as follows:


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