Page 4220 - Week 12 - Wednesday, 23 October 2019
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mentioned in the earlier question, one of the Housing ACT properties in that street has been boarded up for over a year. Minister, what is the current status of that house? Is it in a liveable condition, and when will it again be tenanted?
MS BERRY: I will take that question on notice.
MR MILLIGAN: Minister, how long has this property been vacant?
MS BERRY: I will take that question on notice.
MR PARTON: Minister, why is this property sitting vacant while there are currently over 2,000 applications on the waiting list?
MS BERRY: There could be a number of reasons but in respect of this particular dwelling, I will take the question on notice.
ACT Policing—complaints
MS LAWDER: My question is to the Minister for Police and Emergency Services. Minister, on 30 September police raided a Housing ACT residence in Tuggeranong, where they seized weapons, including a crossbow, and illicit substances including MDMA and methylamphetamine, as well as items consistent with drug trafficking. Minister, how many complaints have been made to ACT Policing regarding this property since 2012?
MR GENTLEMAN: I thank Ms Lawder for the question. I do not have the number of instances of reports directly in front of me, so I will take that part of the question on notice. I can say that police have been working with the community in this particular instance. That has involved the Tuggeranong station as well as officers around the Tuggeranong area. Police do some fantastic work in Tuggeranong, but there are challenges and this particular case is one of those. They provide support services and opportunities for diversionary programs to ensure that offenders are brought to account for their actions in a manner that both protects the interests of that jurisdiction in the community and maximises the chance for rehabilitation of offenders.
MS LAWDER: Minister, how many complaints of illegal activity must be made before an investigation is conducted?
MR GENTLEMAN: ACT police take all illegal activities as a precedent and work straightaway on that.
Mr Hanson: Including cannabis smoking?
MR GENTLEMAN: Yes, they do. In fact, ACT police do a fantastic job in the ACT. This government supports ACT Policing. In the last budget we invested $34 million in extra police for the ACT and a new police service model. We will see that roll out further into the community as the investment proceeds.
MR PARTON: Minister, was Taskforce Nemesis involved in this raid?
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