Today’s post-rally meeting – Wangaratta

The last of The Police Association’s post-rally meetings was held today in Wangaratta. Members from Victoria’s north-east carried the following resolutions unanimously:

1. “DUE TO THE RELUCTANCE AND OBVIOUS DELAYING OF FORCE COMMAND TO EQUIP MEMBERS WITH PERSONAL ISSUE SEMI-AUTOMATIC FIREARMS, BALLISTIC LOAD BEARING VESTS AND TASERS, ALL OF WHICH COMPROMISES SAFETY OF THE PUBLIC AND THE WELFARE OF POLICE, THAT THIS MEETING RECOMMENDS THAT WORK BANS BE IMPLEMENTED.”

2. “THAT THE GOVERNMENT IMMEDIATELY LAUNCHES A FULL INDEPENDENT INQUIRY INTO THE TRUE RESOURCING OF FRONT LINE POLICE STATIONS AND WORK UNITS AND IF THEY DO NOT, THAT THIS MEETING RECOMMENDS THAT WORK BANS BE IMPLEMENTTED BY MID-JULY 2008.”

3. “THAT FORCE COMMAND AND THE VICTORIAN GOVERNMENT IMMEDIATELY COMMENCE MEANINGFUL AND FRUITFUL NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE POLICE ASSOCIATION IN RELATION TO RESOURCES, THE POLICE REGULATION ACT, THE POLICE INTEGRITY BILL AND RESOLVE OUTSTANDING EB ISSUES OTHERWISE WORK BANS WILL COMMENCE AND CONTINUE UNTIL THESE ISSUES ARE RESOLVED.”

4. “THAT THIS MEETING OF POLIVE ASSOCIATION MEMBERS RESOLVES TO SUPPORT PREVIOUS MEMBERSHIP CALLS OF NO CONFIDENCE IN THE CHIEF COMMISSIONER OVER HER HANDLING OF RESOURCING ISSUES THEREBY COMPROMISING MEMBER AND PUBLIC SAFETY. “ 

The Police Association Executive will meet tomorrow to consider the resolutions carried at all the post-rally meetings held throughout June.

The Police Association will provide further advice to members following this meeting. 

Paul Mullett

Secretary