The Police Federation of Australia has made a submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement’s Inquiry into Crystal Methamphetamine – click here to view the submission.
Continue readingThe Police Federation of Australia has today made a submission to the Productivity Commission Issues Paper, April 2015 in relation to Public Safety Mobile Broadband. To view the PFA Submission, click here.
Continue readingFor a copy of the Police Federation of Australia’s submission to the Productivity Commission Inquiry into Workplace Relations Framework click here
Continue readingThe PFA’s submission to the Government’s Telecommunications Interception Bill strongly supports the need for access by State and Territory police for law enforcement and national security. It helps police to rule a person of interest in or out as a potential lead in criminal cases. It is needed on a daily basis in most jurisdictions. It was THE critical tool …
Continue readingThe PFA has made a submission to Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s review of spectrum – the essential ingredient for radio communications. We did so: to emphasise the critical importance of spectrum to non-commercial users like police and emergency services; and because of our continuing concern that the Minister for Communications and the ACMA are failing to implement the statutory obligation under …
Continue readingThe Police Federation of Australia has backed proposed changes to the Migration Act 1958 which will make it easier to cancel the visas of non-citizens who commit serious crimes. Citing the case of a Tongan citizen, Motekiai Tuafahema, who was convicted of manslaughter of a Sydney police officer on traffic patrol, and was on parole at the time the officer …
Continue readingOn Tuesday 26 August, Bernadette Zimmermann from the Police Association of South Australia and PFA CEO Mark Burgess appeared before the Productivity Commission’s Hearing into Childcare and Early Childhood Learning Inquiry in Canberra. Click here for the opening statement Bernadette and Mark made to the hearing. Click here to read the hearing transcript. The PFA is currently finalising a supplementary …
Continue readingOn the 5th September the PFA made a supplementary submission to the Productivity Commission’s Inquiry into Childcare and Early Childhood learning. This submission was in response to the Childcare and Early Childhood Learning Draft Report released by the Commission in July for comment. To view the PFA submission click here. On the 16th September The Australian ran an article ‘Police …
Continue readingOn 20 June 2014, the Police Federation of Australia made a submission to the Federal Department of Communications in relation to the Spectrum Review Terms of Reference. To view the submission, please click here.
Continue readingOn the 11 June 2014 the PFA made a submission to the Senate Education and Employment Committee regarding the inquiry into Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Child Care Measures) Bill 2014. To view the submission please click here
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