‘It will help alleviate the pressure’: Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker welcomes $40m police budget boost
NT Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker has welcomed the government’s $40 million budget boost for police, saying it will take some of the pressure off their thinly stretched resources.
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NT Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker has welcomed the government’s $40 million budget boost for police, saying it will take some of the pressure off their thinly stretched resources.
The boost is a part of the $488.4m allocation for Police Fire and Emergency Services announced in Chief Minister and Treasurer Michael Gunner’s 2021-22 budget on Tuesday.
Commissioner Chalker said the last year had been difficult for the NT’s emergency services because of the unforeseen impacts on its resources of COVID-19.
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“Of course we always know that we have various emergencies that continue to confront us that we do our best to try and mitigate, as many of them, and unfortunately some of them are completely unforeseeable,” he said.
“This money will certainly help alleviate some of that pressure for us.”
Mr Chalker and Police Minister Nicole Manison also spruiked the $20m a year to which will be used to ensure police stay in the Territory following a mass exodus of cops in recent months.
“I’m pleased to say a large number of remote communities now have permanent police in them, that’s been an issue that’s been confronting us for many many years,” Commissioner Chalker said.
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