1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:02,559 Speaker 1: Well, if you were listening to the show last week, 2 00:00:02,800 --> 00:00:06,480 Speaker 1: estimates certainly set tongues wagging, with plenty of information coming 3 00:00:06,519 --> 00:00:10,080 Speaker 1: through about areas of concern, like Dammy jard at Howard Springs, 4 00:00:10,400 --> 00:00:12,719 Speaker 1: but it was a lack of information in one area 5 00:00:12,840 --> 00:00:16,079 Speaker 1: which has upset quite a few people. Take a listen 6 00:00:16,200 --> 00:00:20,680 Speaker 1: to this exchange that unfolded last week during budget estimates. 7 00:00:21,040 --> 00:00:24,079 Speaker 2: Police, Minister, do you know how much Jamie Chilker was 8 00:00:24,120 --> 00:00:27,600 Speaker 2: paid out? No, and so if you don't know how 9 00:00:27,680 --> 00:00:30,000 Speaker 2: much he was paid out, you have no idea how 10 00:00:30,040 --> 00:00:33,280 Speaker 2: it's impacted your budget's bottom line. Is that correct? 11 00:00:34,680 --> 00:00:43,360 Speaker 3: That's incorrect on this particular matter. There were several elements 12 00:00:43,400 --> 00:00:48,320 Speaker 3: of the negotiation and the payout that I'm that was 13 00:00:48,360 --> 00:00:52,280 Speaker 3: a confidential payout, So I'm not going to discuss that 14 00:00:52,360 --> 00:00:52,920 Speaker 3: any further. 15 00:00:53,600 --> 00:00:56,840 Speaker 2: But we were told yesterday by the Treasurer that the 16 00:00:57,000 --> 00:01:00,560 Speaker 2: entire payout came from the police bottom line. That means, 17 00:01:00,600 --> 00:01:03,600 Speaker 2: as Minister, you must know what hit your department has 18 00:01:03,640 --> 00:01:05,160 Speaker 2: taken to pay for that payout. 19 00:01:06,040 --> 00:01:10,960 Speaker 3: So the Commissioner's numeration does fall under our budget, as 20 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:15,959 Speaker 3: does any CES renumeration within their department budgets, and it 21 00:01:16,000 --> 00:01:20,600 Speaker 3: would be totally inappropriate to no line by line around 22 00:01:22,840 --> 00:01:28,760 Speaker 3: any separations from any agency. So no, I don't know 23 00:01:29,000 --> 00:01:30,200 Speaker 3: the exact figure. 24 00:01:30,400 --> 00:01:34,320 Speaker 2: So you just have a global separation's budget with no oversight. 25 00:01:36,200 --> 00:01:37,360 Speaker 3: I think I've answered the question. 26 00:01:38,000 --> 00:01:41,120 Speaker 1: So that was during budget estimates last week and that 27 00:01:41,319 --> 00:01:44,720 Speaker 1: was Lea Finocchio, the opposition leader. They're questioning the Minister 28 00:01:44,920 --> 00:01:47,880 Speaker 1: for Police Kate Warden. Now joining me in the studio 29 00:01:48,040 --> 00:01:50,960 Speaker 1: to talk more about the need for transparency in this 30 00:01:51,080 --> 00:01:54,800 Speaker 1: space is the president of the Police Association, Nathan Finn. 31 00:01:54,840 --> 00:01:57,240 Speaker 4: Good morning, Nathan, Good morning, Katy, Good morning for you listen. 32 00:01:57,360 --> 00:01:59,600 Speaker 1: Good to have you in the studio. Now, tell me 33 00:02:00,160 --> 00:02:03,040 Speaker 1: why do police in the general public deserve to know 34 00:02:03,160 --> 00:02:04,360 Speaker 1: more about this payout? 35 00:02:05,240 --> 00:02:07,640 Speaker 4: Well, Katie, obviously, as mentioned obviously it's coming out of 36 00:02:07,640 --> 00:02:08,600 Speaker 4: the budget of the police. 37 00:02:09,000 --> 00:02:09,280 Speaker 5: Okay. 38 00:02:09,400 --> 00:02:11,880 Speaker 4: In relation to that, we don't specifically need the those 39 00:02:11,880 --> 00:02:14,040 Speaker 4: of specifics of obviously what was agreed to, but if 40 00:02:14,040 --> 00:02:16,320 Speaker 4: it's coming out of the budget and coming out of 41 00:02:16,320 --> 00:02:18,920 Speaker 4: the police operational budget, we need to know how much 42 00:02:18,960 --> 00:02:20,560 Speaker 4: of impact that's actually going to have on us. 43 00:02:21,200 --> 00:02:22,920 Speaker 1: Well, this is the thing that seems to make a 44 00:02:22,919 --> 00:02:26,160 Speaker 1: lot of sense to most everyday people. They're going, well, 45 00:02:26,200 --> 00:02:27,799 Speaker 1: hang on a second. You know, if it's coming out 46 00:02:27,840 --> 00:02:31,240 Speaker 1: of the operational budget, surely the Minister must know exactly 47 00:02:31,680 --> 00:02:33,840 Speaker 1: how much that is and how it's going to impact 48 00:02:33,840 --> 00:02:36,400 Speaker 1: the bottom line and the operations of day to day business. 49 00:02:36,560 --> 00:02:39,600 Speaker 4: Yeah, that's exactly right. How do they know it's going 50 00:02:39,639 --> 00:02:41,800 Speaker 4: to limit the impact to us if they don't actually 51 00:02:41,800 --> 00:02:44,520 Speaker 4: know the amount. I'm sorry, but it's reported to be 52 00:02:44,520 --> 00:02:47,280 Speaker 4: over six figures. In relation to that, it's a huge 53 00:02:47,320 --> 00:02:49,720 Speaker 4: part of our budget. It could be operational police officer 54 00:02:49,760 --> 00:02:52,520 Speaker 4: that's referred to remote housing, which we're struggling with as 55 00:02:52,520 --> 00:02:55,360 Speaker 4: well at the moment. If that's a settlement, it's in 56 00:02:55,360 --> 00:02:57,800 Speaker 4: relation to a court matter, it's an out of court settlement. 57 00:02:58,080 --> 00:03:00,680 Speaker 4: It shouldn't be coming from us. It see clearly coming 58 00:03:00,680 --> 00:03:02,440 Speaker 4: from the Slizz of the Northern Territory or the Northern 59 00:03:02,520 --> 00:03:03,000 Speaker 4: Territory government. 60 00:03:03,000 --> 00:03:03,280 Speaker 5: Cory. 61 00:03:03,320 --> 00:03:05,120 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean, do you think it's a bit bizarre 62 00:03:05,200 --> 00:03:08,240 Speaker 1: that you know that the minister has claimed that she's 63 00:03:08,280 --> 00:03:10,680 Speaker 1: got no idea of how much it is. 64 00:03:12,120 --> 00:03:13,760 Speaker 5: Exactly exactly, Katie. 65 00:03:14,200 --> 00:03:15,840 Speaker 4: They have to have an idea of how much it 66 00:03:15,880 --> 00:03:17,720 Speaker 4: is and how much is going to infect our budget. 67 00:03:17,880 --> 00:03:20,079 Speaker 1: Now when you talk about the day to day what 68 00:03:20,160 --> 00:03:21,880 Speaker 1: impact do you think that it is going to have 69 00:03:21,919 --> 00:03:24,280 Speaker 1: on the operations of the Northern Territory Police. 70 00:03:24,600 --> 00:03:28,280 Speaker 4: It's just limiting our ability to obviously resource our police 71 00:03:28,280 --> 00:03:30,919 Speaker 4: force in other areas such as your remote housing. I've 72 00:03:30,919 --> 00:03:34,440 Speaker 4: just spoke about before. We need urgent repairs to remote housing, 73 00:03:34,720 --> 00:03:37,400 Speaker 4: to staffing levels. This could be put back into those 74 00:03:37,680 --> 00:03:39,280 Speaker 4: things that are more important at the moment. 75 00:03:39,600 --> 00:03:41,720 Speaker 1: What were the rank and files saying to you last 76 00:03:41,760 --> 00:03:44,800 Speaker 1: week about that situation, because presumably quite a few of 77 00:03:44,800 --> 00:03:49,120 Speaker 1: them did actually hear that interaction that had unfolded, and 78 00:03:49,200 --> 00:03:51,320 Speaker 1: you know a lot of them are probably wondering exactly 79 00:03:51,640 --> 00:03:54,600 Speaker 1: what that payout was, and you know, knowing that there 80 00:03:54,680 --> 00:03:57,960 Speaker 1: is going to be confidentiality clauses there, but understanding then 81 00:03:57,960 --> 00:03:59,680 Speaker 1: that it had come from the police budget. 82 00:04:00,240 --> 00:04:02,839 Speaker 4: If there is confidentially clauses in there, why I paid 83 00:04:02,840 --> 00:04:04,720 Speaker 4: it from the police budget. At the end of the day, 84 00:04:04,760 --> 00:04:07,240 Speaker 4: it's going to come out obviously during our budget situation, 85 00:04:07,360 --> 00:04:09,840 Speaker 4: through the police's budget. It's actually going to come to 86 00:04:09,920 --> 00:04:11,520 Speaker 4: light at the end of the day. If they wanted 87 00:04:11,560 --> 00:04:14,000 Speaker 4: to be confidential, they should have paid it confidentially through 88 00:04:14,040 --> 00:04:15,200 Speaker 4: the other means. 89 00:04:15,440 --> 00:04:17,560 Speaker 1: And so, you know, were the rank and file saying 90 00:04:17,560 --> 00:04:19,120 Speaker 1: to you last week that they thought that this was 91 00:04:19,160 --> 00:04:21,239 Speaker 1: a pretty ordinary situation, or what would they say. 92 00:04:21,680 --> 00:04:22,600 Speaker 5: They're quite frustrated. 93 00:04:22,640 --> 00:04:25,240 Speaker 4: Obviously they've got limitations about They asked for money on 94 00:04:25,279 --> 00:04:28,440 Speaker 4: a daily basis to assist us in doing our operational capacities. 95 00:04:28,800 --> 00:04:30,720 Speaker 4: But at the end of the day, if that they 96 00:04:30,720 --> 00:04:32,840 Speaker 4: can't get money for something else, and there's other money 97 00:04:32,880 --> 00:04:35,560 Speaker 4: being taken out without their knowledge or without their guidance, 98 00:04:36,360 --> 00:04:37,920 Speaker 4: and how are we going to manage a budget if 99 00:04:37,920 --> 00:04:40,920 Speaker 4: we don't know how much we got to manage, well, 100 00:04:41,040 --> 00:04:42,240 Speaker 4: not physically responsible. 101 00:04:42,320 --> 00:04:45,960 Speaker 1: It did seem like a really bizarre situation I think 102 00:04:46,040 --> 00:04:47,400 Speaker 1: last week, and a lot of people are going to 103 00:04:47,400 --> 00:04:49,800 Speaker 1: be wondering this morning whether the Chief Minister is going 104 00:04:49,839 --> 00:04:52,360 Speaker 1: to be more open and transparent with some of those numbers. 105 00:04:52,400 --> 00:04:53,480 Speaker 1: I mean, do you hope that. 106 00:04:53,400 --> 00:04:54,560 Speaker 5: She is definitely? 107 00:04:54,640 --> 00:04:56,640 Speaker 4: Definitely, Obviously she's going to have some hard questions this 108 00:04:56,680 --> 00:05:00,360 Speaker 4: morning and obviously her estimates this morning. Hopefully he comes 109 00:05:00,360 --> 00:05:04,400 Speaker 4: to the table and obviously amount wise, obviously it's confidential. 110 00:05:04,400 --> 00:05:05,960 Speaker 4: But at the end of the day, I think they 111 00:05:05,960 --> 00:05:07,280 Speaker 4: should have done it a little bit differently in the 112 00:05:07,320 --> 00:05:08,160 Speaker 4: way it's been carried out. 113 00:05:08,240 --> 00:05:11,200 Speaker 1: Yeah, Hey, let's talk about the information which was revealed 114 00:05:11,240 --> 00:05:13,400 Speaker 1: as well though around over time. Now, this is something 115 00:05:13,480 --> 00:05:17,159 Speaker 1: that really struck me. Members have worked one hundred and 116 00:05:17,160 --> 00:05:22,479 Speaker 1: fifty nine thousand hours of overtime in the financial year 117 00:05:22,560 --> 00:05:25,120 Speaker 1: to March thirty one. When you actually look at that 118 00:05:25,240 --> 00:05:28,560 Speaker 1: one hundred and fifty nine thousand hours, it's hard to 119 00:05:28,640 --> 00:05:32,239 Speaker 1: comprehend exactly what impact that is having then on officers 120 00:05:32,279 --> 00:05:33,159 Speaker 1: doing their jobs. 121 00:05:33,600 --> 00:05:36,520 Speaker 4: That's just to do regular business, Katie. So that equates 122 00:05:36,520 --> 00:05:38,440 Speaker 4: obviously five hundred eighty hours. As we've discussed in our 123 00:05:38,480 --> 00:05:42,440 Speaker 4: media releases, it's seventy two additional police officers per day, 124 00:05:42,920 --> 00:05:46,200 Speaker 4: per day. That is hard to fathom. At the moment, 125 00:05:46,440 --> 00:05:49,840 Speaker 4: our resourcing issues are huge across the Northern Territory. This 126 00:05:49,880 --> 00:05:52,640 Speaker 4: obviously shows us that we need this seventy two members 127 00:05:52,720 --> 00:05:55,200 Speaker 4: per day. That's not including recreation and leave, long service 128 00:05:55,240 --> 00:05:58,000 Speaker 4: leave or anything else. That's just to meet the current demand, 129 00:05:58,360 --> 00:05:59,360 Speaker 4: not the future. 130 00:06:00,000 --> 00:06:02,640 Speaker 1: How can that sort of cease as well in terms 131 00:06:02,680 --> 00:06:05,640 Speaker 1: of trying to do those day to day jobs When 132 00:06:05,640 --> 00:06:08,240 Speaker 1: you're having to pull in that many officers to do 133 00:06:08,400 --> 00:06:11,440 Speaker 1: overtime each and every day, like surely it says that 134 00:06:11,520 --> 00:06:12,919 Speaker 1: we do not have enough police. 135 00:06:13,200 --> 00:06:14,960 Speaker 4: An example of that Cadie is obviously on the weekend. 136 00:06:15,000 --> 00:06:18,200 Speaker 4: Obviously at the Supercars, a number of the police officers there, 137 00:06:18,320 --> 00:06:20,640 Speaker 4: we're all on overtime even though it's a planned event. 138 00:06:21,920 --> 00:06:24,479 Speaker 4: So wow, it was just, yeah, it was confronting to 139 00:06:24,520 --> 00:06:26,880 Speaker 4: know that we need to this is core business for us. 140 00:06:27,000 --> 00:06:29,520 Speaker 4: Obviously the v eights obviously need policing as well in 141 00:06:29,600 --> 00:06:31,520 Speaker 4: every other event, but it's a planned event. It's a 142 00:06:31,560 --> 00:06:33,920 Speaker 4: planned annual event that we know about well and truly 143 00:06:33,920 --> 00:06:36,760 Speaker 4: in advance, but we're still rostering people on overtime to 144 00:06:36,760 --> 00:06:37,640 Speaker 4: meet this ability. 145 00:06:37,800 --> 00:06:40,599 Speaker 1: It's like it is quite huge to think that, you know, 146 00:06:40,680 --> 00:06:42,599 Speaker 1: even on the weekend that you're in a situation where 147 00:06:42,640 --> 00:06:46,480 Speaker 1: everybody rostered on for the Supercars is they're doing overtime. 148 00:06:46,520 --> 00:06:48,760 Speaker 1: But then we keep getting told that we've never had 149 00:06:48,760 --> 00:06:51,320 Speaker 1: a bigger police budget and we've never had more Northern 150 00:06:51,400 --> 00:06:54,640 Speaker 1: Territory police. But is the situation really here that the 151 00:06:54,680 --> 00:06:57,720 Speaker 1: demands that we expect our police to sort of deal 152 00:06:57,800 --> 00:06:58,919 Speaker 1: with are increasing? 153 00:06:59,400 --> 00:07:03,280 Speaker 4: Yeah, definitely, Katie, Definitely, the people that are ringing police 154 00:07:03,279 --> 00:07:07,400 Speaker 4: nowadays is extraordinary amount compared to obviously ten years ago. 155 00:07:07,640 --> 00:07:10,000 Speaker 4: The crime, as you know and you hear daily from 156 00:07:10,040 --> 00:07:13,240 Speaker 4: your viewers, it's through the roof, it's being reported on 157 00:07:13,360 --> 00:07:15,120 Speaker 4: that and we haven't got enough police officer. 158 00:07:14,920 --> 00:07:15,440 Speaker 5: To deal with it. 159 00:07:15,720 --> 00:07:18,360 Speaker 1: So what do you reckon, Like, do we just need 160 00:07:18,400 --> 00:07:19,160 Speaker 1: more police? 161 00:07:19,560 --> 00:07:22,120 Speaker 4: Just need more police? But an urgent policing review needs 162 00:07:22,120 --> 00:07:24,200 Speaker 4: to be conducted straight away by the government. I know 163 00:07:24,240 --> 00:07:26,200 Speaker 4: they've committed to it. I know they're waiting for the 164 00:07:26,200 --> 00:07:28,960 Speaker 4: electronic rostering program to roll out. I can tell you 165 00:07:29,000 --> 00:07:31,240 Speaker 4: and your listeners now I actually worked on electronic rostering 166 00:07:31,240 --> 00:07:34,120 Speaker 4: project be prior to coming into this role. Now that's 167 00:07:34,160 --> 00:07:37,720 Speaker 4: not going to provide the information thereafter. So definitely it's 168 00:07:37,720 --> 00:07:39,960 Speaker 4: something they need to do now and be serious about 169 00:07:40,000 --> 00:07:42,280 Speaker 4: this because we are in a crossis situation here with 170 00:07:42,360 --> 00:07:44,000 Speaker 4: the resourcing and the Northern Territory Police. 171 00:07:44,080 --> 00:07:46,200 Speaker 1: Yeah, and look, I know that the figure around the 172 00:07:46,240 --> 00:07:49,080 Speaker 1: Police Commissioner is the thing that's really caught everybody's attention 173 00:07:49,160 --> 00:07:50,560 Speaker 1: and it's the real headline grabber. 174 00:07:50,600 --> 00:07:52,520 Speaker 5: But for me, when I look at. 175 00:07:52,400 --> 00:07:55,720 Speaker 1: Those numbers of hours of overtime that police are doing, 176 00:07:55,800 --> 00:07:59,320 Speaker 1: and then when you take into account the Police Association 177 00:07:59,480 --> 00:08:02,080 Speaker 1: survey happened last year and the fact that you've got 178 00:08:02,160 --> 00:08:04,200 Speaker 1: police saying we really don't feel like there's enough of 179 00:08:04,280 --> 00:08:06,360 Speaker 1: us to do our job. I think what you're saying 180 00:08:06,400 --> 00:08:10,080 Speaker 1: there is an incredibly important point that that resource review 181 00:08:10,120 --> 00:08:13,680 Speaker 1: needs to happen. It seems sooner rather than later. You know, 182 00:08:13,760 --> 00:08:17,000 Speaker 1: the minister committing she committed to it, you know as 183 00:08:17,040 --> 00:08:19,240 Speaker 1: well on this show when we'd had her on during 184 00:08:19,240 --> 00:08:21,400 Speaker 1: the week that was, she had said that, yes, it 185 00:08:21,480 --> 00:08:25,560 Speaker 1: is going to happen. I'm pretty sure without paraphrasing her, 186 00:08:25,600 --> 00:08:27,760 Speaker 1: that she'd said that she wants it to happen before 187 00:08:27,800 --> 00:08:31,160 Speaker 1: the next Northern Territory election. But Nathan, from your perspective, 188 00:08:31,480 --> 00:08:33,680 Speaker 1: how quickly could they kick this off? 189 00:08:33,920 --> 00:08:35,760 Speaker 5: How members can't wait any longer? Katie? 190 00:08:35,840 --> 00:08:38,280 Speaker 4: We want a commitment from the Police Minister to review 191 00:08:38,640 --> 00:08:39,839 Speaker 4: commenced before. 192 00:08:39,559 --> 00:08:40,320 Speaker 5: The end of this year. 193 00:08:40,480 --> 00:08:42,800 Speaker 1: So before the end of this year you reckon, yep. 194 00:08:42,720 --> 00:08:46,200 Speaker 5: But as soon as possible now. Tell me as well. 195 00:08:46,520 --> 00:08:48,920 Speaker 1: You'd mentioned there that in your previous role you're working 196 00:08:48,960 --> 00:08:52,240 Speaker 1: on those electronic you know, working with the electronic rosterring. 197 00:08:52,800 --> 00:08:56,480 Speaker 1: Why why do they keep saying that that's required to 198 00:08:56,520 --> 00:08:57,880 Speaker 1: be able to do this review? 199 00:08:58,000 --> 00:09:00,120 Speaker 4: Is it? No, it's not, definitely not, Katie. It's it's 200 00:09:00,120 --> 00:09:02,520 Speaker 4: not required at all. The electronic rostering system is just 201 00:09:02,559 --> 00:09:05,480 Speaker 4: electronic rostering based system where police can obviously have a 202 00:09:05,520 --> 00:09:08,559 Speaker 4: specific criteria of how they're logging on logging off. Okay, 203 00:09:09,000 --> 00:09:11,440 Speaker 4: we're actually very archaic in relation to the way they 204 00:09:11,480 --> 00:09:13,800 Speaker 4: do the rostering. Are currently Excel spreadsheets, so it's just 205 00:09:13,840 --> 00:09:15,960 Speaker 4: an electronic means to bring all the rostering together and 206 00:09:16,040 --> 00:09:17,079 Speaker 4: have easier access to. 207 00:09:17,040 --> 00:09:17,840 Speaker 5: The rostering system. 208 00:09:17,920 --> 00:09:20,880 Speaker 1: And so really they could be committing to this, like 209 00:09:20,960 --> 00:09:21,720 Speaker 1: how soon. 210 00:09:22,080 --> 00:09:24,720 Speaker 4: Straight away? Straight away, Katie, they should have commenced it already. 211 00:09:24,960 --> 00:09:28,240 Speaker 4: The information they've got currently on hand that the information 212 00:09:28,280 --> 00:09:30,160 Speaker 4: from the government is they have all the information they're 213 00:09:30,160 --> 00:09:32,839 Speaker 4: required to obviously go in and do this resource review 214 00:09:33,000 --> 00:09:34,480 Speaker 4: yp but they still haven't to start it. 215 00:09:34,520 --> 00:09:36,360 Speaker 5: They have to haven't committed to it, Nathan. 216 00:09:36,040 --> 00:09:38,640 Speaker 1: From your perspective, like, why is it so important that 217 00:09:38,679 --> 00:09:41,360 Speaker 1: the resource review actually happens, because I suppose to some 218 00:09:41,400 --> 00:09:43,679 Speaker 1: people listening they'll be thinking, oh, another review, is it 219 00:09:43,720 --> 00:09:45,520 Speaker 1: really going to make a difference. It just sounds like 220 00:09:45,559 --> 00:09:47,240 Speaker 1: we do need more police. If you look at those 221 00:09:47,320 --> 00:09:48,640 Speaker 1: numbers of overtime they're doing. 222 00:09:49,400 --> 00:09:53,320 Speaker 4: We continually asks for resources. We'd like it fact cold 223 00:09:53,360 --> 00:09:55,560 Speaker 4: written down to show the members of the public that 224 00:09:55,600 --> 00:09:56,640 Speaker 4: we're not just going. 225 00:09:56,400 --> 00:09:56,840 Speaker 5: We need more. 226 00:09:56,880 --> 00:09:58,360 Speaker 4: We need more, We need more to do what we 227 00:09:58,480 --> 00:10:01,440 Speaker 4: need to do. It's to show the government were actually are. 228 00:10:01,520 --> 00:10:04,679 Speaker 4: We're screaming for resources, We're screaming for staff, and our 229 00:10:04,720 --> 00:10:07,480 Speaker 4: staff are at breaking point every single day they go 230 00:10:07,600 --> 00:10:07,959 Speaker 4: to work. 231 00:10:08,080 --> 00:10:10,560 Speaker 1: Yeah, mate, what's it been like stepping into the role? 232 00:10:10,640 --> 00:10:12,120 Speaker 1: You how long you been in there? Now? 233 00:10:12,160 --> 00:10:13,320 Speaker 5: A couple of weeks hit. 234 00:10:13,200 --> 00:10:15,400 Speaker 4: The ground running, only a few weeks you hit the 235 00:10:15,440 --> 00:10:19,400 Speaker 4: ground running or sprinting, Not that I sprint very much anymore, 236 00:10:19,400 --> 00:10:21,560 Speaker 4: but definitely hit the ground running. A lot of issues 237 00:10:21,559 --> 00:10:23,959 Speaker 4: to get your head around, obviously to get the background 238 00:10:24,000 --> 00:10:26,920 Speaker 4: knowledge of. But I'm glad I'm in the role obviously 239 00:10:26,960 --> 00:10:29,240 Speaker 4: currently supporting our members, and I've been out in the 240 00:10:29,320 --> 00:10:32,080 Speaker 4: field supporting our members for the last twenty years over operationally, 241 00:10:32,160 --> 00:10:34,760 Speaker 4: but now get the privileged to obviously serve our members 242 00:10:34,800 --> 00:10:37,320 Speaker 4: and obviously provide the best level of service we can 243 00:10:37,360 --> 00:10:39,720 Speaker 4: for our members and obviously out of community as well well. 244 00:10:39,760 --> 00:10:41,760 Speaker 1: No doubt we'll be catching up with you more often. 245 00:10:41,800 --> 00:10:44,640 Speaker 1: Really appreciate your time this morning, Thanks so much. Thank 246 00:10:44,679 --> 00:10:46,960 Speaker 1: you to your listeners, And yeah, I know we've got 247 00:10:47,000 --> 00:10:49,120 Speaker 1: plenty of police officers that do listen to the show, 248 00:10:49,200 --> 00:10:52,520 Speaker 1: and I'm sure that you know, they are are keen 249 00:10:52,559 --> 00:10:56,480 Speaker 1: to get this resource review underway as well to determine exactly, 250 00:10:56,559 --> 00:10:59,000 Speaker 1: you know, I like to work out exactly what our 251 00:10:59,040 --> 00:11:01,800 Speaker 1: police do need and what areas they sort of they 252 00:11:01,880 --> 00:11:02,200 Speaker 1: need it. 253 00:11:03,280 --> 00:11:06,200 Speaker 4: Definitely, Katie, Definitely, and we'll keep pushing the issues on 254 00:11:06,280 --> 00:11:08,880 Speaker 4: behalf of our members to obviously maintain that they're wealth 255 00:11:08,880 --> 00:11:11,160 Speaker 4: supported out in the field and got the ability and 256 00:11:11,200 --> 00:11:13,200 Speaker 4: the resources to do the best job they possibly can 257 00:11:13,240 --> 00:11:14,080 Speaker 4: for the community as well. 258 00:11:14,200 --> 00:11:14,480 Speaker 1: Yeah. 259 00:11:14,520 --> 00:11:15,640 Speaker 5: Absolutely well. 260 00:11:15,720 --> 00:11:19,360 Speaker 1: Northern Territory Police Association President Nathan Finn, thanks so much 261 00:11:19,400 --> 00:11:20,080 Speaker 1: for your time today. 262 00:11:20,120 --> 00:11:21,520 Speaker 5: Thanks Katie, Thank thank you.