NSW Police commissioner Mick Fuller has said there is expected to be an announcement this week on the Local Area Command (LAC) mergers.
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“With regional New South Wales we are aiming to make an announcement sometime next week,” Mr Fuller said.
Mr Fuller made the statement during the Budget Estimates Supplementary Hearing last Thursday when he faced some tough questions from MPs Robert Borsak, Lou Amato, David Clarke, Catherine Cusack, Courtney Houssos, Adam Searle and David Shoebridge.
“They will be larger geographical areas that will have an enhanced capability for things like rural crime,” Mr Fuller said. “There will be a reduction in some senior police and any of those savings will go back to police on the ground. There will be a reduction in geographical areas. They will be slightly bigger.”
Mr Fuller also went on to say no police stations will close, and he is adamant that there will be more police with an enhanced capability in regional NSW.
Mr Borsack asked Mr Fuller if he was aware of media reports concerning serving NSW police officers being bullied and intimidated for wishing to speak publicly about concerns in relation to the merger of the Cootamundra LAC during the Cootamundra by-election with Mr Fuller responding he had no knowledge of such allegations.
“No, I have not been made aware of any bullying or harassment claims,” he said. “There are significant platforms for people to send their concerns or information. My communication plan has been sound.
“People are putting their concerns forward and they are being answered, so I would be disappointed if people feel as though they are being bullied and harassed,” Mr Fuller said.
