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Constable Smith said uniform minimum standards of security should apply, especially since ASOs and volunteers also work at the front counters of some stations. “There should be a panel of sorts to stop people crossing the counter,” he explained. “Large CCTV screens need to be visible from all points in the front station. The screens should
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show the street, the entry and front station. “And the front counter should have some ballistic screening for cover.” SAPOL responded to the Police Association in writing, highlighting several recommendations emerging from a review of station security. “In part, the review recommended promotion of an increased security culture amongst police
employees,” the letter highlighted. The letter also highlighted that a “protective securit y committee is currently assessing standards for police station public access areas to ensure front office staff have adequate security whilst not detracting from the accessibility of police services”.
may be arranged at times when he or she will not be working and the child is not at school so that the time spent together is most beneficial. If you are considering separation or have separated and are having difficulties with establishing future care arrangements for the children, seek advice from one of our family-law team as early as possible. Leaving it too long before you seek advice might be disadvantageous to you as the court seeks to protect the children’s best interests which can include protecting established routines.
in respect of child support or you can have the child support amount assessed and collected by the Child Support Agency. Even if you have a shared care arrangement, in which the child spends equal time with each parent, if there is a difference in the parents’ taxable incomes some child support may be assessed as payable. If you are unsure of what your child support obligations might be you might wish to refer to the Child Support Estimator which allows you to enter information about both parents’ incomes, details of the child/children and care arrangements to calculate the child support payable in your circumstances.
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Every parenting situation is unique to the parents and children involved. Part of the court’s consideration of what is in the child’s best interests is to put in place care arrangements based on a practical, workable routine that is sustainable. If you have a roster in which your pattern of shifts is the same on a weekly, fortnightly or monthly basis, arrangements can be agreed on the basis of a weekly/ fortnightly/monthly rotation in line with your roster. The aim is to ensure that both parents continue to have a meaningful parenting role. Negotiation of parenting arrangements is individualized. Get creative. Consideration of each parent’s working hours is relevant to determining how the routine can be structured so that both parents have quality time with the child. If the parent working a roster has traditionally been the primary carer, the other parent’s time with the child could coincide with times that the primary parent needs to work. Or, if the parent, who is not the primary carer, works to a roster, that parent’s time with the child
WHAT ARE MY OBLIGATIONS TO PAY CHILD SUPPORT? Child support is calculated by the Child Support Agency based on your taxable income for the previous financial year and the care arrangements for the children. If you are the parent who has the children for more time, the other parent may be obligated to make child support payments to you. You can choose to reach a private agreement AUGUST 2016 POLICE JOURNAL
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Tindall Gask Bentley Lawyers provides free initial advice through a legal advisory service to Police Association members and their families, and retired members. To make an appointment, members should contact the association (8212 3055).