26833 (2026). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister of Police

Written Question

Published date: 26 Jun 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	26833 (2026)
Question asked:	04 Jun 2026
Member asking:	Francisco Hernandez
Portfolio:	Minister of Police
Minister replying:	Hon Mark Mitchell
Answer received:	21 Jun 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_26833_2026
Document guid:	73e44dc8-45ba-4608-8ab8-7a798b8d799a

26833 (2026). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister of Police: What cost pressures within their relevant portfolio Votes, if any, was the Minister informed of prior to Budget 2026 - listing any advice received on this by date and title?

Hon Mark Mitchell: The Performance Plan from 1 November 2024 outlined the cost pressures for Police that I was informed of prior to Budget 2026. The following additional briefings provided further details on Police’s cost pressure position: • AM/25/151 - Update for Justice Sector Ministers’ Meeting on Budget 2026 (6 November 2025) • AM/25/165 – Update for Justice Sector Ministers’ Meeting on Budget 2026 (19 November 2025) • AM/25/174 – Update for Justice Sector Ministers’ Meeting on Budget 2026 (8 December 2025) • BR/26/33 – Resubmission of the Final Police Budget 2026 Package of Bids (6 March 2026) • AM/26/37 – Update for Budget 2026 Ministers’ Multilateral Meeting 12 March (11 March 2026). For the Serious Fraud Office: • BR-26-04 "Summary of SFO Budget 2026 initiatives "