The Liberal Government is delivering on its commitment of putting 108 new police officers on the frontline to rebuild Tasmania Police.
Premier Will Hodgman today reviewed the latest graduating course of the Tasmania Police Academy at Rokeby. This is the first recruit course initiated by the Liberal Government as part of implementing its policy.
"The 19 new constables graduating today will soon be working in cities and towns across the State, helping to keep our community safe," Mr Hodgman said.
"Coming from diverse backgrounds and experiences, these officers have completed a comprehensive training program to prepare them for a challenging career that carries great responsibility and trust.
"We congratulate them all on their achievement in graduating, and wish them the very best in their new profession.
"Today's graduation also represents an important step in delivering on our promise of putting an extra 108 police officers on Tasmania's streets over four years."
Police and Emergency Management Minister Rene Hidding, who also attended the graduation, said the Liberal Government was getting on with the job of rebuilding the police service.
"Restoring the number of police officers to 1228, the level in place before the previous Labor-Green government's cuts, will ensure Tasmania Police can deliver the highest standards of effective community policing," Mr Hidding said.
"Importantly, as we recruit new officers, we will be able to progressively rebuild and expand such specialist capacity as the Serious and Organised Crime and the Public Order Response capabilities.
"We want Tasmania Police to be recognised as being the best law enforcement agency in the country, and we are confident the new officers graduating today will help achieve that vision."