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Statements From Premier Anna Bligh On Special Protection Of Flood Engineers
"Earlier today I was asked at a press conference if there was any
reason to hire special protection for SEQ water flood engineers
involved in the enquiry. I replied that I was not aware of
anything like that and that no extra staff had been hired to
protect them.
"I have subsequently been advised that SEQ water approached the
Director General of DERM who in turn contacted police on Saturday
in response to claims from a media outlet that death threats had
been made against these engineers. "Police were unable to verify
the threat but recommended that security be provided for the
employees as a precaution.
"Queensland Government Security (QGS) was then approached by
SEQWater with a request for the provision of security services at
a number of properties. "QGS staff were only rostered on to meet
known commitments over the weekend - therefore, due to the short
notice of SEQWater's request, QGS did not have the required
in-house capacity to service all properties immediately. "To
ensure SEQWater's requirements were met, some private security
guards were engaged for a short period of time to make up the
shortfall until more QGS personnel became available. QGS
regularly outsources security services to manage peaks and
troughs.
Premier and Minister for Reconstruction
The Honourable Anna Bligh
07/02/2012
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Engineers
Publish Date: 08 Feb 12
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