Northern Region Local Area Command Strength Figures at 31 July 2011:
Coffs/Clarence Authorised 193 Actual 194 Operational 153 Variance –40
Mid North Coast Authorised 174 Actual 171 Operational 141 Variance –33
Richmond Authorised 197 Actual 196 Operational 165
Variance – 32
Tweed/Byron Authorised 172 Actual 171 Operational 132 Variance -40
Long term sick (LTS) does not impact on LACs in the Central Metropolitan Region as it does on the country Regions. The LAC with the highest number of staff not available due to LTS is Sutherland with 5 - compare this with Newcastle City (33) & Tweed/Byron (15) - Northern Region; Wollongong (21) & Lake Illawarra (16) - Southern Region; and, Oxley (Tamworth)(14) & Chifley (Bathurst)(14) - Western Region.
Northern Region has the highest percentage variance of operational strength versus authorised strength of the six Regions
The most occurring category for unavailability is Long Term Sick
172 officers in the Region as at 31.6.2011 had been recorded as having been off duty on Long Term Sick 45 days out of the previous 60 days
124 officers in the Region were unavailable due to having been placed on "restricted duties‟ - this includes permanently restricted (37); temporary
restricted (65); pregnancy-related protocols (21); and, disciplinary (1)
46 officers were officially classified as "Medically Overstrength‟ (awaiting discharge)
In Northern NSW the top five LACs for Long Term Sick are - Newcastle (33); Tweed/Byron (15); Richmond (14); Coffs/Clarence (12) and, Mid-North Coast and Port Stephens (Both 11).