THE Police Association of Tasmania has lodged a dispute with the Tasmanian Industrial Commission over shift staffing levels at the police radio room in the state's South.
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Association president Pat Allen said established practices for keeping a safe level of shift numbers had been lowered.
"There has been constant disputation between the parties over many years with negative changes occurring on a regular basis that normally coincide with new managers being placed into the area," Constable Allen said.
He said the matter was discussed with Police Commissioner Darren Hine, but following a letter from Assistant Police Commissioner Donna Adams on Friday "it became clear that the Commissioner had failed to act".
Ms Adams said the concerns of the Police Association had been reviewed, and the Department of Police and Emergency Management rejected claims that shift staffing levels had decreased.
"There has been no change to the well-established demand-driven staffing model introduced in 2011," Ms Adams said.
"This model matches staffing resources to the peak times for demand on policing services," she said.
Ms Adams said on one occasion an oversight led to a delay in a supervisor calling in two staff to replace staff on sick leave, but it was an isolated incident.