 The Police League Deaf and Hearing Impaired SMS service enables those that are deaf and hearing impaired to contact police link via SMS or email. The phone number to SMS is 043713144. These SMS messages are channeled into the Police League Customer Relationship Management System and are available to use on all mobile phones. Alternatively, police can be contacted on the e-channel by using policelinkds at police.qld.gov.au. Emails channel directly into the Police League Priority Email Queue and are accessible from Deaf Services Queensland website or from iPhone or Android phones as well as from home computers. In the development of the SMS and email channel for Deaf people or those who have a hearing impairment, the QPS has built on the outstanding working relationship that we have with Deaf Services Queensland and other members of the Deaf and Hearing impaired community. This partnership was clearly witnessed during the 2010 and 2011 flooding events where Deaf Services Queensland signers were readily used to disseminate key safety and security messages to the Deaf and Hearing impaired community across the state of Queensland. SMS Assist that is being launched today has come from the Deaf community and from Deaf Services Queensland but also the Queensland Government and I'd like to thank the Police for their efforts in this. Due to those partnership efforts, we're able to offer a better service to everyone in the community, not just the Deaf community. This means Deaf people can stand alongside hearing people with confidence and independence. Deaf people and hard of hearing people can take control of their lives knowing that they can report non-emergent matters to the police directly via SMS without having to rely on family, friends or neighbours for assistance. That gives us that confidence and independence that we haven't had in the past. This is a first for the Police Link branch. The QPS working with Deaf Services Queensland has developed an avenue for the Deaf community and all those who are hard of hearing to be able to contact Police Link to report non-urgent or non-life threatening incidents. The QPS is committed to providing equality and service delivery to each and every Queenslander and this initially demonstrates that commitment.