❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice regarding reported assaults against staff within the Police, Emergency Services, and Road Safety portfolios. The response details the number of reported assaults, relevant details where available, and conviction rates.
AnsweredQoN 6643Legislative Assembly
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For each department and agency within the Minister’s portfolios, I ask:
(a) how many incidents of assault have been reported by staff in:
(i) 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011;
(b) can the Minister please list the relevant department or agency, date of assault, male/female victim, male/female perpetrator;
(c) how many incidents of assault were reported to Western Australia Police; and
(d) how many convictions resulted from reported assaults?
(a) how many incidents of assault have been reported by staff in:
(i) 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011;
(b) can the Minister please list the relevant department or agency, date of assault, male/female victim, male/female perpetrator;
(c) how many incidents of assault were reported to Western Australia Police; and
(d) how many convictions resulted from reported assaults?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
1 December 2011
Responded by
Minister for Police; Emergency Services; Road Safety
Response time
30 days
Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia (FESA):
The Fire and Emergency Services Authority (FESA) advises:
(a) (i) Nil
(b) Not applicable
(c) One incident of alleged assault was reported to the Western Australia Police during this time frame and involves a male staff member (off duty) against a member of the public. The staff member has since resigned
(d) Nil at this point in time. The assault charge referred to in the above response is still being progressed through the court system..
Office of Road Safety:
(a) NIL
(b) N/A
(c) N/A
(d) N/A
Western Australia Police:
(a)(i) There were 847 assaults against police officers recorded and 13 assaults against Police Auxillary / Custody Officers.
(b) Summary details of recorded assaults against police officers are listed in Appendix I, attached. [see tabled paper no].
(c) All recorded assaults against police officers were reported to Police. The number of assaults against police officers that were not recorded as offences (due to minor nature, time constraints, etc.) is unknown.
(d) WA Police cannot provide the number of convictions as a result of assaults against police officers, as the records are not related in the separate recording systems.
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The Fire and Emergency Services Authority (FESA) advises:
(a) (i) Nil
(b) Not applicable
(c) One incident of alleged assault was reported to the Western Australia Police during this time frame and involves a male staff member (off duty) against a member of the public. The staff member has since resigned
(d) Nil at this point in time. The assault charge referred to in the above response is still being progressed through the court system..
Office of Road Safety:
(a) NIL
(b) N/A
(c) N/A
(d) N/A
Western Australia Police:
(a)(i) There were 847 assaults against police officers recorded and 13 assaults against Police Auxillary / Custody Officers.
(b) Summary details of recorded assaults against police officers are listed in Appendix I, attached. [see tabled paper no].
(c) All recorded assaults against police officers were reported to Police. The number of assaults against police officers that were not recorded as offences (due to minor nature, time constraints, etc.) is unknown.
(d) WA Police cannot provide the number of convictions as a result of assaults against police officers, as the records are not related in the separate recording systems.
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