❓ Hon James Hayward asks about Family Court wait times in Bunbury, complaints received, impacts of delays, and potential funding increases. The Attorney General's representative couldn't answer in the time provided and requested the question be placed on notice.
AnsweredQoN 889Legislative Council
Asked
28 October 2021
Member
Portfolio
parliamentary secretary representing the Attorney General
QuestionView source ↗
FAMILY COURT
889. Hon JAMES HAYWARD to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Attorney General:
I refer to Family Court operations.
(1) What was the
average wait time for a Family Court case to come before a judge in Bunbury?
(2) Has the
minister received any complaints in relation to the time it takes until a case
can be heard by the Family Court in WA?
(3) Is the
minister concerned that delays in Family Court matters can have significant
impacts on the lives of affected parties?
(4) Are there any plans to increase
funding to the Family Court with a view to reducing wait times?
889. Hon JAMES HAYWARD to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Attorney General:
I refer to Family Court operations.
(1) What was the
average wait time for a Family Court case to come before a judge in Bunbury?
(2) Has the
minister received any complaints in relation to the time it takes until a case
can be heard by the Family Court in WA?
(3) Is the
minister concerned that delays in Family Court matters can have significant
impacts on the lives of affected parties?
(4) Are there any plans to increase
funding to the Family Court with a view to reducing wait times?
AnswerView source ↗
I
thank the member for some notice of the question. I provide the following
response on behalf of the Attorney General.
The honourable member's
question cannot be answered in the time provided. I request that he place his
question on notice.
thank the member for some notice of the question. I provide the following
response on behalf of the Attorney General.
The honourable member's
question cannot be answered in the time provided. I request that he place his
question on notice.
Explore WA Government Data
Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.
Explore more
Government Gazette
Appointments, regulatory notices, planning changes.
Hansard
Debates, questions, speeches and sentiment.
Tabled Papers
Reports and documents tabled in Parliament.
Committees
Committee profiles and recent reports.
Regulations
Subsidiary legislation with filters and summaries.
Bills
Proposed laws and parliamentary progress.
Acts
Current WA legislation and summaries.
Explanatory Memoranda
Bills with EMs (text/PDF) available.
Members
MP profiles, party breakdown and rankings.
Pollie Rankings
Data-driven rankings across 19 categories.
Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.