❓ Ms. Mettam questions the Attorney General on the effectiveness of GPS monitoring for FDV offenders, given rising offence rates. The Attorney General defends the government's actions and investments in addressing FDV.
AnsweredQoN 909Legislative Assembly
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FAMILY AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OFFENDERS — GPS
MONITORING
909. Ms L. METTAM to the Attorney General:
I
refer to the Attorney General's decision to strengthen family and domestic
violence GPS monitoring requirements after
the evaluation of the two-year tracking trial revealed that an average of 10
FDV offenders have GPS monitoring imposed on them each month.
(1) With the
number of family-related offences now 40 per cent above the five-year average,
is this not a reflection that he has failed to tackle the scourge of family and
domestic violence in WA?
(2) Has the final report of the trial been completed; and, if
so, when will he table this document?
MONITORING
909. Ms L. METTAM to the Attorney General:
I
refer to the Attorney General's decision to strengthen family and domestic
violence GPS monitoring requirements after
the evaluation of the two-year tracking trial revealed that an average of 10
FDV offenders have GPS monitoring imposed on them each month.
(1) With the
number of family-related offences now 40 per cent above the five-year average,
is this not a reflection that he has failed to tackle the scourge of family and
domestic violence in WA?
(2) Has the final report of the trial been completed; and, if
so, when will he table this document?
AnswerView source ↗
(1)–(2) Yes,
there has been an escalation of FDV numbers throughout Australia. I think there
are two factors occurring here. One is that there has been an uptick in
aggression in our community generally and there has certainly been an uptick in
reporting since we have introduced new procedures—this was introduced
by the Labor government—requiring all police to file an offence report
for every attendance on an FDV complaint. As the Minister for Prevention of
Family and Domestic Violence has already answered in Parliament today, the
government has put $300 million into this campaign. We have also set aside
money to educate the community on coercive control.
The member is talking about the
bracelets and monitoring. They have been around for a while, but it was a Labor
government that picked them up to use in this space. With the new laws that
will mandate their affixation to people who have committed a family violence
offence in breach of a restraining order and with those who have it affixed
mandatorily, we estimate that up to 700 people per annum will be wearing these
bracelets. We reject completely the member's nonsense proposition that
the Labor government has not turned its
attention to stemming family and domestic violence. We were the first
government to appoint a minister in that regard.
there has been an escalation of FDV numbers throughout Australia. I think there
are two factors occurring here. One is that there has been an uptick in
aggression in our community generally and there has certainly been an uptick in
reporting since we have introduced new procedures—this was introduced
by the Labor government—requiring all police to file an offence report
for every attendance on an FDV complaint. As the Minister for Prevention of
Family and Domestic Violence has already answered in Parliament today, the
government has put $300 million into this campaign. We have also set aside
money to educate the community on coercive control.
The member is talking about the
bracelets and monitoring. They have been around for a while, but it was a Labor
government that picked them up to use in this space. With the new laws that
will mandate their affixation to people who have committed a family violence
offence in breach of a restraining order and with those who have it affixed
mandatorily, we estimate that up to 700 people per annum will be wearing these
bracelets. We reject completely the member's nonsense proposition that
the Labor government has not turned its
attention to stemming family and domestic violence. We were the first
government to appoint a minister in that regard.
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