❓ Hon. Tjorn Sibma questions the Minister for Police regarding the release of seven reportable offenders from immigration detention, focusing on their offences, conditions, and support for mitigating public safety risks. The Minister provides a response citing legal restrictions on disclosing offender information and outlining ongoing collaboration with Commonwealth agencies.
AnsweredQoN 1447Legislative Council
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IMMIGRATION DETENTION CENTRES — STATELESS
DETAINEES — RELEASE
1447. Hon TJORN SIBMA to the minister representing the
Minister for Police:
I refer to the seven reportable
offenders released from immigration detention centres based in Western Australia.
(1) Who are those
individuals, what offences have they committed and what conditions are they
subject to?
(2) Has the
commonwealth government offered, or has the Western Australia Police Force
requested, any support to assist in mitigating the threat to public safety that
their abrupt release into the community so obviously presents?
DETAINEES — RELEASE
1447. Hon TJORN SIBMA to the minister representing the
Minister for Police:
I refer to the seven reportable
offenders released from immigration detention centres based in Western Australia.
(1) Who are those
individuals, what offences have they committed and what conditions are they
subject to?
(2) Has the
commonwealth government offered, or has the Western Australia Police Force
requested, any support to assist in mitigating the threat to public safety that
their abrupt release into the community so obviously presents?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following information has been provided to me
by the Minister for Police.
The Western Australia Police Force
advises as follows.
(1) The WA Police
Force cannot provide the names of the seven reportable offenders, as section
82(1) of the Community Protection (Offender
Reporting) Act 2004 provides
that a person must not directly or indirectly record, disclose or make
use of any personal information in the community protection offender register,
which is established and maintained by the Commissioner of Police, unless an
exception applies.
Offences include penetrative sexual
offending and indecent assaults against children, and the production, distribution and possession of child exploitation
materials. All reportable offenders within Western Australia are subject
to reporting conditions as legislated by the act. A reportable offender is
required to report certain personal information, including where they reside,
contact information, employment and any unsupervised access to children, within
certain time frames. Reportable offenders must also advise the WA Police Force
at least seven days prior to travelling outside Western Australia.
(2) The WA Police Force will continue to work with
relevant commonwealth agencies, such as the Australian Border Force and
Australian Federal Police, to enable the assessment of those being released.
When a person is identified as a reportable offender, they will be subject to
the relevant reporting and monitoring requirements.
some notice of the question. The following information has been provided to me
by the Minister for Police.
The Western Australia Police Force
advises as follows.
(1) The WA Police
Force cannot provide the names of the seven reportable offenders, as section
82(1) of the Community Protection (Offender
Reporting) Act 2004 provides
that a person must not directly or indirectly record, disclose or make
use of any personal information in the community protection offender register,
which is established and maintained by the Commissioner of Police, unless an
exception applies.
Offences include penetrative sexual
offending and indecent assaults against children, and the production, distribution and possession of child exploitation
materials. All reportable offenders within Western Australia are subject
to reporting conditions as legislated by the act. A reportable offender is
required to report certain personal information, including where they reside,
contact information, employment and any unsupervised access to children, within
certain time frames. Reportable offenders must also advise the WA Police Force
at least seven days prior to travelling outside Western Australia.
(2) The WA Police Force will continue to work with
relevant commonwealth agencies, such as the Australian Border Force and
Australian Federal Police, to enable the assessment of those being released.
When a person is identified as a reportable offender, they will be subject to
the relevant reporting and monitoring requirements.
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