Mr. Katsambanis asks about the number, appointment rate, average age, and application-to-appointment timeframe for Justices of the Peace (JPs) in Western Australia, both statewide and within the Hillarys electorate. The Attorney General provides specific figures for each query.

AnsweredQoN 3611Legislative Assembly
Asked
14 August 2018
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Attorney General

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I refer to the role of Justice of the Peace (JP) in Western Australia, and ask: (a) How many JPs are there in Western Australia as of 1
July 2018; (b) How many JPs are there in the electorate of Hillarys
as of 1 July 2018; (c) How many JPs were been appointed in Western Australia
for each of the years 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017; (d) How many JPs were appointed in the electorate of Hillarys for each of the years 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017; (e) What is the average age of a JP in Western Australia; and (f) What is the current average length of time from
application to appointment for a JP in Western Australia?

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Answered
20 September 2018
Response time
11 days
(a) 2,679.
(b) 88.
(c) 51 in 2013; 31 in 2014; 49 in 2015; 66 in 2016; 49 in 2017 and 34 to date in 2018.
(d) 3 in 2013; 1 in 2014; 1 in 2015, 5 in 2016; and 2 in 2017.
(e) 67 years of age.
(f) 15 months.
(This period includes the time of lodgement with the Attorney General, processing of the application including screening, pre-appointment training, Executive Council meeting and the final date of appointment being the date of publication in the WA Government Gazette. Delays may occur if the applicant fails to provide screening information requested in a timely manner or the time taken to complete/frequency of the pre-appointment training course.)

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