❓ A parliamentary question regarding the establishment of a domestic violence review board in WA, its progress, and related reports. The Minister provides background statistics and outlines steps taken, including a forum and working group, with the Ombudsman now responsible for establishing the review process.
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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE REVIEW BOARD
I refer to the proposal to establish a domestic violence review board and the minister’s answer to question 761 that a forum would be held in late November 2009 and will bring together key stakeholders in government and non-government sectors to discuss how a fatality review might best operate in Western Australia. (1) When did that forum meet and who participated? (2) Was a report or advice provided to the minister as a result of that forum, and on what date was it received? (3) Has the report been made available to the Parliament; and, if not, why not? (4) Why has no board been established to date despite the forum to discuss the establishment of a review board being held nearly two years ago? (5) When will the board be established? Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY
I refer to the proposal to establish a domestic violence review board and the minister’s answer to question 761 that a forum would be held in late November 2009 and will bring together key stakeholders in government and non-government sectors to discuss how a fatality review might best operate in Western Australia. (1) When did that forum meet and who participated? (2) Was a report or advice provided to the minister as a result of that forum, and on what date was it received? (3) Has the report been made available to the Parliament; and, if not, why not? (4) Why has no board been established to date despite the forum to discuss the establishment of a review board being held nearly two years ago? (5) When will the board be established? Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY
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I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question because it gives me a chance to provide some background on this. (1) Domestic violence homicide is defined as murder or attempted murder that occurs in the context of a familial or intimate relationship. For a murder to be identified as a domestic homicide, charges must have been laid against the alleged offender. Between 2000 and 2008—so in eight years—166 domestic homicides were perpetrated in WA. That is an average of 18 deaths a year. Of these cases, 59 per cent of victims were female and 77 per cent of offenders were male. On average, two victims a year were children. Of the 166 domestic homicides, 106 occurred between an intimate partner, current or separated; 77 per cent of intimate partner homicides involved a female victim murdered by her male partner; in 18 per cent of cases a male victim was murdered by his female partner; and five per cent of the murders were within same–sex relationships. In 2008 domestic homicides accounted for 40 per cent of all homicides in Western Australia. In 2008–09 there were 14 domestic homicides. These figures alarmed me very much. I believe that I am the first minister ever to look at having a fatality review process. They are alarming figures and they should be splashed all over the paper—166 in eight years, and another 14 in 2009. The fatality review forum was held on 24 November 2009. It was attended by 70 key government and non-government stakeholders, including representatives from the Department for Child Protection, WA Police, the Department of Corrective Services, the Office of the State Coroner, the office of the Ombudsman, the Department of the Attorney General, the Department of Health, the Women’s Council for Domestic and Family Violence Services, women’s refuges, Centrecare, Anglicare, Relationships Australia, and Communicare. (2) At the conclusion of the forum I announced that the department would establish a working group to develop recommendations for a fatality review process. This working group provided a report and recommendations to me on 29 June 2010. (3) No. The report was provided to the Premier and to me as the Minister for Women’s Interests. (4) The Ombudsman has agreed to take responsibility for the establishment of a fatality review process. (5) The Ombudsman’s office is working with the Department for Child Protection to establish a fatality review process in Western Australia. As the Minister for Women’s Interests, I am very proud that I am the first women’s interests minister to put forward that we have a fatality review process in Western Australia.
(1) When did that forum meet and who participated? (2) Was a report or advice provided to the minister as a result of that forum, and on what date was it received? (3) Has the report been made available to the Parliament; and, if not, why not? (4) Why has no board been established to date despite the forum to discuss the establishment of a review board being held nearly two years ago? (5) When will the board be established? Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question because it gives me a chance to provide some background on this. (1) Domestic violence homicide is defined as murder or attempted murder that occurs in the context of a familial or intimate relationship. For a murder to be identified as a domestic homicide, charges must have been laid against the alleged offender. Between 2000 and 2008—so in eight years—166 domestic homicides were perpetrated in WA. That is an average of 18 deaths a year. Of these cases, 59 per cent of victims were female and 77 per cent of offenders were male. On average, two victims a year were children. Of the 166 domestic homicides, 106 occurred between an intimate partner, current or separated; 77 per cent of intimate partner homicides involved a female victim murdered by her male partner; in 18 per cent of cases a male victim was murdered by his female partner; and five per cent of the murders were within same–sex relationships. In 2008 domestic homicides accounted for 40 per cent of all homicides in Western Australia. In 2008–09 there were 14 domestic homicides. These figures alarmed me very much. I believe that I am the first minister ever to look at having a fatality review process. They are alarming figures and they should be splashed all over the paper—166 in eight years, and another 14 in 2009. The fatality review forum was held on 24 November 2009. It was attended by 70 key government and non-government stakeholders, including representatives from the Department for Child Protection, WA Police, the Department of Corrective Services, the Office of the State Coroner, the office of the Ombudsman, the Department of the Attorney General, the Department of Health, the Women’s Council for Domestic and Family Violence Services, women’s refuges, Centrecare, Anglicare, Relationships Australia, and Communicare. (2) At the conclusion of the forum I announced that the department would establish a working group to develop recommendations for a fatality review process. This working group provided a report and recommendations to me on 29 June 2010. (3) No. The report was provided to the Premier and to me as the Minister for Women’s Interests. (4) The Ombudsman has agreed to take responsibility for the establishment of a fatality review process. (5) The Ombudsman’s office is working with the Department for Child Protection to establish a fatality review process in Western Australia. As the Minister for Women’s Interests, I am very proud that I am the first women’s interests minister to put forward that we have a fatality review process in Western Australia.
(2) Was a report or advice provided to the minister as a result of that forum, and on what date was it received? (3) Has the report been made available to the Parliament; and, if not, why not? (4) Why has no board been established to date despite the forum to discuss the establishment of a review board being held nearly two years ago? (5) When will the board be established? Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question because it gives me a chance to provide some background on this. (1) Domestic violence homicide is defined as murder or attempted murder that occurs in the context of a familial or intimate relationship. For a murder to be identified as a domestic homicide, charges must have been laid against the alleged offender. Between 2000 and 2008—so in eight years—166 domestic homicides were perpetrated in WA. That is an average of 18 deaths a year. Of these cases, 59 per cent of victims were female and 77 per cent of offenders were male. On average, two victims a year were children. Of the 166 domestic homicides, 106 occurred between an intimate partner, current or separated; 77 per cent of intimate partner homicides involved a female victim murdered by her male partner; in 18 per cent of cases a male victim was murdered by his female partner; and five per cent of the murders were within same–sex relationships. In 2008 domestic homicides accounted for 40 per cent of all homicides in Western Australia. In 2008–09 there were 14 domestic homicides. These figures alarmed me very much. I believe that I am the first minister ever to look at having a fatality review process. They are alarming figures and they should be splashed all over the paper—166 in eight years, and another 14 in 2009. The fatality review forum was held on 24 November 2009. It was attended by 70 key government and non-government stakeholders, including representatives from the Department for Child Protection, WA Police, the Department of Corrective Services, the Office of the State Coroner, the office of the Ombudsman, the Department of the Attorney General, the Department of Health, the Women’s Council for Domestic and Family Violence Services, women’s refuges, Centrecare, Anglicare, Relationships Australia, and Communicare. (2) At the conclusion of the forum I announced that the department would establish a working group to develop recommendations for a fatality review process. This working group provided a report and recommendations to me on 29 June 2010. (3) No. The report was provided to the Premier and to me as the Minister for Women’s Interests. (4) The Ombudsman has agreed to take responsibility for the establishment of a fatality review process. (5) The Ombudsman’s office is working with the Department for Child Protection to establish a fatality review process in Western Australia. As the Minister for Women’s Interests, I am very proud that I am the first women’s interests minister to put forward that we have a fatality review process in Western Australia.
(3) Has the report been made available to the Parliament; and, if not, why not? (4) Why has no board been established to date despite the forum to discuss the establishment of a review board being held nearly two years ago? (5) When will the board be established? Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question because it gives me a chance to provide some background on this. (1) Domestic violence homicide is defined as murder or attempted murder that occurs in the context of a familial or intimate relationship. For a murder to be identified as a domestic homicide, charges must have been laid against the alleged offender. Between 2000 and 2008—so in eight years—166 domestic homicides were perpetrated in WA. That is an average of 18 deaths a year. Of these cases, 59 per cent of victims were female and 77 per cent of offenders were male. On average, two victims a year were children. Of the 166 domestic homicides, 106 occurred between an intimate partner, current or separated; 77 per cent of intimate partner homicides involved a female victim murdered by her male partner; in 18 per cent of cases a male victim was murdered by his female partner; and five per cent of the murders were within same–sex relationships. In 2008 domestic homicides accounted for 40 per cent of all homicides in Western Australia. In 2008–09 there were 14 domestic homicides. These figures alarmed me very much. I believe that I am the first minister ever to look at having a fatality review process. They are alarming figures and they should be splashed all over the paper—166 in eight years, and another 14 in 2009. The fatality review forum was held on 24 November 2009. It was attended by 70 key government and non-government stakeholders, including representatives from the Department for Child Protection, WA Police, the Department of Corrective Services, the Office of the State Coroner, the office of the Ombudsman, the Department of the Attorney General, the Department of Health, the Women’s Council for Domestic and Family Violence Services, women’s refuges, Centrecare, Anglicare, Relationships Australia, and Communicare. (2) At the conclusion of the forum I announced that the department would establish a working group to develop recommendations for a fatality review process. This working group provided a report and recommendations to me on 29 June 2010. (3) No. The report was provided to the Premier and to me as the Minister for Women’s Interests. (4) The Ombudsman has agreed to take responsibility for the establishment of a fatality review process. (5) The Ombudsman’s office is working with the Department for Child Protection to establish a fatality review process in Western Australia. As the Minister for Women’s Interests, I am very proud that I am the first women’s interests minister to put forward that we have a fatality review process in Western Australia.
(4) Why has no board been established to date despite the forum to discuss the establishment of a review board being held nearly two years ago? (5) When will the board be established? Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question because it gives me a chance to provide some background on this. (1) Domestic violence homicide is defined as murder or attempted murder that occurs in the context of a familial or intimate relationship. For a murder to be identified as a domestic homicide, charges must have been laid against the alleged offender. Between 2000 and 2008—so in eight years—166 domestic homicides were perpetrated in WA. That is an average of 18 deaths a year. Of these cases, 59 per cent of victims were female and 77 per cent of offenders were male. On average, two victims a year were children. Of the 166 domestic homicides, 106 occurred between an intimate partner, current or separated; 77 per cent of intimate partner homicides involved a female victim murdered by her male partner; in 18 per cent of cases a male victim was murdered by his female partner; and five per cent of the murders were within same–sex relationships. In 2008 domestic homicides accounted for 40 per cent of all homicides in Western Australia. In 2008–09 there were 14 domestic homicides. These figures alarmed me very much. I believe that I am the first minister ever to look at having a fatality review process. They are alarming figures and they should be splashed all over the paper—166 in eight years, and another 14 in 2009. The fatality review forum was held on 24 November 2009. It was attended by 70 key government and non-government stakeholders, including representatives from the Department for Child Protection, WA Police, the Department of Corrective Services, the Office of the State Coroner, the office of the Ombudsman, the Department of the Attorney General, the Department of Health, the Women’s Council for Domestic and Family Violence Services, women’s refuges, Centrecare, Anglicare, Relationships Australia, and Communicare. (2) At the conclusion of the forum I announced that the department would establish a working group to develop recommendations for a fatality review process. This working group provided a report and recommendations to me on 29 June 2010. (3) No. The report was provided to the Premier and to me as the Minister for Women’s Interests. (4) The Ombudsman has agreed to take responsibility for the establishment of a fatality review process. (5) The Ombudsman’s office is working with the Department for Child Protection to establish a fatality review process in Western Australia. As the Minister for Women’s Interests, I am very proud that I am the first women’s interests minister to put forward that we have a fatality review process in Western Australia.
(5) When will the board be established? Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question because it gives me a chance to provide some background on this. (1) Domestic violence homicide is defined as murder or attempted murder that occurs in the context of a familial or intimate relationship. For a murder to be identified as a domestic homicide, charges must have been laid against the alleged offender. Between 2000 and 2008—so in eight years—166 domestic homicides were perpetrated in WA. That is an average of 18 deaths a year. Of these cases, 59 per cent of victims were female and 77 per cent of offenders were male. On average, two victims a year were children. Of the 166 domestic homicides, 106 occurred between an intimate partner, current or separated; 77 per cent of intimate partner homicides involved a female victim murdered by her male partner; in 18 per cent of cases a male victim was murdered by his female partner; and five per cent of the murders were within same–sex relationships. In 2008 domestic homicides accounted for 40 per cent of all homicides in Western Australia. In 2008–09 there were 14 domestic homicides. These figures alarmed me very much. I believe that I am the first minister ever to look at having a fatality review process. They are alarming figures and they should be splashed all over the paper—166 in eight years, and another 14 in 2009. The fatality review forum was held on 24 November 2009. It was attended by 70 key government and non-government stakeholders, including representatives from the Department for Child Protection, WA Police, the Department of Corrective Services, the Office of the State Coroner, the office of the Ombudsman, the Department of the Attorney General, the Department of Health, the Women’s Council for Domestic and Family Violence Services, women’s refuges, Centrecare, Anglicare, Relationships Australia, and Communicare. (2) At the conclusion of the forum I announced that the department would establish a working group to develop recommendations for a fatality review process. This working group provided a report and recommendations to me on 29 June 2010. (3) No. The report was provided to the Premier and to me as the Minister for Women’s Interests. (4) The Ombudsman has agreed to take responsibility for the establishment of a fatality review process. (5) The Ombudsman’s office is working with the Department for Child Protection to establish a fatality review process in Western Australia. As the Minister for Women’s Interests, I am very proud that I am the first women’s interests minister to put forward that we have a fatality review process in Western Australia.
Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question because it gives me a chance to provide some background on this. (1) Domestic violence homicide is defined as murder or attempted murder that occurs in the context of a familial or intimate relationship. For a murder to be identified as a domestic homicide, charges must have been laid against the alleged offender. Between 2000 and 2008—so in eight years—166 domestic homicides were perpetrated in WA. That is an average of 18 deaths a year. Of these cases, 59 per cent of victims were female and 77 per cent of offenders were male. On average, two victims a year were children. Of the 166 domestic homicides, 106 occurred between an intimate partner, current or separated; 77 per cent of intimate partner homicides involved a female victim murdered by her male partner; in 18 per cent of cases a male victim was murdered by his female partner; and five per cent of the murders were within same–sex relationships. In 2008 domestic homicides accounted for 40 per cent of all homicides in Western Australia. In 2008–09 there were 14 domestic homicides. These figures alarmed me very much. I believe that I am the first minister ever to look at having a fatality review process. They are alarming figures and they should be splashed all over the paper—166 in eight years, and another 14 in 2009. The fatality review forum was held on 24 November 2009. It was attended by 70 key government and non-government stakeholders, including representatives from the Department for Child Protection, WA Police, the Department of Corrective Services, the Office of the State Coroner, the office of the Ombudsman, the Department of the Attorney General, the Department of Health, the Women’s Council for Domestic and Family Violence Services, women’s refuges, Centrecare, Anglicare, Relationships Australia, and Communicare. (2) At the conclusion of the forum I announced that the department would establish a working group to develop recommendations for a fatality review process. This working group provided a report and recommendations to me on 29 June 2010. (3) No. The report was provided to the Premier and to me as the Minister for Women’s Interests. (4) The Ombudsman has agreed to take responsibility for the establishment of a fatality review process. (5) The Ombudsman’s office is working with the Department for Child Protection to establish a fatality review process in Western Australia. As the Minister for Women’s Interests, I am very proud that I am the first women’s interests minister to put forward that we have a fatality review process in Western Australia.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question because it gives me a chance to provide some background on this. (1) Domestic violence homicide is defined as murder or attempted murder that occurs in the context of a familial or intimate relationship. For a murder to be identified as a domestic homicide, charges must have been laid against the alleged offender. Between 2000 and 2008—so in eight years—166 domestic homicides were perpetrated in WA. That is an average of 18 deaths a year. Of these cases, 59 per cent of victims were female and 77 per cent of offenders were male. On average, two victims a year were children. Of the 166 domestic homicides, 106 occurred between an intimate partner, current or separated; 77 per cent of intimate partner homicides involved a female victim murdered by her male partner; in 18 per cent of cases a male victim was murdered by his female partner; and five per cent of the murders were within same–sex relationships. In 2008 domestic homicides accounted for 40 per cent of all homicides in Western Australia. In 2008–09 there were 14 domestic homicides. These figures alarmed me very much. I believe that I am the first minister ever to look at having a fatality review process. They are alarming figures and they should be splashed all over the paper—166 in eight years, and another 14 in 2009. The fatality review forum was held on 24 November 2009. It was attended by 70 key government and non-government stakeholders, including representatives from the Department for Child Protection, WA Police, the Department of Corrective Services, the Office of the State Coroner, the office of the Ombudsman, the Department of the Attorney General, the Department of Health, the Women’s Council for Domestic and Family Violence Services, women’s refuges, Centrecare, Anglicare, Relationships Australia, and Communicare. (2) At the conclusion of the forum I announced that the department would establish a working group to develop recommendations for a fatality review process. This working group provided a report and recommendations to me on 29 June 2010. (3) No. The report was provided to the Premier and to me as the Minister for Women’s Interests. (4) The Ombudsman has agreed to take responsibility for the establishment of a fatality review process. (5) The Ombudsman’s office is working with the Department for Child Protection to establish a fatality review process in Western Australia. As the Minister for Women’s Interests, I am very proud that I am the first women’s interests minister to put forward that we have a fatality review process in Western Australia.
(1) Domestic violence homicide is defined as murder or attempted murder that occurs in the context of a familial or intimate relationship. For a murder to be identified as a domestic homicide, charges must have been laid against the alleged offender. Between 2000 and 2008—so in eight years—166 domestic homicides were perpetrated in WA. That is an average of 18 deaths a year. Of these cases, 59 per cent of victims were female and 77 per cent of offenders were male. On average, two victims a year were children. Of the 166 domestic homicides, 106 occurred between an intimate partner, current or separated; 77 per cent of intimate partner homicides involved a female victim murdered by her male partner; in 18 per cent of cases a male victim was murdered by his female partner; and five per cent of the murders were within same–sex relationships. In 2008 domestic homicides accounted for 40 per cent of all homicides in Western Australia. In 2008–09 there were 14 domestic homicides. These figures alarmed me very much. I believe that I am the first minister ever to look at having a fatality review process. They are alarming figures and they should be splashed all over the paper—166 in eight years, and another 14 in 2009. The fatality review forum was held on 24 November 2009. It was attended by 70 key government and non-government stakeholders, including representatives from the Department for Child Protection, WA Police, the Department of Corrective Services, the Office of the State Coroner, the office of the Ombudsman, the Department of the Attorney General, the Department of Health, the Women’s Council for Domestic and Family Violence Services, women’s refuges, Centrecare, Anglicare, Relationships Australia, and Communicare. (2) At the conclusion of the forum I announced that the department would establish a working group to develop recommendations for a fatality review process. This working group provided a report and recommendations to me on 29 June 2010. (3) No. The report was provided to the Premier and to me as the Minister for Women’s Interests. (4) The Ombudsman has agreed to take responsibility for the establishment of a fatality review process. (5) The Ombudsman’s office is working with the Department for Child Protection to establish a fatality review process in Western Australia. As the Minister for Women’s Interests, I am very proud that I am the first women’s interests minister to put forward that we have a fatality review process in Western Australia.
(3) No. The report was provided to the Premier and to me as the Minister for Women’s Interests. (4) The Ombudsman has agreed to take responsibility for the establishment of a fatality review process. (5) The Ombudsman’s office is working with the Department for Child Protection to establish a fatality review process in Western Australia. As the Minister for Women’s Interests, I am very proud that I am the first women’s interests minister to put forward that we have a fatality review process in Western Australia.
(4) The Ombudsman has agreed to take responsibility for the establishment of a fatality review process. (5) The Ombudsman’s office is working with the Department for Child Protection to establish a fatality review process in Western Australia. As the Minister for Women’s Interests, I am very proud that I am the first women’s interests minister to put forward that we have a fatality review process in Western Australia.
(5) The Ombudsman’s office is working with the Department for Child Protection to establish a fatality review process in Western Australia. As the Minister for Women’s Interests, I am very proud that I am the first women’s interests minister to put forward that we have a fatality review process in Western Australia.
(1) When did that forum meet and who participated? (2) Was a report or advice provided to the minister as a result of that forum, and on what date was it received? (3) Has the report been made available to the Parliament; and, if not, why not? (4) Why has no board been established to date despite the forum to discuss the establishment of a review board being held nearly two years ago? (5) When will the board be established? Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question because it gives me a chance to provide some background on this. (1) Domestic violence homicide is defined as murder or attempted murder that occurs in the context of a familial or intimate relationship. For a murder to be identified as a domestic homicide, charges must have been laid against the alleged offender. Between 2000 and 2008—so in eight years—166 domestic homicides were perpetrated in WA. That is an average of 18 deaths a year. Of these cases, 59 per cent of victims were female and 77 per cent of offenders were male. On average, two victims a year were children. Of the 166 domestic homicides, 106 occurred between an intimate partner, current or separated; 77 per cent of intimate partner homicides involved a female victim murdered by her male partner; in 18 per cent of cases a male victim was murdered by his female partner; and five per cent of the murders were within same–sex relationships. In 2008 domestic homicides accounted for 40 per cent of all homicides in Western Australia. In 2008–09 there were 14 domestic homicides. These figures alarmed me very much. I believe that I am the first minister ever to look at having a fatality review process. They are alarming figures and they should be splashed all over the paper—166 in eight years, and another 14 in 2009. The fatality review forum was held on 24 November 2009. It was attended by 70 key government and non-government stakeholders, including representatives from the Department for Child Protection, WA Police, the Department of Corrective Services, the Office of the State Coroner, the office of the Ombudsman, the Department of the Attorney General, the Department of Health, the Women’s Council for Domestic and Family Violence Services, women’s refuges, Centrecare, Anglicare, Relationships Australia, and Communicare. (2) At the conclusion of the forum I announced that the department would establish a working group to develop recommendations for a fatality review process. This working group provided a report and recommendations to me on 29 June 2010. (3) No. The report was provided to the Premier and to me as the Minister for Women’s Interests. (4) The Ombudsman has agreed to take responsibility for the establishment of a fatality review process. (5) The Ombudsman’s office is working with the Department for Child Protection to establish a fatality review process in Western Australia. As the Minister for Women’s Interests, I am very proud that I am the first women’s interests minister to put forward that we have a fatality review process in Western Australia.
(2) Was a report or advice provided to the minister as a result of that forum, and on what date was it received? (3) Has the report been made available to the Parliament; and, if not, why not? (4) Why has no board been established to date despite the forum to discuss the establishment of a review board being held nearly two years ago? (5) When will the board be established? Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question because it gives me a chance to provide some background on this. (1) Domestic violence homicide is defined as murder or attempted murder that occurs in the context of a familial or intimate relationship. For a murder to be identified as a domestic homicide, charges must have been laid against the alleged offender. Between 2000 and 2008—so in eight years—166 domestic homicides were perpetrated in WA. That is an average of 18 deaths a year. Of these cases, 59 per cent of victims were female and 77 per cent of offenders were male. On average, two victims a year were children. Of the 166 domestic homicides, 106 occurred between an intimate partner, current or separated; 77 per cent of intimate partner homicides involved a female victim murdered by her male partner; in 18 per cent of cases a male victim was murdered by his female partner; and five per cent of the murders were within same–sex relationships. In 2008 domestic homicides accounted for 40 per cent of all homicides in Western Australia. In 2008–09 there were 14 domestic homicides. These figures alarmed me very much. I believe that I am the first minister ever to look at having a fatality review process. They are alarming figures and they should be splashed all over the paper—166 in eight years, and another 14 in 2009. The fatality review forum was held on 24 November 2009. It was attended by 70 key government and non-government stakeholders, including representatives from the Department for Child Protection, WA Police, the Department of Corrective Services, the Office of the State Coroner, the office of the Ombudsman, the Department of the Attorney General, the Department of Health, the Women’s Council for Domestic and Family Violence Services, women’s refuges, Centrecare, Anglicare, Relationships Australia, and Communicare. (2) At the conclusion of the forum I announced that the department would establish a working group to develop recommendations for a fatality review process. This working group provided a report and recommendations to me on 29 June 2010. (3) No. The report was provided to the Premier and to me as the Minister for Women’s Interests. (4) The Ombudsman has agreed to take responsibility for the establishment of a fatality review process. (5) The Ombudsman’s office is working with the Department for Child Protection to establish a fatality review process in Western Australia. As the Minister for Women’s Interests, I am very proud that I am the first women’s interests minister to put forward that we have a fatality review process in Western Australia.
(3) Has the report been made available to the Parliament; and, if not, why not? (4) Why has no board been established to date despite the forum to discuss the establishment of a review board being held nearly two years ago? (5) When will the board be established? Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question because it gives me a chance to provide some background on this. (1) Domestic violence homicide is defined as murder or attempted murder that occurs in the context of a familial or intimate relationship. For a murder to be identified as a domestic homicide, charges must have been laid against the alleged offender. Between 2000 and 2008—so in eight years—166 domestic homicides were perpetrated in WA. That is an average of 18 deaths a year. Of these cases, 59 per cent of victims were female and 77 per cent of offenders were male. On average, two victims a year were children. Of the 166 domestic homicides, 106 occurred between an intimate partner, current or separated; 77 per cent of intimate partner homicides involved a female victim murdered by her male partner; in 18 per cent of cases a male victim was murdered by his female partner; and five per cent of the murders were within same–sex relationships. In 2008 domestic homicides accounted for 40 per cent of all homicides in Western Australia. In 2008–09 there were 14 domestic homicides. These figures alarmed me very much. I believe that I am the first minister ever to look at having a fatality review process. They are alarming figures and they should be splashed all over the paper—166 in eight years, and another 14 in 2009. The fatality review forum was held on 24 November 2009. It was attended by 70 key government and non-government stakeholders, including representatives from the Department for Child Protection, WA Police, the Department of Corrective Services, the Office of the State Coroner, the office of the Ombudsman, the Department of the Attorney General, the Department of Health, the Women’s Council for Domestic and Family Violence Services, women’s refuges, Centrecare, Anglicare, Relationships Australia, and Communicare. (2) At the conclusion of the forum I announced that the department would establish a working group to develop recommendations for a fatality review process. This working group provided a report and recommendations to me on 29 June 2010. (3) No. The report was provided to the Premier and to me as the Minister for Women’s Interests. (4) The Ombudsman has agreed to take responsibility for the establishment of a fatality review process. (5) The Ombudsman’s office is working with the Department for Child Protection to establish a fatality review process in Western Australia. As the Minister for Women’s Interests, I am very proud that I am the first women’s interests minister to put forward that we have a fatality review process in Western Australia.
(4) Why has no board been established to date despite the forum to discuss the establishment of a review board being held nearly two years ago? (5) When will the board be established? Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question because it gives me a chance to provide some background on this. (1) Domestic violence homicide is defined as murder or attempted murder that occurs in the context of a familial or intimate relationship. For a murder to be identified as a domestic homicide, charges must have been laid against the alleged offender. Between 2000 and 2008—so in eight years—166 domestic homicides were perpetrated in WA. That is an average of 18 deaths a year. Of these cases, 59 per cent of victims were female and 77 per cent of offenders were male. On average, two victims a year were children. Of the 166 domestic homicides, 106 occurred between an intimate partner, current or separated; 77 per cent of intimate partner homicides involved a female victim murdered by her male partner; in 18 per cent of cases a male victim was murdered by his female partner; and five per cent of the murders were within same–sex relationships. In 2008 domestic homicides accounted for 40 per cent of all homicides in Western Australia. In 2008–09 there were 14 domestic homicides. These figures alarmed me very much. I believe that I am the first minister ever to look at having a fatality review process. They are alarming figures and they should be splashed all over the paper—166 in eight years, and another 14 in 2009. The fatality review forum was held on 24 November 2009. It was attended by 70 key government and non-government stakeholders, including representatives from the Department for Child Protection, WA Police, the Department of Corrective Services, the Office of the State Coroner, the office of the Ombudsman, the Department of the Attorney General, the Department of Health, the Women’s Council for Domestic and Family Violence Services, women’s refuges, Centrecare, Anglicare, Relationships Australia, and Communicare. (2) At the conclusion of the forum I announced that the department would establish a working group to develop recommendations for a fatality review process. This working group provided a report and recommendations to me on 29 June 2010. (3) No. The report was provided to the Premier and to me as the Minister for Women’s Interests. (4) The Ombudsman has agreed to take responsibility for the establishment of a fatality review process. (5) The Ombudsman’s office is working with the Department for Child Protection to establish a fatality review process in Western Australia. As the Minister for Women’s Interests, I am very proud that I am the first women’s interests minister to put forward that we have a fatality review process in Western Australia.
(5) When will the board be established? Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question because it gives me a chance to provide some background on this. (1) Domestic violence homicide is defined as murder or attempted murder that occurs in the context of a familial or intimate relationship. For a murder to be identified as a domestic homicide, charges must have been laid against the alleged offender. Between 2000 and 2008—so in eight years—166 domestic homicides were perpetrated in WA. That is an average of 18 deaths a year. Of these cases, 59 per cent of victims were female and 77 per cent of offenders were male. On average, two victims a year were children. Of the 166 domestic homicides, 106 occurred between an intimate partner, current or separated; 77 per cent of intimate partner homicides involved a female victim murdered by her male partner; in 18 per cent of cases a male victim was murdered by his female partner; and five per cent of the murders were within same–sex relationships. In 2008 domestic homicides accounted for 40 per cent of all homicides in Western Australia. In 2008–09 there were 14 domestic homicides. These figures alarmed me very much. I believe that I am the first minister ever to look at having a fatality review process. They are alarming figures and they should be splashed all over the paper—166 in eight years, and another 14 in 2009. The fatality review forum was held on 24 November 2009. It was attended by 70 key government and non-government stakeholders, including representatives from the Department for Child Protection, WA Police, the Department of Corrective Services, the Office of the State Coroner, the office of the Ombudsman, the Department of the Attorney General, the Department of Health, the Women’s Council for Domestic and Family Violence Services, women’s refuges, Centrecare, Anglicare, Relationships Australia, and Communicare. (2) At the conclusion of the forum I announced that the department would establish a working group to develop recommendations for a fatality review process. This working group provided a report and recommendations to me on 29 June 2010. (3) No. The report was provided to the Premier and to me as the Minister for Women’s Interests. (4) The Ombudsman has agreed to take responsibility for the establishment of a fatality review process. (5) The Ombudsman’s office is working with the Department for Child Protection to establish a fatality review process in Western Australia. As the Minister for Women’s Interests, I am very proud that I am the first women’s interests minister to put forward that we have a fatality review process in Western Australia.
Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question because it gives me a chance to provide some background on this. (1) Domestic violence homicide is defined as murder or attempted murder that occurs in the context of a familial or intimate relationship. For a murder to be identified as a domestic homicide, charges must have been laid against the alleged offender. Between 2000 and 2008—so in eight years—166 domestic homicides were perpetrated in WA. That is an average of 18 deaths a year. Of these cases, 59 per cent of victims were female and 77 per cent of offenders were male. On average, two victims a year were children. Of the 166 domestic homicides, 106 occurred between an intimate partner, current or separated; 77 per cent of intimate partner homicides involved a female victim murdered by her male partner; in 18 per cent of cases a male victim was murdered by his female partner; and five per cent of the murders were within same–sex relationships. In 2008 domestic homicides accounted for 40 per cent of all homicides in Western Australia. In 2008–09 there were 14 domestic homicides. These figures alarmed me very much. I believe that I am the first minister ever to look at having a fatality review process. They are alarming figures and they should be splashed all over the paper—166 in eight years, and another 14 in 2009. The fatality review forum was held on 24 November 2009. It was attended by 70 key government and non-government stakeholders, including representatives from the Department for Child Protection, WA Police, the Department of Corrective Services, the Office of the State Coroner, the office of the Ombudsman, the Department of the Attorney General, the Department of Health, the Women’s Council for Domestic and Family Violence Services, women’s refuges, Centrecare, Anglicare, Relationships Australia, and Communicare. (2) At the conclusion of the forum I announced that the department would establish a working group to develop recommendations for a fatality review process. This working group provided a report and recommendations to me on 29 June 2010. (3) No. The report was provided to the Premier and to me as the Minister for Women’s Interests. (4) The Ombudsman has agreed to take responsibility for the establishment of a fatality review process. (5) The Ombudsman’s office is working with the Department for Child Protection to establish a fatality review process in Western Australia. As the Minister for Women’s Interests, I am very proud that I am the first women’s interests minister to put forward that we have a fatality review process in Western Australia.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question because it gives me a chance to provide some background on this. (1) Domestic violence homicide is defined as murder or attempted murder that occurs in the context of a familial or intimate relationship. For a murder to be identified as a domestic homicide, charges must have been laid against the alleged offender. Between 2000 and 2008—so in eight years—166 domestic homicides were perpetrated in WA. That is an average of 18 deaths a year. Of these cases, 59 per cent of victims were female and 77 per cent of offenders were male. On average, two victims a year were children. Of the 166 domestic homicides, 106 occurred between an intimate partner, current or separated; 77 per cent of intimate partner homicides involved a female victim murdered by her male partner; in 18 per cent of cases a male victim was murdered by his female partner; and five per cent of the murders were within same–sex relationships. In 2008 domestic homicides accounted for 40 per cent of all homicides in Western Australia. In 2008–09 there were 14 domestic homicides. These figures alarmed me very much. I believe that I am the first minister ever to look at having a fatality review process. They are alarming figures and they should be splashed all over the paper—166 in eight years, and another 14 in 2009. The fatality review forum was held on 24 November 2009. It was attended by 70 key government and non-government stakeholders, including representatives from the Department for Child Protection, WA Police, the Department of Corrective Services, the Office of the State Coroner, the office of the Ombudsman, the Department of the Attorney General, the Department of Health, the Women’s Council for Domestic and Family Violence Services, women’s refuges, Centrecare, Anglicare, Relationships Australia, and Communicare. (2) At the conclusion of the forum I announced that the department would establish a working group to develop recommendations for a fatality review process. This working group provided a report and recommendations to me on 29 June 2010. (3) No. The report was provided to the Premier and to me as the Minister for Women’s Interests. (4) The Ombudsman has agreed to take responsibility for the establishment of a fatality review process. (5) The Ombudsman’s office is working with the Department for Child Protection to establish a fatality review process in Western Australia. As the Minister for Women’s Interests, I am very proud that I am the first women’s interests minister to put forward that we have a fatality review process in Western Australia.
(1) Domestic violence homicide is defined as murder or attempted murder that occurs in the context of a familial or intimate relationship. For a murder to be identified as a domestic homicide, charges must have been laid against the alleged offender. Between 2000 and 2008—so in eight years—166 domestic homicides were perpetrated in WA. That is an average of 18 deaths a year. Of these cases, 59 per cent of victims were female and 77 per cent of offenders were male. On average, two victims a year were children. Of the 166 domestic homicides, 106 occurred between an intimate partner, current or separated; 77 per cent of intimate partner homicides involved a female victim murdered by her male partner; in 18 per cent of cases a male victim was murdered by his female partner; and five per cent of the murders were within same–sex relationships. In 2008 domestic homicides accounted for 40 per cent of all homicides in Western Australia. In 2008–09 there were 14 domestic homicides. These figures alarmed me very much. I believe that I am the first minister ever to look at having a fatality review process. They are alarming figures and they should be splashed all over the paper—166 in eight years, and another 14 in 2009. The fatality review forum was held on 24 November 2009. It was attended by 70 key government and non-government stakeholders, including representatives from the Department for Child Protection, WA Police, the Department of Corrective Services, the Office of the State Coroner, the office of the Ombudsman, the Department of the Attorney General, the Department of Health, the Women’s Council for Domestic and Family Violence Services, women’s refuges, Centrecare, Anglicare, Relationships Australia, and Communicare. (2) At the conclusion of the forum I announced that the department would establish a working group to develop recommendations for a fatality review process. This working group provided a report and recommendations to me on 29 June 2010. (3) No. The report was provided to the Premier and to me as the Minister for Women’s Interests. (4) The Ombudsman has agreed to take responsibility for the establishment of a fatality review process. (5) The Ombudsman’s office is working with the Department for Child Protection to establish a fatality review process in Western Australia. As the Minister for Women’s Interests, I am very proud that I am the first women’s interests minister to put forward that we have a fatality review process in Western Australia.
(3) No. The report was provided to the Premier and to me as the Minister for Women’s Interests. (4) The Ombudsman has agreed to take responsibility for the establishment of a fatality review process. (5) The Ombudsman’s office is working with the Department for Child Protection to establish a fatality review process in Western Australia. As the Minister for Women’s Interests, I am very proud that I am the first women’s interests minister to put forward that we have a fatality review process in Western Australia.
(4) The Ombudsman has agreed to take responsibility for the establishment of a fatality review process. (5) The Ombudsman’s office is working with the Department for Child Protection to establish a fatality review process in Western Australia. As the Minister for Women’s Interests, I am very proud that I am the first women’s interests minister to put forward that we have a fatality review process in Western Australia.
(5) The Ombudsman’s office is working with the Department for Child Protection to establish a fatality review process in Western Australia. As the Minister for Women’s Interests, I am very proud that I am the first women’s interests minister to put forward that we have a fatality review process in Western Australia.
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