❓ Mr Papalia questions the Minister for Police about the proximity of two members of the 'Evil 8' to schools while on bail. The Minister assures that they are being managed within court-set bail conditions by the sex offender management squad.
AnsweredQoN 530Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
EVIL 8 —
DAVID VOLMER
530. Mr P. PAPALIA to the Minister for Police:
I have a supplementary question. Can
the minister rule out that the two members of Evil 8 who are still out on bail
are near schools?
DAVID VOLMER
530. Mr P. PAPALIA to the Minister for Police:
I have a supplementary question. Can
the minister rule out that the two members of Evil 8 who are still out on bail
are near schools?
AnswerView source ↗
I do not know the specific addresses
of the individuals. I do know that one of those individuals is definitely not
within 100 metres of a school, and I believe he has a bail condition that
specifies that. We have to remember that the court imposes the bail conditions.
Several members interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Members!
Mrs
L.M. HARVEY : I know that both of those individuals are not allowed to have
any unsupervised access to children under the age of 16 years.
Several members interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Members!
Mrs
L.M. HARVEY : Police have satisfied themselves that those two offenders are
complying with their bail conditions. They have the support structures —
Mr
P. Papalia interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the first time.
Mrs
L.M. HARVEY : The support systems —
Mr
P. Papalia interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the second time. Just
let the minister answer the question.
Mr
P. Papalia : You don't know, do you?
Mrs
L.M. HARVEY : What I do know, and the information that I have from police
and from the sex offender management squad, is that the two individuals who are
currently in the community on bail, awaiting either a sentencing hearing or a plea
hearing, are both being managed appropriately within the bail conditions that
have been set by the court.
Mr
P. Papalia interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I have called you to order twice. If you want
me to call you three times, four times and out you go, it is up to you. I am
just giving you a warning. A short answer, minister.
Mrs
L.M. HARVEY : The member for Warnbro does not understand the process. It is
the responsibility —
Several members interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Members!
Mrs
L.M. HARVEY : I think this is a really important issue, Mr Speaker, and I think
if members opposite actually care —
Several members interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I call you to order for the first time. Member
for West Swan, I call you to order for the first time. We have had a reasonably
good run but we are bogging again.
Mrs
L.M. HARVEY : The member for West Swan said that we did nothing on Friday,
which is 100 per cent incorrect. As soon as we became aware of the situation,
we immediately chased it up with police and police —
Several members interjected.
The
SPEAKER : The supplementary question is not from the member for West Swan;
it is from the member for Warnbro. He asked a question about whether these two
people were near schools. Can you just address that and let us move on.
Mrs
L.M. HARVEY : Mr Speaker, police assure me that they are being managed
within the bail conditions that have been set by the court. They are now being
managed by the sex offender management squad, which is well equipped to deal
with these sorts of offenders.
of the individuals. I do know that one of those individuals is definitely not
within 100 metres of a school, and I believe he has a bail condition that
specifies that. We have to remember that the court imposes the bail conditions.
Several members interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Members!
Mrs
L.M. HARVEY : I know that both of those individuals are not allowed to have
any unsupervised access to children under the age of 16 years.
Several members interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Members!
Mrs
L.M. HARVEY : Police have satisfied themselves that those two offenders are
complying with their bail conditions. They have the support structures —
Mr
P. Papalia interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the first time.
Mrs
L.M. HARVEY : The support systems —
Mr
P. Papalia interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I call you to order for the second time. Just
let the minister answer the question.
Mr
P. Papalia : You don't know, do you?
Mrs
L.M. HARVEY : What I do know, and the information that I have from police
and from the sex offender management squad, is that the two individuals who are
currently in the community on bail, awaiting either a sentencing hearing or a plea
hearing, are both being managed appropriately within the bail conditions that
have been set by the court.
Mr
P. Papalia interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Warnbro, I have called you to order twice. If you want
me to call you three times, four times and out you go, it is up to you. I am
just giving you a warning. A short answer, minister.
Mrs
L.M. HARVEY : The member for Warnbro does not understand the process. It is
the responsibility —
Several members interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Members!
Mrs
L.M. HARVEY : I think this is a really important issue, Mr Speaker, and I think
if members opposite actually care —
Several members interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I call you to order for the first time. Member
for West Swan, I call you to order for the first time. We have had a reasonably
good run but we are bogging again.
Mrs
L.M. HARVEY : The member for West Swan said that we did nothing on Friday,
which is 100 per cent incorrect. As soon as we became aware of the situation,
we immediately chased it up with police and police —
Several members interjected.
The
SPEAKER : The supplementary question is not from the member for West Swan;
it is from the member for Warnbro. He asked a question about whether these two
people were near schools. Can you just address that and let us move on.
Mrs
L.M. HARVEY : Mr Speaker, police assure me that they are being managed
within the bail conditions that have been set by the court. They are now being
managed by the sex offender management squad, which is well equipped to deal
with these sorts of offenders.
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