Hon Nick Goiran asks the Attorney General about the Work and Development Order scheme under the Fines, Penalties and Infringement Notices Enforcement Act 1994, including commencement date, eligibility, sponsor participation, completion rates, and failures.

AnsweredQoN 311Legislative Council
Asked
17 June 2021
Portfolio
parliamentary secretary representing the Attorney General

QuestionView source ↗

FINES, PENALTIES AND
INFRINGEMENT NOTICES ENFORCEMENT ACT —WORK AND DEVELOPMENT ORDERS
311. Hon NICK GOIRAN to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Attorney General:
I
refer to the work and development permit scheme that has been delivered by the
Department of Justice in partnership with Legal Aid Western Australia
and the Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia.
(1) On what date
did the scheme commence?
(2) How many
people have been deemed eligible to access the scheme?
(3) How many
sponsors are participating in the scheme?
(4) How many people have successfully completed the
specified activities or treatment programs under the scheme?
(5) How many
people have failed to comply with the requirements of the scheme?
(6) Since the
commencement of the scheme —
(a) how many
people have been issued with a work and development order made under section 48
of the Fines, Penalties and Infringement Notices Enforcement Act 1994;
(b) how many
people have successfully completed the activities required by a WDO; and
(c) how many
people have failed to comply with the requirements of a WDO?

AnswerView source ↗

I
thank the member for some notice of the question. I provide the following
answer on behalf of the Attorney General.
(1) On 30 September 2020.
(2) The number of people deemed
eligible is 310.
(3) Eighty-nine sponsors.
(4) Ninety-one people were
successful.
(5) Thirty-eight people failed to
comply.
(6) (a) 292 people commenced a work
and development order;
(b) 165 people completed a WDO; and
(c) 70 people have a cancelled WDO.

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