❓ Hon Steve Martin asks about the outcomes of a two-year trial involving GPS tracking of high-risk family and domestic violence offenders. The Attorney General's office is currently analysing the data and preparing an evaluation report.
AnsweredQoN 919Legislative Council
Asked
29 August 2023
Member
Portfolio
parliamentary secretary representing the Attorney General
QuestionView source ↗
FAMILY AND DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE OFFENDERS — GPS TRACKING
919. Hon STEVE MARTIN to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Attorney General:
I refer to the two-year trial
launched in 2020 involving GPS tracking of up to 100 high-risk offenders who
had breached a family violence restraining order and committed a further act of
family violence.
(1) Was the trial completed?
(2) If yes to (1), what were the
outcomes of the trial, and will the minister table the findings?
(3) How many family and domestic
violence offenders were tracked by GPS device during the trial?
(4) Did any of the tracked
offenders breach their conditions; and, if so, how many?
(5) Was the trial extended beyond
the two-year period?
VIOLENCE OFFENDERS — GPS TRACKING
919. Hon STEVE MARTIN to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Attorney General:
I refer to the two-year trial
launched in 2020 involving GPS tracking of up to 100 high-risk offenders who
had breached a family violence restraining order and committed a further act of
family violence.
(1) Was the trial completed?
(2) If yes to (1), what were the
outcomes of the trial, and will the minister table the findings?
(3) How many family and domestic
violence offenders were tracked by GPS device during the trial?
(4) Did any of the tracked
offenders breach their conditions; and, if so, how many?
(5) Was the trial extended beyond
the two-year period?
AnswerView source ↗
I
thank the member for some notice of the question. This question was redirected
from the Minister for Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence to the
Attorney General because the matter falls within his portfolio
responsibilities. The following answer has been provided to me by the Attorney General.
(1)–(5) The
two-year trial period ended on 18 August 2022. The data from the trial is now
being analysed and an evaluation report prepared for the minister.
thank the member for some notice of the question. This question was redirected
from the Minister for Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence to the
Attorney General because the matter falls within his portfolio
responsibilities. The following answer has been provided to me by the Attorney General.
(1)–(5) The
two-year trial period ended on 18 August 2022. The data from the trial is now
being analysed and an evaluation report prepared for the minister.
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