❓ Hon. Donna Faragher asked about the outcomes of cannabis infringement notices issued since March 2004, specifically regarding prosecution, payment, and education session completion. The response indicated that the data was difficult to access due to being on a stand-alone system, requiring manual review.
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CANNABIS INFRINGEMENT NOTICES
(1) How many individuals received a cannabis infringement notice, of the 6 909 cannabis infringement notices issued since 23 March 2004? (2) Of those individuals issued with a cannabis infringement notice, how many - (a) elected to be prosecuted for the alleged offence in court; (b) paid the modified penalty for the offence within 28 days after the issue of the notice; or (c) completed a cannabis education session within 28 days after the issue of the notice? Hon KIM CHANCE
(1) How many individuals received a cannabis infringement notice, of the 6 909 cannabis infringement notices issued since 23 March 2004? (2) Of those individuals issued with a cannabis infringement notice, how many - (a) elected to be prosecuted for the alleged offence in court; (b) paid the modified penalty for the offence within 28 days after the issue of the notice; or (c) completed a cannabis education session within 28 days after the issue of the notice? Hon KIM CHANCE
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On behalf of the minister representing the Minister for Police and Emergency Services, I thank Hon Donna Faragher for some notice of this question. The Western Australia Police advises - (1)-(2) This information is currently captured on a stand-alone system. It would require considerable time to review the data manually in order to retrieve the specific data requested.
(2) Of those individuals issued with a cannabis infringement notice, how many - (a) elected to be prosecuted for the alleged offence in court; (b) paid the modified penalty for the offence within 28 days after the issue of the notice; or (c) completed a cannabis education session within 28 days after the issue of the notice? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: On behalf of the minister representing the Minister for Police and Emergency Services, I thank Hon Donna Faragher for some notice of this question. The Western Australia Police advises - (1)-(2) This information is currently captured on a stand-alone system. It would require considerable time to review the data manually in order to retrieve the specific data requested.
(b) paid the modified penalty for the offence within 28 days after the issue of the notice; or (c) completed a cannabis education session within 28 days after the issue of the notice?
(c) completed a cannabis education session within 28 days after the issue of the notice?
On behalf of the minister representing the Minister for Police and Emergency Services, I thank Hon Donna Faragher for some notice of this question. The Western Australia Police advises - (1)-(2) This information is currently captured on a stand-alone system. It would require considerable time to review the data manually in order to retrieve the specific data requested.
(1)-(2) This information is currently captured on a stand-alone system. It would require considerable time to review the data manually in order to retrieve the specific data requested.
(2) Of those individuals issued with a cannabis infringement notice, how many - (a) elected to be prosecuted for the alleged offence in court; (b) paid the modified penalty for the offence within 28 days after the issue of the notice; or (c) completed a cannabis education session within 28 days after the issue of the notice? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: On behalf of the minister representing the Minister for Police and Emergency Services, I thank Hon Donna Faragher for some notice of this question. The Western Australia Police advises - (1)-(2) This information is currently captured on a stand-alone system. It would require considerable time to review the data manually in order to retrieve the specific data requested.
(b) paid the modified penalty for the offence within 28 days after the issue of the notice; or (c) completed a cannabis education session within 28 days after the issue of the notice?
(c) completed a cannabis education session within 28 days after the issue of the notice?
On behalf of the minister representing the Minister for Police and Emergency Services, I thank Hon Donna Faragher for some notice of this question. The Western Australia Police advises - (1)-(2) This information is currently captured on a stand-alone system. It would require considerable time to review the data manually in order to retrieve the specific data requested.
(1)-(2) This information is currently captured on a stand-alone system. It would require considerable time to review the data manually in order to retrieve the specific data requested.
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