Hon Nick Goiran questions the Attorney General regarding CCC oversight of a police investigation into the handling of warnings related to the Mark Bombara case, and requests data on police misconduct allegations received and independently investigated by the CCC this year. The Attorney General provides the requested figures.

AnsweredQoN 683Legislative Council
Asked
12 June 2024
Portfolio
parliamentary secretary representing the Attorney General

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CORRUPTION AND CRIME COMMISSION — POLICE INVESTIGATION
— OVERSIGHT
683. Hon NICK GOIRAN to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Attorney General:
I refer to media reports revealing
that the Corruption and Crime Commissioner has decided to exercise its powers
to independently monitor and review the internal investigation by the Western Australia
Police Force into the handling of repeated warnings and requests for help from
the family of Floreat murderer, Mark Bombara.
(1) How many allegations of police
misconduct have been received by the CCC in this calendar year?
(2) Of those, how
many has the commission decided to exercise its powers under section 33(1)(a)
of the Corruption, Crime and Misconduct Act 2003 to independently investigate
without the involvement of WA police?

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I thank the member for some notice
of the question, which was originally asked yesterday. These figures are up to
date as of yesterday.
(1) The CCC has received 495
allegations regarding WA police misconduct.
(2) One.

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