❓ Mrs Roberts questions the Minister for Police on WA's high rate of sexual assault in 2013-14 compared to the national average. The Minister deflects, accusing Mrs Roberts of political pointscoring and suggesting she put the question on notice.
AnsweredQoN 89Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
CRIME
STATISTICS — SEXUAL ASSAULT
89. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS to the Minister for
Police:
I have a supplementary question. I
am not referring to historical sexual assault, but to the rate in 2013–14,
which is the highest of any state in Australia. I again ask the minister
whether she has any explanation for why WA is so far above the national average
for sexual assault.
STATISTICS — SEXUAL ASSAULT
89. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS to the Minister for
Police:
I have a supplementary question. I
am not referring to historical sexual assault, but to the rate in 2013–14,
which is the highest of any state in Australia. I again ask the minister
whether she has any explanation for why WA is so far above the national average
for sexual assault.
AnswerView source ↗
As I said previously, for a specific
area and a specific category of crime from an ABS report, which might —
Ms
M.M. Quirk : It's not shoplifting, minister.
Mrs
L.M. HARVEY : Exactly, member for Girrawheen; thank you for that
interjection. What about shoplifting? What about theft? What about armed
robbery?
The SPEAKER :
Member for Girrawheen, put your name down if you want to ask a question. Do not
digress, minister; just deal with the question.
Mrs L.M. HARVEY :
For me to understand every single category of offence that gets reported in the
ABS data and to be able to stand in Parliament without a moment's
notice to specifically interrogate fluctuations in every area of criminal
offending is a real stretch.
Mrs M.H. Roberts :
Aren't you the Minister for Women's Interests as well?
Mrs L.M. HARVEY :
If the member for Midland wants to place her question on notice, I will give a
detailed response.
Mrs M.H. Roberts :
You should know the answer; you should care about it!
Mrs L.M. HARVEY :
If the member for Midland —
Mr J.R. Quigley :
You don't even care about the victims!
The SPEAKER :
Member for Butler, I call you to order for the first time. Member for Midland,
let the minister answer.
Mrs L.M. HARVEY :
If the member for Midland actually wanted to understand what was happening with
sexual assault in Western Australia, she would take the time to put the
question on notice and to give some consideration to the victims of those
crimes before she tries some political pointscoring at their expense.
area and a specific category of crime from an ABS report, which might —
Ms
M.M. Quirk : It's not shoplifting, minister.
Mrs
L.M. HARVEY : Exactly, member for Girrawheen; thank you for that
interjection. What about shoplifting? What about theft? What about armed
robbery?
The SPEAKER :
Member for Girrawheen, put your name down if you want to ask a question. Do not
digress, minister; just deal with the question.
Mrs L.M. HARVEY :
For me to understand every single category of offence that gets reported in the
ABS data and to be able to stand in Parliament without a moment's
notice to specifically interrogate fluctuations in every area of criminal
offending is a real stretch.
Mrs M.H. Roberts :
Aren't you the Minister for Women's Interests as well?
Mrs L.M. HARVEY :
If the member for Midland wants to place her question on notice, I will give a
detailed response.
Mrs M.H. Roberts :
You should know the answer; you should care about it!
Mrs L.M. HARVEY :
If the member for Midland —
Mr J.R. Quigley :
You don't even care about the victims!
The SPEAKER :
Member for Butler, I call you to order for the first time. Member for Midland,
let the minister answer.
Mrs L.M. HARVEY :
If the member for Midland actually wanted to understand what was happening with
sexual assault in Western Australia, she would take the time to put the
question on notice and to give some consideration to the victims of those
crimes before she tries some political pointscoring at their expense.
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