❓ Hon Peter Collier asks about the maximum compensation available to police officers under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Act, and whether the government intends to increase it. The Attorney General confirms the amounts and states there are no current plans to increase them.
AnsweredQoN 1108Legislative Council
Asked
17 September 2024
Member
Portfolio
parliamentary secretary representing the Attorney General
QuestionView source ↗
CRIMINAL INJURIES
COMPENSATION ACT — POLICE OFFICER — PAYMENT ELIGIBILITY
1108. Hon PETER COLLIER to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Attorney General:
(1) What is the maximum amount available to a police
officer eligible for payment under the Criminal Injuries Compensation
Act?
(2) Has the maximum amount available
to police officers increased since the introduction of the act?
(3) Does the
government have any intention of increasing the maximum amount available to
police officers?
COMPENSATION ACT — POLICE OFFICER — PAYMENT ELIGIBILITY
1108. Hon PETER COLLIER to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Attorney General:
(1) What is the maximum amount available to a police
officer eligible for payment under the Criminal Injuries Compensation
Act?
(2) Has the maximum amount available
to police officers increased since the introduction of the act?
(3) Does the
government have any intention of increasing the maximum amount available to
police officers?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for some notice
of the question. The following answer has been provided to me by the Attorney General.
(1) It is $75 000 for each incident,
with a total maximum allowed of $150 000.
(2) No.
(3) The review of
the criminal injuries compensation scheme in Western Australia tabled in
Parliament on 11 February 2020 recommended that there be no change to the
maximum amount of compensation that may be awarded in respect of a single
offence, noting the government is currently considering the recommendations
contained in that report.
of the question. The following answer has been provided to me by the Attorney General.
(1) It is $75 000 for each incident,
with a total maximum allowed of $150 000.
(2) No.
(3) The review of
the criminal injuries compensation scheme in Western Australia tabled in
Parliament on 11 February 2020 recommended that there be no change to the
maximum amount of compensation that may be awarded in respect of a single
offence, noting the government is currently considering the recommendations
contained in that report.
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