❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding reported serious assault and assault data from 2000/01 to 2004/05, highlighting data reliability issues prior to 2002/03 due to inconsistent data entry.
AnsweredQoN 1841Legislative Council
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(b) 2001-2002; (c) 2002-2003; (d) 2003-2004; and (e) 2004-2005 to date?
(c) 2002-2003; (d) 2003-2004; and (e) 2004-2005 to date?
(d) 2003-2004; and (e) 2004-2005 to date?
(e) 2004-2005 to date?
a serious assault includes all acts of sexual assault and is an act of physical violence, which results in actual bodily harm which: requires medical treatment and assessment by a medical officer resulting in overnight hospitalisation in a medical facility (eg. clinic/infirmary/hospital or a public hospital); requires extended periods of ongoing medical treatment an assault is an act of physical violence or a physical injury detected which may or may not require short-term medical intervention of a non-hospitalised nature. Since 2002/03 the accuracy of the data entered has been checked and verified to ensure the definition for a serious assault versus assault have been adhered to. Therefore, data entered prior to this time is not as reliable with regard to the seriousness of the assault. Period Serious Assault Assault Period Serious Assault Assault (a) 2000/01 0 102 (b) 2001/02 23 96 (c) 2002/03 0 113 (d) 2003/04 4 79 (e) 2004/05 (YTD March) 3 77
requires medical treatment and assessment by a medical officer resulting in overnight hospitalisation in a medical facility (eg. clinic/infirmary/hospital or a public hospital); requires extended periods of ongoing medical treatment an assault is an act of physical violence or a physical injury detected which may or may not require short-term medical intervention of a non-hospitalised nature. Since 2002/03 the accuracy of the data entered has been checked and verified to ensure the definition for a serious assault versus assault have been adhered to. Therefore, data entered prior to this time is not as reliable with regard to the seriousness of the assault. Period Serious Assault Assault Period Serious Assault Assault (a) 2000/01 0 102 (b) 2001/02 23 96 (c) 2002/03 0 113 (d) 2003/04 4 79 (e) 2004/05 (YTD March) 3 77
requires extended periods of ongoing medical treatment an assault is an act of physical violence or a physical injury detected which may or may not require short-term medical intervention of a non-hospitalised nature. Since 2002/03 the accuracy of the data entered has been checked and verified to ensure the definition for a serious assault versus assault have been adhered to. Therefore, data entered prior to this time is not as reliable with regard to the seriousness of the assault. Period Serious Assault Assault Period Serious Assault Assault (a) 2000/01 0 102 (b) 2001/02 23 96 (c) 2002/03 0 113 (d) 2003/04 4 79 (e) 2004/05 (YTD March) 3 77
an assault is an act of physical violence or a physical injury detected which may or may not require short-term medical intervention of a non-hospitalised nature. Since 2002/03 the accuracy of the data entered has been checked and verified to ensure the definition for a serious assault versus assault have been adhered to. Therefore, data entered prior to this time is not as reliable with regard to the seriousness of the assault. Period Serious Assault Assault Period Serious Assault Assault (a) 2000/01 0 102 (b) 2001/02 23 96 (c) 2002/03 0 113 (d) 2003/04 4 79 (e) 2004/05 (YTD March) 3 77
Since 2002/03 the accuracy of the data entered has been checked and verified to ensure the definition for a serious assault versus assault have been adhered to. Therefore, data entered prior to this time is not as reliable with regard to the seriousness of the assault. Period Serious Assault Assault Period Serious Assault Assault (a) 2000/01 0 102 (b) 2001/02 23 96 (c) 2002/03 0 113 (d) 2003/04 4 79 (e) 2004/05 (YTD March) 3 77
Period Serious Assault Assault Period Serious Assault Assault (a) 2000/01 0 102 (b) 2001/02 23 96 (c) 2002/03 0 113 (d) 2003/04 4 79 (e) 2004/05 (YTD March) 3 77
Period Serious Assault Assault (a) 2000/01 0 102 (b) 2001/02 23 96 (c) 2002/03 0 113 (d) 2003/04 4 79 (e) 2004/05 (YTD March) 3 77
(c) 2002-2003; (d) 2003-2004; and (e) 2004-2005 to date?
(d) 2003-2004; and (e) 2004-2005 to date?
(e) 2004-2005 to date?
a serious assault includes all acts of sexual assault and is an act of physical violence, which results in actual bodily harm which: requires medical treatment and assessment by a medical officer resulting in overnight hospitalisation in a medical facility (eg. clinic/infirmary/hospital or a public hospital); requires extended periods of ongoing medical treatment an assault is an act of physical violence or a physical injury detected which may or may not require short-term medical intervention of a non-hospitalised nature. Since 2002/03 the accuracy of the data entered has been checked and verified to ensure the definition for a serious assault versus assault have been adhered to. Therefore, data entered prior to this time is not as reliable with regard to the seriousness of the assault. Period Serious Assault Assault Period Serious Assault Assault (a) 2000/01 0 102 (b) 2001/02 23 96 (c) 2002/03 0 113 (d) 2003/04 4 79 (e) 2004/05 (YTD March) 3 77
requires medical treatment and assessment by a medical officer resulting in overnight hospitalisation in a medical facility (eg. clinic/infirmary/hospital or a public hospital); requires extended periods of ongoing medical treatment an assault is an act of physical violence or a physical injury detected which may or may not require short-term medical intervention of a non-hospitalised nature. Since 2002/03 the accuracy of the data entered has been checked and verified to ensure the definition for a serious assault versus assault have been adhered to. Therefore, data entered prior to this time is not as reliable with regard to the seriousness of the assault. Period Serious Assault Assault Period Serious Assault Assault (a) 2000/01 0 102 (b) 2001/02 23 96 (c) 2002/03 0 113 (d) 2003/04 4 79 (e) 2004/05 (YTD March) 3 77
requires extended periods of ongoing medical treatment an assault is an act of physical violence or a physical injury detected which may or may not require short-term medical intervention of a non-hospitalised nature. Since 2002/03 the accuracy of the data entered has been checked and verified to ensure the definition for a serious assault versus assault have been adhered to. Therefore, data entered prior to this time is not as reliable with regard to the seriousness of the assault. Period Serious Assault Assault Period Serious Assault Assault (a) 2000/01 0 102 (b) 2001/02 23 96 (c) 2002/03 0 113 (d) 2003/04 4 79 (e) 2004/05 (YTD March) 3 77
an assault is an act of physical violence or a physical injury detected which may or may not require short-term medical intervention of a non-hospitalised nature. Since 2002/03 the accuracy of the data entered has been checked and verified to ensure the definition for a serious assault versus assault have been adhered to. Therefore, data entered prior to this time is not as reliable with regard to the seriousness of the assault. Period Serious Assault Assault Period Serious Assault Assault (a) 2000/01 0 102 (b) 2001/02 23 96 (c) 2002/03 0 113 (d) 2003/04 4 79 (e) 2004/05 (YTD March) 3 77
Since 2002/03 the accuracy of the data entered has been checked and verified to ensure the definition for a serious assault versus assault have been adhered to. Therefore, data entered prior to this time is not as reliable with regard to the seriousness of the assault. Period Serious Assault Assault Period Serious Assault Assault (a) 2000/01 0 102 (b) 2001/02 23 96 (c) 2002/03 0 113 (d) 2003/04 4 79 (e) 2004/05 (YTD March) 3 77
Period Serious Assault Assault Period Serious Assault Assault (a) 2000/01 0 102 (b) 2001/02 23 96 (c) 2002/03 0 113 (d) 2003/04 4 79 (e) 2004/05 (YTD March) 3 77
Period Serious Assault Assault (a) 2000/01 0 102 (b) 2001/02 23 96 (c) 2002/03 0 113 (d) 2003/04 4 79 (e) 2004/05 (YTD March) 3 77
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
28 June 2005
Responded by
Leader of the House representing the Minister for Justice
Response time
42 days
The data below is as reported to the Council of Australian Governments (COAG). Accordingly, the COAG definitions for serious assault and assault are as follows:
a serious assault includes all acts of sexual assault and is an act of physical violence, which results in actual bodily harm which:
requires medical treatment and assessment by a medical officer resulting in overnight hospitalisation in a medical facility (eg. clinic/infirmary/hospital or a public hospital);
requires extended periods of ongoing medical treatment
an assault is an act of physical violence or a physical injury detected which may or may not require short-term medical intervention of a non-hospitalised nature.
Since 2002/03 the accuracy of the data entered has been checked and verified to ensure the definition for a serious assault versus assault have been adhered to. Therefore, data entered prior to this time is not as reliable with regard to the seriousness of the assault.
Period
Serious Assault
Assault
Period
Serious Assault
Assault
(a)
2000/01
0
102
(b)
2001/02
23
96
(c)
2002/03
0
113
(d)
2003/04
4
79
(e)
2004/05 (YTD March)
3
77
a serious assault includes all acts of sexual assault and is an act of physical violence, which results in actual bodily harm which:
requires medical treatment and assessment by a medical officer resulting in overnight hospitalisation in a medical facility (eg. clinic/infirmary/hospital or a public hospital);
requires extended periods of ongoing medical treatment
an assault is an act of physical violence or a physical injury detected which may or may not require short-term medical intervention of a non-hospitalised nature.
Since 2002/03 the accuracy of the data entered has been checked and verified to ensure the definition for a serious assault versus assault have been adhered to. Therefore, data entered prior to this time is not as reliable with regard to the seriousness of the assault.
Period
Serious Assault
Assault
Period
Serious Assault
Assault
(a)
2000/01
0
102
(b)
2001/02
23
96
(c)
2002/03
0
113
(d)
2003/04
4
79
(e)
2004/05 (YTD March)
3
77
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