Hon Nick Goiran questions the Minister for Police regarding an outstanding return to prison warrant for a violent sex offender, revealing it was outstanding for over 6 years and related to a previous question. The Minister provides a concise response.

AnsweredQoN 1525Legislative Council
Asked
28 November 2023
Portfolio
Police

QuestionView source ↗

VIOLENT SEX OFFENDERS — PAROLE
1525. Hon NICK GOIRAN to the minister representing the
Minister for Police:
I
refer to the minister's answer on 15 November 2023 to my question
without notice 1467 that revealed that one of the three return to prison warrants was executed for an offender who was
known to be in custody in another jurisdiction.
(1) For how long had that warrant
been outstanding prior to its execution?
(2) Was this one and the same
fugitive who was the subject of question without notice 1083?
(3) If no to (2) —
(a) what were the
circumstances that gave rise to this offender escaping custody or monitoring;
(b) what is the number and nature of
this offender's crimes;
(c) what is that age and sex of the
offender;
(d) when did WA Police first become
aware that this offender was in custody elsewhere; and
(e) in which jurisdiction was this
offender being held in custody?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
The following information has been
provided to me by the Minister for Police. The Western Australia Police Force
provided the following advice.
(1) It was 2 198 days.
(2) Yes.
(3) Not applicable.

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