❓ Question regarding electronic monitoring of an accused in a Derby homicide case and whether they met the criteria for it under the Bail Act 1982. The accused did not meet the criteria.
AnsweredQoN 62Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
Derby homicide
62. Hon Peter Collier to the minister representing the Minister for
Police:
I refer to the WA Police Force media release titled "Homicide—Derby"
dated 22 April 2025 regarding the arrest of a 38-year-old man in relation to a
homicide.
(1) At the time of the alleged offence, was the
accused subject to any form of electronic monitoring as a condition of bail?
(2) If no to (1), did the police prosecutor in
this matter request that electronic monitoring be imposed as part of the bail
conditions of the accused, and, if not, why not?
62. Hon Peter Collier to the minister representing the Minister for
Police:
I refer to the WA Police Force media release titled "Homicide—Derby"
dated 22 April 2025 regarding the arrest of a 38-year-old man in relation to a
homicide.
(1) At the time of the alleged offence, was the
accused subject to any form of electronic monitoring as a condition of bail?
(2) If no to (1), did the police prosecutor in
this matter request that electronic monitoring be imposed as part of the bail
conditions of the accused, and, if not, why not?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the
question. The Minister for Police has provided me with the following answer.
(1) No.
(2) The accused did not meet the criteria for
electronic monitoring under clause 3G, category A, or clause 3F, category B, of
part C of schedule 1 of the Bail Act 1982 .
The accused was not bound by a family violence restraining order and was not a
declared serial family violence offender when the accused appeared before the
court seeking bail.
question. The Minister for Police has provided me with the following answer.
(1) No.
(2) The accused did not meet the criteria for
electronic monitoring under clause 3G, category A, or clause 3F, category B, of
part C of schedule 1 of the Bail Act 1982 .
The accused was not bound by a family violence restraining order and was not a
declared serial family violence offender when the accused appeared before the
court seeking bail.
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