Mrs Edwardes asks the Minister for Police and Emergency Services about logging time lost at court due to changes and cancellations. The Minister outlines an initiative to reduce adjourned matters and its evaluation.

AnsweredQoN 1876Legislative Assembly
Asked
9 September 2003
Portfolio
Police and Emergency Services

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(b) will the Minister seek to have the Police Service log time lost at court due to changes to court times and cancelled court cases?
This initiative was implemented as a pilot project in the Perth Court of Petty Sessions in September 2003. The Police Service's Prosecuting Division has worked closely with the Department of Justice and other external agencies to ensure the success of the initiative. The Police Service will benefit from this initiative through a substantial reduction in the man-hours lost due to matters being adjourned on the allotted hearing date. An evaluation of this initiative is due to be completed in March 2004.
The Police Service's Prosecuting Division has worked closely with the Department of Justice and other external agencies to ensure the success of the initiative. The Police Service will benefit from this initiative through a substantial reduction in the man-hours lost due to matters being adjourned on the allotted hearing date. An evaluation of this initiative is due to be completed in March 2004.
The Police Service will benefit from this initiative through a substantial reduction in the man-hours lost due to matters being adjourned on the allotted hearing date. An evaluation of this initiative is due to be completed in March 2004.
An evaluation of this initiative is due to be completed in March 2004.

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Answered
21 October 2003
Responded by
Minister for Police and Emergency Services
Response time
42 days
The Western Australia Police Service advise that the Law Reform Commission (LRC) conducted a review of the listings practices of the criminal and civil lower courts.
As a result of the LRC's report and following a consultative whole-of-government approach, the Department of Justice introduced an initiative which would see a massive reduction in the number of hearing matters not proceeding on allotted dates.
This initiative was implemented as a pilot project in the Perth Court of Petty Sessions in September 2003.
The Police Service's Prosecuting Division has worked closely with the Department of Justice and other external agencies to ensure the success of the initiative.
The Police Service will benefit from this initiative through a substantial reduction in the man-hours lost due to matters being adjourned on the allotted hearing date.
An evaluation of this initiative is due to be completed in March 2004.

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