❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks documents related to WA Police work on hate crimes against the LGBTIQ+ community. Some documents are tabled, while others are withheld due to public interest immunity regarding intelligence information.
AnsweredQoN 2846Legislative Council
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I
refer to work undertaken by West Australian Police about hate crimes, and I ask, will the
Minister please table the following documents: (a) “Western
Australia Police Force assessment of crime trends based on prejudice towards
the diverse sexuality and gender community”; (b) “LGBTIQ+ Community Crime and Safety Survey”; (c) Executive Briefing notes regarding the above
survey (final/latest draft); (d) Executive Briefing notes that capture evaluation
of the intelligence assessment (final/latest draft); and (e) if no to any of (a), (b), (c) or (d), why not?
refer to work undertaken by West Australian Police about hate crimes, and I ask, will the
Minister please table the following documents: (a) “Western
Australia Police Force assessment of crime trends based on prejudice towards
the diverse sexuality and gender community”; (b) “LGBTIQ+ Community Crime and Safety Survey”; (c) Executive Briefing notes regarding the above
survey (final/latest draft); (d) Executive Briefing notes that capture evaluation
of the intelligence assessment (final/latest draft); and (e) if no to any of (a), (b), (c) or (d), why not?
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Answered
12 May 2020
Responded by
Minister for Environment representing the Minister for Police
Response time
11 days
The Western Australia Police Force advise:
(a) No.
(b) Yes. Please see tabled paper [ ].
(c) – (d) A draft Agency briefing note is tabled with some redactions. Please see tabled paper [ ].
(e) The Intelligence Assessment, as referred to in (a), and redacted portions of the draft Agency briefing note, contain intelligence information. The State Solicitor’s Office has advised that this information is properly subject to public interest immunity, on the basis that the public interest favours that intelligence information is kept confidential so as to not adversely affect the investigations conducted by law enforcement agencies. In line with that advice, this information is not tabled.
(a) No.
(b) Yes. Please see tabled paper [ ].
(c) – (d) A draft Agency briefing note is tabled with some redactions. Please see tabled paper [ ].
(e) The Intelligence Assessment, as referred to in (a), and redacted portions of the draft Agency briefing note, contain intelligence information. The State Solicitor’s Office has advised that this information is properly subject to public interest immunity, on the basis that the public interest favours that intelligence information is kept confidential so as to not adversely affect the investigations conducted by law enforcement agencies. In line with that advice, this information is not tabled.
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