❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice regarding complaints received by the Attorney General about the President of the Children's Court during his first term, and complaints from the President about other judicial officers. The Attorney General states no such complaints were received.
AnsweredQoN 219Legislative Council
Asked
23 March 2022
Member
Portfolio
parliamentary secretary representing the Attorney General
QuestionView source ↗
CHILDREN'S COURT
OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA — PRESIDENT — APPOINTMENT
219. Hon NICK GOIRAN to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Attorney General:
I refer to the Attorney General's
media release on 11 March 2022 announcing the appointment of District Court
Judge Hylton Quail as President of the Children's Court of Western Australia
for a three-year second term.
(1) Other than
the high profile complaint of bullying, did the Attorney General receive any
other complaints about the president during his two-year first term?
(2) On what date
prior to 11 March 2022 did the Attorney General conclude his investigation into
the most recent complaint against the president?
(3) Was the final outcome of that
investigation that the complaint had not been substantiated?
(4) Other than
the high profile complaint of evidence tampering, did the Attorney General
receive any other complaints from the president about other judicial officers
during his first term?
(5) If yes to (1) or (4), how many?
OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA — PRESIDENT — APPOINTMENT
219. Hon NICK GOIRAN to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Attorney General:
I refer to the Attorney General's
media release on 11 March 2022 announcing the appointment of District Court
Judge Hylton Quail as President of the Children's Court of Western Australia
for a three-year second term.
(1) Other than
the high profile complaint of bullying, did the Attorney General receive any
other complaints about the president during his two-year first term?
(2) On what date
prior to 11 March 2022 did the Attorney General conclude his investigation into
the most recent complaint against the president?
(3) Was the final outcome of that
investigation that the complaint had not been substantiated?
(4) Other than
the high profile complaint of evidence tampering, did the Attorney General
receive any other complaints from the president about other judicial officers
during his first term?
(5) If yes to (1) or (4), how many?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for some notice
of the question. I provide the following answer based on information provided
to me by the Attorney General.
(1)–(5) The
Attorney General has not received any complaints of the type described. The
matters were asserted in the Supreme Court as part of litigation that was
ultimately discontinued at the request of the plaintiff.
of the question. I provide the following answer based on information provided
to me by the Attorney General.
(1)–(5) The
Attorney General has not received any complaints of the type described. The
matters were asserted in the Supreme Court as part of litigation that was
ultimately discontinued at the request of the plaintiff.
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