❓ A WA parliamentary question probes the Police Minister on the Serious Organised Crime Strategy 2011-2014, focusing on legislative limitations, identity theft statistics, the nexus between organised crime and public sector corruption, and collaboration with the Australian Crime Commission. The Minister's answers provide clarification on these points.
AnsweredQoN 6507Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
I refer to the WA Police
Serious Organised Crime Strategy 2011–2014
and I ask:
(a) can the Minister advise what the ‘legislative limitations’ referred to in that strategy are;
(b) given the reference to identity theft, how many successful prosecutions were there for identity theft in the 2010–2011 financial year;
(c) given the reference to identity theft, why is this not separately recorded in police crime statistics;
(d) can the Minister confirm the assertion in the strategy of the strong and ongoing nexus between organised crime and public sector corruption; and
(e) is the Western Australia Police currently involved in any joint task forces with the Australian Crime Commission?
Serious Organised Crime Strategy 2011–2014
and I ask:
(a) can the Minister advise what the ‘legislative limitations’ referred to in that strategy are;
(b) given the reference to identity theft, how many successful prosecutions were there for identity theft in the 2010–2011 financial year;
(c) given the reference to identity theft, why is this not separately recorded in police crime statistics;
(d) can the Minister confirm the assertion in the strategy of the strong and ongoing nexus between organised crime and public sector corruption; and
(e) is the Western Australia Police currently involved in any joint task forces with the Australian Crime Commission?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
1 December 2011
Responded by
Minister for Police
Response time
30 days
(a) Organised Crime Groups (OCGs) have been known to identify and exploit loopholes and limitations in legislation to facilitate their activities.
An example of OCGs exploiting legislative loopholes include the legislative limitations in the exchange of information between jurisdictions on firearms.
(b) Statistics specifically relating to identity theft are not currently maintained by WA Police systems.
(c) WA Police statistics comply with the Australian and New Zealand Offence Classification system and National Crime Recording Standards as defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. This allows for valid comparisons between states and policing jurisdictions. Identity Theft is recorded and reported under the offence category of Fraud.
(d) As noted in the Australian Crime Commission's report entitled Organised Crime in Australia 2011,
"Over the past 30 years, instances of systemic corruption linked to organised crime have been uncovered in Australian jurisdictions... Organised crime groups appear to have a general interest in corrupting selected public sector and law enforcement officers, they seem content to approach this in an opportunistic rather than systematic manner."
The report further states
"The main benefits to organised crime from public sector corruption are access to public funds and assets, rights and permissions, information, protection and platforms that facilitate other crimes."
(e) WA Police has been involved with the Australian Crime Commission over the past five years and our cooperation is ongoing. Due to confidentiality requirements, WA Police are unable to elaborate further about the specific nature of their involvement in the Australian Crime Commission's activities.
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An example of OCGs exploiting legislative loopholes include the legislative limitations in the exchange of information between jurisdictions on firearms.
(b) Statistics specifically relating to identity theft are not currently maintained by WA Police systems.
(c) WA Police statistics comply with the Australian and New Zealand Offence Classification system and National Crime Recording Standards as defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. This allows for valid comparisons between states and policing jurisdictions. Identity Theft is recorded and reported under the offence category of Fraud.
(d) As noted in the Australian Crime Commission's report entitled Organised Crime in Australia 2011,
"Over the past 30 years, instances of systemic corruption linked to organised crime have been uncovered in Australian jurisdictions... Organised crime groups appear to have a general interest in corrupting selected public sector and law enforcement officers, they seem content to approach this in an opportunistic rather than systematic manner."
The report further states
"The main benefits to organised crime from public sector corruption are access to public funds and assets, rights and permissions, information, protection and platforms that facilitate other crimes."
(e) WA Police has been involved with the Australian Crime Commission over the past five years and our cooperation is ongoing. Due to confidentiality requirements, WA Police are unable to elaborate further about the specific nature of their involvement in the Australian Crime Commission's activities.
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