❓ Hon Nick Goiran asks when the Attorney General was informed about a District Court appeal decision regarding a sexual assault victim, where the assessor's decision was deemed 'gravely disquieting'. The Attorney General's office was advised by the State Solicitor's Office on the day of the answer.
AnsweredQoN 347Legislative Council
Asked
28 March 2023
Member
Portfolio
parliamentary secretary representing the Attorney General
QuestionView source ↗
DISTRICT COURT — APPEAL DECISION
347. Hon NICK GOIRAN to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Attorney General:
I refer to the appeal decision in RE
AB [2023] WADC 28, delivered on 17 March 2023, in which His Honour, in
upholding the appeal of a victim of sexual assault, said, at 61 —
The assessor's decision and
the process by which it was reached is, to say the least, gravely disquieting.
On what date was the Attorney
General first made aware of this matter by the State Solicitor?
347. Hon NICK GOIRAN to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Attorney General:
I refer to the appeal decision in RE
AB [2023] WADC 28, delivered on 17 March 2023, in which His Honour, in
upholding the appeal of a victim of sexual assault, said, at 61 —
The assessor's decision and
the process by which it was reached is, to say the least, gravely disquieting.
On what date was the Attorney
General first made aware of this matter by the State Solicitor?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for some notice
of the question. I answer on behalf of the parliamentary secretary representing
the Attorney General. The following answer has been provided by the Attorney
General.
The State Solicitor's Office
appeared in the case as amicus curiae on behalf of the chief executive officer
of the Department of Justice. In accordance with the judge's request,
made in open court when the decision was delivered that the decision be brought to the attention of the CEO, the SSO
brought the decision to the attention of the Department of Justice for
forwarding to the CEO for noting on 21 March 2023. The SSO advised the Attorney
General's office of the decision today.
of the question. I answer on behalf of the parliamentary secretary representing
the Attorney General. The following answer has been provided by the Attorney
General.
The State Solicitor's Office
appeared in the case as amicus curiae on behalf of the chief executive officer
of the Department of Justice. In accordance with the judge's request,
made in open court when the decision was delivered that the decision be brought to the attention of the CEO, the SSO
brought the decision to the attention of the Department of Justice for
forwarding to the CEO for noting on 21 March 2023. The SSO advised the Attorney
General's office of the decision today.
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