Hon Nick Goiran asks about a roundtable discussion regarding new courts for criminal trials, specifically who was invited, who attended, and requests the tabling of related documents. The Attorney General provides partial answers and requests further time to respond fully.

AnsweredQoN 162Legislative Council
Asked
26 May 2021
Portfolio
parliamentary secretary representing the Attorney General

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COURTS — AVAILABILITY
162. Hon NICK GOIRAN to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Attorney General:
I refer to question without notice
74 asked and answered on 11 May 2021 regarding the roundtable discussion to
address the urgent need for new courts for criminal trials.
(1) Did the roundtable discussion
take place on 18 May 2021?
(2) If yes to (1), who was invited?
(3) Further to (2), who attended the roundtable discussion?
(4) Will the
minister table the briefing note or other documents he received from his staff
or his department in preparation for the meeting?
(5) Will the minister table the
minutes and/or documents recording the outcomes from the meeting?
(6) If no to (4) or (5), why not?

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I
thank the member for some notice of the question. I provide the following
response on behalf of the Attorney General.
(1) Yes.
(2) The Chief Justice
of WA, Hon Peter Quinlan; Chief Judge of the District Court, Hon Julie Wager;
director general of the Department of Justice, Dr Adam Tomison; executive
director of court and tribunal services of the Department of Justice, Joanne
Stampalia; Director of Public Prosecutions, Amanda Forrester; a representative
from the Department of Finance; and the Attorney General and staff.
(3) In addition
to those listed in part (2), a second representative from the Department of
Finance attended.
(4)–(6) I
ask the member to place the remainder of the question on notice to allow
further time to seek advice prior to responding.

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