Hon Nick Goiran asks the Attorney General, via a parliamentary secretary, about the date an assessor was made aware of a notice to produce in a Criminal Injuries Compensation case. The Attorney General declined to answer, citing assessor independence.

AnsweredQoN 1029Legislative Council
Asked
13 September 2023
Portfolio
parliamentary secretary representing the Attorney General

QuestionView source ↗

DISTRICT COURT — APPEAL DECISION —
Criminal Injuries Compensation
1029. Hon NICK GOIRAN to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Attorney General:
I refer to the appeal decision by
District Court Judge Staude in Re AB [2023] WADC 28 in which he said —
Without being asked to provide
written reasons pursuant to s27, but no doubt aware of the notice to produce,
Ms Hafford published reasons on 3 October 2022.
On what date was Assessor Hafford
first made aware of the notice to produce ordered by Registrar Kubacz on 31 August
2022?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the member for some notice
of the question. The following answer has been provided to me by the Attorney General.
It is inappropriate to answer the
question on the grounds that it relates to the performance by the assessor of
her functions as an assessor of criminal injuries compensation in respect of a particular
application and, in performing those functions, the assessor acts independently
from government.

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