❓ A WA parliamentary question addresses alleged fraud originating in WA and prosecuted in QLD. The response indicates the WA police received information but found no offence under WA legislation and received no request for assistance from QLD police.
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I refer to a court case in Queensland in 2002 involving a Queensland Transport officer, James Ryan, and a weighbridge operator, Ian Olsen, who were prosecuted for 141 charges of fraud stemming from illegal actions initiated in Western Australia. (1) Did the fraud squad receive a dossier of information from the Queensland assistant commissioner or other senior officer; and, if so, on what date? (2) If yes, what action was taken to investigate or prosecute the Western Australian initiators of the illegal acts in Queensland? (3) If no action was taken, why not? (4) Did the police receive a request from the Queensland police for assistance with a person of interest in relation to the above offence, and was that assistance provided? Hon JON FORD
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(4) The Western Australia Police Service advises that the major fraud investigation section received correspondence from the Queensland police major fraud investigation group in August 2002. The matter was referred to the Office of State Revenue, which advised that the reported behaviour did not constitute an offence under its legislation. Western Australian police have no jurisdiction over criminal offences committed in Queensland, and no request for assistance was received from the Queensland police.
(1) Did the fraud squad receive a dossier of information from the Queensland assistant commissioner or other senior officer; and, if so, on what date? (2) If yes, what action was taken to investigate or prosecute the Western Australian initiators of the illegal acts in Queensland? (3) If no action was taken, why not? (4) Did the police receive a request from the Queensland police for assistance with a person of interest in relation to the above offence, and was that assistance provided? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(4) The Western Australia Police Service advises that the major fraud investigation section received correspondence from the Queensland police major fraud investigation group in August 2002. The matter was referred to the Office of State Revenue, which advised that the reported behaviour did not constitute an offence under its legislation. Western Australian police have no jurisdiction over criminal offences committed in Queensland, and no request for assistance was received from the Queensland police.
(2) If yes, what action was taken to investigate or prosecute the Western Australian initiators of the illegal acts in Queensland? (3) If no action was taken, why not? (4) Did the police receive a request from the Queensland police for assistance with a person of interest in relation to the above offence, and was that assistance provided? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(4) The Western Australia Police Service advises that the major fraud investigation section received correspondence from the Queensland police major fraud investigation group in August 2002. The matter was referred to the Office of State Revenue, which advised that the reported behaviour did not constitute an offence under its legislation. Western Australian police have no jurisdiction over criminal offences committed in Queensland, and no request for assistance was received from the Queensland police.
(3) If no action was taken, why not? (4) Did the police receive a request from the Queensland police for assistance with a person of interest in relation to the above offence, and was that assistance provided? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(4) The Western Australia Police Service advises that the major fraud investigation section received correspondence from the Queensland police major fraud investigation group in August 2002. The matter was referred to the Office of State Revenue, which advised that the reported behaviour did not constitute an offence under its legislation. Western Australian police have no jurisdiction over criminal offences committed in Queensland, and no request for assistance was received from the Queensland police.
(4) Did the police receive a request from the Queensland police for assistance with a person of interest in relation to the above offence, and was that assistance provided? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(4) The Western Australia Police Service advises that the major fraud investigation section received correspondence from the Queensland police major fraud investigation group in August 2002. The matter was referred to the Office of State Revenue, which advised that the reported behaviour did not constitute an offence under its legislation. Western Australian police have no jurisdiction over criminal offences committed in Queensland, and no request for assistance was received from the Queensland police.
Hon JON FORD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(4) The Western Australia Police Service advises that the major fraud investigation section received correspondence from the Queensland police major fraud investigation group in August 2002. The matter was referred to the Office of State Revenue, which advised that the reported behaviour did not constitute an offence under its legislation. Western Australian police have no jurisdiction over criminal offences committed in Queensland, and no request for assistance was received from the Queensland police.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(4) The Western Australia Police Service advises that the major fraud investigation section received correspondence from the Queensland police major fraud investigation group in August 2002. The matter was referred to the Office of State Revenue, which advised that the reported behaviour did not constitute an offence under its legislation. Western Australian police have no jurisdiction over criminal offences committed in Queensland, and no request for assistance was received from the Queensland police.
(1)-(4) The Western Australia Police Service advises that the major fraud investigation section received correspondence from the Queensland police major fraud investigation group in August 2002. The matter was referred to the Office of State Revenue, which advised that the reported behaviour did not constitute an offence under its legislation. Western Australian police have no jurisdiction over criminal offences committed in Queensland, and no request for assistance was received from the Queensland police.
(1) Did the fraud squad receive a dossier of information from the Queensland assistant commissioner or other senior officer; and, if so, on what date? (2) If yes, what action was taken to investigate or prosecute the Western Australian initiators of the illegal acts in Queensland? (3) If no action was taken, why not? (4) Did the police receive a request from the Queensland police for assistance with a person of interest in relation to the above offence, and was that assistance provided? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(4) The Western Australia Police Service advises that the major fraud investigation section received correspondence from the Queensland police major fraud investigation group in August 2002. The matter was referred to the Office of State Revenue, which advised that the reported behaviour did not constitute an offence under its legislation. Western Australian police have no jurisdiction over criminal offences committed in Queensland, and no request for assistance was received from the Queensland police.
(2) If yes, what action was taken to investigate or prosecute the Western Australian initiators of the illegal acts in Queensland? (3) If no action was taken, why not? (4) Did the police receive a request from the Queensland police for assistance with a person of interest in relation to the above offence, and was that assistance provided? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(4) The Western Australia Police Service advises that the major fraud investigation section received correspondence from the Queensland police major fraud investigation group in August 2002. The matter was referred to the Office of State Revenue, which advised that the reported behaviour did not constitute an offence under its legislation. Western Australian police have no jurisdiction over criminal offences committed in Queensland, and no request for assistance was received from the Queensland police.
(3) If no action was taken, why not? (4) Did the police receive a request from the Queensland police for assistance with a person of interest in relation to the above offence, and was that assistance provided? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(4) The Western Australia Police Service advises that the major fraud investigation section received correspondence from the Queensland police major fraud investigation group in August 2002. The matter was referred to the Office of State Revenue, which advised that the reported behaviour did not constitute an offence under its legislation. Western Australian police have no jurisdiction over criminal offences committed in Queensland, and no request for assistance was received from the Queensland police.
(4) Did the police receive a request from the Queensland police for assistance with a person of interest in relation to the above offence, and was that assistance provided? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(4) The Western Australia Police Service advises that the major fraud investigation section received correspondence from the Queensland police major fraud investigation group in August 2002. The matter was referred to the Office of State Revenue, which advised that the reported behaviour did not constitute an offence under its legislation. Western Australian police have no jurisdiction over criminal offences committed in Queensland, and no request for assistance was received from the Queensland police.
Hon JON FORD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(4) The Western Australia Police Service advises that the major fraud investigation section received correspondence from the Queensland police major fraud investigation group in August 2002. The matter was referred to the Office of State Revenue, which advised that the reported behaviour did not constitute an offence under its legislation. Western Australian police have no jurisdiction over criminal offences committed in Queensland, and no request for assistance was received from the Queensland police.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(4) The Western Australia Police Service advises that the major fraud investigation section received correspondence from the Queensland police major fraud investigation group in August 2002. The matter was referred to the Office of State Revenue, which advised that the reported behaviour did not constitute an offence under its legislation. Western Australian police have no jurisdiction over criminal offences committed in Queensland, and no request for assistance was received from the Queensland police.
(1)-(4) The Western Australia Police Service advises that the major fraud investigation section received correspondence from the Queensland police major fraud investigation group in August 2002. The matter was referred to the Office of State Revenue, which advised that the reported behaviour did not constitute an offence under its legislation. Western Australian police have no jurisdiction over criminal offences committed in Queensland, and no request for assistance was received from the Queensland police.
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