❓ Hon Nick Goiran asks about the costs and consequences of an unlawful property seizure by the WA Police Force, following a Supreme Court decision declaring the warrants invalid. The Minister for Police was unable to provide answers within the timeframe.
AnsweredQoN 404Legislative Council
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POLICE — PROPERTY SEIZURE
404. Hon NICK GOIRAN to the minister representing the
Minister for Police:
I refer to the recent decision in
Chen v Ortega-Lopez in which the Supreme Court declared that warrants issued on
23 September 2020 for the seizure of documents and things were invalid and
ordered that they be quashed.
(1) Has the
minister or the Commissioner of Police issued an apology to Ms Chen for the
unlawful seizure of property?
(2) Have all the
documents and things unlawfully seized by the Western Australia Police Force on
or about 23 September 2020 been returned?
(3) If yes to (2) or (3), when?
(4) What was the cost to the state
to issue the invalid warrants?
(5) What was the cost to the state
to conduct the unlawful seizure of property?
(6) What was the cost to the state
in unsuccessfully defending the Supreme Court action?
404. Hon NICK GOIRAN to the minister representing the
Minister for Police:
I refer to the recent decision in
Chen v Ortega-Lopez in which the Supreme Court declared that warrants issued on
23 September 2020 for the seizure of documents and things were invalid and
ordered that they be quashed.
(1) Has the
minister or the Commissioner of Police issued an apology to Ms Chen for the
unlawful seizure of property?
(2) Have all the
documents and things unlawfully seized by the Western Australia Police Force on
or about 23 September 2020 been returned?
(3) If yes to (2) or (3), when?
(4) What was the cost to the state
to issue the invalid warrants?
(5) What was the cost to the state
to conduct the unlawful seizure of property?
(6) What was the cost to the state
in unsuccessfully defending the Supreme Court action?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for some notice
of the question. I answer on behalf of the Minister for Mental Health. The
following information has been provided by the Minister for Police.
The Western Australia Police Force
advises that a response to this question cannot be provided within the required
time frame. The honourable member may wish to place the question on notice.
of the question. I answer on behalf of the Minister for Mental Health. The
following information has been provided by the Minister for Police.
The Western Australia Police Force
advises that a response to this question cannot be provided within the required
time frame. The honourable member may wish to place the question on notice.
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