WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding reported staff assaults within the Attorney General and Corrective Services portfolios in 2008-2009. Provides a breakdown of incidents by department, date, gender, and reports/convictions.

AnsweredQoN 588Legislative Assembly
Asked
12 March 2009
Portfolio
Attorney General; Minister for Corrective Services

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(a) how many incidents of assault have been reported by staff:
(i) in 2008–2009; and
(ii) July 2008 to date;
(b) please list relevant department/agency, date of assault, male/female victim, male/female perpetrator;
(c) how many incidents of assault were reported to Western Australia Police; and
(d) how many convictions resulted from reported assaults?

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Answered
5 May 2009
Response time
54 days
(c) These data are not readily available and would require extensive research to provide an answer. (d) As per part (c). Department of the Attorney General (a)(i) Five in the 2008 calendar year. None in 2009. (a)(ii) Two of the five above occurred in the second half of 2008. (b) Department/agency: Bunbury Bailiff date of assault: 24 January 2008 victim gender:  Male perpetrator gender: Female Department/agency: Esperance Bailiff date of assault: 20 February 2008 victim gender:  Male perpetrator gender: Male Department/agency: Perth Assistant Bailiff date of assault: 16 May 2008 victim gender:  Male perpetrator gender: Female Department/agency: Public Trustee date of assault: 16 September 2008 victim gender:  Female perpetrator gender: Male Department/agency: Albany Bailiff date of assault: 26 October 2008 victim gender:  Male perpetrator gender: Male (c) 4 (d) 4 Equal Opportunity Commission (a) (i-ii) Nil (b-d) Not applicable Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (a) (i-ii) Nil (b-d) Not applicable Office of the Information Commissioner (a) (i-ii) Nil (b-d) Not applicable Law Reform Commission (a) (i-ii) Nil (b-d) Not applicable Legal Aid (a) (i-ii) 1 (b) 17 November 2008, female victim, male perpetrator; (c) Nil; (d) Not applicable. Notice: This document is created or edited using unregistered or evaluation copy of rtLib valid for testing or development purposes only. To use it for productive or any other purposes please register it. You may purchase the license on http://www.rtlib.com

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