❓ The WA Police Force reported 45 incidents of domestic or family violence involving its employees in FY 23/24, with 1 officer charged, and 68 incidents in FY 24/25, with 4 officers charged. The police do not have a formal conflict of interest process and declined to provide district-level data due to privacy and safety concerns.
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(1) For the FY 23/24, please provide the number of incidents of reported domestic or family violence in WA:(a) Which involved a member of the WA Police Force;(b) Where conflicts of interest were disclosed;(c) Where conflicts of were not disclosed, but in a subsequent investigation, were deemed to been necessary to have been disclosed;(d) How many officers were charged with Domestic or Family Violence; and(e) Please provide all the information requested by police district?(2) For the FY 24/25, please provide the number of incidents of reported domestic or family violence in WA:(a) Which involved a member of the WA Police Force;(b) Where conflicts of interest were disclosed;(c) Where conflicts of were not disclosed, but in a subsequent investigation, were deemed to been necessary to have been disclosed;(d) How many officers were charged with Domestic or Family Violence; and(e) Please provide all the information requested by police district?
(1) For the FY 23/24, please provide the number of incidents of reported domestic or family violence in WA:
(a) Which involved a member of the WA Police Force;
(b) Where conflicts of interest were disclosed;
(c) Where conflicts of were not disclosed, but in a subsequent investigation, were deemed to been necessary to have been disclosed;
(d) How many officers were charged with Domestic or Family Violence; and
(e) Please provide all the information requested by police district?
(2) For the FY 24/25, please provide the number of incidents of reported domestic or family violence in WA:
(a) Which involved a member of the WA Police Force;
(b) Where conflicts of interest were disclosed;
(c) Where conflicts of were not disclosed, but in a subsequent investigation, were deemed to been necessary to have been disclosed;
(d) How many officers were charged with Domestic or Family Violence; and
(e) Please provide all the information requested by police district?
(1) For the FY 23/24, please provide the number of incidents of reported domestic or family violence in WA:
(a) Which involved a member of the WA Police Force;
(b) Where conflicts of interest were disclosed;
(c) Where conflicts of were not disclosed, but in a subsequent investigation, were deemed to been necessary to have been disclosed;
(d) How many officers were charged with Domestic or Family Violence; and
(e) Please provide all the information requested by police district?
(2) For the FY 24/25, please provide the number of incidents of reported domestic or family violence in WA:
(a) Which involved a member of the WA Police Force;
(b) Where conflicts of interest were disclosed;
(c) Where conflicts of were not disclosed, but in a subsequent investigation, were deemed to been necessary to have been disclosed;
(d) How many officers were charged with Domestic or Family Violence; and
(e) Please provide all the information requested by police district?
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Answered
9 June 2026
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Minister for Police
Response time
9 days
(1)
(a-d) In 2023-24, there were 45 incidents recorded in the Western Australia Police Force’s (WAPF) internal Professional Case Management System, across all WAPF employees (i.e. including non-sworn employees). Being flagged as “involved” in a Family Violence (FV) incident may include WAPF employees flagged as victims.
The WA Police Force does not have a formal ‘conflict of interest’ process. When misconduct of a police employee is suspected, the WA Police Force’s Internal Affairs Unit is notified, and all incidents are investigated thoroughly to determine what action is required. In 2023-24, 1 police officer was charged with offences relating to FV – actions taken against other alleged perpetrators included employees being Stood Down, Stood Aside or Suspended, and the serving of Family Violence Restraining Orders.
(e) The WA Police is unable to provide the level of detail requested due to the confidential and sensitive nature of the matters in question. The information sought relates to operational sensitivities and/or personal information where disclosure of the location could reasonably be expected to impact the privacy and safety of individuals involved.
(2)
(a-d) In 2024-25, there were 68 incidents recorded in the WAPF’s internal Professional Case Management System, across all WAPF employees (i.e. including non-sworn employees). Being flagged as “involved” in an FV incident may include WAPF employees flagged as victims.
The WA Police Force does not have a formal ‘conflict of interest’ process. When misconduct of a police employee is suspected, the WA Police Force’s Internal Affairs Unit is notified, and all incidents are investigated thoroughly to determine what action is required. In 2024-25, 4 police officers were charged with offences relating to FV – actions taken against other alleged perpetrators included employees being Stood Down, Stood Aside or Suspended, and the serving of Family Violence Restraining Orders.
(e) The WA Police is unable to provide the level of detail requested due to the confidential and sensitive nature of the matters in question. The information sought relates to operational sensitivities and/or personal information where disclosure of the location could reasonably be expected to impact the privacy and safety of individuals involved.
(a-d) In 2023-24, there were 45 incidents recorded in the Western Australia Police Force’s (WAPF) internal Professional Case Management System, across all WAPF employees (i.e. including non-sworn employees). Being flagged as “involved” in a Family Violence (FV) incident may include WAPF employees flagged as victims.
The WA Police Force does not have a formal ‘conflict of interest’ process. When misconduct of a police employee is suspected, the WA Police Force’s Internal Affairs Unit is notified, and all incidents are investigated thoroughly to determine what action is required. In 2023-24, 1 police officer was charged with offences relating to FV – actions taken against other alleged perpetrators included employees being Stood Down, Stood Aside or Suspended, and the serving of Family Violence Restraining Orders.
(e) The WA Police is unable to provide the level of detail requested due to the confidential and sensitive nature of the matters in question. The information sought relates to operational sensitivities and/or personal information where disclosure of the location could reasonably be expected to impact the privacy and safety of individuals involved.
(2)
(a-d) In 2024-25, there were 68 incidents recorded in the WAPF’s internal Professional Case Management System, across all WAPF employees (i.e. including non-sworn employees). Being flagged as “involved” in an FV incident may include WAPF employees flagged as victims.
The WA Police Force does not have a formal ‘conflict of interest’ process. When misconduct of a police employee is suspected, the WA Police Force’s Internal Affairs Unit is notified, and all incidents are investigated thoroughly to determine what action is required. In 2024-25, 4 police officers were charged with offences relating to FV – actions taken against other alleged perpetrators included employees being Stood Down, Stood Aside or Suspended, and the serving of Family Violence Restraining Orders.
(e) The WA Police is unable to provide the level of detail requested due to the confidential and sensitive nature of the matters in question. The information sought relates to operational sensitivities and/or personal information where disclosure of the location could reasonably be expected to impact the privacy and safety of individuals involved.
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