❓ Hon. Lynn MacLaren asks the Attorney General about the timeframe for granting interim Violence Restraining Orders (VROs) and any complaints regarding magistrates' conduct during VRO applications/hearings, as well as magistrate training on sensitivity towards applicants. The Attorney General provides a partial answer, deferring the rest.
AnsweredQoN 1168Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
VIOLENCE RESTRAINING ORDERS
1168. Hon LYNN MacLAREN to the
Attorney General:
(1) How long
does an interim violence restraining order, without the respondent present at a
hearing, take to be granted from the time an application is lodged?
(2) Has the
Attorney General received any complaints about magistrates making inappropriate
comments during applications or hearings, with or without respondents present?
(3) If yes to (2), what are those complaints?
(4) What
training is provided to magistrates to sensitise them to the applicant's
circumstances or feelings raised in VRO hearings?
1168. Hon LYNN MacLAREN to the
Attorney General:
(1) How long
does an interim violence restraining order, without the respondent present at a
hearing, take to be granted from the time an application is lodged?
(2) Has the
Attorney General received any complaints about magistrates making inappropriate
comments during applications or hearings, with or without respondents present?
(3) If yes to (2), what are those complaints?
(4) What
training is provided to magistrates to sensitise them to the applicant's
circumstances or feelings raised in VRO hearings?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the
question.
(1) It varies,
depending on the urgency of the matter, but it can be, and often is, the same
day as the application is lodged.
(2)–(4)
In order to provide a full answer, I need to confer with the Chief Magistrate,
who is currently in the eastern states and therefore unavailable to discuss
these matters. I therefore ask that these parts of the question be placed on
notice.
The PRESIDENT : There is an imputation of sorts in
the last part of that question as well. We will leave it with the Attorney General
to search for an answer.
question.
(1) It varies,
depending on the urgency of the matter, but it can be, and often is, the same
day as the application is lodged.
(2)–(4)
In order to provide a full answer, I need to confer with the Chief Magistrate,
who is currently in the eastern states and therefore unavailable to discuss
these matters. I therefore ask that these parts of the question be placed on
notice.
The PRESIDENT : There is an imputation of sorts in
the last part of that question as well. We will leave it with the Attorney General
to search for an answer.
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