❓ Question on Notice regarding the reliability of GPS monitoring for family and domestic violence offenders in regional WA, and the alternative monitoring systems used when GPS is unsuitable. The response cites victim safety and data recording limitations as reasons for withholding specific information.
AnsweredQoN 826Legislative Council
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(1) I ask if the Department of Justice has any known regional locations where GPS monitoring for family and domestic violence offenders is not reliable due to mobile or network coverage limitations? (2) If yes to (1), please list each location? (3) In reference to (1) and (2), on what date was each location identified as unsuitable for reliable monitoring? (4) What risk assessment is undertaken when the Prisoners Review Board or court is advised that GPS monitoring is not reliable or not feasible for a particular offender? (5) Since 18 December 2024 how many offenders have been deemed unsuitable for GPS monitoring on technical grounds? (6) Of those offenders in (5), how many were located outside of metropolitan Perth? (7) In reference to (5), in each case what alternative monitoring system was used?
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Answered
9 December 2025
Responded by
Minister for the Environment representing the Minister for Corrective Services
Response time
9 days
1) Yes.
2) Releasing information of this nature could compromise victim safety and the effectiveness of our operational responses.
3) Releasing information of this nature could compromise victim safety and the effectiveness of our operational responses.
4) As required under the relevant legislation, reports are routinely completed for the Prisoners Review Board prior to the imposition of early release orders or Post-Sentence Supervision Orders.
5) Due to the way data is recorded in the Department’s systems, this information cannot be readily identified or extracted
6) N/A
7) N/A
2) Releasing information of this nature could compromise victim safety and the effectiveness of our operational responses.
3) Releasing information of this nature could compromise victim safety and the effectiveness of our operational responses.
4) As required under the relevant legislation, reports are routinely completed for the Prisoners Review Board prior to the imposition of early release orders or Post-Sentence Supervision Orders.
5) Due to the way data is recorded in the Department’s systems, this information cannot be readily identified or extracted
6) N/A
7) N/A
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