❓ Mr. Birney asks the Attorney General about outstanding bench warrants in WA, specifically regarding home burglary. The Attorney General provides data on outstanding warrants and their duration, but cannot provide data on prior offences due to database limitations.
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(1) Will the Attorney General advise the number of outstanding bench warrants that are yet to be served on an alleged offender in Western Australia?
(2) Will the Attorney General advise the length of time that has expired since the issuing of the longest currently outstanding bench warrant in Western Australia?
(3) Will the Attorney General advise the number of outstanding bench warrants for home burglary that are yet to be served on an alleged offender in Western Australia?
(4) Will the Attorney General advise the length of time that has expired since the issuing of the longest currently outstanding bench warrant for home burglary in Western Australia?
(5) Will the Attorney General advise how many alleged offenders that are currently the subject of an outstanding bench warrant for home burglary have a previous record for home burglary?
(2) Will the Attorney General advise the length of time that has expired since the issuing of the longest currently outstanding bench warrant in Western Australia?
(3) Will the Attorney General advise the number of outstanding bench warrants for home burglary that are yet to be served on an alleged offender in Western Australia?
(4) Will the Attorney General advise the length of time that has expired since the issuing of the longest currently outstanding bench warrant for home burglary in Western Australia?
(5) Will the Attorney General advise how many alleged offenders that are currently the subject of an outstanding bench warrant for home burglary have a previous record for home burglary?
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Answered
12 August 2003
Response time
55 days
(1) Higher Courts: 327 Courts of Petty Sessions: 2316 Children’s Court: 175 (2) Higher Courts: 8 years 11 months Courts of Petty Sessions: 3 years 5 months Children’s Court: 3 years 4 months (3) Higher Courts: 6 Courts of Petty Sessions: 54 Children’s Court: 17 (4) Higher Courts: 4 years 3 months Courts of Petty Sessions: 3 years 1 month Children’s Court: 2 years 8 months (5) This information is not available from the Department’s databases because of the short period over which they have collected data. The Western Australia Police Service may be able to provide the requested information.
(2) Higher Courts: 8 years 11 months Courts of Petty Sessions: 3 years 5 months Children’s Court: 3 years 4 months (3) Higher Courts: 6 Courts of Petty Sessions: 54 Children’s Court: 17 (4) Higher Courts: 4 years 3 months Courts of Petty Sessions: 3 years 1 month Children’s Court: 2 years 8 months (5) This information is not available from the Department’s databases because of the short period over which they have collected data. The Western Australia Police Service may be able to provide the requested information.
(3) Higher Courts: 6 Courts of Petty Sessions: 54 Children’s Court: 17 (4) Higher Courts: 4 years 3 months Courts of Petty Sessions: 3 years 1 month Children’s Court: 2 years 8 months (5) This information is not available from the Department’s databases because of the short period over which they have collected data. The Western Australia Police Service may be able to provide the requested information.
(4) Higher Courts: 4 years 3 months Courts of Petty Sessions: 3 years 1 month Children’s Court: 2 years 8 months (5) This information is not available from the Department’s databases because of the short period over which they have collected data. The Western Australia Police Service may be able to provide the requested information.
(5) This information is not available from the Department’s databases because of the short period over which they have collected data. The Western Australia Police Service may be able to provide the requested information.
(2) Higher Courts: 8 years 11 months Courts of Petty Sessions: 3 years 5 months Children’s Court: 3 years 4 months (3) Higher Courts: 6 Courts of Petty Sessions: 54 Children’s Court: 17 (4) Higher Courts: 4 years 3 months Courts of Petty Sessions: 3 years 1 month Children’s Court: 2 years 8 months (5) This information is not available from the Department’s databases because of the short period over which they have collected data. The Western Australia Police Service may be able to provide the requested information.
(3) Higher Courts: 6 Courts of Petty Sessions: 54 Children’s Court: 17 (4) Higher Courts: 4 years 3 months Courts of Petty Sessions: 3 years 1 month Children’s Court: 2 years 8 months (5) This information is not available from the Department’s databases because of the short period over which they have collected data. The Western Australia Police Service may be able to provide the requested information.
(4) Higher Courts: 4 years 3 months Courts of Petty Sessions: 3 years 1 month Children’s Court: 2 years 8 months (5) This information is not available from the Department’s databases because of the short period over which they have collected data. The Western Australia Police Service may be able to provide the requested information.
(5) This information is not available from the Department’s databases because of the short period over which they have collected data. The Western Australia Police Service may be able to provide the requested information.
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