❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding the application and implementation of Prohibited Behaviour Orders (PBOs) from 2010-2013, including data on applications, successful orders, ethnicity of individuals involved, and staffing of the PBOs Unit.
AnsweredQoN 440Legislative Assembly
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I refer to the Prohibited Behaviour Orders Act 2010 and I ask: (a) how many Prohibited Behaviour Orders (PBOs) were applied for in 2010, 2011, 2012 and, to date in 2013 and: (i) for each year what reasons were given for each application; and (ii) what was the ethnicity of the people over which Prohibited Behaviour Orders applications were made; (b) how many PBOs were made in each of 2010, 2011, 2012 and, to date in 2013 and: (i) what was the ethnicity of the people over which Prohibited Behaviour Orders were made in each year; and (c) how many full-time equivalent staff are allocated to the implementation of the Prohibited Behaviour Orders Act 2010 and what is the position and role of each staff member?
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Answered
13 August 2013
Responded by
Minister for Police
Response time
63 days
(a)
2010 - Nil PBOs applications to the court
2011 - 2 PBOs applications to the court
2012 - 39 PBOs applications to the court
2013 to 26/7/13-73 PBOs Applications to the court
(i) Section 8 (2) of the
Prohibited Behaviour Orders Act 2010
provides the grounds for applying for a PBO.
(ii) 2010 - there are no WA Police records on the ethnicity of the people over which PBOs applications were made.
2011
· 2 Caucasian
2012
· 15 Caucasian
· 22 Australian Aboriginal
· 1 African
· 1 Asian
2013 (as at 26/7/2013)
· 31 Caucasian
· 37 Australian Aboriginal
· 2 African
· 1 Maori/Pacific Islander
· 1 Middle Eastern
· 1 other ethnicity
(b)
2010 - there are no WA Police records of successful PBOs awarded by the court
2011 - 1 successful PBOs awarded by the court
2012 - 8 successful PBOs awarded by the court
2013 to 26/7/13 -23 successful PBOs awarded by the court
Note - To date there have only been three unsuccessful applications. Numerous applications are still before the court for determination.
(i)
2011
· 1 Caucasian successful PBOs nomination
2012
· 5 Caucasian successful PBOs nominations
· 3 Australian Aboriginal successful PBO nominations
2013
· eighteen (18) Caucasian successful PBOs nominations
· 4 Australian Aboriginal successful PBOs nominations
· 1 Asian successful PBOs nomination
· 1 African successful PBOs nomination
(c) The WA Police Prohibited Behaviour Orders Unit has three full time staff.
1. OIC Detective Senior Sergeant.
· Role - Management of Prohibited Behaviour Orders Unit
2. Level 5 Intelligence Analyst
· Role - Manage all intelligence and documents produced at Unit
3. Level 3 Analyst
· Role - Produce documents for Prohibited Behaviour Orders applications
2010 - Nil PBOs applications to the court
2011 - 2 PBOs applications to the court
2012 - 39 PBOs applications to the court
2013 to 26/7/13-73 PBOs Applications to the court
(i) Section 8 (2) of the
Prohibited Behaviour Orders Act 2010
provides the grounds for applying for a PBO.
(ii) 2010 - there are no WA Police records on the ethnicity of the people over which PBOs applications were made.
2011
· 2 Caucasian
2012
· 15 Caucasian
· 22 Australian Aboriginal
· 1 African
· 1 Asian
2013 (as at 26/7/2013)
· 31 Caucasian
· 37 Australian Aboriginal
· 2 African
· 1 Maori/Pacific Islander
· 1 Middle Eastern
· 1 other ethnicity
(b)
2010 - there are no WA Police records of successful PBOs awarded by the court
2011 - 1 successful PBOs awarded by the court
2012 - 8 successful PBOs awarded by the court
2013 to 26/7/13 -23 successful PBOs awarded by the court
Note - To date there have only been three unsuccessful applications. Numerous applications are still before the court for determination.
(i)
2011
· 1 Caucasian successful PBOs nomination
2012
· 5 Caucasian successful PBOs nominations
· 3 Australian Aboriginal successful PBO nominations
2013
· eighteen (18) Caucasian successful PBOs nominations
· 4 Australian Aboriginal successful PBOs nominations
· 1 Asian successful PBOs nomination
· 1 African successful PBOs nomination
(c) The WA Police Prohibited Behaviour Orders Unit has three full time staff.
1. OIC Detective Senior Sergeant.
· Role - Management of Prohibited Behaviour Orders Unit
2. Level 5 Intelligence Analyst
· Role - Manage all intelligence and documents produced at Unit
3. Level 3 Analyst
· Role - Produce documents for Prohibited Behaviour Orders applications
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