❓ Question regarding GPS tracking of FDV offenders in regional WA, focusing on consultation with victims and service providers, relocation advice, and a review of effectiveness. The government acknowledges an ongoing evaluation of electronic monitoring.
AnsweredQoN 831Legislative Council
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(1) I refer to GPS tracking for family and domestic violence (FDV) offenders and safety for victim survivors in regional Western Australia, and I ask: (a) what consultation has been undertaken with victim survivors, service providers and regional FDV agencies regarding the limitations of GPS monitoring in regional Western Australia; and (b) how many victims of family and domestic violence have been advised to relocate due to limitations of electronic monitoring coverage since 18 December 2024? (2) Is the Government currently undertaking or planning to undertake a review of the effectiveness of GPS tracking for family and domestic violence offenders in regional Western Australia? (3) If yes to (2), who is conducting that review? (4) If yes to (2), when is the review due for completion?
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Answered
4 December 2025
Responded by
Minister for the Environment representing the Minister for Corrective Services
Response time
9 days
(1a) Refer to (2)
(1b) The Department has had no direct contact from any victim survivors of family and domestic violence regarding relocation due to limitations of electronic monitoring coverage.
(2) The Department was allocated $100,000 over three years to monitor and evaluate the expansion of electronic monitoring under the Family Violence Legislative Reforms across both metropolitan and regional Western Australia. The evaluations will include consultation with key stakeholders.
(3) The evaluation will be undertaken by an independent specialist with appropriate cultural competence.
(4) The evaluation will be undertaken in two parts. Program implementation and early operation will be evaluated in the first half of 2026. Program outcomes, including longer-term reoffending and community safety outcomes, will be evaluated in 2028/29.
(1b) The Department has had no direct contact from any victim survivors of family and domestic violence regarding relocation due to limitations of electronic monitoring coverage.
(2) The Department was allocated $100,000 over three years to monitor and evaluate the expansion of electronic monitoring under the Family Violence Legislative Reforms across both metropolitan and regional Western Australia. The evaluations will include consultation with key stakeholders.
(3) The evaluation will be undertaken by an independent specialist with appropriate cultural competence.
(4) The evaluation will be undertaken in two parts. Program implementation and early operation will be evaluated in the first half of 2026. Program outcomes, including longer-term reoffending and community safety outcomes, will be evaluated in 2028/29.
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