❓ Hon Nick Goiran asks about outstanding arrest warrants, including one for Paul Patrick Brady outstanding for five years. The Minister provides data on the number and age of outstanding warrants and explains the criteria for releasing warrant information to the public.
AnsweredQoN 199Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
Police—Outstanding arrest warrants—Paul
Patrick Brady
199. Hon Nick Goiran to the minister
representing the Minister for Police:
I refer to the
answer to my question without notice on 26 November 2024, in which the house
was informed that an arrest warrant for Paul Patrick Brady has been outstanding
for five years, notwithstanding that WA Police have been contacted regarding Mr
Brady's whereabouts.
(1) How many arrest warrants are currently
outstanding?
(2) How long have each of those warrants been
outstanding?
(3) Will the minister release information about
any of those warrants so that Western Australians may be of assistance in
coming forward with information about the whereabouts of these individuals?
Patrick Brady
199. Hon Nick Goiran to the minister
representing the Minister for Police:
I refer to the
answer to my question without notice on 26 November 2024, in which the house
was informed that an arrest warrant for Paul Patrick Brady has been outstanding
for five years, notwithstanding that WA Police have been contacted regarding Mr
Brady's whereabouts.
(1) How many arrest warrants are currently
outstanding?
(2) How long have each of those warrants been
outstanding?
(3) Will the minister release information about
any of those warrants so that Western Australians may be of assistance in
coming forward with information about the whereabouts of these individuals?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the
honourable member for some notice of the question, which I note was first asked
on 1 May 2025, so the answer was correct as at that time. The following
information has been provided to me by the Minister for Police.
(1) There are 5,959
The answer to (2) is
in tabular form and I seek leave to have that table incorporated into Hansard .
Leave granted for
the following material to be incorporated.
Outstanding Period
Number of
Outstanding Arrest Warrants
Less than 1
day (0)
50
1 day to 7
days
150
8 days to 14
days
59
15 days to 1
month (30 days)
193
1 to 6 months
(31–180 days)
475
6 months to 1
year (181–365 days)
288
1 year to 5
years (366–1,825 days)
867
5 years to 10
years (1,826 to 3,650 days)
1,500
10 years to
15 years (3,651 to 5,475 days)
1,328
15 or more
years (over 5,475 days)
1,049
Total
5,959
(3) The release of information regarding arrest
warrants is assessed on a case-by-case basis. It may be disclosed if it
enhances community safety or serves the public interest.
honourable member for some notice of the question, which I note was first asked
on 1 May 2025, so the answer was correct as at that time. The following
information has been provided to me by the Minister for Police.
(1) There are 5,959
The answer to (2) is
in tabular form and I seek leave to have that table incorporated into Hansard .
Leave granted for
the following material to be incorporated.
Outstanding Period
Number of
Outstanding Arrest Warrants
Less than 1
day (0)
50
1 day to 7
days
150
8 days to 14
days
59
15 days to 1
month (30 days)
193
1 to 6 months
(31–180 days)
475
6 months to 1
year (181–365 days)
288
1 year to 5
years (366–1,825 days)
867
5 years to 10
years (1,826 to 3,650 days)
1,500
10 years to
15 years (3,651 to 5,475 days)
1,328
15 or more
years (over 5,475 days)
1,049
Total
5,959
(3) The release of information regarding arrest
warrants is assessed on a case-by-case basis. It may be disclosed if it
enhances community safety or serves the public interest.
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