❓ Hon Michelle Boylan asked about the WA Police Force's use of prohibited weapon detection scans in designated areas and the Perth CBD between 5-11 November 2025. The Minister provided data on scan events, scans conducted, weapons detected, and resulting arrests/charges.
AnsweredQoN 1059Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
Police—Prohibited
weapons detection
1059. Hon Michelle Boylan to the minister representing
the Minister for Police:
I refer to the time
between 5 November 2025 and 11 November 2025.
(a) On how many occasions did the Western
Australia Police Force conduct scans within a designated area and the Perth central
business district?
(b) How many persons were scanned and how many
refused to be scanned?
(c) How many edged or prohibited weapons were
detected?
(d) How many arrests and charges resulted from
those scans?
weapons detection
1059. Hon Michelle Boylan to the minister representing
the Minister for Police:
I refer to the time
between 5 November 2025 and 11 November 2025.
(a) On how many occasions did the Western
Australia Police Force conduct scans within a designated area and the Perth central
business district?
(b) How many persons were scanned and how many
refused to be scanned?
(c) How many edged or prohibited weapons were
detected?
(d) How many arrests and charges resulted from
those scans?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the
honourable member for some notice of the question and provide the following
answer on behalf of the minister representing the Minister for Police.
(a) There were 103 scan events.
(b) There were 1,186 scans conducted with no scans
refused.
(c) There was one.
(d) There was one arrest—one by weapon
charge; three by charges for prohibited/prescription drugs.
honourable member for some notice of the question and provide the following
answer on behalf of the minister representing the Minister for Police.
(a) There were 103 scan events.
(b) There were 1,186 scans conducted with no scans
refused.
(c) There was one.
(d) There was one arrest—one by weapon
charge; three by charges for prohibited/prescription drugs.
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