❓ A parliamentary question regarding the lack of operational lock-up cells at the Fitzroy Crossing Police Station and the potential use of Royalties for Regions funding to address the issue. The Minister declines to use Royalties for Regions funding.
AnsweredQoN 1169Legislative Council
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In relation to the situation regarding the lack of operational lock up cells in which to hold alleged violent crime and domestic violence offenders at the Fitzroy Crossing Police Station, I ask -
(1) Does the Minister agree that it is an untenable situation that Fitzroy Crossing Police have no option after charging an accused person with a violent offence than to immediately release that accused person so that he or she may immediately return to the location at which and/or the person to whom the offence occurred?
(2) Is enhancement of Police services in regional Western Australia and enhancement of community safety in regional Western Australia generally an area in which the Minister intends to spend Royalties for Regions funding?
(3) Will the Minister commit to spending Royalties for Regions funding on the Fitzroy Crossing Police Station to ensure that all of its cells are operational?
(4) If no to (3), why not?
(1) Does the Minister agree that it is an untenable situation that Fitzroy Crossing Police have no option after charging an accused person with a violent offence than to immediately release that accused person so that he or she may immediately return to the location at which and/or the person to whom the offence occurred?
(2) Is enhancement of Police services in regional Western Australia and enhancement of community safety in regional Western Australia generally an area in which the Minister intends to spend Royalties for Regions funding?
(3) Will the Minister commit to spending Royalties for Regions funding on the Fitzroy Crossing Police Station to ensure that all of its cells are operational?
(4) If no to (3), why not?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
13 October 2009
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Regional Development
Response time
54 days
(1) The options for police managing the safety of victims of crime are either:
(a) imposing protective bail conditions on the offender,
(b) refusing bail and holding the offender in custody locally, or
(c) transferring the offender to another custodial facility.
Under the terms of protective bail conditions imposed, the offender of family and domestic violence incidents is prohibited from re-engaging with the victim, similar to the terms of a violence restraining order. This includes specific addresses and proximity limits which protect the victim from further exposure to the offender. If the bail conditions are breached by the accused they are immediately arrested and placed in police custody to be brought before the next available court. Bail is refused on every occasion in such circumstances.
(2) The enhancement of police services and community safety in regional Western Australia should be funded under the normal operations of government. An important feature of Royalties for Regions is that it has been established to supplement, not supplant, the existing provision of basic, essential infrastructure and services provided by Government throughout regional Western Australia.
(3) No
(4) As answered in question (2), Royalties for Regions funding does not supplant the existing provision of basic essential infrastructure provided by Government.
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(a) imposing protective bail conditions on the offender,
(b) refusing bail and holding the offender in custody locally, or
(c) transferring the offender to another custodial facility.
Under the terms of protective bail conditions imposed, the offender of family and domestic violence incidents is prohibited from re-engaging with the victim, similar to the terms of a violence restraining order. This includes specific addresses and proximity limits which protect the victim from further exposure to the offender. If the bail conditions are breached by the accused they are immediately arrested and placed in police custody to be brought before the next available court. Bail is refused on every occasion in such circumstances.
(2) The enhancement of police services and community safety in regional Western Australia should be funded under the normal operations of government. An important feature of Royalties for Regions is that it has been established to supplement, not supplant, the existing provision of basic, essential infrastructure and services provided by Government throughout regional Western Australia.
(3) No
(4) As answered in question (2), Royalties for Regions funding does not supplant the existing provision of basic essential infrastructure provided by Government.
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