❓ Mr. Zempilas questions the Minister for Corrective Services regarding conflicting information about the geographical limitations of electronic monitoring, citing communication between the Commissioner of Corrective Services and the Police Commissioner. The Minister claims subsequent advice clarifies the situation and asserts statewide monitoring capabilities.
AnsweredQoN 75Legislative Assembly
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Electronic monitoring
75. Mr Basil Zempilas to the Minister for Corrective Services:
I refer to the
decision by the Commissioner of Corrective Services communicated to the
Commissioner of Police on 11 April 2025 that corrections will not recommend or
support the use of electronic monitoring in any location other than the Perth
metropolitan area.
(1) Why has the minister repeatedly told the house
and the public that there is no place in Western Australia where electronic
monitoring cannot be done, when his commissioner has clearly communicated the
opposite to the Western Australia Police Force, members of the judiciary, the
Prisoners Review Board and the Commissioner for Victims of Crime?
(2) Is the minister aware of a letter on this
matter from the Commissioner of Corrective Services to the Commissioner of
Police?
75. Mr Basil Zempilas to the Minister for Corrective Services:
I refer to the
decision by the Commissioner of Corrective Services communicated to the
Commissioner of Police on 11 April 2025 that corrections will not recommend or
support the use of electronic monitoring in any location other than the Perth
metropolitan area.
(1) Why has the minister repeatedly told the house
and the public that there is no place in Western Australia where electronic
monitoring cannot be done, when his commissioner has clearly communicated the
opposite to the Western Australia Police Force, members of the judiciary, the
Prisoners Review Board and the Commissioner for Victims of Crime?
(2) Is the minister aware of a letter on this
matter from the Commissioner of Corrective Services to the Commissioner of
Police?
AnswerView source ↗
(1)–(2) I thank the member for the
question. I think the member will find there has been subsequent advice from
the commissioner that changes that advice. With respect to coverage, I say that
because monitoring is conducted from the State Operations Command Centre. It is
statewide. There are adult community corrections personnel sitting in the State
Operations Command Centre adjacent to police. They monitor across the state.
question. I think the member will find there has been subsequent advice from
the commissioner that changes that advice. With respect to coverage, I say that
because monitoring is conducted from the State Operations Command Centre. It is
statewide. There are adult community corrections personnel sitting in the State
Operations Command Centre adjacent to police. They monitor across the state.
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