❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice seeks details about outstanding return to prison warrants, specifically those related to violent sex offenders on parole, following up on a previous question. The response provides some data but withholds specific names.
AnsweredQoN 1055Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
VIOLENT SEX OFFENDERS — PAROLE
1055. Hon NICK GOIRAN to the minister representing the
Minister for Police:
I refer to the minister's
answer on 31 August 2023 to my question without notice 958, asked the previous
day. The answer revealed that 47 return to prison warrants were outstanding,
with 41 people being either in prison in other jurisdictions or located outside
of our state.
(1) Are any of the remaining six
still outstanding?
(2) If yes to (1), for how many
days have they been outstanding?
(3) Further to (2), what are the
names of these yet-to-be-captured fugitives?
(4) How many return to prison
warrants are currently outstanding in total?
1055. Hon NICK GOIRAN to the minister representing the
Minister for Police:
I refer to the minister's
answer on 31 August 2023 to my question without notice 958, asked the previous
day. The answer revealed that 47 return to prison warrants were outstanding,
with 41 people being either in prison in other jurisdictions or located outside
of our state.
(1) Are any of the remaining six
still outstanding?
(2) If yes to (1), for how many
days have they been outstanding?
(3) Further to (2), what are the
names of these yet-to-be-captured fugitives?
(4) How many return to prison
warrants are currently outstanding in total?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following information has been provided to me
by the Acting Minister for Police.
The Western Australia Police Force
advises the following.
(1) Yes.
(2) As at 12 September 2023, they
have been outstanding for —
(a) 48 days;
(b) 55 days; and
(c) 2 147 days.
(3) On receipt of
these warrants, the WA Police Force assessed various considerations and did not
deem the public release of the information necessary.
(4) There were 50 as at 12 September
2023.
There is a note. Statistics are
provisional and subject to revision.
some notice of the question. The following information has been provided to me
by the Acting Minister for Police.
The Western Australia Police Force
advises the following.
(1) Yes.
(2) As at 12 September 2023, they
have been outstanding for —
(a) 48 days;
(b) 55 days; and
(c) 2 147 days.
(3) On receipt of
these warrants, the WA Police Force assessed various considerations and did not
deem the public release of the information necessary.
(4) There were 50 as at 12 September
2023.
There is a note. Statistics are
provisional and subject to revision.
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