Hon Peter Foss asks about warrants of commitment awaiting execution due to early release order breaches, including the number of people involved, risk levels, offences, and potential absconders. The Minister for Justice, through Hon Nick Griffiths, states the information isn't readily available and requests the question be put on notice.

AnsweredQoN 1167Legislative Council
Asked
21 August 2003
Portfolio
Justice

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(1) How many warrants of commitment that have returned to force by virtue of the suspension or cancellation of an early release order under the Sentence Administration Act were awaiting execution as at midnight on Monday, 18 August 2003? (2) How many persons did those warrants involve and of those, how many were considered high-risk offenders? (3) What was the nature of the offences involved? (4) Of the persons involved, how many were on reasonable grounds believed to have left the country or State? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS

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I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Justice has provided the following response - The Department of Justice and the Western Australia Police Service advise that the information requested is not available within the time required. I therefore ask the member to put the question on notice.
(2) How many persons did those warrants involve and of those, how many were considered high-risk offenders? (3) What was the nature of the offences involved? (4) Of the persons involved, how many were on reasonable grounds believed to have left the country or State? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Justice has provided the following response - The Department of Justice and the Western Australia Police Service advise that the information requested is not available within the time required. I therefore ask the member to put the question on notice.
(3) What was the nature of the offences involved? (4) Of the persons involved, how many were on reasonable grounds believed to have left the country or State? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Justice has provided the following response - The Department of Justice and the Western Australia Police Service advise that the information requested is not available within the time required. I therefore ask the member to put the question on notice.
(4) Of the persons involved, how many were on reasonable grounds believed to have left the country or State? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Justice has provided the following response - The Department of Justice and the Western Australia Police Service advise that the information requested is not available within the time required. I therefore ask the member to put the question on notice.
Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Justice has provided the following response - The Department of Justice and the Western Australia Police Service advise that the information requested is not available within the time required. I therefore ask the member to put the question on notice.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Justice has provided the following response - The Department of Justice and the Western Australia Police Service advise that the information requested is not available within the time required. I therefore ask the member to put the question on notice.
The Department of Justice and the Western Australia Police Service advise that the information requested is not available within the time required. I therefore ask the member to put the question on notice.

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