❓ Hon. Tjorn Sibma asks about the implementation timeline for the Family Violence Legislation Reform Bill 2024. The Parliamentary Secretary outlines the reasons for the delay, citing the need for adequate preparation by WA Police and the Department of Justice.
AnsweredQoN 1461Legislative Council
Asked
12 November 2024
Member
Portfolio
parliamentary secretary representing the Attorney General
QuestionView source ↗
FAMILY VIOLENCE �LEGISLATION
REFORM BILL 2024
1461. Hon TJORN SIBMA to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Attorney General:
I refer to the passage of the Family
Violence Legislation Reform Bill 2024, which received royal assent on 17 September.
In relation to the Attorney General's
recent public comments noting that the government has not yet implemented all
provisions of the now act, what detailed timeline for implementation is the
government following?
REFORM BILL 2024
1461. Hon TJORN SIBMA to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Attorney General:
I refer to the passage of the Family
Violence Legislation Reform Bill 2024, which received royal assent on 17 September.
In relation to the Attorney General's
recent public comments noting that the government has not yet implemented all
provisions of the now act, what detailed timeline for implementation is the
government following?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. I provide the following answer on behalf of the
Attorney General.
These
new laws will commence operation before the end of the year. This time was
selected to allow the WA Police Force and the Department of Justice
sufficient opportunity to draft new regulations, recruit and train additional
staff, develop IT infrastructure to ensure information sharing between
agencies, and update operational manuals to include the management of the new
cohort of offenders. This implementation work is critical to ensuring that all
eligible offenders are identified prior to their court or parole hearing and
the new mandatory GPS tracking requirement is imposed. It is also critical to
ensuring that early contact with victims occurs immediately after arrest so
that exclusion zones are imposed with input from the victim. This is a time-critical
task as offenders can be arrested and brought before the court on the same day,
sometimes within hours of arrest. The systems must be in place to support
victims and ensure that their voices are heard.
some notice of the question. I provide the following answer on behalf of the
Attorney General.
These
new laws will commence operation before the end of the year. This time was
selected to allow the WA Police Force and the Department of Justice
sufficient opportunity to draft new regulations, recruit and train additional
staff, develop IT infrastructure to ensure information sharing between
agencies, and update operational manuals to include the management of the new
cohort of offenders. This implementation work is critical to ensuring that all
eligible offenders are identified prior to their court or parole hearing and
the new mandatory GPS tracking requirement is imposed. It is also critical to
ensuring that early contact with victims occurs immediately after arrest so
that exclusion zones are imposed with input from the victim. This is a time-critical
task as offenders can be arrested and brought before the court on the same day,
sometimes within hours of arrest. The systems must be in place to support
victims and ensure that their voices are heard.
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