❓ Hon Nick Goiran asks about an assurance allegedly given by the Chief Magistrate regarding bail for offenders subject to mandatory GPS tracking. The Attorney General confirms a phone conversation occurred, but a year prior to the date stated in the question.
AnsweredQoN 72Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
Bail—GPS tracking device—Chief Magistrate
advice
72. Hon Nick Goiran to
the parliamentary secretary representing the Attorney General:
I refer to the
statement published in The West Australian of
15 April 2025 in which a government spokeswoman claimed that the Attorney
General received an assurance from Chief Magistrate Heath that alleged
offenders captured by new mandatory GPS tracking laws would not be granted bail
if deemed a risk to the victim or community.
(1) On what date did the Attorney
General receive this assurance from the Chief Magistrate?
(2) How was this assurance communicated?
advice
72. Hon Nick Goiran to
the parliamentary secretary representing the Attorney General:
I refer to the
statement published in The West Australian of
15 April 2025 in which a government spokeswoman claimed that the Attorney
General received an assurance from Chief Magistrate Heath that alleged
offenders captured by new mandatory GPS tracking laws would not be granted bail
if deemed a risk to the victim or community.
(1) On what date did the Attorney
General receive this assurance from the Chief Magistrate?
(2) How was this assurance communicated?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member
for the question. The answer provide to me by the Attorney General is as
follows.
(1)–(2) The
Attorney General and the Chief Magistrate spoke on the telephone on 15 April
2024 regarding the imposition of electronic monitoring conditions under the Bail Act 1982 , as amended by the Family Violence Reform Act 2024.
for the question. The answer provide to me by the Attorney General is as
follows.
(1)–(2) The
Attorney General and the Chief Magistrate spoke on the telephone on 15 April
2024 regarding the imposition of electronic monitoring conditions under the Bail Act 1982 , as amended by the Family Violence Reform Act 2024.
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