❓ A WA parliamentary Question on Notice addresses the evaluation of evidence and potential disciplinary action against police officers following a Court of Criminal Appeal case. The response indicates ongoing legal review.
AnsweredQoN 929Legislative Council
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I refer to the minister’s answer to my question without notice 896 asked on Wednesday, 27 October 2004 in which the opinion was offered - . . . with legal advice and on the evidence presently available there is not a reasonable prospect of conviction. (1) What evidence was evaluated? (2) Who evaluated the evidence? (3) Has consideration been given to disciplinary action against any of the police officers now serving? (4) If no, why not? (5) If yes, what action has been initiated? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS
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The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has provided the following response - The Western Australia Police Service advises - (1) Evidence available from the Court of Criminal Appeal. (2) The Director of Public Prosecutions. (3) Yes. (4) Not applicable. (5) The Police Service is seeking a legal opinion from the State Solicitor’s Office. The honourable member continues to treat the matter as a joke, and that is how he is perceived. Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order, members!
(2) Who evaluated the evidence? (3) Has consideration been given to disciplinary action against any of the police officers now serving? (4) If no, why not? (5) If yes, what action has been initiated? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has provided the following response - The Western Australia Police Service advises - (1) Evidence available from the Court of Criminal Appeal. (2) The Director of Public Prosecutions. (3) Yes. (4) Not applicable. (5) The Police Service is seeking a legal opinion from the State Solicitor’s Office. The honourable member continues to treat the matter as a joke, and that is how he is perceived. Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order, members!
(3) Has consideration been given to disciplinary action against any of the police officers now serving? (4) If no, why not? (5) If yes, what action has been initiated? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has provided the following response - The Western Australia Police Service advises - (1) Evidence available from the Court of Criminal Appeal. (2) The Director of Public Prosecutions. (3) Yes. (4) Not applicable. (5) The Police Service is seeking a legal opinion from the State Solicitor’s Office. The honourable member continues to treat the matter as a joke, and that is how he is perceived. Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order, members!
(4) If no, why not? (5) If yes, what action has been initiated? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has provided the following response - The Western Australia Police Service advises - (1) Evidence available from the Court of Criminal Appeal. (2) The Director of Public Prosecutions. (3) Yes. (4) Not applicable. (5) The Police Service is seeking a legal opinion from the State Solicitor’s Office. The honourable member continues to treat the matter as a joke, and that is how he is perceived. Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order, members!
(5) If yes, what action has been initiated? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has provided the following response - The Western Australia Police Service advises - (1) Evidence available from the Court of Criminal Appeal. (2) The Director of Public Prosecutions. (3) Yes. (4) Not applicable. (5) The Police Service is seeking a legal opinion from the State Solicitor’s Office. The honourable member continues to treat the matter as a joke, and that is how he is perceived. Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order, members!
Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has provided the following response - The Western Australia Police Service advises - (1) Evidence available from the Court of Criminal Appeal. (2) The Director of Public Prosecutions. (3) Yes. (4) Not applicable. (5) The Police Service is seeking a legal opinion from the State Solicitor’s Office. The honourable member continues to treat the matter as a joke, and that is how he is perceived. Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order, members!
The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has provided the following response - The Western Australia Police Service advises - (1) Evidence available from the Court of Criminal Appeal. (2) The Director of Public Prosecutions. (3) Yes. (4) Not applicable. (5) The Police Service is seeking a legal opinion from the State Solicitor’s Office. The honourable member continues to treat the matter as a joke, and that is how he is perceived. Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order, members!
The Western Australia Police Service advises - (1) Evidence available from the Court of Criminal Appeal. (2) The Director of Public Prosecutions. (3) Yes. (4) Not applicable. (5) The Police Service is seeking a legal opinion from the State Solicitor’s Office. The honourable member continues to treat the matter as a joke, and that is how he is perceived. Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order, members!
(1) Evidence available from the Court of Criminal Appeal. (2) The Director of Public Prosecutions. (3) Yes. (4) Not applicable. (5) The Police Service is seeking a legal opinion from the State Solicitor’s Office. The honourable member continues to treat the matter as a joke, and that is how he is perceived. Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order, members!
(2) The Director of Public Prosecutions. (3) Yes. (4) Not applicable. (5) The Police Service is seeking a legal opinion from the State Solicitor’s Office. The honourable member continues to treat the matter as a joke, and that is how he is perceived. Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order, members!
(3) Yes. (4) Not applicable. (5) The Police Service is seeking a legal opinion from the State Solicitor’s Office. The honourable member continues to treat the matter as a joke, and that is how he is perceived. Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order, members!
(4) Not applicable. (5) The Police Service is seeking a legal opinion from the State Solicitor’s Office. The honourable member continues to treat the matter as a joke, and that is how he is perceived. Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order, members!
(5) The Police Service is seeking a legal opinion from the State Solicitor’s Office. The honourable member continues to treat the matter as a joke, and that is how he is perceived. Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order, members!
The honourable member continues to treat the matter as a joke, and that is how he is perceived. Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order, members!
Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order, members!
The PRESIDENT: Order, members!
(2) Who evaluated the evidence? (3) Has consideration been given to disciplinary action against any of the police officers now serving? (4) If no, why not? (5) If yes, what action has been initiated? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has provided the following response - The Western Australia Police Service advises - (1) Evidence available from the Court of Criminal Appeal. (2) The Director of Public Prosecutions. (3) Yes. (4) Not applicable. (5) The Police Service is seeking a legal opinion from the State Solicitor’s Office. The honourable member continues to treat the matter as a joke, and that is how he is perceived. Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order, members!
(3) Has consideration been given to disciplinary action against any of the police officers now serving? (4) If no, why not? (5) If yes, what action has been initiated? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has provided the following response - The Western Australia Police Service advises - (1) Evidence available from the Court of Criminal Appeal. (2) The Director of Public Prosecutions. (3) Yes. (4) Not applicable. (5) The Police Service is seeking a legal opinion from the State Solicitor’s Office. The honourable member continues to treat the matter as a joke, and that is how he is perceived. Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order, members!
(4) If no, why not? (5) If yes, what action has been initiated? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has provided the following response - The Western Australia Police Service advises - (1) Evidence available from the Court of Criminal Appeal. (2) The Director of Public Prosecutions. (3) Yes. (4) Not applicable. (5) The Police Service is seeking a legal opinion from the State Solicitor’s Office. The honourable member continues to treat the matter as a joke, and that is how he is perceived. Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order, members!
(5) If yes, what action has been initiated? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has provided the following response - The Western Australia Police Service advises - (1) Evidence available from the Court of Criminal Appeal. (2) The Director of Public Prosecutions. (3) Yes. (4) Not applicable. (5) The Police Service is seeking a legal opinion from the State Solicitor’s Office. The honourable member continues to treat the matter as a joke, and that is how he is perceived. Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order, members!
Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has provided the following response - The Western Australia Police Service advises - (1) Evidence available from the Court of Criminal Appeal. (2) The Director of Public Prosecutions. (3) Yes. (4) Not applicable. (5) The Police Service is seeking a legal opinion from the State Solicitor’s Office. The honourable member continues to treat the matter as a joke, and that is how he is perceived. Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order, members!
The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has provided the following response - The Western Australia Police Service advises - (1) Evidence available from the Court of Criminal Appeal. (2) The Director of Public Prosecutions. (3) Yes. (4) Not applicable. (5) The Police Service is seeking a legal opinion from the State Solicitor’s Office. The honourable member continues to treat the matter as a joke, and that is how he is perceived. Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order, members!
The Western Australia Police Service advises - (1) Evidence available from the Court of Criminal Appeal. (2) The Director of Public Prosecutions. (3) Yes. (4) Not applicable. (5) The Police Service is seeking a legal opinion from the State Solicitor’s Office. The honourable member continues to treat the matter as a joke, and that is how he is perceived. Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order, members!
(1) Evidence available from the Court of Criminal Appeal. (2) The Director of Public Prosecutions. (3) Yes. (4) Not applicable. (5) The Police Service is seeking a legal opinion from the State Solicitor’s Office. The honourable member continues to treat the matter as a joke, and that is how he is perceived. Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order, members!
(2) The Director of Public Prosecutions. (3) Yes. (4) Not applicable. (5) The Police Service is seeking a legal opinion from the State Solicitor’s Office. The honourable member continues to treat the matter as a joke, and that is how he is perceived. Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order, members!
(3) Yes. (4) Not applicable. (5) The Police Service is seeking a legal opinion from the State Solicitor’s Office. The honourable member continues to treat the matter as a joke, and that is how he is perceived. Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order, members!
(4) Not applicable. (5) The Police Service is seeking a legal opinion from the State Solicitor’s Office. The honourable member continues to treat the matter as a joke, and that is how he is perceived. Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order, members!
(5) The Police Service is seeking a legal opinion from the State Solicitor’s Office. The honourable member continues to treat the matter as a joke, and that is how he is perceived. Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order, members!
The honourable member continues to treat the matter as a joke, and that is how he is perceived. Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order, members!
Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT: Order, members!
The PRESIDENT: Order, members!
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