❓ Mr. Zempilas questions WA Police's refusal to release documents under FOI, citing a parliamentary inquiry. The Police clarify the term 'inquiry' was a general descriptor for documents prepared for potential parliamentary submission.
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I refer to WA Police's Freedom of Information (FOI) Notice of Decision (FOI/2025/4188) on 25 February 2026 and the refusal to release documents stating "your request is the subject of a parliamentary inquiry currently before Parliament" and I ask: (a) What parliamentary inquiry is WA Police referring to?
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14 April 2026
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Minister for Police
Response time
5 days
(a) Documents referred to in the FOI decision were prepared to brief the Minister for possible parliamentary submission. The term "inquiry" was used in the FOI decision as a general descriptor.
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