❓ Hon Michelle Hofmann asks the Minister for Health about expired sexual assault evidence kits. The Minister responds that they are unaware of any instances where kits expired before analysis and that there is no backlog in processing.
AnsweredQoN 150Legislative Council
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Sexual assault—Evidence kits
150. Hon Michelle Hofmann to the parliamentary
secretary representing the Minister for Health:
(1) Is the
minister aware of incidents in which sexual assault evidence kits have been
used to collect evidence but have expired before results can be obtained?
(2) If yes to (1),
when did the most recent incident occur?
(3) Will the minister table any document
outlining how this serious issue will be addressed?
150. Hon Michelle Hofmann to the parliamentary
secretary representing the Minister for Health:
(1) Is the
minister aware of incidents in which sexual assault evidence kits have been
used to collect evidence but have expired before results can be obtained?
(2) If yes to (1),
when did the most recent incident occur?
(3) Will the minister table any document
outlining how this serious issue will be addressed?
AnswerView source ↗
On behalf of the
parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Health, I thank the
honourable member for some notice of the question. The following has been
provided to me by the Minister for Health.
(1)–(3) The minister has not been advised of any
instances when sexual assault forensic evidence kits submitted to PathWest for
analysis have expired before testing could be undertaken. PathWest has advised
there is currently no backlog in the processing of these kits once received for
analysis.
parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Health, I thank the
honourable member for some notice of the question. The following has been
provided to me by the Minister for Health.
(1)–(3) The minister has not been advised of any
instances when sexual assault forensic evidence kits submitted to PathWest for
analysis have expired before testing could be undertaken. PathWest has advised
there is currently no backlog in the processing of these kits once received for
analysis.
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