❓ Ms. Mettam asks the Attorney General about making the GPS tracking trial for family and domestic violence offenders permanent and whether a specific offender will be subject to it. The Attorney General confirms the program is ongoing and addresses concerns about victim preferences.
AnsweredQoN 636Legislative Assembly
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FAMILY AND DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE OFFENDERS — GPS TRACKING
636. Ms L. METTAM to the Attorney General:
I ask a supplementary question. Will
the GPS tracking trial for family and domestic violence offenders now be
permanently in place and will Dave Tax, who assaulted an individual in
Kununurra, be subject to it?
The SPEAKER : Sorry, member,
you have asked that question. You cannot ask two questions by putting ''and''
in the middle.
VIOLENCE OFFENDERS — GPS TRACKING
636. Ms L. METTAM to the Attorney General:
I ask a supplementary question. Will
the GPS tracking trial for family and domestic violence offenders now be
permanently in place and will Dave Tax, who assaulted an individual in
Kununurra, be subject to it?
The SPEAKER : Sorry, member,
you have asked that question. You cannot ask two questions by putting ''and''
in the middle.
AnswerView source ↗
As to the second part of the
question, I cannot answer that. That is giving an opinion. As to the first part
of the question, as I said, this legislation is in place for the ages. We had a
trial to see whether the right offenders were being fitted, how the program was
going and what improvements we could make to it. As I pointed out, since the
conclusion of the trial, more offenders have been fitted with bracelets than
during the trial. It is there forever to protect victims. Some victims do not
want their abusers put on the trial, and there are a couple of reasons for
that. One is that they are in a continuing relationship
and they do not want their abuser to wear a bracelet. Another reason is
that the victim has been relocated to a secret address and they do not want
their abuser to know that. There are a number
of reasons that will all be addressed in the final report, which I will table
in Parliament as soon as possible.
question, I cannot answer that. That is giving an opinion. As to the first part
of the question, as I said, this legislation is in place for the ages. We had a
trial to see whether the right offenders were being fitted, how the program was
going and what improvements we could make to it. As I pointed out, since the
conclusion of the trial, more offenders have been fitted with bracelets than
during the trial. It is there forever to protect victims. Some victims do not
want their abusers put on the trial, and there are a couple of reasons for
that. One is that they are in a continuing relationship
and they do not want their abuser to wear a bracelet. Another reason is
that the victim has been relocated to a secret address and they do not want
their abuser to know that. There are a number
of reasons that will all be addressed in the final report, which I will table
in Parliament as soon as possible.
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