❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding imprisonment for fine default and traffic offences. The response provides data on the number of adults in custody for these offences, including demographic breakdowns and time served.
AnsweredQoN 2322Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
I
refer to the imprisonment of people for fine default in Western Australia, and
I ask: (a) how
many adults are currently in custody for fine default only; (b) how
many adults are currently in custody whose most serious offence was a Traffic
and Vehicle Regulatory Offence as per the Australian and New Zealand Standard
Offence Classification (ANZSOC), Division 14; (c) how
many of the individuals referred to in (a) and (b) are: (i) women; and (ii) Aboriginal; (d) what
offences have the individuals in (b) been convicted of; and (e) how
long have the individuals in (b) been in custody?
refer to the imprisonment of people for fine default in Western Australia, and
I ask: (a) how
many adults are currently in custody for fine default only; (b) how
many adults are currently in custody whose most serious offence was a Traffic
and Vehicle Regulatory Offence as per the Australian and New Zealand Standard
Offence Classification (ANZSOC), Division 14; (c) how
many of the individuals referred to in (a) and (b) are: (i) women; and (ii) Aboriginal; (d) what
offences have the individuals in (b) been convicted of; and (e) how
long have the individuals in (b) been in custody?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
3 September 2019
Responded by
Minister for Environment representing the Minister for Corrective Services
Response time
9 days
As at midnight on August 11 2019:
(a) One adult in custody for fine default only;
(b) 98 adults in custody where most serious offence was a Traffic and Vehicle Regulatory Offence as per the Australian and New Zealand Standard Offence Classification (ANZSOC), Division 14;
(c)(i) 14 women in total, none for fine default only.
(ii) 29 prisoners who identified as Aboriginal, none for fine default only.
(d -e) Adults in Custody at Midnight on Aug 11 2019, where Most Serious Offence in ANZSOC Division 14.
Days in Custody (to date) 1
Offence
Prisoners
Min
Max
Mean
Driver failed to stop and ensure assistance received after incident occasioning bodily harm
1
333
333
333
Driver of a vehicle failed to comply with a direction to stop (circumstance of aggravation)
2
135
354
244
No authority to drive - cancelled
24
20
409
134
No authority to drive - never held an Australian licence and disqualified from holding or obtaining
11
12
256
120
No authority to drive - suspended (other than fines suspension)
59
7
521
126
No authority to drive disqualified/suspended (other than fines suspension) under section 49(3)(c)
1
105
105
105
1 The number of days in custody since reception, including any time spent on remand; for each of the offences listed:
Min – the least number of days in custody so far by a prisoner with that offence.
Max – the most number of days in custody so far by a prisoner with that offence.
Mean – the average number of days in custody so far by a prisoner with that offence.
(a) One adult in custody for fine default only;
(b) 98 adults in custody where most serious offence was a Traffic and Vehicle Regulatory Offence as per the Australian and New Zealand Standard Offence Classification (ANZSOC), Division 14;
(c)(i) 14 women in total, none for fine default only.
(ii) 29 prisoners who identified as Aboriginal, none for fine default only.
(d -e) Adults in Custody at Midnight on Aug 11 2019, where Most Serious Offence in ANZSOC Division 14.
Days in Custody (to date) 1
Offence
Prisoners
Min
Max
Mean
Driver failed to stop and ensure assistance received after incident occasioning bodily harm
1
333
333
333
Driver of a vehicle failed to comply with a direction to stop (circumstance of aggravation)
2
135
354
244
No authority to drive - cancelled
24
20
409
134
No authority to drive - never held an Australian licence and disqualified from holding or obtaining
11
12
256
120
No authority to drive - suspended (other than fines suspension)
59
7
521
126
No authority to drive disqualified/suspended (other than fines suspension) under section 49(3)(c)
1
105
105
105
1 The number of days in custody since reception, including any time spent on remand; for each of the offences listed:
Min – the least number of days in custody so far by a prisoner with that offence.
Max – the most number of days in custody so far by a prisoner with that offence.
Mean – the average number of days in custody so far by a prisoner with that offence.
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