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❓ Question on Notice regarding the reliability and implementation of GPS monitoring for repeat domestic violence offenders, particularly in regional areas. The response indicates a lack of data collection on eligibility for electronic monitoring.

AnsweredQoN 942Legislative Council

Asked

20 November 2025

Member

Hon Michelle Boylan

Portfolio

Corrective Services

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I refer to the operation of GPS monitoring for repeat and serious domestic violence offenders subject to the Family Violence Legislation Reform Act 2024 and reports that monitoring devices don't function reliably in areas outside of the Perth metropolitan area, and I ask: (a) for each of the past three financial years how many family and domestic violence (FDV) offenders were assessed and deemed eligible for electronic monitoring; (b) for the same period in (a) how many FDV offenders actually had electronic monitoring imposed; (c) for the same period in (a) how many eligible offenders were released on bail without electronic monitoring; and (d) for each of those in part (c) how many of those resided outside of the Perth metropolitan area?

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Answered

24 February 2026

Responded by

Minister for the Environment representing the Minister for Corrective Services

Response time

8 days

(a-d) An offender is eligible for electronic monitoring if they meet the legislative criteria under the Sentencing Act 1995 or other legislation at the time. Corrective Services does not record who is eligible for electronic monitoring in a manner that can be used for statistical analysis and answer the questions relating to eligibility.

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