❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks data on sexual abuse cases handled by the DPP, including historical cases, and training for prosecutors. The response provides statistics on prosecutions, pending cases, and historical cases, but notes a lack of specific training for historical cases.
AnsweredQoN 2946Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
Regarding the long term impact of sexual abuse on children and the necessity to prosecute sex abuse offences swiftly, including historical offences, I ask -
(1) How many cases of sexual abuse did the Department of Public Prosecution (DPP) become aware of in the past 12 months?
(2) How many cases did the DPP prosecute in the past 12 months?
(3) How many cases are still waiting to be prosecuted?
(4) How many cases were historical sexual abuse cases?
(5) How are police and DPP officers trained for investigations in historical sex abuse cases?
(1) How many cases of sexual abuse did the Department of Public Prosecution (DPP) become aware of in the past 12 months?
(2) How many cases did the DPP prosecute in the past 12 months?
(3) How many cases are still waiting to be prosecuted?
(4) How many cases were historical sexual abuse cases?
(5) How are police and DPP officers trained for investigations in historical sex abuse cases?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
14 March 2006
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Attorney General
Response time
118 days
(2) 132. (3) 93. (4) There were 44 cases where the time lapse between the date of the offence and the committal to the District Court was 10 years or greater. (5) No specific additional training is provided to DPP Prosecutors who prosecute historical sex abuse cases.
(3) 93. (4) There were 44 cases where the time lapse between the date of the offence and the committal to the District Court was 10 years or greater. (5) No specific additional training is provided to DPP Prosecutors who prosecute historical sex abuse cases.
(4) There were 44 cases where the time lapse between the date of the offence and the committal to the District Court was 10 years or greater. (5) No specific additional training is provided to DPP Prosecutors who prosecute historical sex abuse cases.
(5) No specific additional training is provided to DPP Prosecutors who prosecute historical sex abuse cases.
(3) 93. (4) There were 44 cases where the time lapse between the date of the offence and the committal to the District Court was 10 years or greater. (5) No specific additional training is provided to DPP Prosecutors who prosecute historical sex abuse cases.
(4) There were 44 cases where the time lapse between the date of the offence and the committal to the District Court was 10 years or greater. (5) No specific additional training is provided to DPP Prosecutors who prosecute historical sex abuse cases.
(5) No specific additional training is provided to DPP Prosecutors who prosecute historical sex abuse cases.
Explore WA Government Data
Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.
Explore more
Government Gazette
Appointments, regulatory notices, planning changes.
Hansard
Debates, questions, speeches and sentiment.
Tabled Papers
Reports and documents tabled in Parliament.
Committees
Committee profiles and recent reports.
Regulations
Subsidiary legislation with filters and summaries.
Bills
Proposed laws and parliamentary progress.
Acts
Current WA legislation and summaries.
Explanatory Memoranda
Bills with EMs (text/PDF) available.
Members
MP profiles, party breakdown and rankings.
Pollie Rankings
Data-driven rankings across 19 categories.
Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.