❓ Hon. Tjorn Sibma asks the Minister for Police about the threshold for granting temporary police orders related to family and domestic violence, referencing comments made by Ariel Bombara. The Minister provides a legal reference in response.
AnsweredQoN 595Legislative Council
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FAMILY AND DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE — FIREARMS — ARIEL BOMBARA'S COMMENTS
595. Hon TJORN SIBMA to the minister representing the
Minister for Police:
I
refer to the statement made by Ariel Bombara and the minister's recent
public commentary in response to that statement .
(1) Can the
minister please define the ''threshold'' required for WA police
to grant a temporary police order lasting up to 72 hours?
(2) Is this ''threshold''
test applied consistently?
VIOLENCE — FIREARMS — ARIEL BOMBARA'S COMMENTS
595. Hon TJORN SIBMA to the minister representing the
Minister for Police:
I
refer to the statement made by Ariel Bombara and the minister's recent
public commentary in response to that statement .
(1) Can the
minister please define the ''threshold'' required for WA police
to grant a temporary police order lasting up to 72 hours?
(2) Is this ''threshold''
test applied consistently?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following answer is provided on behalf of the
Minister for Police.
(1)–(2) When making an application for a police order, the
Western Australia Police Force applies section 30A of the Restraining
Orders Act 1997.
some notice of the question. The following answer is provided on behalf of the
Minister for Police.
(1)–(2) When making an application for a police order, the
Western Australia Police Force applies section 30A of the Restraining
Orders Act 1997.
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