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
Asked
29 May 2024
Portfolio
Police

QuestionView source ↗

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?

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.

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