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❓ Question seeks information on Mr. Michael Carton providing bail for juvenile defendants at Joondalup Court. The Attorney General states that this information is not electronically recorded and would require manual file searches.

AnsweredQoN 4467Legislative Council

Asked

20 March 2007

Member

Hon Ray Halligan

Portfolio

Attorney General

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(1) Will the Minister confirm whether or not Mr Michael Carton has provided bail for juvenile defendants at the Joondalup Court from 1 January 2005 to present?
(2) If yes to (1), for how many juvenile defendants has Mr Carton provided bail and on what dates during this period?

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Answered

1 May 2007

Responded by

Minister for Child Protection representing the Attorney General

Response time

42 days

1. I am unable to confirm whether or not Mr Michael Carton has provided bail for juvenile defendants as courts do not electronically record the names of any responsible person or surety for a juvenile accused in the Children's Court within the courts computer system (CHIPS) and therefore an electronic search is not possible. Each individual Children's Court file would have to be searched to locate the name of a particular responsible person or surety. 2. Not applicable.
2. Not applicable.

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