❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice inquires about gender equity in external briefs for criminal trials from the Attorney General's department and the Department of Public Prosecutions, including statistics on briefs allocated to male and female lawyers.
AnsweredQoN 5146Legislative Assembly
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In relation to external briefs for criminal trials, I ask:
(a) does the Attorney General’s department and the Department of Public Prosecutions have a gender equity policy regarding employment and also in the contracting out of briefs;
(b) from the election of the Barnett Government until December 2009, how many external briefs were sent out, how many were allocated to male, and how many to female, lawyers and barristers;
(c) will the Attorney General table the list of lawyers and barristers that briefs were allocated to; and
(i) if not, why not;
(d) since December 2009, how many external briefs were sent out, how many were allocated to male, and how many to female, lawyers and barristers; and
(e) will the Attorney General table the list of lawyers and barristers that briefs were allocated to; and
(i) if not, why not?
(a) does the Attorney General’s department and the Department of Public Prosecutions have a gender equity policy regarding employment and also in the contracting out of briefs;
(b) from the election of the Barnett Government until December 2009, how many external briefs were sent out, how many were allocated to male, and how many to female, lawyers and barristers;
(c) will the Attorney General table the list of lawyers and barristers that briefs were allocated to; and
(i) if not, why not;
(d) since December 2009, how many external briefs were sent out, how many were allocated to male, and how many to female, lawyers and barristers; and
(e) will the Attorney General table the list of lawyers and barristers that briefs were allocated to; and
(i) if not, why not?
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Answered
17 May 2011
Response time
34 days
Female: 97 briefed trial or circuit days. The ODPP seeks to ensure an equitable number of criminal prosecutions are briefed to women lawyers. The most experienced women barristers became unavailable during this period due to other professional appointments. This has impacted on the ODPP's ability to secure women counsel for criminal trials. (e) Lawyers and Barristers Briefed by the ODPP Since December 2009: M Blandford B Lonsdale J Seif P Chong D Maclean S Shadgett P Dixon I Marshall M Tedeschi G Edwards J Myers L Tovey A Elliott S O'Sullivan A Troy A Eyers T Offer P Urquhart E Fitzpatrick J Prior S Van Dongen A Hills-Wright H Quail K Vernon C Hofmann S Rafferty S Watters M Holgate K Ratneser I Weldon A Karstaedt D Renton State Solicitors Office The State Solicitor's Office (DotAG) does not conduct criminal trials in indictable matters. These are dealt with by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. The State Solicitor's Office does conduct prosecutions in Magistrates Court but has not, within the date range specified, engaged outside lawyers or barristers to take conduct of any trial within the criminal jurisdiction of that court. The State Solicitor's Office is not aware whether the Department of the Attorney General has a gender equity policy with respect to the contracting out of legal briefs however the Office is aware and mindful of the Law Society's "Equality of Opportunity Model Briefing Policy" which is Schedule 5 to "The Law Society of Western Australia Professional Conduct Rules". The State Solicitor's Office is also aware of and complies with the Department of the Attorney General's Equal Employment Opportunity Policy and Equal Employment Opportunity Management Plan 2010-2014. Notice: This document is created or edited using unregistered or evaluation copy of rtLib valid for testing or development purposes only. To use it for productive or any other purposes please register it. You may purchase the license on http://www.rtlib.com
The State Solicitor's Office (DotAG) does not conduct criminal trials in indictable matters. These are dealt with by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. The State Solicitor's Office does conduct prosecutions in Magistrates Court but has not, within the date range specified, engaged outside lawyers or barristers to take conduct of any trial within the criminal jurisdiction of that court. The State Solicitor's Office is not aware whether the Department of the Attorney General has a gender equity policy with respect to the contracting out of legal briefs however the Office is aware and mindful of the Law Society's "Equality of Opportunity Model Briefing Policy" which is Schedule 5 to "The Law Society of Western Australia Professional Conduct Rules". The State Solicitor's Office is also aware of and complies with the Department of the Attorney General's Equal Employment Opportunity Policy and Equal Employment Opportunity Management Plan 2010-2014. Notice: This document is created or edited using unregistered or evaluation copy of rtLib valid for testing or development purposes only. To use it for productive or any other purposes please register it. You may purchase the license on http://www.rtlib.com
The State Solicitor's Office (DotAG) does not conduct criminal trials in indictable matters. These are dealt with by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. The State Solicitor's Office does conduct prosecutions in Magistrates Court but has not, within the date range specified, engaged outside lawyers or barristers to take conduct of any trial within the criminal jurisdiction of that court. The State Solicitor's Office is not aware whether the Department of the Attorney General has a gender equity policy with respect to the contracting out of legal briefs however the Office is aware and mindful of the Law Society's "Equality of Opportunity Model Briefing Policy" which is Schedule 5 to "The Law Society of Western Australia Professional Conduct Rules". The State Solicitor's Office is also aware of and complies with the Department of the Attorney General's Equal Employment Opportunity Policy and Equal Employment Opportunity Management Plan 2010-2014. Notice: This document is created or edited using unregistered or evaluation copy of rtLib valid for testing or development purposes only. To use it for productive or any other purposes please register it. You may purchase the license on http://www.rtlib.com
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