❓ Hon. Tjorn Sibma asked the Attorney General how many times the provision in the Sentence Administration Amendment (Multiple Murderers) Act 2018 has been used to prevent parole consideration for mass murderers/serial killers. The Attorney General responded with the number of times and the names of the individuals.
AnsweredQoN 521Legislative Council
Asked
16 May 2024
Member
Portfolio
parliamentary secretary representing the Attorney General
QuestionView source ↗
SENTENCE ADMINISTRATION
AMENDMENT (MULTIPLE MURDERERS) ACT
521. Hon TJORN SIBMA to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Attorney General:
I refer to the
passage of the Sentence Administration Amendment (Multiple Murderers) Act 2018.
(1) On how many
occasions has the Attorney General made use of the provision, as stated in the
Attorney's second reading speech, to direct the Prisoners Review Board
of Western Australia —
that
mass murderers and serial killers must not be considered for parole or a resocialisation program ?
(2) In respect of
the above, will the Attorney General please advise the specific cases on which
he exercised this discretion?
AMENDMENT (MULTIPLE MURDERERS) ACT
521. Hon TJORN SIBMA to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Attorney General:
I refer to the
passage of the Sentence Administration Amendment (Multiple Murderers) Act 2018.
(1) On how many
occasions has the Attorney General made use of the provision, as stated in the
Attorney's second reading speech, to direct the Prisoners Review Board
of Western Australia —
that
mass murderers and serial killers must not be considered for parole or a resocialisation program ?
(2) In respect of
the above, will the Attorney General please advise the specific cases on which
he exercised this discretion?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for some notice
of the question. The following answer has been provided to me by the Attorney General.
(1) The Attorney
General has made use of the provision under section 14C(l) of the Sentence
Administration Act 2003 on five separate occasions.
(2) The names of those persons are: Peter John
Maloney; Catherine Margaret Birnie; William Patrick Mitchell ; David Troy
Masters; and Stephen Bernard English.
of the question. The following answer has been provided to me by the Attorney General.
(1) The Attorney
General has made use of the provision under section 14C(l) of the Sentence
Administration Act 2003 on five separate occasions.
(2) The names of those persons are: Peter John
Maloney; Catherine Margaret Birnie; William Patrick Mitchell ; David Troy
Masters; and Stephen Bernard English.
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