This parliamentary question seeks data on court resources, staffing, and offender appearances in the South West region of Western Australia for 2008 and 2014. The response provides specific figures for Bunbury, Busselton, Collie, and Manjimup.

AnsweredQoN 2841Legislative Council
Asked
10 March 2015
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Attorney General

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(1) For each court located in the South West region: (a) how many magistrates are allocated to the court; (b) how many justices of the peace hear matters at the court; and (c) how many support staff are allocated to the court? (2) In 2014, how many offenders appeared before each court in the South West region? (3) In 2008, how many offenders appeared before each court in the South West region?

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Answered
21 April 2015
Response time
42 days
(1)
(a)
(i)  Bunbury - Three full-time Magistrates are based at Bunbury.
(ii) Busselton - One of the Bunbury Magistrates visits weekly on a roster basis between two and three days per week.
(iii)  Collie - One of the Bunbury Magistrates visits weekly on a roster basis between one and two days per week.
(iv)  Manjimup - One of the Bunbury Magistrates visits weekly on a roster basis one day per week.
(b) The number of Justices of the Peace that can hear matters at the Court
(i) Bunbury - 30
(ii) Busselton -12
(iii) Collie - 6
(iv) Manjimup - 4
(c) Staffing levels for each court is:
(i) Bunbury - 13.6 FTE
(ii) Busselton -5.5 FTE
(iii) Collie - 4.3 FTE
(iv) Manjimup - 3 FTE
(2) The figures provided refer to the number of people listed to appear for court during the year. Please note the same person may appear more than once.
(i) Bunbury - 6,059
(ii) Busselton - 1,774
(iii) Collie - 712
(iv) Manjimup - 497
(3) The figures provided refer to the number of people listed to appear for court during the year. Please note the same person may appear more than once.
(i) Bunbury - 5,879
(ii) Busselton - 2,174
(iii) Collie - 824
(iv) Manjimup - 590

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