❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding cannabis-related arrests, court appearances, and convictions in 2020. The Attorney General provides data on charges lodged, cases, distinct individuals, and convictions recorded.
AnsweredQoN 210Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
I refer to the answer provided to question without notice 326 on 22 June 2021, and I ask, how many cannabis-related arrests during the past calendar year have resulted in:
(a) court appearances; and
(b) convictions?
(a) court appearances; and
(b) convictions?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
2 September 2021
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Attorney General
Response time
10 days
In the 2020 calendar year,1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020, where: charges were lodged by the WA Police; and the charge was laid under the Misuse of Drugs Act ; and the charge was lodged by way of a Prosecution Notice (accused had been arrested), excluding Prosecution Notices by Summons and Notice; There were: 1,842 charges lodged; Involving 1,654 ‘cases’ (i.e. count of the number of accused, who had one or more charges lodge in a single courthouse, on the same day, in the same jurisdiction); 1,564 distinct individuals (count the accused person once only during the year, regardless of how many charges were lodged or how many times throughout the year charges were lodged). Of these charges lodged in 2020: 1,510 convictions have so far been recorded in the Lower and Higher Courts (a conviction is recorded against a single charge); Involving 1,372 cases; and 1,300 distinct individuals.
In the 2020 calendar year,1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020, where: charges were lodged by the WA Police; and the charge was laid under the Misuse of Drugs Act ; and the charge was lodged by way of a Prosecution Notice (accused had been arrested), excluding Prosecution Notices by Summons and Notice; There were: 1,842 charges lodged; Involving 1,654 ‘cases’ (i.e. count of the number of accused, who had one or more charges lodge in a single courthouse, on the same day, in the same jurisdiction); 1,564 distinct individuals (count the accused person once only during the year, regardless of how many charges were lodged or how many times throughout the year charges were lodged). Of these charges lodged in 2020: 1,510 convictions have so far been recorded in the Lower and Higher Courts (a conviction is recorded against a single charge); Involving 1,372 cases; and 1,300 distinct individuals.
In the 2020 calendar year,1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020, where: charges were lodged by the WA Police; and the charge was laid under the Misuse of Drugs Act ; and the charge was lodged by way of a Prosecution Notice (accused had been arrested), excluding Prosecution Notices by Summons and Notice; There were: 1,842 charges lodged; Involving 1,654 ‘cases’ (i.e. count of the number of accused, who had one or more charges lodge in a single courthouse, on the same day, in the same jurisdiction); 1,564 distinct individuals (count the accused person once only during the year, regardless of how many charges were lodged or how many times throughout the year charges were lodged). Of these charges lodged in 2020: 1,510 convictions have so far been recorded in the Lower and Higher Courts (a conviction is recorded against a single charge); Involving 1,372 cases; and 1,300 distinct individuals.
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