❓ Question regarding the Attorney General's decision to extend Magistrate Bloemen's term beyond the mandatory retirement age, citing his value to the Kimberley region. The Attorney General defends the decision based on community support and the magistrate's effectiveness.
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MAGISTRATE ANTOINE BLOEMEN
I refer to the Attorney General’s recent appointment of Kimberley Magistrate Antoine Bloemen, who recently turned 65 and, under the Magistrates Court Act 2004, is no longer eligible to sit as a magistrate. (1) Under what power and on what basis has the Attorney General now appointed Magistrate Bloemen as an acting magistrate, and for what jurisdiction? (2) Is Magistrate Bloemen still the resident magistrate for the Kimberley region? (3) Pursuant to schedule 1, clause 9 of the Magistrates Court Act, what is his period of service and what are the terms and conditions of his appointment? Mr J.A. McGINTY
I refer to the Attorney General’s recent appointment of Kimberley Magistrate Antoine Bloemen, who recently turned 65 and, under the Magistrates Court Act 2004, is no longer eligible to sit as a magistrate. (1) Under what power and on what basis has the Attorney General now appointed Magistrate Bloemen as an acting magistrate, and for what jurisdiction? (2) Is Magistrate Bloemen still the resident magistrate for the Kimberley region? (3) Pursuant to schedule 1, clause 9 of the Magistrates Court Act, what is his period of service and what are the terms and conditions of his appointment? Mr J.A. McGINTY
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(1)-(3) Magistrate Antoine Bloemen is a remarkable magistrate serving the people, particularly the people of the Kimberley region of Western Australia. I have had approaches from a number of people in the Kimberley, including the Aboriginal communities in the Kimberley and, in fact, the member for Kimberley herself, urging that Magistrate Bloemen in the Kimberley be allowed to extend his term of appointment beyond the age of 65 years, which is the usual retirement age for magistrates. Mr T.G. Stephens : I, as the member for Central Kimberley-Pilbara, also made those representations. Mr J.A. McGINTY : That is right: the member for Central Kimberley-Pilbara did, too. A vast number of submissions were made to me urging me to extend the term of Magistrate Bloemen. The Kimberley is a difficult region of Western Australia from a law enforcement perspective; it is quite different from things here in Perth. When Magistrate Bloemen did unorthodox things, he had my 100 per cent support. When he sought to address offending behaviour in the Kimberley by saying to a persistent young offender, “If you stay out of trouble for three months, I’ll buy you a bike”, he had my 100 per cent support, because this is about reducing offending, and this is what Magistrate Bloemen does with the support of the vast bulk of people in the Kimberley region. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr J.A. McGINTY : To answer the specific question, I had no difficulty in recommending and authorising the extension of Magistrate Bloemen’s term. The Magistrates Court Act enables the Attorney General of the day to extend the term of a magistrate who would otherwise be caught by the age 65 retirement provision. Ms S.E. Walker : For what purpose? Mr J.A. McGINTY : To be a magistrate. Ms S.E. Walker : Why? For what reason? Mr J.A. McGINTY : To continue working as a magistrate. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : Magistrate Bloemen has had a two-year extension of his term. He will remain the magistrate for the Kimberley for that period, unless some unexpected cause intervenes. That has been done with the overwhelming support of the people of the Kimberley and for everyone who is interested in reducing the rate of offending.
(1) Under what power and on what basis has the Attorney General now appointed Magistrate Bloemen as an acting magistrate, and for what jurisdiction? (2) Is Magistrate Bloemen still the resident magistrate for the Kimberley region? (3) Pursuant to schedule 1, clause 9 of the Magistrates Court Act, what is his period of service and what are the terms and conditions of his appointment? Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: (1)-(3) Magistrate Antoine Bloemen is a remarkable magistrate serving the people, particularly the people of the Kimberley region of Western Australia. I have had approaches from a number of people in the Kimberley, including the Aboriginal communities in the Kimberley and, in fact, the member for Kimberley herself, urging that Magistrate Bloemen in the Kimberley be allowed to extend his term of appointment beyond the age of 65 years, which is the usual retirement age for magistrates. Mr T.G. Stephens : I, as the member for Central Kimberley-Pilbara, also made those representations. Mr J.A. McGINTY : That is right: the member for Central Kimberley-Pilbara did, too. A vast number of submissions were made to me urging me to extend the term of Magistrate Bloemen. The Kimberley is a difficult region of Western Australia from a law enforcement perspective; it is quite different from things here in Perth. When Magistrate Bloemen did unorthodox things, he had my 100 per cent support. When he sought to address offending behaviour in the Kimberley by saying to a persistent young offender, “If you stay out of trouble for three months, I’ll buy you a bike”, he had my 100 per cent support, because this is about reducing offending, and this is what Magistrate Bloemen does with the support of the vast bulk of people in the Kimberley region. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr J.A. McGINTY : To answer the specific question, I had no difficulty in recommending and authorising the extension of Magistrate Bloemen’s term. The Magistrates Court Act enables the Attorney General of the day to extend the term of a magistrate who would otherwise be caught by the age 65 retirement provision. Ms S.E. Walker : For what purpose? Mr J.A. McGINTY : To be a magistrate. Ms S.E. Walker : Why? For what reason? Mr J.A. McGINTY : To continue working as a magistrate. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : Magistrate Bloemen has had a two-year extension of his term. He will remain the magistrate for the Kimberley for that period, unless some unexpected cause intervenes. That has been done with the overwhelming support of the people of the Kimberley and for everyone who is interested in reducing the rate of offending.
(2) Is Magistrate Bloemen still the resident magistrate for the Kimberley region? (3) Pursuant to schedule 1, clause 9 of the Magistrates Court Act, what is his period of service and what are the terms and conditions of his appointment? Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: (1)-(3) Magistrate Antoine Bloemen is a remarkable magistrate serving the people, particularly the people of the Kimberley region of Western Australia. I have had approaches from a number of people in the Kimberley, including the Aboriginal communities in the Kimberley and, in fact, the member for Kimberley herself, urging that Magistrate Bloemen in the Kimberley be allowed to extend his term of appointment beyond the age of 65 years, which is the usual retirement age for magistrates. Mr T.G. Stephens : I, as the member for Central Kimberley-Pilbara, also made those representations. Mr J.A. McGINTY : That is right: the member for Central Kimberley-Pilbara did, too. A vast number of submissions were made to me urging me to extend the term of Magistrate Bloemen. The Kimberley is a difficult region of Western Australia from a law enforcement perspective; it is quite different from things here in Perth. When Magistrate Bloemen did unorthodox things, he had my 100 per cent support. When he sought to address offending behaviour in the Kimberley by saying to a persistent young offender, “If you stay out of trouble for three months, I’ll buy you a bike”, he had my 100 per cent support, because this is about reducing offending, and this is what Magistrate Bloemen does with the support of the vast bulk of people in the Kimberley region. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr J.A. McGINTY : To answer the specific question, I had no difficulty in recommending and authorising the extension of Magistrate Bloemen’s term. The Magistrates Court Act enables the Attorney General of the day to extend the term of a magistrate who would otherwise be caught by the age 65 retirement provision. Ms S.E. Walker : For what purpose? Mr J.A. McGINTY : To be a magistrate. Ms S.E. Walker : Why? For what reason? Mr J.A. McGINTY : To continue working as a magistrate. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : Magistrate Bloemen has had a two-year extension of his term. He will remain the magistrate for the Kimberley for that period, unless some unexpected cause intervenes. That has been done with the overwhelming support of the people of the Kimberley and for everyone who is interested in reducing the rate of offending.
(3) Pursuant to schedule 1, clause 9 of the Magistrates Court Act, what is his period of service and what are the terms and conditions of his appointment? Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: (1)-(3) Magistrate Antoine Bloemen is a remarkable magistrate serving the people, particularly the people of the Kimberley region of Western Australia. I have had approaches from a number of people in the Kimberley, including the Aboriginal communities in the Kimberley and, in fact, the member for Kimberley herself, urging that Magistrate Bloemen in the Kimberley be allowed to extend his term of appointment beyond the age of 65 years, which is the usual retirement age for magistrates. Mr T.G. Stephens : I, as the member for Central Kimberley-Pilbara, also made those representations. Mr J.A. McGINTY : That is right: the member for Central Kimberley-Pilbara did, too. A vast number of submissions were made to me urging me to extend the term of Magistrate Bloemen. The Kimberley is a difficult region of Western Australia from a law enforcement perspective; it is quite different from things here in Perth. When Magistrate Bloemen did unorthodox things, he had my 100 per cent support. When he sought to address offending behaviour in the Kimberley by saying to a persistent young offender, “If you stay out of trouble for three months, I’ll buy you a bike”, he had my 100 per cent support, because this is about reducing offending, and this is what Magistrate Bloemen does with the support of the vast bulk of people in the Kimberley region. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr J.A. McGINTY : To answer the specific question, I had no difficulty in recommending and authorising the extension of Magistrate Bloemen’s term. The Magistrates Court Act enables the Attorney General of the day to extend the term of a magistrate who would otherwise be caught by the age 65 retirement provision. Ms S.E. Walker : For what purpose? Mr J.A. McGINTY : To be a magistrate. Ms S.E. Walker : Why? For what reason? Mr J.A. McGINTY : To continue working as a magistrate. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : Magistrate Bloemen has had a two-year extension of his term. He will remain the magistrate for the Kimberley for that period, unless some unexpected cause intervenes. That has been done with the overwhelming support of the people of the Kimberley and for everyone who is interested in reducing the rate of offending.
Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: (1)-(3) Magistrate Antoine Bloemen is a remarkable magistrate serving the people, particularly the people of the Kimberley region of Western Australia. I have had approaches from a number of people in the Kimberley, including the Aboriginal communities in the Kimberley and, in fact, the member for Kimberley herself, urging that Magistrate Bloemen in the Kimberley be allowed to extend his term of appointment beyond the age of 65 years, which is the usual retirement age for magistrates. Mr T.G. Stephens : I, as the member for Central Kimberley-Pilbara, also made those representations. Mr J.A. McGINTY : That is right: the member for Central Kimberley-Pilbara did, too. A vast number of submissions were made to me urging me to extend the term of Magistrate Bloemen. The Kimberley is a difficult region of Western Australia from a law enforcement perspective; it is quite different from things here in Perth. When Magistrate Bloemen did unorthodox things, he had my 100 per cent support. When he sought to address offending behaviour in the Kimberley by saying to a persistent young offender, “If you stay out of trouble for three months, I’ll buy you a bike”, he had my 100 per cent support, because this is about reducing offending, and this is what Magistrate Bloemen does with the support of the vast bulk of people in the Kimberley region. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr J.A. McGINTY : To answer the specific question, I had no difficulty in recommending and authorising the extension of Magistrate Bloemen’s term. The Magistrates Court Act enables the Attorney General of the day to extend the term of a magistrate who would otherwise be caught by the age 65 retirement provision. Ms S.E. Walker : For what purpose? Mr J.A. McGINTY : To be a magistrate. Ms S.E. Walker : Why? For what reason? Mr J.A. McGINTY : To continue working as a magistrate. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : Magistrate Bloemen has had a two-year extension of his term. He will remain the magistrate for the Kimberley for that period, unless some unexpected cause intervenes. That has been done with the overwhelming support of the people of the Kimberley and for everyone who is interested in reducing the rate of offending.
(1)-(3) Magistrate Antoine Bloemen is a remarkable magistrate serving the people, particularly the people of the Kimberley region of Western Australia. I have had approaches from a number of people in the Kimberley, including the Aboriginal communities in the Kimberley and, in fact, the member for Kimberley herself, urging that Magistrate Bloemen in the Kimberley be allowed to extend his term of appointment beyond the age of 65 years, which is the usual retirement age for magistrates. Mr T.G. Stephens : I, as the member for Central Kimberley-Pilbara, also made those representations. Mr J.A. McGINTY : That is right: the member for Central Kimberley-Pilbara did, too. A vast number of submissions were made to me urging me to extend the term of Magistrate Bloemen. The Kimberley is a difficult region of Western Australia from a law enforcement perspective; it is quite different from things here in Perth. When Magistrate Bloemen did unorthodox things, he had my 100 per cent support. When he sought to address offending behaviour in the Kimberley by saying to a persistent young offender, “If you stay out of trouble for three months, I’ll buy you a bike”, he had my 100 per cent support, because this is about reducing offending, and this is what Magistrate Bloemen does with the support of the vast bulk of people in the Kimberley region. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr J.A. McGINTY : To answer the specific question, I had no difficulty in recommending and authorising the extension of Magistrate Bloemen’s term. The Magistrates Court Act enables the Attorney General of the day to extend the term of a magistrate who would otherwise be caught by the age 65 retirement provision. Ms S.E. Walker : For what purpose? Mr J.A. McGINTY : To be a magistrate. Ms S.E. Walker : Why? For what reason? Mr J.A. McGINTY : To continue working as a magistrate. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : Magistrate Bloemen has had a two-year extension of his term. He will remain the magistrate for the Kimberley for that period, unless some unexpected cause intervenes. That has been done with the overwhelming support of the people of the Kimberley and for everyone who is interested in reducing the rate of offending.
Mr T.G. Stephens : I, as the member for Central Kimberley-Pilbara, also made those representations. Mr J.A. McGINTY : That is right: the member for Central Kimberley-Pilbara did, too. A vast number of submissions were made to me urging me to extend the term of Magistrate Bloemen. The Kimberley is a difficult region of Western Australia from a law enforcement perspective; it is quite different from things here in Perth. When Magistrate Bloemen did unorthodox things, he had my 100 per cent support. When he sought to address offending behaviour in the Kimberley by saying to a persistent young offender, “If you stay out of trouble for three months, I’ll buy you a bike”, he had my 100 per cent support, because this is about reducing offending, and this is what Magistrate Bloemen does with the support of the vast bulk of people in the Kimberley region. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr J.A. McGINTY : To answer the specific question, I had no difficulty in recommending and authorising the extension of Magistrate Bloemen’s term. The Magistrates Court Act enables the Attorney General of the day to extend the term of a magistrate who would otherwise be caught by the age 65 retirement provision. Ms S.E. Walker : For what purpose? Mr J.A. McGINTY : To be a magistrate. Ms S.E. Walker : Why? For what reason? Mr J.A. McGINTY : To continue working as a magistrate. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : Magistrate Bloemen has had a two-year extension of his term. He will remain the magistrate for the Kimberley for that period, unless some unexpected cause intervenes. That has been done with the overwhelming support of the people of the Kimberley and for everyone who is interested in reducing the rate of offending.
Mr J.A. McGINTY : That is right: the member for Central Kimberley-Pilbara did, too. A vast number of submissions were made to me urging me to extend the term of Magistrate Bloemen. The Kimberley is a difficult region of Western Australia from a law enforcement perspective; it is quite different from things here in Perth. When Magistrate Bloemen did unorthodox things, he had my 100 per cent support. When he sought to address offending behaviour in the Kimberley by saying to a persistent young offender, “If you stay out of trouble for three months, I’ll buy you a bike”, he had my 100 per cent support, because this is about reducing offending, and this is what Magistrate Bloemen does with the support of the vast bulk of people in the Kimberley region. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr J.A. McGINTY : To answer the specific question, I had no difficulty in recommending and authorising the extension of Magistrate Bloemen’s term. The Magistrates Court Act enables the Attorney General of the day to extend the term of a magistrate who would otherwise be caught by the age 65 retirement provision. Ms S.E. Walker : For what purpose? Mr J.A. McGINTY : To be a magistrate. Ms S.E. Walker : Why? For what reason? Mr J.A. McGINTY : To continue working as a magistrate. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : Magistrate Bloemen has had a two-year extension of his term. He will remain the magistrate for the Kimberley for that period, unless some unexpected cause intervenes. That has been done with the overwhelming support of the people of the Kimberley and for everyone who is interested in reducing the rate of offending.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr J.A. McGINTY : To answer the specific question, I had no difficulty in recommending and authorising the extension of Magistrate Bloemen’s term. The Magistrates Court Act enables the Attorney General of the day to extend the term of a magistrate who would otherwise be caught by the age 65 retirement provision. Ms S.E. Walker : For what purpose? Mr J.A. McGINTY : To be a magistrate. Ms S.E. Walker : Why? For what reason? Mr J.A. McGINTY : To continue working as a magistrate. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : Magistrate Bloemen has had a two-year extension of his term. He will remain the magistrate for the Kimberley for that period, unless some unexpected cause intervenes. That has been done with the overwhelming support of the people of the Kimberley and for everyone who is interested in reducing the rate of offending.
The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr J.A. McGINTY : To answer the specific question, I had no difficulty in recommending and authorising the extension of Magistrate Bloemen’s term. The Magistrates Court Act enables the Attorney General of the day to extend the term of a magistrate who would otherwise be caught by the age 65 retirement provision. Ms S.E. Walker : For what purpose? Mr J.A. McGINTY : To be a magistrate. Ms S.E. Walker : Why? For what reason? Mr J.A. McGINTY : To continue working as a magistrate. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : Magistrate Bloemen has had a two-year extension of his term. He will remain the magistrate for the Kimberley for that period, unless some unexpected cause intervenes. That has been done with the overwhelming support of the people of the Kimberley and for everyone who is interested in reducing the rate of offending.
Mr J.A. McGINTY : To answer the specific question, I had no difficulty in recommending and authorising the extension of Magistrate Bloemen’s term. The Magistrates Court Act enables the Attorney General of the day to extend the term of a magistrate who would otherwise be caught by the age 65 retirement provision. Ms S.E. Walker : For what purpose? Mr J.A. McGINTY : To be a magistrate. Ms S.E. Walker : Why? For what reason? Mr J.A. McGINTY : To continue working as a magistrate. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : Magistrate Bloemen has had a two-year extension of his term. He will remain the magistrate for the Kimberley for that period, unless some unexpected cause intervenes. That has been done with the overwhelming support of the people of the Kimberley and for everyone who is interested in reducing the rate of offending.
Ms S.E. Walker : For what purpose? Mr J.A. McGINTY : To be a magistrate. Ms S.E. Walker : Why? For what reason? Mr J.A. McGINTY : To continue working as a magistrate. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : Magistrate Bloemen has had a two-year extension of his term. He will remain the magistrate for the Kimberley for that period, unless some unexpected cause intervenes. That has been done with the overwhelming support of the people of the Kimberley and for everyone who is interested in reducing the rate of offending.
Mr J.A. McGINTY : To be a magistrate. Ms S.E. Walker : Why? For what reason? Mr J.A. McGINTY : To continue working as a magistrate. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : Magistrate Bloemen has had a two-year extension of his term. He will remain the magistrate for the Kimberley for that period, unless some unexpected cause intervenes. That has been done with the overwhelming support of the people of the Kimberley and for everyone who is interested in reducing the rate of offending.
Ms S.E. Walker : Why? For what reason? Mr J.A. McGINTY : To continue working as a magistrate. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : Magistrate Bloemen has had a two-year extension of his term. He will remain the magistrate for the Kimberley for that period, unless some unexpected cause intervenes. That has been done with the overwhelming support of the people of the Kimberley and for everyone who is interested in reducing the rate of offending.
Mr J.A. McGINTY : To continue working as a magistrate. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : Magistrate Bloemen has had a two-year extension of his term. He will remain the magistrate for the Kimberley for that period, unless some unexpected cause intervenes. That has been done with the overwhelming support of the people of the Kimberley and for everyone who is interested in reducing the rate of offending.
Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : Magistrate Bloemen has had a two-year extension of his term. He will remain the magistrate for the Kimberley for that period, unless some unexpected cause intervenes. That has been done with the overwhelming support of the people of the Kimberley and for everyone who is interested in reducing the rate of offending.
Mr J.A. McGINTY : Magistrate Bloemen has had a two-year extension of his term. He will remain the magistrate for the Kimberley for that period, unless some unexpected cause intervenes. That has been done with the overwhelming support of the people of the Kimberley and for everyone who is interested in reducing the rate of offending.
(1) Under what power and on what basis has the Attorney General now appointed Magistrate Bloemen as an acting magistrate, and for what jurisdiction? (2) Is Magistrate Bloemen still the resident magistrate for the Kimberley region? (3) Pursuant to schedule 1, clause 9 of the Magistrates Court Act, what is his period of service and what are the terms and conditions of his appointment? Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: (1)-(3) Magistrate Antoine Bloemen is a remarkable magistrate serving the people, particularly the people of the Kimberley region of Western Australia. I have had approaches from a number of people in the Kimberley, including the Aboriginal communities in the Kimberley and, in fact, the member for Kimberley herself, urging that Magistrate Bloemen in the Kimberley be allowed to extend his term of appointment beyond the age of 65 years, which is the usual retirement age for magistrates. Mr T.G. Stephens : I, as the member for Central Kimberley-Pilbara, also made those representations. Mr J.A. McGINTY : That is right: the member for Central Kimberley-Pilbara did, too. A vast number of submissions were made to me urging me to extend the term of Magistrate Bloemen. The Kimberley is a difficult region of Western Australia from a law enforcement perspective; it is quite different from things here in Perth. When Magistrate Bloemen did unorthodox things, he had my 100 per cent support. When he sought to address offending behaviour in the Kimberley by saying to a persistent young offender, “If you stay out of trouble for three months, I’ll buy you a bike”, he had my 100 per cent support, because this is about reducing offending, and this is what Magistrate Bloemen does with the support of the vast bulk of people in the Kimberley region. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr J.A. McGINTY : To answer the specific question, I had no difficulty in recommending and authorising the extension of Magistrate Bloemen’s term. The Magistrates Court Act enables the Attorney General of the day to extend the term of a magistrate who would otherwise be caught by the age 65 retirement provision. Ms S.E. Walker : For what purpose? Mr J.A. McGINTY : To be a magistrate. Ms S.E. Walker : Why? For what reason? Mr J.A. McGINTY : To continue working as a magistrate. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : Magistrate Bloemen has had a two-year extension of his term. He will remain the magistrate for the Kimberley for that period, unless some unexpected cause intervenes. That has been done with the overwhelming support of the people of the Kimberley and for everyone who is interested in reducing the rate of offending.
(2) Is Magistrate Bloemen still the resident magistrate for the Kimberley region? (3) Pursuant to schedule 1, clause 9 of the Magistrates Court Act, what is his period of service and what are the terms and conditions of his appointment? Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: (1)-(3) Magistrate Antoine Bloemen is a remarkable magistrate serving the people, particularly the people of the Kimberley region of Western Australia. I have had approaches from a number of people in the Kimberley, including the Aboriginal communities in the Kimberley and, in fact, the member for Kimberley herself, urging that Magistrate Bloemen in the Kimberley be allowed to extend his term of appointment beyond the age of 65 years, which is the usual retirement age for magistrates. Mr T.G. Stephens : I, as the member for Central Kimberley-Pilbara, also made those representations. Mr J.A. McGINTY : That is right: the member for Central Kimberley-Pilbara did, too. A vast number of submissions were made to me urging me to extend the term of Magistrate Bloemen. The Kimberley is a difficult region of Western Australia from a law enforcement perspective; it is quite different from things here in Perth. When Magistrate Bloemen did unorthodox things, he had my 100 per cent support. When he sought to address offending behaviour in the Kimberley by saying to a persistent young offender, “If you stay out of trouble for three months, I’ll buy you a bike”, he had my 100 per cent support, because this is about reducing offending, and this is what Magistrate Bloemen does with the support of the vast bulk of people in the Kimberley region. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr J.A. McGINTY : To answer the specific question, I had no difficulty in recommending and authorising the extension of Magistrate Bloemen’s term. The Magistrates Court Act enables the Attorney General of the day to extend the term of a magistrate who would otherwise be caught by the age 65 retirement provision. Ms S.E. Walker : For what purpose? Mr J.A. McGINTY : To be a magistrate. Ms S.E. Walker : Why? For what reason? Mr J.A. McGINTY : To continue working as a magistrate. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : Magistrate Bloemen has had a two-year extension of his term. He will remain the magistrate for the Kimberley for that period, unless some unexpected cause intervenes. That has been done with the overwhelming support of the people of the Kimberley and for everyone who is interested in reducing the rate of offending.
(3) Pursuant to schedule 1, clause 9 of the Magistrates Court Act, what is his period of service and what are the terms and conditions of his appointment? Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: (1)-(3) Magistrate Antoine Bloemen is a remarkable magistrate serving the people, particularly the people of the Kimberley region of Western Australia. I have had approaches from a number of people in the Kimberley, including the Aboriginal communities in the Kimberley and, in fact, the member for Kimberley herself, urging that Magistrate Bloemen in the Kimberley be allowed to extend his term of appointment beyond the age of 65 years, which is the usual retirement age for magistrates. Mr T.G. Stephens : I, as the member for Central Kimberley-Pilbara, also made those representations. Mr J.A. McGINTY : That is right: the member for Central Kimberley-Pilbara did, too. A vast number of submissions were made to me urging me to extend the term of Magistrate Bloemen. The Kimberley is a difficult region of Western Australia from a law enforcement perspective; it is quite different from things here in Perth. When Magistrate Bloemen did unorthodox things, he had my 100 per cent support. When he sought to address offending behaviour in the Kimberley by saying to a persistent young offender, “If you stay out of trouble for three months, I’ll buy you a bike”, he had my 100 per cent support, because this is about reducing offending, and this is what Magistrate Bloemen does with the support of the vast bulk of people in the Kimberley region. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr J.A. McGINTY : To answer the specific question, I had no difficulty in recommending and authorising the extension of Magistrate Bloemen’s term. The Magistrates Court Act enables the Attorney General of the day to extend the term of a magistrate who would otherwise be caught by the age 65 retirement provision. Ms S.E. Walker : For what purpose? Mr J.A. McGINTY : To be a magistrate. Ms S.E. Walker : Why? For what reason? Mr J.A. McGINTY : To continue working as a magistrate. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : Magistrate Bloemen has had a two-year extension of his term. He will remain the magistrate for the Kimberley for that period, unless some unexpected cause intervenes. That has been done with the overwhelming support of the people of the Kimberley and for everyone who is interested in reducing the rate of offending.
Mr J.A. McGINTY replied: (1)-(3) Magistrate Antoine Bloemen is a remarkable magistrate serving the people, particularly the people of the Kimberley region of Western Australia. I have had approaches from a number of people in the Kimberley, including the Aboriginal communities in the Kimberley and, in fact, the member for Kimberley herself, urging that Magistrate Bloemen in the Kimberley be allowed to extend his term of appointment beyond the age of 65 years, which is the usual retirement age for magistrates. Mr T.G. Stephens : I, as the member for Central Kimberley-Pilbara, also made those representations. Mr J.A. McGINTY : That is right: the member for Central Kimberley-Pilbara did, too. A vast number of submissions were made to me urging me to extend the term of Magistrate Bloemen. The Kimberley is a difficult region of Western Australia from a law enforcement perspective; it is quite different from things here in Perth. When Magistrate Bloemen did unorthodox things, he had my 100 per cent support. When he sought to address offending behaviour in the Kimberley by saying to a persistent young offender, “If you stay out of trouble for three months, I’ll buy you a bike”, he had my 100 per cent support, because this is about reducing offending, and this is what Magistrate Bloemen does with the support of the vast bulk of people in the Kimberley region. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr J.A. McGINTY : To answer the specific question, I had no difficulty in recommending and authorising the extension of Magistrate Bloemen’s term. The Magistrates Court Act enables the Attorney General of the day to extend the term of a magistrate who would otherwise be caught by the age 65 retirement provision. Ms S.E. Walker : For what purpose? Mr J.A. McGINTY : To be a magistrate. Ms S.E. Walker : Why? For what reason? Mr J.A. McGINTY : To continue working as a magistrate. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : Magistrate Bloemen has had a two-year extension of his term. He will remain the magistrate for the Kimberley for that period, unless some unexpected cause intervenes. That has been done with the overwhelming support of the people of the Kimberley and for everyone who is interested in reducing the rate of offending.
(1)-(3) Magistrate Antoine Bloemen is a remarkable magistrate serving the people, particularly the people of the Kimberley region of Western Australia. I have had approaches from a number of people in the Kimberley, including the Aboriginal communities in the Kimberley and, in fact, the member for Kimberley herself, urging that Magistrate Bloemen in the Kimberley be allowed to extend his term of appointment beyond the age of 65 years, which is the usual retirement age for magistrates. Mr T.G. Stephens : I, as the member for Central Kimberley-Pilbara, also made those representations. Mr J.A. McGINTY : That is right: the member for Central Kimberley-Pilbara did, too. A vast number of submissions were made to me urging me to extend the term of Magistrate Bloemen. The Kimberley is a difficult region of Western Australia from a law enforcement perspective; it is quite different from things here in Perth. When Magistrate Bloemen did unorthodox things, he had my 100 per cent support. When he sought to address offending behaviour in the Kimberley by saying to a persistent young offender, “If you stay out of trouble for three months, I’ll buy you a bike”, he had my 100 per cent support, because this is about reducing offending, and this is what Magistrate Bloemen does with the support of the vast bulk of people in the Kimberley region. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr J.A. McGINTY : To answer the specific question, I had no difficulty in recommending and authorising the extension of Magistrate Bloemen’s term. The Magistrates Court Act enables the Attorney General of the day to extend the term of a magistrate who would otherwise be caught by the age 65 retirement provision. Ms S.E. Walker : For what purpose? Mr J.A. McGINTY : To be a magistrate. Ms S.E. Walker : Why? For what reason? Mr J.A. McGINTY : To continue working as a magistrate. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : Magistrate Bloemen has had a two-year extension of his term. He will remain the magistrate for the Kimberley for that period, unless some unexpected cause intervenes. That has been done with the overwhelming support of the people of the Kimberley and for everyone who is interested in reducing the rate of offending.
Mr T.G. Stephens : I, as the member for Central Kimberley-Pilbara, also made those representations. Mr J.A. McGINTY : That is right: the member for Central Kimberley-Pilbara did, too. A vast number of submissions were made to me urging me to extend the term of Magistrate Bloemen. The Kimberley is a difficult region of Western Australia from a law enforcement perspective; it is quite different from things here in Perth. When Magistrate Bloemen did unorthodox things, he had my 100 per cent support. When he sought to address offending behaviour in the Kimberley by saying to a persistent young offender, “If you stay out of trouble for three months, I’ll buy you a bike”, he had my 100 per cent support, because this is about reducing offending, and this is what Magistrate Bloemen does with the support of the vast bulk of people in the Kimberley region. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr J.A. McGINTY : To answer the specific question, I had no difficulty in recommending and authorising the extension of Magistrate Bloemen’s term. The Magistrates Court Act enables the Attorney General of the day to extend the term of a magistrate who would otherwise be caught by the age 65 retirement provision. Ms S.E. Walker : For what purpose? Mr J.A. McGINTY : To be a magistrate. Ms S.E. Walker : Why? For what reason? Mr J.A. McGINTY : To continue working as a magistrate. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : Magistrate Bloemen has had a two-year extension of his term. He will remain the magistrate for the Kimberley for that period, unless some unexpected cause intervenes. That has been done with the overwhelming support of the people of the Kimberley and for everyone who is interested in reducing the rate of offending.
Mr J.A. McGINTY : That is right: the member for Central Kimberley-Pilbara did, too. A vast number of submissions were made to me urging me to extend the term of Magistrate Bloemen. The Kimberley is a difficult region of Western Australia from a law enforcement perspective; it is quite different from things here in Perth. When Magistrate Bloemen did unorthodox things, he had my 100 per cent support. When he sought to address offending behaviour in the Kimberley by saying to a persistent young offender, “If you stay out of trouble for three months, I’ll buy you a bike”, he had my 100 per cent support, because this is about reducing offending, and this is what Magistrate Bloemen does with the support of the vast bulk of people in the Kimberley region. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr J.A. McGINTY : To answer the specific question, I had no difficulty in recommending and authorising the extension of Magistrate Bloemen’s term. The Magistrates Court Act enables the Attorney General of the day to extend the term of a magistrate who would otherwise be caught by the age 65 retirement provision. Ms S.E. Walker : For what purpose? Mr J.A. McGINTY : To be a magistrate. Ms S.E. Walker : Why? For what reason? Mr J.A. McGINTY : To continue working as a magistrate. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : Magistrate Bloemen has had a two-year extension of his term. He will remain the magistrate for the Kimberley for that period, unless some unexpected cause intervenes. That has been done with the overwhelming support of the people of the Kimberley and for everyone who is interested in reducing the rate of offending.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr J.A. McGINTY : To answer the specific question, I had no difficulty in recommending and authorising the extension of Magistrate Bloemen’s term. The Magistrates Court Act enables the Attorney General of the day to extend the term of a magistrate who would otherwise be caught by the age 65 retirement provision. Ms S.E. Walker : For what purpose? Mr J.A. McGINTY : To be a magistrate. Ms S.E. Walker : Why? For what reason? Mr J.A. McGINTY : To continue working as a magistrate. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : Magistrate Bloemen has had a two-year extension of his term. He will remain the magistrate for the Kimberley for that period, unless some unexpected cause intervenes. That has been done with the overwhelming support of the people of the Kimberley and for everyone who is interested in reducing the rate of offending.
The SPEAKER : Order, members! Mr J.A. McGINTY : To answer the specific question, I had no difficulty in recommending and authorising the extension of Magistrate Bloemen’s term. The Magistrates Court Act enables the Attorney General of the day to extend the term of a magistrate who would otherwise be caught by the age 65 retirement provision. Ms S.E. Walker : For what purpose? Mr J.A. McGINTY : To be a magistrate. Ms S.E. Walker : Why? For what reason? Mr J.A. McGINTY : To continue working as a magistrate. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : Magistrate Bloemen has had a two-year extension of his term. He will remain the magistrate for the Kimberley for that period, unless some unexpected cause intervenes. That has been done with the overwhelming support of the people of the Kimberley and for everyone who is interested in reducing the rate of offending.
Mr J.A. McGINTY : To answer the specific question, I had no difficulty in recommending and authorising the extension of Magistrate Bloemen’s term. The Magistrates Court Act enables the Attorney General of the day to extend the term of a magistrate who would otherwise be caught by the age 65 retirement provision. Ms S.E. Walker : For what purpose? Mr J.A. McGINTY : To be a magistrate. Ms S.E. Walker : Why? For what reason? Mr J.A. McGINTY : To continue working as a magistrate. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : Magistrate Bloemen has had a two-year extension of his term. He will remain the magistrate for the Kimberley for that period, unless some unexpected cause intervenes. That has been done with the overwhelming support of the people of the Kimberley and for everyone who is interested in reducing the rate of offending.
Ms S.E. Walker : For what purpose? Mr J.A. McGINTY : To be a magistrate. Ms S.E. Walker : Why? For what reason? Mr J.A. McGINTY : To continue working as a magistrate. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : Magistrate Bloemen has had a two-year extension of his term. He will remain the magistrate for the Kimberley for that period, unless some unexpected cause intervenes. That has been done with the overwhelming support of the people of the Kimberley and for everyone who is interested in reducing the rate of offending.
Mr J.A. McGINTY : To be a magistrate. Ms S.E. Walker : Why? For what reason? Mr J.A. McGINTY : To continue working as a magistrate. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : Magistrate Bloemen has had a two-year extension of his term. He will remain the magistrate for the Kimberley for that period, unless some unexpected cause intervenes. That has been done with the overwhelming support of the people of the Kimberley and for everyone who is interested in reducing the rate of offending.
Ms S.E. Walker : Why? For what reason? Mr J.A. McGINTY : To continue working as a magistrate. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : Magistrate Bloemen has had a two-year extension of his term. He will remain the magistrate for the Kimberley for that period, unless some unexpected cause intervenes. That has been done with the overwhelming support of the people of the Kimberley and for everyone who is interested in reducing the rate of offending.
Mr J.A. McGINTY : To continue working as a magistrate. Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : Magistrate Bloemen has had a two-year extension of his term. He will remain the magistrate for the Kimberley for that period, unless some unexpected cause intervenes. That has been done with the overwhelming support of the people of the Kimberley and for everyone who is interested in reducing the rate of offending.
Ms S.E. Walker interjected. Mr J.A. McGINTY : Magistrate Bloemen has had a two-year extension of his term. He will remain the magistrate for the Kimberley for that period, unless some unexpected cause intervenes. That has been done with the overwhelming support of the people of the Kimberley and for everyone who is interested in reducing the rate of offending.
Mr J.A. McGINTY : Magistrate Bloemen has had a two-year extension of his term. He will remain the magistrate for the Kimberley for that period, unless some unexpected cause intervenes. That has been done with the overwhelming support of the people of the Kimberley and for everyone who is interested in reducing the rate of offending.
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