SCOTT DOUGLAS AUSTIC —
COURT OF APPEAL
266. Hon MICHAEL MISCHIN to the Leader of the House
representing the Attorney General:
I refer to the Attorney General's
partial answer to my question without notice of 21 March concerning a petition
he has received on behalf of the convicted murderer Scott Douglas Austic.
(1) Has the
Attorney General sought advice on the merits of the petition from the Solicitor-General,
the Director of Public Prosecutions for Western Australia, State Counsel or the
State Solicitor?
(2) When did he
seek that advice; and, if he has not sought such advice, why not?
(3) Has he
received advice from any of those officers; and, if so, when did he receive it?
(4) If he has
sought advice from any of those officers but not yet received it, when does he
expect to receive it?
Hon SUE
ELLERY replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) Yes; the Attorney General has
sought advice in relation to the petition from the Solicitor-General.
(2) The request for advice was
received by the Solicitor-General's office on 2 March 2018.
(3) No; the Attorney General has not
yet received advice from the Solicitor-General.
(4) The Solicitor-General will
provide his advice in due course.