Question On Notice No. 64 asked in the Legislative Council on 15 June 2017 by Hon Nick Goiran
Question Directed to the: Leader of the House representing the Attorney General
Parliament: 40 Session: 1
Question
I refer to the seminar held on 19 May 2017 on Compensation for Domestic Violence at which Adjunct Professor Robert Guthrie, Assessor Criminal Injuries Compensation, advised that in 2014-15 about 45 percent of the awards made by the assessors involved family and domestic violence, and I ask:
(a) what was the percentage for 2015-16;
(b) how many full-time assessors are currently appointed;
(c) how many part-time assessors are currently appointed;
(d) further to (b) and (c), what is the term of tenure for each assessor;
(e) noting that the number of applications outstanding has now grown to a level incapable of being finalised by the current assessors, is the Attorney General considering increasing the number of assessors, whether permanently or temporarily; and
(f) if no to (e), why not?
Answered on 15 August 2017
(a) 43.4%.
(b) Three (3).
(c) Nil.
(d) Five (5) year terms.
(e) Not at this time.
(f) Current average assessment time for applications (as at May 2017) was 7.6 months.