Question On Notice No. 2322 asked in the Legislative Council on 6 August 2019 by Hon Alison Xamon
Question Directed to the: Minister for Environment representing the Minister for Corrective Services
Parliament: 40 Session: 1
Question
I
refer to the imprisonment of people for fine default in Western Australia, and
I ask:
(a) how
many adults are currently in custody for fine default only;
(b) how
many adults are currently in custody whose most serious offence was a Traffic
and Vehicle Regulatory Offence as per the Australian and New Zealand Standard
Offence Classification (ANZSOC), Division 14;
(c) how
many of the individuals referred to in (a) and (b) are:
(i) women; and
(ii) Aboriginal;
(d) what
offences have the individuals in (b) been convicted of; and
(e) how
long have the individuals in (b) been in custody?
Answered on 3 September 2019
As at midnight on August 11 2019:
(a) One adult in custody for fine default only;
(b) 98 adults in custody where most serious offence was a Traffic and Vehicle Regulatory Offence as per the Australian and New Zealand Standard Offence Classification (ANZSOC), Division 14;
(c)(i) 14 women in total, none for fine default only.
(ii) 29 prisoners who identified as Aboriginal, none for fine default only.
(d -e) Adults in Custody at Midnight on Aug 11 2019, where Most Serious Offence in ANZSOC Division 14.
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Days in Custody (to date)1
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Offence
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Prisoners
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Min
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Max
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Mean
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Driver failed to stop and ensure assistance received after incident occasioning bodily harm
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1
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333
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333
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333
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Driver of a vehicle failed to comply with a direction to stop (circumstance of aggravation)
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2
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135
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354
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244
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No authority to drive - cancelled
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24
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20
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409
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134
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No authority to drive - never held an Australian licence and disqualified from holding or obtaining
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11
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12
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256
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120
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No authority to drive - suspended (other than fines suspension)
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59
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7
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521
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126
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No authority to drive disqualified/suspended (other than fines suspension) under section 49(3)(c)
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1
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105
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105
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105
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1 The number of days in custody since reception, including any time spent on remand; for each of the offences listed:
Min – the least number of days in custody so far by a prisoner with that offence.
Max – the most number of days in custody so far by a prisoner with that offence.
Mean – the average number of days in custody so far by a prisoner with that offence.