Question On Notice No. 406 asked in the Legislative Council on 11 November 2021 by Hon Neil Thomson
Question Directed to the: Minister for Mental Health representing the Minister for Police
Parliament: 41 Session: 1
Question
(1) How many incidents involving alcohol affected people that resulted in reports being created occurred during the following months of 2021:
(a) July;
(b) August;
(c) September; and
(d) October?
(2) Of the individuals involved in these incidents, how many have been added to the Banned Drinkers Register?
(3) Is there a mechanism available to magistrates to place offenders on the Banned Drinkers Register?
Answered on 14 December 2021
The Western Australian Police Force advise:
(1) Throughout Western Australia; July – 1552, August – 1509; September – 1572; October – 1538.
(2) The Banned Drinkers Register is overseen by the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries and operates in the Kimberley and Pilbara, and is being expanded to Kalgoorlie.
(3) No.
Notes
1. Statistics are provisional and subject to revision.
2. An incident may be flagged as alcohol-related in the Incident Management System (IMS) if the attending officer is of the opinion that alcohol was related in any way to the incident. These include but are not limited to the offender or victim’s level(s) of intoxication at the time of the incident and may include circumstances such as identifying open or used alcohol receptacles, smelling alcohol at the scene, observing an individual affected by alcohol or receiving alcohol-related information from victims, offenders or a third party, such as witnesses. The absence of any of these circumstances does not necessarily preclude that alcohol was a contributing factor to the incident.
3. The statistics include incidents whether or not an offender has been recorded. Where an offender has not been recorded against an incident, that incident will not be considered in the response for question 2.