POLICE — STRIP
SEARCHES
1542. Hon AARON STONEHOUSE to the minister representing the
Minister for Police:
I refer the minister to media
reports in New South Wales that police in that state have carried out 122 strip
searches of girls under the age of 18 years since 2016.
(1) Does the Western
Australia Police Force undertake strip searches; and, if so, under what
circumstances?
(2) If yes to (1), how many such
searches were carried out on males between 2016 and now?
(3) How many, if any, of those males
were under the age of 18 years at the time of the search?
(4) How many such searches were
carried out on females between 2016 and now?
(5) How many, if any, of those
females were under the age of 18 years at the time of the search?
Hon
STEPHEN DAWSON replied:
I thank the honourable member for some
notice of the question.
I have not seen that question in my
pack. I am aware that certain answers from the Minister for Police could not be provided today, but we will endeavour to have
them by tomorrow. I have not actually seen the member's question.
If it is around and it has been answered, somebody will provide it to me and I will
give the answer at the end of question time.