SEXUAL ASSAULT LAWS — RECOMMENDATIONS —
COMMISSIONER FOR VICTIMS OF CRIME
344. Hon NICK GOIRAN to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Attorney General:
I
refer to comments from a spokesperson for the Attorney General reported in The
West Australian of 29 May 2021 stating that the Attorney General had
received recommendations in relation to sexual assault laws.
(1) On what date did the Attorney General
receive the recommendations?
(2) How many recommendations were
received?
(3) Who made the recommendations?
(4) Will the Attorney General table
the recommendations?
(5) If no to (4), why not?
Hon
MATTHEW SWINBOURN replied:
I thank the
member for some notice of the question.
(1)–(5) The article referred to did not reflect the
response provided, which, according to my notes, was as follows —
''The Office of the
Commissioner for Victims of Crime is continuing to progress a report to the
Attorney General which reviews the effectiveness of laws against coercive
control of an intimate partner. The Commissioner for Victims of Crime has been
working with the Director of Public Prosecutions on putting forward
recommendations to the Attorney General in relation to sexual assault laws in
WA and how to improve the experience of victims in the criminal justice system.''