Question On Notice No. 695 asked in the Legislative Council on 7 April 2022 by Hon Nick Goiran
Question Directed to the: Minister for Emergency Services representing the Minister for Police
Parliament: 41 Session: 1
Question
I refer to the ABC article of 10
December 2021 entitled East Kimberley education worker cleared of criminal
charges after leaking dire school attendance figures which reported that “After
a two-day trial in Kununurra Magistrates Court, Brock Burston was found not
guilty of improperly releasing confidential information”, and I ask:
(a) how
many hours were recorded by those prosecuting the case; and
(b) was
there any other associated expenditure and, if so, how much?
Answered on 10 May 2022
The Western Australian Police advise:
a) 20 hours and 30 minutes were recorded by the Prosecutor.
b) Yes. The associated expenditure for the trial totalled $28 196.04.