Question On Notice No. 267 asked in the Legislative Council on 1 September 2021 by Hon Peter Collier
Question Directed to the: Minister for Mental Health representing the Minister for Police
Parliament: 41 Session: 1
Question
I refer the Minister to the number of random breath tests (RBTs) taken throughout Western Australia, and I ask:
(a) what was the largest number of RBTs in Western Australia in:
(i) 2016;
(ii) 2017;
(iii) 2018;
(iv) 2019;
(v) 2020; and
(vi) 2021; and
(b) what was the actual number of RBTs completed in the years listed in (a) with 2021 to date?
Answered on 13 October 2021
The Western Australian Police Force advise:
(a) The largest number of RBT’s in Western Australia between 2016 and 2021 was in 2017/18, and was 2,331,842 tests.
(b) In 2015/16 it was 1,753,832 tests; in 2016/17 it was 2,283,009 tests; in 2017/18 it was 2,331,842 tests; in 2018/19 it was 2,197,537 tests; in 2019/20 it was 1,665,472 tests; in 2020/21 it was 1,711,597 tests; and between 01 July 2021 to 08 September 2021 it was 270,388 tests.
Notes: Figures are preliminary and subject to revision.