TRAFFIC INFRINGEMENTS — RENOMINATIONS
465. Hon PETER COLLIER to
the minister representing the Minister for Police:
I refer the minister to the
processing of traffic infringements known as renominations.
(1) What is the maximum term that a renomination
must be prosecuted prior to it being statute-barred?
(2) What is the current number of
renominations waiting for prosecution?
(3) In 2021, how many renominations
failed to be prosecuted due to being statute-barred?
Hon
MATTHEW SWINBOURN replied:
I thank the member for some notice
of the question. I provide an answer on behalf of the Minister for Emergency Services,
who is out on urgent parliamentary business. The following information has been
provided to him by the Minister for Police. The Western Australia Police Force
advises the following.
(1) It is 12 months from the offence
date.
(2) As at 18 May
2022, approximately 50 000 renominations are due to be processed for issuance
of a traffic infringement.
(3) There were 20.