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Inquiry into children and young people on the Sex Offenders Register - is mandatory registration appropriate?

Inquiry status:

Past

Date commenced:

11 Apr 2019

Tabling date:

21 May 2020

Deadline for submissions:

24 May 2019

Date Ended:

21 May 2020

Committee

Environment and Public Affairs Committee

House:

Legislative Council

Media Statements:

11 Apr 2019
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12 Aug 2019
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08/19/2019
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08/22/2019
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09/02/2019
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09/23/2019
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05/20/2020
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05/21/2020

Important Information:

Terms of Reference:

On 10 April 2019, the Standing Committee on Environment and Public Affairs resolved as follows:

To inquire into mandatory registration of children and young people on the Community Protection Offender Register (known as the sex offenders register) in accordance with the Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act 2004.
In particular, the Committee will consider the following:

(a) the current criteria for registration on the sex offenders register;

(b) the advantages and disadvantages of mandatory registration;

(d) the approach employed by other jurisdictions; and

(e) any other matters considered relevant by the Committee.

The Committee intends to table its report by the end of 2019.

Submission Number	Submitting person/organisation
2	Hon Mark Ryan MP, Queensland Minister for Police dated 13 May 2019
3	Magistrates Court of Western Australia dated 13 May 2019
4	Children's Court of New South Wales dated 16 May 2019
6	Magistrates' Court of Victoria dated 20 May 2019
7	Legal Services Commission of South Australia dated 20 May 2019
9	Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia Ltd dated 21 May 2019
10	Legal Aid Western Australia dated 21 May 2019
11	Hon Peter Tinley MLA, Minister for Youth dated 22 May 2019
12	Children's Court of Western Australia dated 22 May 2019
13	Hon Alison Xamon MLC dated 23 May 2019
15	South Australia Police dated 22 May 2019
16	Commissioner for Children and Young People Western Australia dated 24 May 2019
18	Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions dated 24 May 2019
20	Hon Lisa Neville MP, Government of Victoria received on 16 May 2019
21	Western Australia Police Force dated 29 May 2019
22	Children's Court of Victoria dated 29 May 2019
23	Youth Legal Service dated 29 May 2019
24	The Law Society of Western Australia dated 30 May 2019
25	Geoff Taylor dated 30 May 2019
26	Department of Justice dated 4 Jun 2019
27	Hon Simone McGurk MLA, Minister for Child Protection dated 10 Jun 2019
28	Anonymous Submitter received on 4 Jul 2019

Related Documents/Response to Questions on Notice:

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Unless a venue is specified, hearings are held at the
Legislative Council Committee Rooms, Level 1, 2 Parliament Place, West Perth

Date	Time	Venue	Organisation	Broadcast
14 Aug 2019	09:00 AM	LCCO	Commissioner for Children and Young People	Yes
21 Aug 2019	09:00 AM	LCCO	Legal Aid WA	Yes
04 Sep 2019	10:00 AM	LCCO	Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia	Yes
26 Aug 2019	10:00 AM	LCCO	Youth Legal Service	Yes
26 Aug 2019	11:15 AM	LCCO	Children's Court of WA	Yes
26 Aug 2019	01:00 PM	LCCO	Chief Magistrate of WA	Yes
26 Aug 2019	02:15 PM	LCCO	Director of Public Prosecutions for Western Australia	Yes
27 Aug 2019	10:00 AM	LCCO	Dr Russ Pratt, Forensic Psychologist	Yes
25 Sep 2019	10:00 AM	LCCO	WA Police	Yes

Related Transcripts of Evidence:

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Evidence by.. Commissioner for Children and Young People on 14 Aug 2019

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Evidence by.. Legal Aid WA on 21 Aug 2019

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Evidence by.. Youth Legal Service on 26 Aug 2019

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Evidence by.. Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions for Western Australia on 26 Aug 2019

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Evidence by.. Children's Court of Western Australia on 26 Aug 2019

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Evidence by.. Chief Magistrate of WA on 26 Aug 2019

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Evidence by.. Dr Russell Pratt, Forensic Psychologist on 27 Aug 2019

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Evidence by.. Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia on 4 Sep 2019

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Evidence by.. Western Australia Police Force on 25 Sep 2019

Related Reports:

Report No	Title	Date tabled	Related documents
52	Punitive not protective: when the mandatory registration of young people is not based on risk	21 May 2020	More...
50	Terms of Reference: Inquiry into children and young people on the Sex Offenders Register - is mandatory registration appropriate?	11 Apr 2019

Members conducting inquiry

Members:

Hon. Matthew Swinbourn MLC
Hon. Colin Holt MLC
Hon. Samantha Rowe MLC
Mr Tim Clifford MLC
Hon. Dr Steve Thomas MLC

Staff Members:

Mr Alex Hickman, LLB (Advisory Officer (Legal))
Ms Amanda Gillingham, BA (Hons) (Research Officer)
Ms Kristina Crichton (Committee Clerk)