Police—Outstanding arrest warrants—Paul Patrick Brady
199. Hon Nick Goiranto theminister representing the Minister for Police:
I refer to the answer to my question without notice on 26 November 2024, in which the house was informed that an arrest warrant for Paul Patrick Brady has been outstanding for five years, notwithstanding that WA Police have been contacted regarding Mr Brady's whereabouts.
(1) How many arrest warrants are currently outstanding?
(2) How long have each of those warrants been outstanding?
(3) Will the minister release information about any of those warrants so that Western Australians may be of assistance in coming forward with information about the whereabouts of these individuals?
Hon Matthew Swinbourn replied:
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question, which I note was first asked on 1 May 2025, so the answer was correct as at that time. The following information has been provided to me by the Minister for Police.
(1) There are 5,959
The answer to (2) is in tabular form and I seek leave to have that table incorporated into Hansard.
Leave granted for the following material to be incorporated.
|
Outstanding Period |
Number of Outstanding Arrest Warrants |
|
Less than 1 day (0) |
50 |
|
1 day to 7 days |
150 |
|
8 days to 14 days |
59 |
|
15 days to 1 month (30 days) |
193 |
|
1 to 6 months (31–180 days) |
475 |
|
6 months to 1 year (181–365 days) |
288 |
|
1 year to 5 years (366–1,825 days) |
867 |
|
5 years to 10 years (1,826 to 3,650 days) |
1,500 |
|
10 years to 15 years (3,651 to 5,475 days) |
1,328 |
|
15 or more years (over 5,475 days) |
1,049 |
|
Total |
5,959 |
(3) The release of information regarding arrest warrants is assessed on a case-by-case basis. It may be disclosed if it enhances community safety or serves the public interest.
