Prisoners—Escapes
661. Hon Nick Goiran to the parliamentary secretary representing the Attorney General:
I note that it is National Child Protection Week and refer to the recent escape from custody of accused child sex offender Robert Kevin McCullough and to confirmation during the budget estimates hearing on 25 August 2025 from the Department of Justice that the Attorney General has requested an investigation into the escape, and I refer further to the revelation in a recent article in The West Australian that 10 people have escaped custody in the last year.
(1) By what date will the department concluded its investigation?
(2) Will the report on the findings of this investigation be tabled in Parliament?
(3) What were the circumstances surrounding the other nine custody escapes?
(4) Were the escapes in (3) also investigated by the department?
(5) If yes to (4), what were the outcomes of those investigations?
Hon Dan Caddy replied:
Thank you, member, for the question. Member, I do not have my file here. It has not appeared, but I have seen an answer for that question, and I will provide that answer at the end of question time.
