Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme

The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK (14:25): Supplementary question: from the minister's experience, how long does it take the police to verify their statistics, and would it normally be in the order of six months?

The Hon. P. MALINAUSKAS (Minister for Police, Minister for Correctional Services, Minister for Emergency Services, Minister for Road Safety) (14:25): That question is specifically regarding SAPOL's contribution to that exercise. What I am happy to share with the honourable member and, again, the chamber more generally, is the fact that SAPOL has already passed on statistics to the Attorney-General regarding that discussion paper.

So SAPOL has made a contribution to that effort. In regard to all of its contents, there are some that SAPOL has already shared publicly, and I am happy to refer to some of those statistics, and I already have, but I am happy to continue to reiterate those, if that helps. SAPOL has provided a set of detailed statistics to the discussion paper and the exercise. That is currently subject to cabinet in-confidence, but I am sure, in due course, as that discussion paper is finalised and released, more information will become public, as it is appropriate to do so.