Child Sex Offenders

The Hon. L.A. HENDERSON (15:11): Supplementary question: it appears the minister missed my question, so I will repeat it for him. Can the minister advise how many child sex offenders have been released before they have served their full sentence since March 2022?

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Attorney-General, Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector) (15:12): I think as I responded to this question last time, I am happy to go away and find out whether there is an answer, if statistics are kept. Does the member mean released before their parole period is up?

The Hon. L.A. Henderson: Yes.

The Hon. K.J. MAHER: I will go away and see whether there are statistics. I am not sure that there are, as I said last time, but I am happy to go away and see whether any such statistics are kept. In relation to the second part of her question—how many serious repeat child sex offenders are going to be released—if you are a serious child sex offender and you are jailed for the second time, you are not getting out until you can show you are no longer a threat.