1638. Hon Alison Xamon to the minister representing the Minister for Police:
I refer to the issue of forced marriage, and I ask:
(a) how many forced marriage cases were referred to Western Australia Police in:
(i) 2015;
(ii) 2016;
(iii) 2017; and
(iv) 2018 to date?
Hon Stephen Dawson replied:
The Western Australia Police Force advise the following:
HON ALISON XAMON (North Metropolitan) [5.32 pm]: I rise tonight to make some comments about what has happened with funding for the Keeping Women Safe in their Homes program. For members’ information, the program was initiated in 2015 when Rosie Batty was Australian of the Year. It was part of a $100 million women’s safety package that the commonwealth government announced to take action against family violence. The Keeping Women Safe in their Homes program was part of that package.
