❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice regarding Section 28 warrants (now repealed) for removing prisoners for police investigations. The Minister confirms no such warrants have been signed since the legislation change.
AnsweredQoN 4076Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
In relation to Section 28 warrants, whereby the Minister responsible for prisons signs a warrant authorising permission for police to remove a prisoner from a prison and take the prisoner off-site and place into police custody for the purpose of an investigation, I ask:
(a) how many such warrants has the Minister signed since taking office and to how many separate prisoners did those warrants apply;
(b) is the Minister confident, and how has he verified, that on each individual occasion the prisoner was removed and taken off-site;
(c) does the Minister document, in writing, his reasons and justification for agreeing to a Section 28 warrant and is this documentation subject to any review or oversight;
(d) have any of the prisoners removed under such warrants subsequently been victims of deaths-in-custody; and
(e) has the Inspector of Custodial Services reported any concern with the operation of Section 28 warrants to the Minister?
(a) how many such warrants has the Minister signed since taking office and to how many separate prisoners did those warrants apply;
(b) is the Minister confident, and how has he verified, that on each individual occasion the prisoner was removed and taken off-site;
(c) does the Minister document, in writing, his reasons and justification for agreeing to a Section 28 warrant and is this documentation subject to any review or oversight;
(d) have any of the prisoners removed under such warrants subsequently been victims of deaths-in-custody; and
(e) has the Inspector of Custodial Services reported any concern with the operation of Section 28 warrants to the Minister?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
12 October 2010
Responded by
Minister for Corrective Services
Response time
19 days
Note: Section 28 of the
Prisons Act 1981
was repealed by the
Prisons and Sentencing Legislation Amendments Act 2006.
The legislation took effect on 4 April 2007. Under amended legislation no Minister has been or is required to approve absences from prison for the purpose of furthering the interests of justice
(a) None
(b) - (d) Not applicable
(e) We are not aware of any concerns.
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Prisons Act 1981
was repealed by the
Prisons and Sentencing Legislation Amendments Act 2006.
The legislation took effect on 4 April 2007. Under amended legislation no Minister has been or is required to approve absences from prison for the purpose of furthering the interests of justice
(a) None
(b) - (d) Not applicable
(e) We are not aware of any concerns.
Notice: This document is created or edited using unregistered or evaluation copy of rtLib valid for testing or development purposes only. To use it for productive or any other purposes please register it. You may purchase the license on
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