❓ Hon Giz Watson questions the Police Minister regarding the dispensing of medicines/drugs to detainees at the Perth Watch House, including authorisation, record-keeping, video recording, coronial recommendations, and potential amendments to the Poisons Act. The Minister's response indicates no officers are authorised and no relevant coronial recommendations exist.
AnsweredQoN 5116Legislative Council
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(1) For each schedule to the
Poisons Act 1964
that relates to medicine or drugs -
(a) how many officers/staff at the Perth Watch House are currently authorised to dispense, distribute, supply or administer medicine/drugs listed in that schedule to detainees;
(b) by what legislative authority (please identify section of Act/regulation number) or other authority is this permitted;
(c) is at least one officer/staff member who has the necessary authorisation to dispense, distribute, supply or administer medicine/drugs listed in that schedule on duty at the Perth Watch House at all times;
(d) if no to (1)(c) -
(i) why not;
(ii) what process applies when a detainee requires treatment by a medicine/drug listed in that schedule but no officer/staff member with the necessary authorisation is on duty;
(e) what records are completed whenever a medicine/drug listed in that schedule is dispensed, distributed, supplied or administered to a detainee at the Perth Watch House;
(f) how long are those records kept;
(g) in what circumstances is the dispensing, distribution, supply or administration of a medicine/drug under that schedule to a detainee at the Perth Watch House video recorded;
(h) how long are such video records retained;
(i) in what circumstances is the dispensing, distribution, supply or administration of a medicine/drug under that schedule to a detainee at the Perth Watch House not video recorded; and
(j) how often does this occur?
(2) What coronial recommendations have been made regarding the provision of medicine/drugs to detainees at the Perth Watch House and/or otherwise in police custody?
(3) Will you please describe in full the extent to which each of these recommendations has been implemented?
(4) Have you discussed with the Minister for Health whether there is a need for amendment to the
Poisons Act 1964
or
Poisons Regulations 1965
to enable medicine/drugs to be provided to detainees in police custody?
(5) If yes to (4) -
(a) what was the nature of those discussions; and
(b) what was the outcome?
Poisons Act 1964
that relates to medicine or drugs -
(a) how many officers/staff at the Perth Watch House are currently authorised to dispense, distribute, supply or administer medicine/drugs listed in that schedule to detainees;
(b) by what legislative authority (please identify section of Act/regulation number) or other authority is this permitted;
(c) is at least one officer/staff member who has the necessary authorisation to dispense, distribute, supply or administer medicine/drugs listed in that schedule on duty at the Perth Watch House at all times;
(d) if no to (1)(c) -
(i) why not;
(ii) what process applies when a detainee requires treatment by a medicine/drug listed in that schedule but no officer/staff member with the necessary authorisation is on duty;
(e) what records are completed whenever a medicine/drug listed in that schedule is dispensed, distributed, supplied or administered to a detainee at the Perth Watch House;
(f) how long are those records kept;
(g) in what circumstances is the dispensing, distribution, supply or administration of a medicine/drug under that schedule to a detainee at the Perth Watch House video recorded;
(h) how long are such video records retained;
(i) in what circumstances is the dispensing, distribution, supply or administration of a medicine/drug under that schedule to a detainee at the Perth Watch House not video recorded; and
(j) how often does this occur?
(2) What coronial recommendations have been made regarding the provision of medicine/drugs to detainees at the Perth Watch House and/or otherwise in police custody?
(3) Will you please describe in full the extent to which each of these recommendations has been implemented?
(4) Have you discussed with the Minister for Health whether there is a need for amendment to the
Poisons Act 1964
or
Poisons Regulations 1965
to enable medicine/drugs to be provided to detainees in police custody?
(5) If yes to (4) -
(a) what was the nature of those discussions; and
(b) what was the outcome?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
2 May 2012
Responded by
Minister for Energy representing the Minister for Police
Response time
57 days
(1)
(a) None.
(b - j) Under the definition of Section 36 and 52 of the Poisons Regulations officers at the Perth Watch House do not dispense, distribute, supply or administer medicines or drugs.
(2) No such recommendations have been identified.
(3) N/A
(4) No.
(5) N/A
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(a) None.
(b - j) Under the definition of Section 36 and 52 of the Poisons Regulations officers at the Perth Watch House do not dispense, distribute, supply or administer medicines or drugs.
(2) No such recommendations have been identified.
(3) N/A
(4) No.
(5) N/A
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