❓ The Minister addresses the question about establishing declared places for people with severe mental illness by stating the government's priority is establishing declared places for individuals with intellectual or cognitive disabilities accused of crimes, due to the lack of alternatives to prison for this group.
AnsweredQoN 5727Legislative Council
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(1) Does the Minister intend to establish a declared place for people with a severe and persistent mental illness?
(2) If yes to (1), when?
(3) If no to (1), why not?
(2) If yes to (1), when?
(3) If no to (1), why not?
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Answered
14 August 2012
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health
Response time
62 days
(1-3) The Government's priority at this stage is to establish declared places for people with an intellectual or cognitive disability who have been accused, but not convicted, of a crime. This is prioritised because no alternatives to prison currently exist for this small group of people. The Government has committed nearly $11.3 million in the 2012-13 State Budget to building two 10-bed disability justice centres and a prison in-reach program in 2012-13, with another $6.4 million from the Disability Services Commission.
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