❓ Hon. Sally Talbot asks about the confinement of detainees under the Young Offenders Regulations. The Attorney General provides some data but notes limitations in data retrieval for specific details.
AnsweredQoN 1013Legislative Council
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YOUNG OFFENDERS REGULATIONS — DETAINMENT
1013. Hon SALLY TALBOT to the Attorney General
representing the Minister for Corrective Services:
I refer to part 9 of the Young
Offenders Regulations 1995 that relates to the confinement of detainees.
(1) How many times in each of 2014,
2015 and 2016 to date were detainees placed in confinement?
(2) For each
confinement, in which facility did the confinement occur and what was the age
of the detainee?
(3) Is every confinement subject to
an order by either a superintendent or a visiting justice?
(4) What
record-keeping and reporting requirements on the confinement of a detainee are
imposed under regulation, administrative rules and instructions?
1013. Hon SALLY TALBOT to the Attorney General
representing the Minister for Corrective Services:
I refer to part 9 of the Young
Offenders Regulations 1995 that relates to the confinement of detainees.
(1) How many times in each of 2014,
2015 and 2016 to date were detainees placed in confinement?
(2) For each
confinement, in which facility did the confinement occur and what was the age
of the detainee?
(3) Is every confinement subject to
an order by either a superintendent or a visiting justice?
(4) What
record-keeping and reporting requirements on the confinement of a detainee are
imposed under regulation, administrative rules and instructions?
AnswerView source ↗
On behalf of the Minister for
Corrective Services, I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question.
(1) � It is four in 2014; two in 2015; and three in
2016.
(2) It was
Banksia Hill Detention Centre. This information is not recorded in a manner
that is retrievable in the time available. This information can be provided in
one week.
(3) Yes.
(4) The
confinement of young people is provided for under the Young Offenders Act 1994,
section 173; youth custodial rule 205; and standing order 9A. Standing order 9A
details the minimum requirements for young people placed in confinement and
requires a regime to be developed in the event that confinement is imposed on a
young person. The regime is to be endorsed by the superintendent, verbally
explained to the young person and a copy of it is to be provided to the young
person. The regime records who placed the order—the superintendent or
visiting justice—and details of the young person's daily
routine while in confinement, including visits and exercise.
Corrective Services, I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question.
(1) � It is four in 2014; two in 2015; and three in
2016.
(2) It was
Banksia Hill Detention Centre. This information is not recorded in a manner
that is retrievable in the time available. This information can be provided in
one week.
(3) Yes.
(4) The
confinement of young people is provided for under the Young Offenders Act 1994,
section 173; youth custodial rule 205; and standing order 9A. Standing order 9A
details the minimum requirements for young people placed in confinement and
requires a regime to be developed in the event that confinement is imposed on a
young person. The regime is to be endorsed by the superintendent, verbally
explained to the young person and a copy of it is to be provided to the young
person. The regime records who placed the order—the superintendent or
visiting justice—and details of the young person's daily
routine while in confinement, including visits and exercise.
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