❓ Question regarding the accuracy of the Minister's statement about electronic tracking devices used in prisons. The Minister defends her statements, clarifying the devices' capabilities and limitations.
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I have a supplementary question. Will the minister acknowledge that she did not tell the truth in her media statement when she said that the devices were electronic tracking devices? Mrs M.H. ROBERTS
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They are tracking devices. As I have explained, they track prisoners from zone to zone in the prison. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Ms S.E. Walker: Where are they? Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: Mr Speaker, they are being rather cute because they have asked me in the Parliament before whether they are - The SPEAKER: Order! I know members do not wish the minister to answer the question; they wish to yell at her. However, the minister is allowed to answer the question, even if Opposition members do not like it. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: As I have said, they are tracking devices in that they track prisoner movement around the prison and they also track when a prisoner escapes from the prison. Mr C.J. Barnett: Congratulations! What a great security policy! Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: The Leader of the Opposition is juvenile. Could we perhaps have some star jumps? The Leader of the Opposition likes to do star jumps. Mr C.J. Barnett: What a joke! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! This particular performance by the Opposition has been appalling, in the yelling at the minister and endeavouring to stop her from answering the question. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: This is kiddie nonsense from the Opposition. I have answered questions in the Parliament and in the media about these devices. From day one I have said that these devices do not have a global positioning system. Hopefully, in the future, there may be devices that do have a GPS. I am on record in the Parliament and also in the media advising of that, but I also am on record as saying at the time that if someone cuts one of the devices off, of course they could not be tracked, whether the device had a GPS or not. If a prisoner went over the perimeter fence or cut off the device, there was never any suggestion that they could be tracked beyond the prison. I said that the moment prisoners went over the boundary, whether a prison boundary or a home boundary when someone had been given a curfew, bail or home detention, the department would be immediately notified, an alarm would sound and the prison’s unit could be advised.
Mrs M.H. ROBERTS replied: They are tracking devices. As I have explained, they track prisoners from zone to zone in the prison. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Ms S.E. Walker: Where are they? Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: Mr Speaker, they are being rather cute because they have asked me in the Parliament before whether they are - The SPEAKER: Order! I know members do not wish the minister to answer the question; they wish to yell at her. However, the minister is allowed to answer the question, even if Opposition members do not like it. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: As I have said, they are tracking devices in that they track prisoner movement around the prison and they also track when a prisoner escapes from the prison. Mr C.J. Barnett: Congratulations! What a great security policy! Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: The Leader of the Opposition is juvenile. Could we perhaps have some star jumps? The Leader of the Opposition likes to do star jumps. Mr C.J. Barnett: What a joke! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! This particular performance by the Opposition has been appalling, in the yelling at the minister and endeavouring to stop her from answering the question. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: This is kiddie nonsense from the Opposition. I have answered questions in the Parliament and in the media about these devices. From day one I have said that these devices do not have a global positioning system. Hopefully, in the future, there may be devices that do have a GPS. I am on record in the Parliament and also in the media advising of that, but I also am on record as saying at the time that if someone cuts one of the devices off, of course they could not be tracked, whether the device had a GPS or not. If a prisoner went over the perimeter fence or cut off the device, there was never any suggestion that they could be tracked beyond the prison. I said that the moment prisoners went over the boundary, whether a prison boundary or a home boundary when someone had been given a curfew, bail or home detention, the department would be immediately notified, an alarm would sound and the prison’s unit could be advised.
They are tracking devices. As I have explained, they track prisoners from zone to zone in the prison. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Ms S.E. Walker: Where are they? Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: Mr Speaker, they are being rather cute because they have asked me in the Parliament before whether they are - The SPEAKER: Order! I know members do not wish the minister to answer the question; they wish to yell at her. However, the minister is allowed to answer the question, even if Opposition members do not like it. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: As I have said, they are tracking devices in that they track prisoner movement around the prison and they also track when a prisoner escapes from the prison. Mr C.J. Barnett: Congratulations! What a great security policy! Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: The Leader of the Opposition is juvenile. Could we perhaps have some star jumps? The Leader of the Opposition likes to do star jumps. Mr C.J. Barnett: What a joke! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! This particular performance by the Opposition has been appalling, in the yelling at the minister and endeavouring to stop her from answering the question. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: This is kiddie nonsense from the Opposition. I have answered questions in the Parliament and in the media about these devices. From day one I have said that these devices do not have a global positioning system. Hopefully, in the future, there may be devices that do have a GPS. I am on record in the Parliament and also in the media advising of that, but I also am on record as saying at the time that if someone cuts one of the devices off, of course they could not be tracked, whether the device had a GPS or not. If a prisoner went over the perimeter fence or cut off the device, there was never any suggestion that they could be tracked beyond the prison. I said that the moment prisoners went over the boundary, whether a prison boundary or a home boundary when someone had been given a curfew, bail or home detention, the department would be immediately notified, an alarm would sound and the prison’s unit could be advised.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Ms S.E. Walker: Where are they? Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: Mr Speaker, they are being rather cute because they have asked me in the Parliament before whether they are - The SPEAKER: Order! I know members do not wish the minister to answer the question; they wish to yell at her. However, the minister is allowed to answer the question, even if Opposition members do not like it. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: As I have said, they are tracking devices in that they track prisoner movement around the prison and they also track when a prisoner escapes from the prison. Mr C.J. Barnett: Congratulations! What a great security policy! Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: The Leader of the Opposition is juvenile. Could we perhaps have some star jumps? The Leader of the Opposition likes to do star jumps. Mr C.J. Barnett: What a joke! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! This particular performance by the Opposition has been appalling, in the yelling at the minister and endeavouring to stop her from answering the question. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: This is kiddie nonsense from the Opposition. I have answered questions in the Parliament and in the media about these devices. From day one I have said that these devices do not have a global positioning system. Hopefully, in the future, there may be devices that do have a GPS. I am on record in the Parliament and also in the media advising of that, but I also am on record as saying at the time that if someone cuts one of the devices off, of course they could not be tracked, whether the device had a GPS or not. If a prisoner went over the perimeter fence or cut off the device, there was never any suggestion that they could be tracked beyond the prison. I said that the moment prisoners went over the boundary, whether a prison boundary or a home boundary when someone had been given a curfew, bail or home detention, the department would be immediately notified, an alarm would sound and the prison’s unit could be advised.
The SPEAKER: Order, members! Ms S.E. Walker: Where are they? Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: Mr Speaker, they are being rather cute because they have asked me in the Parliament before whether they are - The SPEAKER: Order! I know members do not wish the minister to answer the question; they wish to yell at her. However, the minister is allowed to answer the question, even if Opposition members do not like it. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: As I have said, they are tracking devices in that they track prisoner movement around the prison and they also track when a prisoner escapes from the prison. Mr C.J. Barnett: Congratulations! What a great security policy! Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: The Leader of the Opposition is juvenile. Could we perhaps have some star jumps? The Leader of the Opposition likes to do star jumps. Mr C.J. Barnett: What a joke! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! This particular performance by the Opposition has been appalling, in the yelling at the minister and endeavouring to stop her from answering the question. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: This is kiddie nonsense from the Opposition. I have answered questions in the Parliament and in the media about these devices. From day one I have said that these devices do not have a global positioning system. Hopefully, in the future, there may be devices that do have a GPS. I am on record in the Parliament and also in the media advising of that, but I also am on record as saying at the time that if someone cuts one of the devices off, of course they could not be tracked, whether the device had a GPS or not. If a prisoner went over the perimeter fence or cut off the device, there was never any suggestion that they could be tracked beyond the prison. I said that the moment prisoners went over the boundary, whether a prison boundary or a home boundary when someone had been given a curfew, bail or home detention, the department would be immediately notified, an alarm would sound and the prison’s unit could be advised.
Ms S.E. Walker: Where are they? Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: Mr Speaker, they are being rather cute because they have asked me in the Parliament before whether they are - The SPEAKER: Order! I know members do not wish the minister to answer the question; they wish to yell at her. However, the minister is allowed to answer the question, even if Opposition members do not like it. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: As I have said, they are tracking devices in that they track prisoner movement around the prison and they also track when a prisoner escapes from the prison. Mr C.J. Barnett: Congratulations! What a great security policy! Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: The Leader of the Opposition is juvenile. Could we perhaps have some star jumps? The Leader of the Opposition likes to do star jumps. Mr C.J. Barnett: What a joke! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! This particular performance by the Opposition has been appalling, in the yelling at the minister and endeavouring to stop her from answering the question. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: This is kiddie nonsense from the Opposition. I have answered questions in the Parliament and in the media about these devices. From day one I have said that these devices do not have a global positioning system. Hopefully, in the future, there may be devices that do have a GPS. I am on record in the Parliament and also in the media advising of that, but I also am on record as saying at the time that if someone cuts one of the devices off, of course they could not be tracked, whether the device had a GPS or not. If a prisoner went over the perimeter fence or cut off the device, there was never any suggestion that they could be tracked beyond the prison. I said that the moment prisoners went over the boundary, whether a prison boundary or a home boundary when someone had been given a curfew, bail or home detention, the department would be immediately notified, an alarm would sound and the prison’s unit could be advised.
Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: Mr Speaker, they are being rather cute because they have asked me in the Parliament before whether they are - The SPEAKER: Order! I know members do not wish the minister to answer the question; they wish to yell at her. However, the minister is allowed to answer the question, even if Opposition members do not like it. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: As I have said, they are tracking devices in that they track prisoner movement around the prison and they also track when a prisoner escapes from the prison. Mr C.J. Barnett: Congratulations! What a great security policy! Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: The Leader of the Opposition is juvenile. Could we perhaps have some star jumps? The Leader of the Opposition likes to do star jumps. Mr C.J. Barnett: What a joke! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! This particular performance by the Opposition has been appalling, in the yelling at the minister and endeavouring to stop her from answering the question. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: This is kiddie nonsense from the Opposition. I have answered questions in the Parliament and in the media about these devices. From day one I have said that these devices do not have a global positioning system. Hopefully, in the future, there may be devices that do have a GPS. I am on record in the Parliament and also in the media advising of that, but I also am on record as saying at the time that if someone cuts one of the devices off, of course they could not be tracked, whether the device had a GPS or not. If a prisoner went over the perimeter fence or cut off the device, there was never any suggestion that they could be tracked beyond the prison. I said that the moment prisoners went over the boundary, whether a prison boundary or a home boundary when someone had been given a curfew, bail or home detention, the department would be immediately notified, an alarm would sound and the prison’s unit could be advised.
The SPEAKER: Order! I know members do not wish the minister to answer the question; they wish to yell at her. However, the minister is allowed to answer the question, even if Opposition members do not like it. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: As I have said, they are tracking devices in that they track prisoner movement around the prison and they also track when a prisoner escapes from the prison. Mr C.J. Barnett: Congratulations! What a great security policy! Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: The Leader of the Opposition is juvenile. Could we perhaps have some star jumps? The Leader of the Opposition likes to do star jumps. Mr C.J. Barnett: What a joke! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! This particular performance by the Opposition has been appalling, in the yelling at the minister and endeavouring to stop her from answering the question. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: This is kiddie nonsense from the Opposition. I have answered questions in the Parliament and in the media about these devices. From day one I have said that these devices do not have a global positioning system. Hopefully, in the future, there may be devices that do have a GPS. I am on record in the Parliament and also in the media advising of that, but I also am on record as saying at the time that if someone cuts one of the devices off, of course they could not be tracked, whether the device had a GPS or not. If a prisoner went over the perimeter fence or cut off the device, there was never any suggestion that they could be tracked beyond the prison. I said that the moment prisoners went over the boundary, whether a prison boundary or a home boundary when someone had been given a curfew, bail or home detention, the department would be immediately notified, an alarm would sound and the prison’s unit could be advised.
Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: As I have said, they are tracking devices in that they track prisoner movement around the prison and they also track when a prisoner escapes from the prison. Mr C.J. Barnett: Congratulations! What a great security policy! Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: The Leader of the Opposition is juvenile. Could we perhaps have some star jumps? The Leader of the Opposition likes to do star jumps. Mr C.J. Barnett: What a joke! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! This particular performance by the Opposition has been appalling, in the yelling at the minister and endeavouring to stop her from answering the question. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: This is kiddie nonsense from the Opposition. I have answered questions in the Parliament and in the media about these devices. From day one I have said that these devices do not have a global positioning system. Hopefully, in the future, there may be devices that do have a GPS. I am on record in the Parliament and also in the media advising of that, but I also am on record as saying at the time that if someone cuts one of the devices off, of course they could not be tracked, whether the device had a GPS or not. If a prisoner went over the perimeter fence or cut off the device, there was never any suggestion that they could be tracked beyond the prison. I said that the moment prisoners went over the boundary, whether a prison boundary or a home boundary when someone had been given a curfew, bail or home detention, the department would be immediately notified, an alarm would sound and the prison’s unit could be advised.
Mr C.J. Barnett: Congratulations! What a great security policy! Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: The Leader of the Opposition is juvenile. Could we perhaps have some star jumps? The Leader of the Opposition likes to do star jumps. Mr C.J. Barnett: What a joke! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! This particular performance by the Opposition has been appalling, in the yelling at the minister and endeavouring to stop her from answering the question. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: This is kiddie nonsense from the Opposition. I have answered questions in the Parliament and in the media about these devices. From day one I have said that these devices do not have a global positioning system. Hopefully, in the future, there may be devices that do have a GPS. I am on record in the Parliament and also in the media advising of that, but I also am on record as saying at the time that if someone cuts one of the devices off, of course they could not be tracked, whether the device had a GPS or not. If a prisoner went over the perimeter fence or cut off the device, there was never any suggestion that they could be tracked beyond the prison. I said that the moment prisoners went over the boundary, whether a prison boundary or a home boundary when someone had been given a curfew, bail or home detention, the department would be immediately notified, an alarm would sound and the prison’s unit could be advised.
Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: The Leader of the Opposition is juvenile. Could we perhaps have some star jumps? The Leader of the Opposition likes to do star jumps. Mr C.J. Barnett: What a joke! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! This particular performance by the Opposition has been appalling, in the yelling at the minister and endeavouring to stop her from answering the question. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: This is kiddie nonsense from the Opposition. I have answered questions in the Parliament and in the media about these devices. From day one I have said that these devices do not have a global positioning system. Hopefully, in the future, there may be devices that do have a GPS. I am on record in the Parliament and also in the media advising of that, but I also am on record as saying at the time that if someone cuts one of the devices off, of course they could not be tracked, whether the device had a GPS or not. If a prisoner went over the perimeter fence or cut off the device, there was never any suggestion that they could be tracked beyond the prison. I said that the moment prisoners went over the boundary, whether a prison boundary or a home boundary when someone had been given a curfew, bail or home detention, the department would be immediately notified, an alarm would sound and the prison’s unit could be advised.
Mr C.J. Barnett: What a joke! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! This particular performance by the Opposition has been appalling, in the yelling at the minister and endeavouring to stop her from answering the question. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: This is kiddie nonsense from the Opposition. I have answered questions in the Parliament and in the media about these devices. From day one I have said that these devices do not have a global positioning system. Hopefully, in the future, there may be devices that do have a GPS. I am on record in the Parliament and also in the media advising of that, but I also am on record as saying at the time that if someone cuts one of the devices off, of course they could not be tracked, whether the device had a GPS or not. If a prisoner went over the perimeter fence or cut off the device, there was never any suggestion that they could be tracked beyond the prison. I said that the moment prisoners went over the boundary, whether a prison boundary or a home boundary when someone had been given a curfew, bail or home detention, the department would be immediately notified, an alarm would sound and the prison’s unit could be advised.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! This particular performance by the Opposition has been appalling, in the yelling at the minister and endeavouring to stop her from answering the question. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: This is kiddie nonsense from the Opposition. I have answered questions in the Parliament and in the media about these devices. From day one I have said that these devices do not have a global positioning system. Hopefully, in the future, there may be devices that do have a GPS. I am on record in the Parliament and also in the media advising of that, but I also am on record as saying at the time that if someone cuts one of the devices off, of course they could not be tracked, whether the device had a GPS or not. If a prisoner went over the perimeter fence or cut off the device, there was never any suggestion that they could be tracked beyond the prison. I said that the moment prisoners went over the boundary, whether a prison boundary or a home boundary when someone had been given a curfew, bail or home detention, the department would be immediately notified, an alarm would sound and the prison’s unit could be advised.
The SPEAKER: Order! This particular performance by the Opposition has been appalling, in the yelling at the minister and endeavouring to stop her from answering the question. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: This is kiddie nonsense from the Opposition. I have answered questions in the Parliament and in the media about these devices. From day one I have said that these devices do not have a global positioning system. Hopefully, in the future, there may be devices that do have a GPS. I am on record in the Parliament and also in the media advising of that, but I also am on record as saying at the time that if someone cuts one of the devices off, of course they could not be tracked, whether the device had a GPS or not. If a prisoner went over the perimeter fence or cut off the device, there was never any suggestion that they could be tracked beyond the prison. I said that the moment prisoners went over the boundary, whether a prison boundary or a home boundary when someone had been given a curfew, bail or home detention, the department would be immediately notified, an alarm would sound and the prison’s unit could be advised.
Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: This is kiddie nonsense from the Opposition. I have answered questions in the Parliament and in the media about these devices. From day one I have said that these devices do not have a global positioning system. Hopefully, in the future, there may be devices that do have a GPS. I am on record in the Parliament and also in the media advising of that, but I also am on record as saying at the time that if someone cuts one of the devices off, of course they could not be tracked, whether the device had a GPS or not. If a prisoner went over the perimeter fence or cut off the device, there was never any suggestion that they could be tracked beyond the prison. I said that the moment prisoners went over the boundary, whether a prison boundary or a home boundary when someone had been given a curfew, bail or home detention, the department would be immediately notified, an alarm would sound and the prison’s unit could be advised.
Mrs M.H. ROBERTS replied: They are tracking devices. As I have explained, they track prisoners from zone to zone in the prison. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Ms S.E. Walker: Where are they? Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: Mr Speaker, they are being rather cute because they have asked me in the Parliament before whether they are - The SPEAKER: Order! I know members do not wish the minister to answer the question; they wish to yell at her. However, the minister is allowed to answer the question, even if Opposition members do not like it. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: As I have said, they are tracking devices in that they track prisoner movement around the prison and they also track when a prisoner escapes from the prison. Mr C.J. Barnett: Congratulations! What a great security policy! Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: The Leader of the Opposition is juvenile. Could we perhaps have some star jumps? The Leader of the Opposition likes to do star jumps. Mr C.J. Barnett: What a joke! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! This particular performance by the Opposition has been appalling, in the yelling at the minister and endeavouring to stop her from answering the question. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: This is kiddie nonsense from the Opposition. I have answered questions in the Parliament and in the media about these devices. From day one I have said that these devices do not have a global positioning system. Hopefully, in the future, there may be devices that do have a GPS. I am on record in the Parliament and also in the media advising of that, but I also am on record as saying at the time that if someone cuts one of the devices off, of course they could not be tracked, whether the device had a GPS or not. If a prisoner went over the perimeter fence or cut off the device, there was never any suggestion that they could be tracked beyond the prison. I said that the moment prisoners went over the boundary, whether a prison boundary or a home boundary when someone had been given a curfew, bail or home detention, the department would be immediately notified, an alarm would sound and the prison’s unit could be advised.
They are tracking devices. As I have explained, they track prisoners from zone to zone in the prison. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Ms S.E. Walker: Where are they? Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: Mr Speaker, they are being rather cute because they have asked me in the Parliament before whether they are - The SPEAKER: Order! I know members do not wish the minister to answer the question; they wish to yell at her. However, the minister is allowed to answer the question, even if Opposition members do not like it. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: As I have said, they are tracking devices in that they track prisoner movement around the prison and they also track when a prisoner escapes from the prison. Mr C.J. Barnett: Congratulations! What a great security policy! Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: The Leader of the Opposition is juvenile. Could we perhaps have some star jumps? The Leader of the Opposition likes to do star jumps. Mr C.J. Barnett: What a joke! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! This particular performance by the Opposition has been appalling, in the yelling at the minister and endeavouring to stop her from answering the question. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: This is kiddie nonsense from the Opposition. I have answered questions in the Parliament and in the media about these devices. From day one I have said that these devices do not have a global positioning system. Hopefully, in the future, there may be devices that do have a GPS. I am on record in the Parliament and also in the media advising of that, but I also am on record as saying at the time that if someone cuts one of the devices off, of course they could not be tracked, whether the device had a GPS or not. If a prisoner went over the perimeter fence or cut off the device, there was never any suggestion that they could be tracked beyond the prison. I said that the moment prisoners went over the boundary, whether a prison boundary or a home boundary when someone had been given a curfew, bail or home detention, the department would be immediately notified, an alarm would sound and the prison’s unit could be advised.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, members! Ms S.E. Walker: Where are they? Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: Mr Speaker, they are being rather cute because they have asked me in the Parliament before whether they are - The SPEAKER: Order! I know members do not wish the minister to answer the question; they wish to yell at her. However, the minister is allowed to answer the question, even if Opposition members do not like it. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: As I have said, they are tracking devices in that they track prisoner movement around the prison and they also track when a prisoner escapes from the prison. Mr C.J. Barnett: Congratulations! What a great security policy! Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: The Leader of the Opposition is juvenile. Could we perhaps have some star jumps? The Leader of the Opposition likes to do star jumps. Mr C.J. Barnett: What a joke! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! This particular performance by the Opposition has been appalling, in the yelling at the minister and endeavouring to stop her from answering the question. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: This is kiddie nonsense from the Opposition. I have answered questions in the Parliament and in the media about these devices. From day one I have said that these devices do not have a global positioning system. Hopefully, in the future, there may be devices that do have a GPS. I am on record in the Parliament and also in the media advising of that, but I also am on record as saying at the time that if someone cuts one of the devices off, of course they could not be tracked, whether the device had a GPS or not. If a prisoner went over the perimeter fence or cut off the device, there was never any suggestion that they could be tracked beyond the prison. I said that the moment prisoners went over the boundary, whether a prison boundary or a home boundary when someone had been given a curfew, bail or home detention, the department would be immediately notified, an alarm would sound and the prison’s unit could be advised.
The SPEAKER: Order, members! Ms S.E. Walker: Where are they? Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: Mr Speaker, they are being rather cute because they have asked me in the Parliament before whether they are - The SPEAKER: Order! I know members do not wish the minister to answer the question; they wish to yell at her. However, the minister is allowed to answer the question, even if Opposition members do not like it. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: As I have said, they are tracking devices in that they track prisoner movement around the prison and they also track when a prisoner escapes from the prison. Mr C.J. Barnett: Congratulations! What a great security policy! Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: The Leader of the Opposition is juvenile. Could we perhaps have some star jumps? The Leader of the Opposition likes to do star jumps. Mr C.J. Barnett: What a joke! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! This particular performance by the Opposition has been appalling, in the yelling at the minister and endeavouring to stop her from answering the question. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: This is kiddie nonsense from the Opposition. I have answered questions in the Parliament and in the media about these devices. From day one I have said that these devices do not have a global positioning system. Hopefully, in the future, there may be devices that do have a GPS. I am on record in the Parliament and also in the media advising of that, but I also am on record as saying at the time that if someone cuts one of the devices off, of course they could not be tracked, whether the device had a GPS or not. If a prisoner went over the perimeter fence or cut off the device, there was never any suggestion that they could be tracked beyond the prison. I said that the moment prisoners went over the boundary, whether a prison boundary or a home boundary when someone had been given a curfew, bail or home detention, the department would be immediately notified, an alarm would sound and the prison’s unit could be advised.
Ms S.E. Walker: Where are they? Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: Mr Speaker, they are being rather cute because they have asked me in the Parliament before whether they are - The SPEAKER: Order! I know members do not wish the minister to answer the question; they wish to yell at her. However, the minister is allowed to answer the question, even if Opposition members do not like it. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: As I have said, they are tracking devices in that they track prisoner movement around the prison and they also track when a prisoner escapes from the prison. Mr C.J. Barnett: Congratulations! What a great security policy! Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: The Leader of the Opposition is juvenile. Could we perhaps have some star jumps? The Leader of the Opposition likes to do star jumps. Mr C.J. Barnett: What a joke! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! This particular performance by the Opposition has been appalling, in the yelling at the minister and endeavouring to stop her from answering the question. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: This is kiddie nonsense from the Opposition. I have answered questions in the Parliament and in the media about these devices. From day one I have said that these devices do not have a global positioning system. Hopefully, in the future, there may be devices that do have a GPS. I am on record in the Parliament and also in the media advising of that, but I also am on record as saying at the time that if someone cuts one of the devices off, of course they could not be tracked, whether the device had a GPS or not. If a prisoner went over the perimeter fence or cut off the device, there was never any suggestion that they could be tracked beyond the prison. I said that the moment prisoners went over the boundary, whether a prison boundary or a home boundary when someone had been given a curfew, bail or home detention, the department would be immediately notified, an alarm would sound and the prison’s unit could be advised.
Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: Mr Speaker, they are being rather cute because they have asked me in the Parliament before whether they are - The SPEAKER: Order! I know members do not wish the minister to answer the question; they wish to yell at her. However, the minister is allowed to answer the question, even if Opposition members do not like it. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: As I have said, they are tracking devices in that they track prisoner movement around the prison and they also track when a prisoner escapes from the prison. Mr C.J. Barnett: Congratulations! What a great security policy! Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: The Leader of the Opposition is juvenile. Could we perhaps have some star jumps? The Leader of the Opposition likes to do star jumps. Mr C.J. Barnett: What a joke! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! This particular performance by the Opposition has been appalling, in the yelling at the minister and endeavouring to stop her from answering the question. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: This is kiddie nonsense from the Opposition. I have answered questions in the Parliament and in the media about these devices. From day one I have said that these devices do not have a global positioning system. Hopefully, in the future, there may be devices that do have a GPS. I am on record in the Parliament and also in the media advising of that, but I also am on record as saying at the time that if someone cuts one of the devices off, of course they could not be tracked, whether the device had a GPS or not. If a prisoner went over the perimeter fence or cut off the device, there was never any suggestion that they could be tracked beyond the prison. I said that the moment prisoners went over the boundary, whether a prison boundary or a home boundary when someone had been given a curfew, bail or home detention, the department would be immediately notified, an alarm would sound and the prison’s unit could be advised.
The SPEAKER: Order! I know members do not wish the minister to answer the question; they wish to yell at her. However, the minister is allowed to answer the question, even if Opposition members do not like it. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: As I have said, they are tracking devices in that they track prisoner movement around the prison and they also track when a prisoner escapes from the prison. Mr C.J. Barnett: Congratulations! What a great security policy! Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: The Leader of the Opposition is juvenile. Could we perhaps have some star jumps? The Leader of the Opposition likes to do star jumps. Mr C.J. Barnett: What a joke! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! This particular performance by the Opposition has been appalling, in the yelling at the minister and endeavouring to stop her from answering the question. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: This is kiddie nonsense from the Opposition. I have answered questions in the Parliament and in the media about these devices. From day one I have said that these devices do not have a global positioning system. Hopefully, in the future, there may be devices that do have a GPS. I am on record in the Parliament and also in the media advising of that, but I also am on record as saying at the time that if someone cuts one of the devices off, of course they could not be tracked, whether the device had a GPS or not. If a prisoner went over the perimeter fence or cut off the device, there was never any suggestion that they could be tracked beyond the prison. I said that the moment prisoners went over the boundary, whether a prison boundary or a home boundary when someone had been given a curfew, bail or home detention, the department would be immediately notified, an alarm would sound and the prison’s unit could be advised.
Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: As I have said, they are tracking devices in that they track prisoner movement around the prison and they also track when a prisoner escapes from the prison. Mr C.J. Barnett: Congratulations! What a great security policy! Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: The Leader of the Opposition is juvenile. Could we perhaps have some star jumps? The Leader of the Opposition likes to do star jumps. Mr C.J. Barnett: What a joke! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! This particular performance by the Opposition has been appalling, in the yelling at the minister and endeavouring to stop her from answering the question. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: This is kiddie nonsense from the Opposition. I have answered questions in the Parliament and in the media about these devices. From day one I have said that these devices do not have a global positioning system. Hopefully, in the future, there may be devices that do have a GPS. I am on record in the Parliament and also in the media advising of that, but I also am on record as saying at the time that if someone cuts one of the devices off, of course they could not be tracked, whether the device had a GPS or not. If a prisoner went over the perimeter fence or cut off the device, there was never any suggestion that they could be tracked beyond the prison. I said that the moment prisoners went over the boundary, whether a prison boundary or a home boundary when someone had been given a curfew, bail or home detention, the department would be immediately notified, an alarm would sound and the prison’s unit could be advised.
Mr C.J. Barnett: Congratulations! What a great security policy! Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: The Leader of the Opposition is juvenile. Could we perhaps have some star jumps? The Leader of the Opposition likes to do star jumps. Mr C.J. Barnett: What a joke! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! This particular performance by the Opposition has been appalling, in the yelling at the minister and endeavouring to stop her from answering the question. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: This is kiddie nonsense from the Opposition. I have answered questions in the Parliament and in the media about these devices. From day one I have said that these devices do not have a global positioning system. Hopefully, in the future, there may be devices that do have a GPS. I am on record in the Parliament and also in the media advising of that, but I also am on record as saying at the time that if someone cuts one of the devices off, of course they could not be tracked, whether the device had a GPS or not. If a prisoner went over the perimeter fence or cut off the device, there was never any suggestion that they could be tracked beyond the prison. I said that the moment prisoners went over the boundary, whether a prison boundary or a home boundary when someone had been given a curfew, bail or home detention, the department would be immediately notified, an alarm would sound and the prison’s unit could be advised.
Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: The Leader of the Opposition is juvenile. Could we perhaps have some star jumps? The Leader of the Opposition likes to do star jumps. Mr C.J. Barnett: What a joke! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! This particular performance by the Opposition has been appalling, in the yelling at the minister and endeavouring to stop her from answering the question. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: This is kiddie nonsense from the Opposition. I have answered questions in the Parliament and in the media about these devices. From day one I have said that these devices do not have a global positioning system. Hopefully, in the future, there may be devices that do have a GPS. I am on record in the Parliament and also in the media advising of that, but I also am on record as saying at the time that if someone cuts one of the devices off, of course they could not be tracked, whether the device had a GPS or not. If a prisoner went over the perimeter fence or cut off the device, there was never any suggestion that they could be tracked beyond the prison. I said that the moment prisoners went over the boundary, whether a prison boundary or a home boundary when someone had been given a curfew, bail or home detention, the department would be immediately notified, an alarm would sound and the prison’s unit could be advised.
Mr C.J. Barnett: What a joke! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! This particular performance by the Opposition has been appalling, in the yelling at the minister and endeavouring to stop her from answering the question. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: This is kiddie nonsense from the Opposition. I have answered questions in the Parliament and in the media about these devices. From day one I have said that these devices do not have a global positioning system. Hopefully, in the future, there may be devices that do have a GPS. I am on record in the Parliament and also in the media advising of that, but I also am on record as saying at the time that if someone cuts one of the devices off, of course they could not be tracked, whether the device had a GPS or not. If a prisoner went over the perimeter fence or cut off the device, there was never any suggestion that they could be tracked beyond the prison. I said that the moment prisoners went over the boundary, whether a prison boundary or a home boundary when someone had been given a curfew, bail or home detention, the department would be immediately notified, an alarm would sound and the prison’s unit could be advised.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER: Order! This particular performance by the Opposition has been appalling, in the yelling at the minister and endeavouring to stop her from answering the question. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: This is kiddie nonsense from the Opposition. I have answered questions in the Parliament and in the media about these devices. From day one I have said that these devices do not have a global positioning system. Hopefully, in the future, there may be devices that do have a GPS. I am on record in the Parliament and also in the media advising of that, but I also am on record as saying at the time that if someone cuts one of the devices off, of course they could not be tracked, whether the device had a GPS or not. If a prisoner went over the perimeter fence or cut off the device, there was never any suggestion that they could be tracked beyond the prison. I said that the moment prisoners went over the boundary, whether a prison boundary or a home boundary when someone had been given a curfew, bail or home detention, the department would be immediately notified, an alarm would sound and the prison’s unit could be advised.
The SPEAKER: Order! This particular performance by the Opposition has been appalling, in the yelling at the minister and endeavouring to stop her from answering the question. Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: This is kiddie nonsense from the Opposition. I have answered questions in the Parliament and in the media about these devices. From day one I have said that these devices do not have a global positioning system. Hopefully, in the future, there may be devices that do have a GPS. I am on record in the Parliament and also in the media advising of that, but I also am on record as saying at the time that if someone cuts one of the devices off, of course they could not be tracked, whether the device had a GPS or not. If a prisoner went over the perimeter fence or cut off the device, there was never any suggestion that they could be tracked beyond the prison. I said that the moment prisoners went over the boundary, whether a prison boundary or a home boundary when someone had been given a curfew, bail or home detention, the department would be immediately notified, an alarm would sound and the prison’s unit could be advised.
Mrs M.H. ROBERTS: This is kiddie nonsense from the Opposition. I have answered questions in the Parliament and in the media about these devices. From day one I have said that these devices do not have a global positioning system. Hopefully, in the future, there may be devices that do have a GPS. I am on record in the Parliament and also in the media advising of that, but I also am on record as saying at the time that if someone cuts one of the devices off, of course they could not be tracked, whether the device had a GPS or not. If a prisoner went over the perimeter fence or cut off the device, there was never any suggestion that they could be tracked beyond the prison. I said that the moment prisoners went over the boundary, whether a prison boundary or a home boundary when someone had been given a curfew, bail or home detention, the department would be immediately notified, an alarm would sound and the prison’s unit could be advised.
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