❓ A parliamentary question seeks information on the use of golf carts within Western Australian prisons, including ownership, costs, and prisoner operation. The response provides some information but lacks specific cost details.
AnsweredQoN 2753Legislative Assembly
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Does the Department own or operate any golf-carts across any prisoners or detention centres, and if so: (a) Per facility, how many golf carts are owned/operated; (b) What was the purchase cost of each golf-cart in what financial year; (c) What was the most recent average cost to maintain the golf-carts; (d) Do prisoners or detainees have the ability to drive/operate the golf-carts and if so: (i) Why; and (e) Do prisoners or detainees have the ability to ride in the golf-carts (i.e. being driven by a corrections officer) and if so: (i) Why?
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Answered
10 May 2018
Responded by
Minister for Corrective Services
Response time
11 days
The Department of Justice advises:
(a)-(b) Please see tabled paper number
(c) The Department of Justice is unable to identify from overall site maintenance costs. The specific cost of maintaining the carts/buggies varies because in many prisons maintenance work is carried out by prison services.
(d) Yes
a. These vehicles are utilised at prisons to assist with industry job functions such as (but not limited to) laundry services, delivery of food/stores, garden equipment and collection of rubbish. If a prisoner is assigned a particular function/job as part of their duties within the prison and it requires them to operate such a vehicle they will be required to do so.
(e) Yes.
a. It is part of their industry job function, as per the above.
(a)-(b) Please see tabled paper number
(c) The Department of Justice is unable to identify from overall site maintenance costs. The specific cost of maintaining the carts/buggies varies because in many prisons maintenance work is carried out by prison services.
(d) Yes
a. These vehicles are utilised at prisons to assist with industry job functions such as (but not limited to) laundry services, delivery of food/stores, garden equipment and collection of rubbish. If a prisoner is assigned a particular function/job as part of their duties within the prison and it requires them to operate such a vehicle they will be required to do so.
(e) Yes.
a. It is part of their industry job function, as per the above.
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