Ms. Davies questions the Premier about financial support sought from the federal government to manage released stateless detainees. The Premier outlines existing support mechanisms and downplays the resource burden, anticipating most detainees will relocate interstate.

AnsweredQoN 858Legislative Assembly
Asked
14 November 2023
Portfolio
Premier

QuestionView source ↗

IMMIGRATION DETENTION CENTRES — STATELESS
DETAINEES — RELEASE
858. Ms M.J. DAVIES to the Premier:
I have a supplementary question. What, if any, financial
support and assistance has the Premier sought from the federal government to
manage these dangerous men to keep our community safe?

AnswerView source ↗

These are the same supports that we would expect for anyone
released from an immigration centre into the community; they are subject to
ongoing programs and protocols. The seven detainees who are subject to
reportable orders under WA police programs will obviously not represent a serious
drag on resources, as it is just the normal course
of events that we have to undertake actions of these sorts. As I said, the vast
majority of these former detainees will return to the east coast where
they have family or friends or where they previously resided and so they will
no longer be an issue for WA police.

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