❓ Hon Michael Mischin asks about a prisoner's hunger strike, reasons for unhappiness with medical treatment, denial of methadone, and alternative treatments. The Minister declines to answer without the prisoner's consent due to privacy concerns.
AnsweredQoN 254Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
PRISONS — HUNGER
STRIKES
254. Hon MICHAEL MISCHIN to the minister representing the
Minister for Corrective Services:
I refer to the minister's
answer to my question without notice of 18 March 2020 concerning a prisoner
currently conducting a hunger strike.
(1) What reasons
did the prisoner give for his unhappiness with his medical treatment?
(2) Why has the
prisoner been denied the methadone program?
(3) What
alternative treatments have been administered to the prisoner in place of
methadone?
(4) Has the
prisoner, or anyone on his behalf, indicated dissatisfaction or concerns with
those alternatives; and, if so, what are they and how have they been
accommodated?
STRIKES
254. Hon MICHAEL MISCHIN to the minister representing the
Minister for Corrective Services:
I refer to the minister's
answer to my question without notice of 18 March 2020 concerning a prisoner
currently conducting a hunger strike.
(1) What reasons
did the prisoner give for his unhappiness with his medical treatment?
(2) Why has the
prisoner been denied the methadone program?
(3) What
alternative treatments have been administered to the prisoner in place of
methadone?
(4) Has the
prisoner, or anyone on his behalf, indicated dissatisfaction or concerns with
those alternatives; and, if so, what are they and how have they been
accommodated?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following answer has been provided to me by
the Minister for Corrective Services.
(1)–(4) The
minister requires the consent of the prisoner to disclose any of their personal
information, particularly confidential medical information. Should the
honourable member receive consent from the prisoner to obtain these details, the minister will disclose the information
requested to the honourable member privately.
some notice of the question. The following answer has been provided to me by
the Minister for Corrective Services.
(1)–(4) The
minister requires the consent of the prisoner to disclose any of their personal
information, particularly confidential medical information. Should the
honourable member receive consent from the prisoner to obtain these details, the minister will disclose the information
requested to the honourable member privately.
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