❓ Hon Alison Xamon asks about staffing and visitation frequency of the Aboriginal Visitors Scheme (AVS) at various WA correctional facilities. The Minister for Corrective Services provides details on FTE, individual staff numbers, and visitation schedules.
AnsweredQoN 2329Legislative Council
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I
refer to the Aboriginal Visitors Scheme (AVS), and I ask: (a) how many FTE are currently employed in the
AVS; (b) how many individual staff are employed in the AVS; and (c) which facilities are currently regularly visited by staff from the AVS, and how often do they visit each site?
refer to the Aboriginal Visitors Scheme (AVS), and I ask: (a) how many FTE are currently employed in the
AVS; (b) how many individual staff are employed in the AVS; and (c) which facilities are currently regularly visited by staff from the AVS, and how often do they visit each site?
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Answered
3 September 2019
Responded by
Minister for Environment representing the Minister for Corrective Services
Response time
9 days
(a) Six (6) FTE are currently employed in the AVS;
(b) 30 individual staff are currently contracted by AVS.
(c) The following sites receive visits from AVS:
Prison Site
Visits per week
Bandyup Women’s Prison
4 days
Hakea Prison
4 days
Casuarina Prison
4 days
Banksia Hill Detention Centre
4 days
Melaleuca Remand Prison
4 days
Broome Regional Prison
3 days
Eastern Goldfields Regional Prison
3 days
Albany Regional Prison
3 days
Boronia Pre-Release Facility
1 day
(b) 30 individual staff are currently contracted by AVS.
(c) The following sites receive visits from AVS:
Prison Site
Visits per week
Bandyup Women’s Prison
4 days
Hakea Prison
4 days
Casuarina Prison
4 days
Banksia Hill Detention Centre
4 days
Melaleuca Remand Prison
4 days
Broome Regional Prison
3 days
Eastern Goldfields Regional Prison
3 days
Albany Regional Prison
3 days
Boronia Pre-Release Facility
1 day
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