❓ Question regarding prisoner involvement in external community reparation projects in specific suburbs, with details on location, organisation, work undertaken, and duration. Answer confirms involvement in Martin, assisting Kaarakin Cockatoo Refuge, and outlines the application process for community groups to request prisoner assistance.
AnsweredQoN 3018Legislative Assembly
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(1) In the past year, have any prisoners undertaken external community reparation through their involvement in various
specialist projects (as per Policy Directive 25) at any private, non-government or government properties in the following suburbs: (a) Bouvard; (b) Dawesville; (c) Dudley Park; (d) Erskine; (e) Falcon; (f) Halls Head; (g) Herron; (h) Wannanup; (i) Martin; (j) Roleystone; and (k) for each location outlined above, at what location, for what organisation or third party, what work was undertaken and for how long? (2) What is the process for arranging external community reparation and deciding what third party benefits from this work?
specialist projects (as per Policy Directive 25) at any private, non-government or government properties in the following suburbs: (a) Bouvard; (b) Dawesville; (c) Dudley Park; (d) Erskine; (e) Falcon; (f) Halls Head; (g) Herron; (h) Wannanup; (i) Martin; (j) Roleystone; and (k) for each location outlined above, at what location, for what organisation or third party, what work was undertaken and for how long? (2) What is the process for arranging external community reparation and deciding what third party benefits from this work?
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Answered
10 May 2018
Responded by
Minister for Corrective Services
Response time
5 days
The Department of Justice advises
1. Yes.
(a) Nil.
(b) Nil.
(c) Nil.
(d) Nil.
(e) Nil.
(f) Nil.
(g) Nil.
(h) Nil.
(i) Yes.
(j) Nil.
(k) Assistance with building and general maintenance work was provided to the Kaarakin Cockatoo Refuge/Black Cockatoo Preservation Society for a total of 72 days during the period of 11 April 2017 and 10 April 2018. This equated to 2759 hours.
2. Community groups, agencies and organisations can apply to a prison via a “Project Nomination Form” and by describing the work required and the time frame they are requesting to the Designated Superintendent.
The Designated Superintendent reviews the application and then applies to the Assistant Commissioner Adult Custodial Operations for the activity approval. As a general rule, community work projects should:
• Provide maximum benefit to the community through improving infrastructure and assets.
• Be community work projects that would otherwise not be completed through any other means due to lack of community resources, funding or volunteers.
• Be for not-for-profit community organisations.
• Be highly visible and used by the local community and tourists alike.
• Be skills-based and provide prisoners with links to formal training, accreditation and/or prospective employment.
Community work projects should generally fall into one of the following four categories:
• Environmental which can include tree planting, salinity control, coastal regeneration, eradication of non-indigenous vegetation and elimination or control of fire hazards.
• Recreation/tourism including the maintenance and development of national park infrastructure, nature reserves, tourist parks and rest areas, which may involve the construction of trails, footbridges, information shelters, BBQs and picnic facilities.
• Heritage involving the maintenance and restoration of heritage sites and buildings of significant historical value, pioneer cemeteries and homesteads.
• Smaller local community projects such as ‘Tidy Town’ and street scaping projects and which include the upgrading community facilities such as recreation halls and parks, and the construction of facilities for local sporting clubs.
1. Yes.
(a) Nil.
(b) Nil.
(c) Nil.
(d) Nil.
(e) Nil.
(f) Nil.
(g) Nil.
(h) Nil.
(i) Yes.
(j) Nil.
(k) Assistance with building and general maintenance work was provided to the Kaarakin Cockatoo Refuge/Black Cockatoo Preservation Society for a total of 72 days during the period of 11 April 2017 and 10 April 2018. This equated to 2759 hours.
2. Community groups, agencies and organisations can apply to a prison via a “Project Nomination Form” and by describing the work required and the time frame they are requesting to the Designated Superintendent.
The Designated Superintendent reviews the application and then applies to the Assistant Commissioner Adult Custodial Operations for the activity approval. As a general rule, community work projects should:
• Provide maximum benefit to the community through improving infrastructure and assets.
• Be community work projects that would otherwise not be completed through any other means due to lack of community resources, funding or volunteers.
• Be for not-for-profit community organisations.
• Be highly visible and used by the local community and tourists alike.
• Be skills-based and provide prisoners with links to formal training, accreditation and/or prospective employment.
Community work projects should generally fall into one of the following four categories:
• Environmental which can include tree planting, salinity control, coastal regeneration, eradication of non-indigenous vegetation and elimination or control of fire hazards.
• Recreation/tourism including the maintenance and development of national park infrastructure, nature reserves, tourist parks and rest areas, which may involve the construction of trails, footbridges, information shelters, BBQs and picnic facilities.
• Heritage involving the maintenance and restoration of heritage sites and buildings of significant historical value, pioneer cemeteries and homesteads.
• Smaller local community projects such as ‘Tidy Town’ and street scaping projects and which include the upgrading community facilities such as recreation halls and parks, and the construction of facilities for local sporting clubs.
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