❓ A parliamentary question seeks information about the roles and responsibilities of officers based at the Children's Court and Banksia Hill Detention Centre, specifically regarding their interactions with children. Data on the number of children assisted was unavailable.
AnsweredQoN 1338Legislative Council
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CHILDREN'S COURT — FULL-TIME
EQUIVALENT POSITIONS
1338. Hon MARTIN PRITCHARD to the
parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Child Protection:
I refer to information provided
during the annual report estimates hearings on 3 November 2016 regarding the
full-time equivalents based at the Children's Court.
(1) What is the title of the
officer?
(2) What duties does the officer
undertake at the Children's Court?
(3) How many children did the
officer assist at the Children's Court during 2015–16?
(4) How many days a week does the
officer spend at Banksia Hill, and what duties are undertaken there?
(5) How many children did the
officer assist at Banksia Hill during 2015–16?
EQUIVALENT POSITIONS
1338. Hon MARTIN PRITCHARD to the
parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Child Protection:
I refer to information provided
during the annual report estimates hearings on 3 November 2016 regarding the
full-time equivalents based at the Children's Court.
(1) What is the title of the
officer?
(2) What duties does the officer
undertake at the Children's Court?
(3) How many children did the
officer assist at the Children's Court during 2015–16?
(4) How many days a week does the
officer spend at Banksia Hill, and what duties are undertaken there?
(5) How many children did the
officer assist at Banksia Hill during 2015–16?
AnswerView source ↗
(1) Two officers
are based at the Children's Court—one senior child protection
officer, Children's Court, and one senior court officer.
(2) The senior
child protection officer, Children's Court, provides direct support on
a daily basis to departmental staff and young people who are going through the
criminal court, and to problem solve as required. The position is also required
to assist with judicial requests as they arise. The senior court officer
attends Banksia Hill Detention Centre, undertakes data collection–analysis,
program development, interagency relations—for example, problem solving—policy,
legislation and process reviews, and various other managerial and court support
requirements as necessary.
(3) This data is not available.
(4) The senior
court officer attends Banksia Hill Detention Centre two days a week—Wednesdays
and Thursdays. The officer provides support to the Telethon Kids Institute
research into children who are incarcerated who may have foetal alcohol
syndrome disorder. The officer is available to the youth justice case planning
unit and departmental case managers in relation to inquiries about children in
care in Banksia Hill. The officer also works towards encouraging strong
interagency communication.
(5) This data is not available.
are based at the Children's Court—one senior child protection
officer, Children's Court, and one senior court officer.
(2) The senior
child protection officer, Children's Court, provides direct support on
a daily basis to departmental staff and young people who are going through the
criminal court, and to problem solve as required. The position is also required
to assist with judicial requests as they arise. The senior court officer
attends Banksia Hill Detention Centre, undertakes data collection–analysis,
program development, interagency relations—for example, problem solving—policy,
legislation and process reviews, and various other managerial and court support
requirements as necessary.
(3) This data is not available.
(4) The senior
court officer attends Banksia Hill Detention Centre two days a week—Wednesdays
and Thursdays. The officer provides support to the Telethon Kids Institute
research into children who are incarcerated who may have foetal alcohol
syndrome disorder. The officer is available to the youth justice case planning
unit and departmental case managers in relation to inquiries about children in
care in Banksia Hill. The officer also works towards encouraging strong
interagency communication.
(5) This data is not available.
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