❓ This parliamentary question seeks detailed information regarding the occupancy, staffing levels, and daily costs of Unit 18 at Banksia Hill Detention Centre since May 5, 2026. The Minister's representative indicated that the information requires manual extraction and will be provided the following day.
AnsweredQoN 473Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
Banksia Hill Detention Centre and unit 18
473. Hon Dr Brad Pettitt to the minister representing
the Minister for Corrective Services:
I refer to question without notice 260.
(1) Since the 5 May 2026, how many days
has the population of unit 18 been zero?
(2) On days when the population of unit
18 is zero, how many total staff—youth custodial officers and other staff—are
assigned to unit 18?
(3) What is the daily cost of staffing an
empty unit 18?
473. Hon Dr Brad Pettitt to the minister representing
the Minister for Corrective Services:
I refer to question without notice 260.
(1) Since the 5 May 2026, how many days
has the population of unit 18 been zero?
(2) On days when the population of unit
18 is zero, how many total staff—youth custodial officers and other staff—are
assigned to unit 18?
(3) What is the daily cost of staffing an
empty unit 18?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member
for some notice of the question. The following answer has been provided to me
by the Minister for Corrective Services.
The answer the
member is requesting will take manual extraction of information and additional
time is also required to ascertain the cost requested in part (3) of the
question. A response will be provided tomorrow on 11 June 2026.
for some notice of the question. The following answer has been provided to me
by the Minister for Corrective Services.
The answer the
member is requesting will take manual extraction of information and additional
time is also required to ascertain the cost requested in part (3) of the
question. A response will be provided tomorrow on 11 June 2026.
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