❓ Mr. Redman questions the Minister for Corrective Services regarding overtime restrictions at Greenough Regional Prison prior to a critical incident. The Minister accuses Mr. Redman of not reading the incident report and states the superintendent handed back $500,000 in unused overtime.
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GREENOUGH REGIONAL
PRISON — CRITICAL INCIDENT REVIEW
1010. Mr D.T. REDMAN to the Minister for Corrective Services:
I have a supplementary question.
From the minister's response, do I take it that there were no
restrictions on overtime for Greenough Regional Prison?
PRISON — CRITICAL INCIDENT REVIEW
1010. Mr D.T. REDMAN to the Minister for Corrective Services:
I have a supplementary question.
From the minister's response, do I take it that there were no
restrictions on overtime for Greenough Regional Prison?
AnswerView source ↗
It is a pity that the member for
Warren–Blackwood did not read the report before he stood up and asked
that question, because it is all laid out in the report. The overtime budget
for this year was no different from what it was last year; I put that on the
record earlier on. I also put on the record that the superintendent, for his
reasons only, handed back nearly $500 000 —
Mr D.T. Redman interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Warren–Blackwood!
Mr M. McGowan interjected.
The SPEAKER : Premier!
Mr F.M. LOGAN : The
superintendent decided to hand back $500 000 in unused overtime. That is what
happened. The member for Warren–Blackwood might not like the answer,
because it goes against —
Mr D.T. Redman interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Warren–Blackwood, you are on three.
Mr F.M. LOGAN : You might not
like the answer, because it goes against your perceived views of what actually
happened on the day.
The SPEAKER : Through the
Chair, minister.
Mr F.M. LOGAN : I urge the
member for Warren–Blackwood and other members in the house to read the
report, read what led up to the riot, read the reasons for the riot, and read
the comments in the back from the prisoners themselves, member for Dawesville,
about what they thought of the prison staff and how tough they thought they
were compared with the prison staff. Read that, and it will give a good idea of
why that riot took place.
Warren–Blackwood did not read the report before he stood up and asked
that question, because it is all laid out in the report. The overtime budget
for this year was no different from what it was last year; I put that on the
record earlier on. I also put on the record that the superintendent, for his
reasons only, handed back nearly $500 000 —
Mr D.T. Redman interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Warren–Blackwood!
Mr M. McGowan interjected.
The SPEAKER : Premier!
Mr F.M. LOGAN : The
superintendent decided to hand back $500 000 in unused overtime. That is what
happened. The member for Warren–Blackwood might not like the answer,
because it goes against —
Mr D.T. Redman interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Warren–Blackwood, you are on three.
Mr F.M. LOGAN : You might not
like the answer, because it goes against your perceived views of what actually
happened on the day.
The SPEAKER : Through the
Chair, minister.
Mr F.M. LOGAN : I urge the
member for Warren–Blackwood and other members in the house to read the
report, read what led up to the riot, read the reasons for the riot, and read
the comments in the back from the prisoners themselves, member for Dawesville,
about what they thought of the prison staff and how tough they thought they
were compared with the prison staff. Read that, and it will give a good idea of
why that riot took place.
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