❓ Hon Alison Xamon asks about the number and location of Aboriginal healthcare and mental healthcare workers employed by the Department of Justice in WA prisons. The answer reveals a significant number of vacant positions.
AnsweredQoN 3026Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
I
refer to the Inspector of Custodial Services 2019 Inspection of Casuarina
Prison report and to the Department of Justice’s statement in the report that
'Access to Indigenous specific support in prisons is also facilitated through
aboriginal healthcare workers and aboriginal mental healthcare workers', and I
ask: (a) how many aboriginal healthcare worker FTE are
employed by the Department; (b) how many aboriginal healthcare worker FTE are
based at each custodial facility; (c) how many aboriginal mental healthcare worker FTE
are employed by the Department; and (d) how many aboriginal mental healthcare worker FTE
are based at each custodial facility?
refer to the Inspector of Custodial Services 2019 Inspection of Casuarina
Prison report and to the Department of Justice’s statement in the report that
'Access to Indigenous specific support in prisons is also facilitated through
aboriginal healthcare workers and aboriginal mental healthcare workers', and I
ask: (a) how many aboriginal healthcare worker FTE are
employed by the Department; (b) how many aboriginal healthcare worker FTE are
based at each custodial facility; (c) how many aboriginal mental healthcare worker FTE
are employed by the Department; and (d) how many aboriginal mental healthcare worker FTE
are based at each custodial facility?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
15 September 2020
Responded by
Minister for Environment representing the Minister for Corrective Services
Response time
9 days
As of 1 August 2020 there were:
(a) One currently employed and one vacant position.
(b) Two – one at Eastern Goldfields Regional Prison, one at Melaleuca Women’s Prison (vacant).
(c) One currently employed with 4 vacant positions.
(d) Five – one at Wandoo Rehabilitation Prison, three at Casuarina Prison (vacant) and one at Melaleuca Women’s Prison (vacant).
Note: The vacant positions are newly created positions. Recruiting is pending.
(a) One currently employed and one vacant position.
(b) Two – one at Eastern Goldfields Regional Prison, one at Melaleuca Women’s Prison (vacant).
(c) One currently employed with 4 vacant positions.
(d) Five – one at Wandoo Rehabilitation Prison, three at Casuarina Prison (vacant) and one at Melaleuca Women’s Prison (vacant).
Note: The vacant positions are newly created positions. Recruiting is pending.
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