❓ Hon Peter Collier asked about staff resignations and terminations in WA prisons from 2019-2022. The Department of Justice provided data, including notes on the types of resignations/terminations and changes in prison management.
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(1) What was/is the number of staff resignations for each one of Western Australia's prisons in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 to date? (2) What was/is the number of staff terminations for each one of Western Australia's prisons in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 to date?
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Answered
14 February 2023
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Corrective Services
Response time
9 days
Data is for all adult prisons managed by the Department of Justice.
Notes are included in the attached tables.
1) See attached table
2) See attached table
ANSWER 1 - RESIGNATIONS BY YEAR
2019
2020
2021
2022
Albany Regional Prison
Staff
9
6
13
12
Bandyup Womens Prison
Staff
4
6
6
12
Boronia Pre Release Centre for Women
Staff
3
1
3
4
Broome Regional Prison
Staff
5
4
6
11
Bunbury Regional Prison
Staff
14
12
18
27
Casuarina Prison
Staff
18
29
40
55
Eastern Goldfields Regional Prison
Staff
13
7
19
14
Greenough Regional Prison
Staff
5
11
23
19
Hakea Prison
Staff
15
32
32
62
Karnet Prison Farm
Staff
8
5
11
27
Melaleuca Womens Prison
Staff
-
8
12
12
Pardelup Prison Farm
Staff
5
3
9
8
Roebourne Regional Prison
Staff
4
7
10
8
Wandoo Rehabilitation Prison
Staff
2
4
1
3
West Kimberley Regional Prison
Staff
2
9
9
13
Wooroloo Prison Farm
Staff
8
5
10
11
ANSWER 2 - ALL OTHER TERMINATIONS BY YEAR
Row Labels
2019
2020
2021
2022
Albany Regional Prison
Staff
10
9
7
4
Bandyup Womens Prison
Staff
5
4
3
4
Boronia Pre Release Centre for Women
Staff
1
3
1
1
Broome Regional Prison
Staff
7
5
5
10
Bunbury Regional Prison
Staff
21
35
38
26
Casuarina Prison
Staff
10
5
18
9
Eastern Goldfields Regional Prison
Staff
0
2
2
4
Greenough Regional Prison
Staff
15
8
3
10
Hakea Prison
Staff
6
11
15
9
Karnet Prison Farm
Staff
7
2
5
3
Melaleuca Womens Prison
Staff
-
3
7
4
Pardelup Prison Farm
Staff
4
2
3
4
Roebourne Regional Prison
Staff
1
3
4
6
Wandoo Rehabilitation Prison
Staff
1
0
7
1
West Kimberley Regional Prison
Staff
4
2
0
1
Wooroloo Prison Farm
Staff
1
3
4
2
NOTES:
· Resignations includes: resignations, age retirements, transfers to other agencies.
· Other terminations includes: dismissals, ill-health retirements, fixed-term contract end, deceased, secondment end.
· Melaleuka Women's Prison returned to the Department on 1/03/2020. No data is available prior to that date.
· Acacia Prison is managed under contract by Serco
Notes are included in the attached tables.
1) See attached table
2) See attached table
ANSWER 1 - RESIGNATIONS BY YEAR
2019
2020
2021
2022
Albany Regional Prison
Staff
9
6
13
12
Bandyup Womens Prison
Staff
4
6
6
12
Boronia Pre Release Centre for Women
Staff
3
1
3
4
Broome Regional Prison
Staff
5
4
6
11
Bunbury Regional Prison
Staff
14
12
18
27
Casuarina Prison
Staff
18
29
40
55
Eastern Goldfields Regional Prison
Staff
13
7
19
14
Greenough Regional Prison
Staff
5
11
23
19
Hakea Prison
Staff
15
32
32
62
Karnet Prison Farm
Staff
8
5
11
27
Melaleuca Womens Prison
Staff
-
8
12
12
Pardelup Prison Farm
Staff
5
3
9
8
Roebourne Regional Prison
Staff
4
7
10
8
Wandoo Rehabilitation Prison
Staff
2
4
1
3
West Kimberley Regional Prison
Staff
2
9
9
13
Wooroloo Prison Farm
Staff
8
5
10
11
ANSWER 2 - ALL OTHER TERMINATIONS BY YEAR
Row Labels
2019
2020
2021
2022
Albany Regional Prison
Staff
10
9
7
4
Bandyup Womens Prison
Staff
5
4
3
4
Boronia Pre Release Centre for Women
Staff
1
3
1
1
Broome Regional Prison
Staff
7
5
5
10
Bunbury Regional Prison
Staff
21
35
38
26
Casuarina Prison
Staff
10
5
18
9
Eastern Goldfields Regional Prison
Staff
0
2
2
4
Greenough Regional Prison
Staff
15
8
3
10
Hakea Prison
Staff
6
11
15
9
Karnet Prison Farm
Staff
7
2
5
3
Melaleuca Womens Prison
Staff
-
3
7
4
Pardelup Prison Farm
Staff
4
2
3
4
Roebourne Regional Prison
Staff
1
3
4
6
Wandoo Rehabilitation Prison
Staff
1
0
7
1
West Kimberley Regional Prison
Staff
4
2
0
1
Wooroloo Prison Farm
Staff
1
3
4
2
NOTES:
· Resignations includes: resignations, age retirements, transfers to other agencies.
· Other terminations includes: dismissals, ill-health retirements, fixed-term contract end, deceased, secondment end.
· Melaleuka Women's Prison returned to the Department on 1/03/2020. No data is available prior to that date.
· Acacia Prison is managed under contract by Serco
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