Hon ED DERMER asks about the timeline for a declared place for prisoners with mental impairments. Hon DONNA FARAGHER responds that planning is underway, focusing on intellectual disability and acquired brain injury, but cabinet has yet to finalise the model.

AnsweredQoN 753Legislative Council
Asked
8 September 2011
Portfolio
Mental Health

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MENTALLY IMPAIRED ACCUSED — DECLARED PLACE
I refer to the article in The West Australian of 11 August 2011 entitled “Jail used to house disabled for years”. (1) When will the declared place for prisoners with an intellectual disability, mental health issue or psychiatric illness be announced? (2) Where will the declared place be located? (3) When will the declared place be ready to take detainees? Hon DONNA FARAGHER

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I thank the member for some notice of this question. On behalf of the Minister for Mental Health, I provide the following response — (1)–(3) Planning for an appropriate declared place model for mentally impaired accused is focusing on individuals with an intellectual disability and/or acquired brain injury. This work follows on from the substantial work progressed between ministerial colleagues the Attorney General, the Minister for Corrective Services and the Minister for Mental Health. Whilst cabinet is yet to consider the declared place concept and its specific details, it is close to finalising an appropriate model.
(1) When will the declared place for prisoners with an intellectual disability, mental health issue or psychiatric illness be announced? (2) Where will the declared place be located? (3) When will the declared place be ready to take detainees? Hon DONNA FARAGHER replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. On behalf of the Minister for Mental Health, I provide the following response — (1)–(3) Planning for an appropriate declared place model for mentally impaired accused is focusing on individuals with an intellectual disability and/or acquired brain injury. This work follows on from the substantial work progressed between ministerial colleagues the Attorney General, the Minister for Corrective Services and the Minister for Mental Health. Whilst cabinet is yet to consider the declared place concept and its specific details, it is close to finalising an appropriate model.
(2) Where will the declared place be located? (3) When will the declared place be ready to take detainees? Hon DONNA FARAGHER replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. On behalf of the Minister for Mental Health, I provide the following response — (1)–(3) Planning for an appropriate declared place model for mentally impaired accused is focusing on individuals with an intellectual disability and/or acquired brain injury. This work follows on from the substantial work progressed between ministerial colleagues the Attorney General, the Minister for Corrective Services and the Minister for Mental Health. Whilst cabinet is yet to consider the declared place concept and its specific details, it is close to finalising an appropriate model.
(3) When will the declared place be ready to take detainees? Hon DONNA FARAGHER replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. On behalf of the Minister for Mental Health, I provide the following response — (1)–(3) Planning for an appropriate declared place model for mentally impaired accused is focusing on individuals with an intellectual disability and/or acquired brain injury. This work follows on from the substantial work progressed between ministerial colleagues the Attorney General, the Minister for Corrective Services and the Minister for Mental Health. Whilst cabinet is yet to consider the declared place concept and its specific details, it is close to finalising an appropriate model.
Hon DONNA FARAGHER replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. On behalf of the Minister for Mental Health, I provide the following response — (1)–(3) Planning for an appropriate declared place model for mentally impaired accused is focusing on individuals with an intellectual disability and/or acquired brain injury. This work follows on from the substantial work progressed between ministerial colleagues the Attorney General, the Minister for Corrective Services and the Minister for Mental Health. Whilst cabinet is yet to consider the declared place concept and its specific details, it is close to finalising an appropriate model.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. On behalf of the Minister for Mental Health, I provide the following response — (1)–(3) Planning for an appropriate declared place model for mentally impaired accused is focusing on individuals with an intellectual disability and/or acquired brain injury. This work follows on from the substantial work progressed between ministerial colleagues the Attorney General, the Minister for Corrective Services and the Minister for Mental Health. Whilst cabinet is yet to consider the declared place concept and its specific details, it is close to finalising an appropriate model.
(1)–(3) Planning for an appropriate declared place model for mentally impaired accused is focusing on individuals with an intellectual disability and/or acquired brain injury. This work follows on from the substantial work progressed between ministerial colleagues the Attorney General, the Minister for Corrective Services and the Minister for Mental Health. Whilst cabinet is yet to consider the declared place concept and its specific details, it is close to finalising an appropriate model.

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