❓ Hon Sue Ellery asks the Attorney General about advice from the Mentally Impaired Accused Review Board regarding placement of individuals subject to custody orders in disability justice centres. The Attorney General confirms information was provided but not specific suitability assessments for the centres.
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QuestionView source ↗
MENTALLY
IMPAIRED ACCUSED REVIEW BOARD — DISABILITY JUSTICE CENTRES
517. Hon SUE ELLERY to the Attorney General:
By way of explanation, this is a question that the Attorney General
asked me some weeks ago not to ask, so it is an old question.
I refer to the
Mentally Impaired Accused Review Board.
(1) Has the
board provided advice in relation to how many people subject to custody orders
are likely to be eligible for placement in disability justice centres to —
(a) the Attorney
General's office;
(b) the Minister
for Mental Health's office; or
(c) the Premier's
office?
(2) If yes to
any part of (1), will the Attorney General table that advice; and, if not, why
not?
IMPAIRED ACCUSED REVIEW BOARD — DISABILITY JUSTICE CENTRES
517. Hon SUE ELLERY to the Attorney General:
By way of explanation, this is a question that the Attorney General
asked me some weeks ago not to ask, so it is an old question.
I refer to the
Mentally Impaired Accused Review Board.
(1) Has the
board provided advice in relation to how many people subject to custody orders
are likely to be eligible for placement in disability justice centres to —
(a) the Attorney
General's office;
(b) the Minister
for Mental Health's office; or
(c) the Premier's
office?
(2) If yes to
any part of (1), will the Attorney General table that advice; and, if not, why
not?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for some notice of this
question. Yes; I do recall that I suggested that the Leader of the Opposition
not ask the question at that time, as I was not satisfied with the draft
response that I had been presented with. This answer is current as at 7 August.
(1) (a)–(c)
The Mentally Impaired Accused Review Board has provided information regarding
the number of people it manages under the Criminal Law (Mentally Impaired
Accused) Act 1996. However, it has not provided advice in relation to, or an
assessment of, the number that are likely to be suitable for placement in the
proposed disability justice centres. Eligibility for an accused to be permitted
to reside at a disability justice centre will be determined by the nature of
the facility and the board's assessment as to the suitability of an
accused in the context of the other custodial options, being a prison or an
authorised hospital. The board will be guided by what the Disability Services
Commission has built, and the other resources and facilities at the centre.
(2) Not
applicable.
That advice is
current as far as I am aware.
question. Yes; I do recall that I suggested that the Leader of the Opposition
not ask the question at that time, as I was not satisfied with the draft
response that I had been presented with. This answer is current as at 7 August.
(1) (a)–(c)
The Mentally Impaired Accused Review Board has provided information regarding
the number of people it manages under the Criminal Law (Mentally Impaired
Accused) Act 1996. However, it has not provided advice in relation to, or an
assessment of, the number that are likely to be suitable for placement in the
proposed disability justice centres. Eligibility for an accused to be permitted
to reside at a disability justice centre will be determined by the nature of
the facility and the board's assessment as to the suitability of an
accused in the context of the other custodial options, being a prison or an
authorised hospital. The board will be guided by what the Disability Services
Commission has built, and the other resources and facilities at the centre.
(2) Not
applicable.
That advice is
current as far as I am aware.
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