Question regarding the legal requirements and qualifications of prison officers working in youth detention facilities, specifically Unit 18, and whether officers working there meet those requirements. The answer is simply 'Yes'.

AnsweredQoN 1297Legislative Council
Asked
23 October 2024
Portfolio
Corrective Services

QuestionView source ↗

YOUTH DETENTION — PRISON OFFICERS
1297. Hon PETER COLLIER to the minister representing the
Minister for Corrective Services:
(1) Are any legal requirements or qualifications
needed for a prison officer to work in a youth custodial facility?
(2) Have any prison officers worked
within unit 18 since it was established in July 2022?
(3) If yes to (2), did the prison
officers have the qualifications referred to in (1); and, if not, why not?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the Leader of the Opposition
for some notice of the question. I have been advised the following by the
Department of Justice.
(1)–(3) Yes.

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