❓ Hon Nick Goiran questions the Minister for Corrective Services regarding a briefing on a report about prisoner employment and its potential to address worker shortages. The Minister confirms awareness but hasn't requested a briefing, citing existing prisoner employment programs.
AnsweredQoN 320Legislative Council
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JUSTICE — PRISONER EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM
320. Hon NICK GOIRAN to the minister representing the
Minister for Corrective Services:
I refer to the minister's
response to my question without notice 1496, asked on 16 November 2023, in
which he was made aware of the research report entitled Let them work: How
criminal justice reform can help address Australia's worker shortage ,
published by the Institute of Public Affairs in March 2023.
(1) Is the minister aware that following previous
parliamentary questions, the previous Minister for Corrective Services
requested a briefing from the Department of Justice on the report?
(2) Is he aware that the department
failed to brief the then minister?
(3) Now that the
minister has been aware of this report for more than five months, has he
requested a briefing from the department on this report, and will he table the
information provided to him in that briefing?
(4) If no to (3),
has the minister given up on addressing current worker shortages, on reducing
incarceration rates and the state's prison expenditure, and on
enhancing the rehabilitation of nonviolent offenders?
320. Hon NICK GOIRAN to the minister representing the
Minister for Corrective Services:
I refer to the minister's
response to my question without notice 1496, asked on 16 November 2023, in
which he was made aware of the research report entitled Let them work: How
criminal justice reform can help address Australia's worker shortage ,
published by the Institute of Public Affairs in March 2023.
(1) Is the minister aware that following previous
parliamentary questions, the previous Minister for Corrective Services
requested a briefing from the Department of Justice on the report?
(2) Is he aware that the department
failed to brief the then minister?
(3) Now that the
minister has been aware of this report for more than five months, has he
requested a briefing from the department on this report, and will he table the
information provided to him in that briefing?
(4) If no to (3),
has the minister given up on addressing current worker shortages, on reducing
incarceration rates and the state's prison expenditure, and on
enhancing the rehabilitation of nonviolent offenders?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The Department of Justice advises the following.
(1) Yes.
(2) The
Department of Justice was not able to brief Minister Johnston on this report in
his capacity as Minister for Corrective Services prior to his change in
ministerial responsibilities.
(3) No.
(4) The
department provides a number of employment opportunities to prisoners in
addition to industries. Some of these include the prisoner employment program,
the Carey Bindjareb program and the Breaking Through program. Further
information on these programs and their beneficial outcomes can be provided on
request.
some notice of the question. The Department of Justice advises the following.
(1) Yes.
(2) The
Department of Justice was not able to brief Minister Johnston on this report in
his capacity as Minister for Corrective Services prior to his change in
ministerial responsibilities.
(3) No.
(4) The
department provides a number of employment opportunities to prisoners in
addition to industries. Some of these include the prisoner employment program,
the Carey Bindjareb program and the Breaking Through program. Further
information on these programs and their beneficial outcomes can be provided on
request.
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