❓ Hon Nick Goiran asks the Minister for Corrective Services about a report advocating for work-focused community service orders to address worker shortages and reduce incarceration. The Minister indicates no awareness or briefing on the report.
AnsweredQoN 1496Legislative Council
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JUSTICE
— PRISONER EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM
1496. Hon NICK GOIRAN to the minister representing the
Minister for Corrective Services:
My question is directed to the
parliamentary secretary, but I suspect it has been redirected to the Minister
for Emergency Services representing the
Minister for Corrective Services. I refer to 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 this year that advocates for the introduction of work-focused
community service orders for all nonviolent and non-sexual offenders who are
prepared to work full time.
(1) Is the minister aware of this
research report?
(2) Is the
minister aware that the report argues that such work-focused community service
orders would help address the current worker shortages, reduce incarceration
rates and, consequentially, the state's prison expenditure, and enhance
the rehabilitation of nonviolent offenders?
(3) When did the department brief
the former minister about this report?
(4) When did the department brief
the current minister about this report?
(5) Has the minister discussed the
report with the Premier or the Attorney General?
— PRISONER EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM
1496. Hon NICK GOIRAN to the minister representing the
Minister for Corrective Services:
My question is directed to the
parliamentary secretary, but I suspect it has been redirected to the Minister
for Emergency Services representing the
Minister for Corrective Services. I refer to 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 this year that advocates for the introduction of work-focused
community service orders for all nonviolent and non-sexual offenders who are
prepared to work full time.
(1) Is the minister aware of this
research report?
(2) Is the
minister aware that the report argues that such work-focused community service
orders would help address the current worker shortages, reduce incarceration
rates and, consequentially, the state's prison expenditure, and enhance
the rehabilitation of nonviolent offenders?
(3) When did the department brief
the former minister about this report?
(4) When did the department brief
the current minister about this report?
(5) Has the minister discussed the
report with the Premier or the Attorney General?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following information has been provided to me
by the Minister for Corrective Services.
(1) No.
(2) Not applicable.
(3) The
department did not brief the former Minister for Corrective Services prior to
the change of minister.
(4) The Department of Justice has
not briefed the minister on this report.
(5) No.
some notice of the question. The following information has been provided to me
by the Minister for Corrective Services.
(1) No.
(2) Not applicable.
(3) The
department did not brief the former Minister for Corrective Services prior to
the change of minister.
(4) The Department of Justice has
not briefed the minister on this report.
(5) No.
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