❓ Question on Notice regarding court-ordered hospital orders for mentally impaired accused in WA, including numbers, court origins, referral locations, transfer costs, and a proposal for on-call psychiatric triage.
AnsweredQoN 4849Legislative Council
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(1) How many court ordered hospital orders were made in -
(a) 2009;
(b) 2010; and
(c) 2011 to date?
(2) What courts were the hospital orders made from for each of the years in (1)?
(3) Where were each of the mentally impaired accused referred to for assessment by their hospital order?
(4) What were the costs associated with transfers of mentally impaired accused for assessment for each of the years in (1)?
(5) Has the Attorney General given any consideration to having a psychiatrist on-call to triage people on hospital orders by video link or face to face interview, rather than transferring them to Frankland Centre for assessment?
(6) If no to (5), will the Attorney General consider this proposal?
(7) If no to (6), why not?
(a) 2009;
(b) 2010; and
(c) 2011 to date?
(2) What courts were the hospital orders made from for each of the years in (1)?
(3) Where were each of the mentally impaired accused referred to for assessment by their hospital order?
(4) What were the costs associated with transfers of mentally impaired accused for assessment for each of the years in (1)?
(5) Has the Attorney General given any consideration to having a psychiatrist on-call to triage people on hospital orders by video link or face to face interview, rather than transferring them to Frankland Centre for assessment?
(6) If no to (5), will the Attorney General consider this proposal?
(7) If no to (6), why not?
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Answered
22 November 2011
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Attorney General
Response time
34 days
(1)(a) 93
(1)(b) 77
(1)(c) 66 as at 25 October 2011.
(2) [see tabled paper no]
(3) [see tabled paper no]
(4) This question would be more appropriately responded to by the Minister for Corrective Services. It is therefore requested that this question be referred to the Hon Terry Redman MLA.
(5) The decision to have a psychiatrist on-call is a medical operational decision at the discretion of the Frankland Centre or Mental Health Commission. Consequently, it is recommended that this question be referred to the Minister for Mental Health, the Hon Helen Morton MLC.
(6)-(7) Not Applicable
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(1)(b) 77
(1)(c) 66 as at 25 October 2011.
(2) [see tabled paper no]
(3) [see tabled paper no]
(4) This question would be more appropriately responded to by the Minister for Corrective Services. It is therefore requested that this question be referred to the Hon Terry Redman MLA.
(5) The decision to have a psychiatrist on-call is a medical operational decision at the discretion of the Frankland Centre or Mental Health Commission. Consequently, it is recommended that this question be referred to the Minister for Mental Health, the Hon Helen Morton MLC.
(6)-(7) Not Applicable
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