❓ Hon Robin Chapple asks about the timing of a prisoner transfer from South Hedland to Roebourne, and whether transfer documents were left behind. The Attorney General provides detailed times for notification, departure, arrival, and document handling, confirming no documents were left behind.
AnsweredQoN 1270Legislative Council
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MALCOLM DICK WILSON AND
DEON JAMES RUFFIN — PRISONER TRANSFER
1270. Hon ROBIN CHAPPLE to the Attorney General
representing the Minister for Corrective Services:
I refer to the transfer to Roebourne Regional Prison of prisoners
Malcolm Dick Wilson and Deon James Ruffin from the South Hedland watch house.
(1) At what time and date was the transfer commenced by Serco's
prisoner transport system?
(2) At what time was Serco's prisoner transport system advised
that the transfer was required?
(3) Did the Serco prisoner transport system
leave the relevant transfer documents behind at the South Hedland watch house?
(4) If yes to (3), at what time did the
Serco prisoner transport vehicle return to collect the relevant documents?
(5) At what time and date was the transfer to Roebourne Regional Prison
concluded?
DEON JAMES RUFFIN — PRISONER TRANSFER
1270. Hon ROBIN CHAPPLE to the Attorney General
representing the Minister for Corrective Services:
I refer to the transfer to Roebourne Regional Prison of prisoners
Malcolm Dick Wilson and Deon James Ruffin from the South Hedland watch house.
(1) At what time and date was the transfer commenced by Serco's
prisoner transport system?
(2) At what time was Serco's prisoner transport system advised
that the transfer was required?
(3) Did the Serco prisoner transport system
leave the relevant transfer documents behind at the South Hedland watch house?
(4) If yes to (3), at what time did the
Serco prisoner transport vehicle return to collect the relevant documents?
(5) At what time and date was the transfer to Roebourne Regional Prison
concluded?
AnswerView source ↗
On behalf of the Attorney General and the Minister for Corrective
Services, I thank the member for some notice of this question.
The Department of Corrective Services advises as follows —
(1) This movement was a lock-up clearance.
The two persons in custody—PICs—appeared in South Hedland
Courthouse between approximately 0940 and 0945 hours on Monday, 4 August 2014.
They were remanded into custody and transferred back to the police lock-up. The
transport vehicle commenced its journey from South Hedland to Roebourne
Regional Prison at l406 hours on 4 August 2014. This is in accordance with the
court security and custodial services contract, which stipulates that lock-up
clearances are required to be conducted at the earliest opportunity but no
later than 24 hours from receiving the request, unless Western Australia Police
agrees otherwise.
(2) The Serco–Roebourne transport
crew were notified at approximately 1010 hours of the requirement to conduct a
lock-up clearance and pick up the two PICs from South Hedland police lock-up once
court was finished. The Serco–Roebourne transport crew departed
Roebourne at 1030 hours to conduct the clearance.
(3) No documents were left behind at the watch house.
(4) Not applicable.
(5) The Department of Corrective Services
records indicate the PICs arrived at Roebourne Regional Prison at 161l hours
and were allowed entry into Roebourne prison at 1626 hours on 4 August 2014,
the same day as the PICs were remanded in custody. The movement was within the
time frames stipulated in the court security and custodial services contract
for Roebourne Regional Prison for regional lock-up clearances.
Services, I thank the member for some notice of this question.
The Department of Corrective Services advises as follows —
(1) This movement was a lock-up clearance.
The two persons in custody—PICs—appeared in South Hedland
Courthouse between approximately 0940 and 0945 hours on Monday, 4 August 2014.
They were remanded into custody and transferred back to the police lock-up. The
transport vehicle commenced its journey from South Hedland to Roebourne
Regional Prison at l406 hours on 4 August 2014. This is in accordance with the
court security and custodial services contract, which stipulates that lock-up
clearances are required to be conducted at the earliest opportunity but no
later than 24 hours from receiving the request, unless Western Australia Police
agrees otherwise.
(2) The Serco–Roebourne transport
crew were notified at approximately 1010 hours of the requirement to conduct a
lock-up clearance and pick up the two PICs from South Hedland police lock-up once
court was finished. The Serco–Roebourne transport crew departed
Roebourne at 1030 hours to conduct the clearance.
(3) No documents were left behind at the watch house.
(4) Not applicable.
(5) The Department of Corrective Services
records indicate the PICs arrived at Roebourne Regional Prison at 161l hours
and were allowed entry into Roebourne prison at 1626 hours on 4 August 2014,
the same day as the PICs were remanded in custody. The movement was within the
time frames stipulated in the court security and custodial services contract
for Roebourne Regional Prison for regional lock-up clearances.
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