❓ Hon. Kate Doust asks the Minister for Mental Health about the timeline, funding, and potential privatisation of a declared place for adults. The Minister defers answering until the budget announcement.
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DECLARED
PLACE FOR ADULTS — TIME LINE, FUNDING AND PRIVATISATION
162. Hon KATE DOUST to the Minister for Mental Health:
I refer to the concept of the
declared place that was announced as being close to finalisation by the
minister in this house on 1 September 2011.
(1) What is the projected time line of opening a declared
place for adults?
(2) What is the projected cost of establishing a declared
place for adults?
(3) Will the
declared place be funded in the 2012–13 budget; and, if not, how will
it be funded and by how much?
(4) Can the
minister give an assurance that the declared place will not be privatised or
operated by Serco or any other similar provider; and, if not, why not?
PLACE FOR ADULTS — TIME LINE, FUNDING AND PRIVATISATION
162. Hon KATE DOUST to the Minister for Mental Health:
I refer to the concept of the
declared place that was announced as being close to finalisation by the
minister in this house on 1 September 2011.
(1) What is the projected time line of opening a declared
place for adults?
(2) What is the projected cost of establishing a declared
place for adults?
(3) Will the
declared place be funded in the 2012–13 budget; and, if not, how will
it be funded and by how much?
(4) Can the
minister give an assurance that the declared place will not be privatised or
operated by Serco or any other similar provider; and, if not, why not?
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(1)–(4)
That was a question without notice and I did not take the time to write all
those things down, so I will make a sort of general statement. The issue of
declared places has had a considerable level of consideration, and agreement
has been reached by government about the concept and how it will be
implemented. I think that any further consideration of it in terms of how much
it will cost—I cannot remember the other specific questions that the
member asked—and the time line associated with it —
Hon Kate Doust : Whether it will be funded this year and by
how much, and whether the minister anticipates privatising or operating it by
Serco.
Hon HELEN MORTON : Yes. The answer to that is that the member
will just have to wait until the budget is announced, and then she will have
most of those answers.
That was a question without notice and I did not take the time to write all
those things down, so I will make a sort of general statement. The issue of
declared places has had a considerable level of consideration, and agreement
has been reached by government about the concept and how it will be
implemented. I think that any further consideration of it in terms of how much
it will cost—I cannot remember the other specific questions that the
member asked—and the time line associated with it —
Hon Kate Doust : Whether it will be funded this year and by
how much, and whether the minister anticipates privatising or operating it by
Serco.
Hon HELEN MORTON : Yes. The answer to that is that the member
will just have to wait until the budget is announced, and then she will have
most of those answers.
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