A WA parliamentary question seeks information on staffing levels and waiting lists at the Perth Drug Court, with the Minister providing details on current staffing and waiting list numbers but noting historical waiting list data is not retained.

AnsweredQoN 498Legislative Council
Asked
26 June 2007
Portfolio
minister representing the Attorney General

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PERTH DRUG COURT
I refer to the Perth Drug Court. (1) How many court assessment and treatment service officers are currently employed to support the court? (2) How many officers were employed in the years 2001-02 to 2005-06? (3) What is the court’s current waiting list? (4) What was the waiting list in the years referred to in question (2)? Hon SUE ELLERY

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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The court assessment and treatment service - CATS - team are officers employed by the Department of Corrective Services. It comprises five senior community corrections CATS officers directly providing case management support, one psychologist, one youth support officer, one team leader, one administrative assistant and one clerical officer. (2) (a) Five senior community corrections officers - CATS officers. (b) Five senior community corrections officers - CATS officers. (c) Five senior community corrections officers - CATS officers. (d) Five senior community corrections officers - CATS officers. (e) Five senior community corrections officers - CATS officers. The team leader, administrative assistant and clerical officer positions were in place within CATS for all the above periods. (3) As at 25 June 2007, there are 13 defendants on the waiting list for the Drug Court. (4) The records of the Drug Court waiting lists are not retained. The list was developed and is utilised within the Drug Court as an internal management tool. It is reviewed and updated within the Drug Court on a weekly basis.
(1) How many court assessment and treatment service officers are currently employed to support the court? (2) How many officers were employed in the years 2001-02 to 2005-06? (3) What is the court’s current waiting list? (4) What was the waiting list in the years referred to in question (2)? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The court assessment and treatment service - CATS - team are officers employed by the Department of Corrective Services. It comprises five senior community corrections CATS officers directly providing case management support, one psychologist, one youth support officer, one team leader, one administrative assistant and one clerical officer. (2) (a) Five senior community corrections officers - CATS officers. (b) Five senior community corrections officers - CATS officers. (c) Five senior community corrections officers - CATS officers. (d) Five senior community corrections officers - CATS officers. (e) Five senior community corrections officers - CATS officers. The team leader, administrative assistant and clerical officer positions were in place within CATS for all the above periods. (3) As at 25 June 2007, there are 13 defendants on the waiting list for the Drug Court. (4) The records of the Drug Court waiting lists are not retained. The list was developed and is utilised within the Drug Court as an internal management tool. It is reviewed and updated within the Drug Court on a weekly basis.
(2) How many officers were employed in the years 2001-02 to 2005-06? (3) What is the court’s current waiting list? (4) What was the waiting list in the years referred to in question (2)? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The court assessment and treatment service - CATS - team are officers employed by the Department of Corrective Services. It comprises five senior community corrections CATS officers directly providing case management support, one psychologist, one youth support officer, one team leader, one administrative assistant and one clerical officer. (2) (a) Five senior community corrections officers - CATS officers. (b) Five senior community corrections officers - CATS officers. (c) Five senior community corrections officers - CATS officers. (d) Five senior community corrections officers - CATS officers. (e) Five senior community corrections officers - CATS officers. The team leader, administrative assistant and clerical officer positions were in place within CATS for all the above periods. (3) As at 25 June 2007, there are 13 defendants on the waiting list for the Drug Court. (4) The records of the Drug Court waiting lists are not retained. The list was developed and is utilised within the Drug Court as an internal management tool. It is reviewed and updated within the Drug Court on a weekly basis.
(3) What is the court’s current waiting list? (4) What was the waiting list in the years referred to in question (2)? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The court assessment and treatment service - CATS - team are officers employed by the Department of Corrective Services. It comprises five senior community corrections CATS officers directly providing case management support, one psychologist, one youth support officer, one team leader, one administrative assistant and one clerical officer. (2) (a) Five senior community corrections officers - CATS officers. (b) Five senior community corrections officers - CATS officers. (c) Five senior community corrections officers - CATS officers. (d) Five senior community corrections officers - CATS officers. (e) Five senior community corrections officers - CATS officers. The team leader, administrative assistant and clerical officer positions were in place within CATS for all the above periods. (3) As at 25 June 2007, there are 13 defendants on the waiting list for the Drug Court. (4) The records of the Drug Court waiting lists are not retained. The list was developed and is utilised within the Drug Court as an internal management tool. It is reviewed and updated within the Drug Court on a weekly basis.
(4) What was the waiting list in the years referred to in question (2)? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The court assessment and treatment service - CATS - team are officers employed by the Department of Corrective Services. It comprises five senior community corrections CATS officers directly providing case management support, one psychologist, one youth support officer, one team leader, one administrative assistant and one clerical officer. (2) (a) Five senior community corrections officers - CATS officers. (b) Five senior community corrections officers - CATS officers. (c) Five senior community corrections officers - CATS officers. (d) Five senior community corrections officers - CATS officers. (e) Five senior community corrections officers - CATS officers. The team leader, administrative assistant and clerical officer positions were in place within CATS for all the above periods. (3) As at 25 June 2007, there are 13 defendants on the waiting list for the Drug Court. (4) The records of the Drug Court waiting lists are not retained. The list was developed and is utilised within the Drug Court as an internal management tool. It is reviewed and updated within the Drug Court on a weekly basis.
Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The court assessment and treatment service - CATS - team are officers employed by the Department of Corrective Services. It comprises five senior community corrections CATS officers directly providing case management support, one psychologist, one youth support officer, one team leader, one administrative assistant and one clerical officer. (2) (a) Five senior community corrections officers - CATS officers. (b) Five senior community corrections officers - CATS officers. (c) Five senior community corrections officers - CATS officers. (d) Five senior community corrections officers - CATS officers. (e) Five senior community corrections officers - CATS officers. The team leader, administrative assistant and clerical officer positions were in place within CATS for all the above periods. (3) As at 25 June 2007, there are 13 defendants on the waiting list for the Drug Court. (4) The records of the Drug Court waiting lists are not retained. The list was developed and is utilised within the Drug Court as an internal management tool. It is reviewed and updated within the Drug Court on a weekly basis.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The court assessment and treatment service - CATS - team are officers employed by the Department of Corrective Services. It comprises five senior community corrections CATS officers directly providing case management support, one psychologist, one youth support officer, one team leader, one administrative assistant and one clerical officer. (2) (a) Five senior community corrections officers - CATS officers. (b) Five senior community corrections officers - CATS officers. (c) Five senior community corrections officers - CATS officers. (d) Five senior community corrections officers - CATS officers. (e) Five senior community corrections officers - CATS officers. The team leader, administrative assistant and clerical officer positions were in place within CATS for all the above periods. (3) As at 25 June 2007, there are 13 defendants on the waiting list for the Drug Court. (4) The records of the Drug Court waiting lists are not retained. The list was developed and is utilised within the Drug Court as an internal management tool. It is reviewed and updated within the Drug Court on a weekly basis.
(1) The court assessment and treatment service - CATS - team are officers employed by the Department of Corrective Services. It comprises five senior community corrections CATS officers directly providing case management support, one psychologist, one youth support officer, one team leader, one administrative assistant and one clerical officer. (2) (a) Five senior community corrections officers - CATS officers. (b) Five senior community corrections officers - CATS officers. (c) Five senior community corrections officers - CATS officers. (d) Five senior community corrections officers - CATS officers. (e) Five senior community corrections officers - CATS officers. The team leader, administrative assistant and clerical officer positions were in place within CATS for all the above periods. (3) As at 25 June 2007, there are 13 defendants on the waiting list for the Drug Court. (4) The records of the Drug Court waiting lists are not retained. The list was developed and is utilised within the Drug Court as an internal management tool. It is reviewed and updated within the Drug Court on a weekly basis.
(2) (a) Five senior community corrections officers - CATS officers. (b) Five senior community corrections officers - CATS officers. (c) Five senior community corrections officers - CATS officers. (d) Five senior community corrections officers - CATS officers. (e) Five senior community corrections officers - CATS officers. The team leader, administrative assistant and clerical officer positions were in place within CATS for all the above periods. (3) As at 25 June 2007, there are 13 defendants on the waiting list for the Drug Court. (4) The records of the Drug Court waiting lists are not retained. The list was developed and is utilised within the Drug Court as an internal management tool. It is reviewed and updated within the Drug Court on a weekly basis.
(c) Five senior community corrections officers - CATS officers. (d) Five senior community corrections officers - CATS officers. (e) Five senior community corrections officers - CATS officers. The team leader, administrative assistant and clerical officer positions were in place within CATS for all the above periods.
(d) Five senior community corrections officers - CATS officers. (e) Five senior community corrections officers - CATS officers. The team leader, administrative assistant and clerical officer positions were in place within CATS for all the above periods.
(e) Five senior community corrections officers - CATS officers. The team leader, administrative assistant and clerical officer positions were in place within CATS for all the above periods.
The team leader, administrative assistant and clerical officer positions were in place within CATS for all the above periods.
(4) The records of the Drug Court waiting lists are not retained. The list was developed and is utilised within the Drug Court as an internal management tool. It is reviewed and updated within the Drug Court on a weekly basis.

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