❓ A parliamentary question regarding legal access to youth detainees at Unit 18 and Banksia Hill Detention Centre, focusing on visit times and privacy. The answer clarifies access times and facilities.
AnsweredQoN 1090Legislative Council
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I refer to youth detention, and I ask: (a) what hours are legal services able to access clients face-to-face at Unit 18 and Banksia Hill Detention Centre respectively; (b) is it true that legal services are only able to
access the young people in Unit 18 during official visiting hours 8:30am-9:30am, which is also the only time that families can visit these
children; and (c) are legal services able to speak with clients in a private room at Unit 18?
access the young people in Unit 18 during official visiting hours 8:30am-9:30am, which is also the only time that families can visit these
children; and (c) are legal services able to speak with clients in a private room at Unit 18?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
29 November 2022
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Corrective Services
Response time
7 days
a) Legal Services are able to access in person official visit times at:
· Unit 18 – Monday to Friday from 08:45am to 09:45am
· Banksia Hill Detention Centre – Monday to Friday from 09:00am to 4:00pm
b) No
c) Yes. Legal Services can speak with young people at Unit 18 by phone or e-visits which are facilitated in a separate room. If in-person visits are required, Legal Services can use the non-contact visit rooms.
The length of legal visits has been raised.
For visits that require more than the available 1 hour at Unit 18, they can and are being facilitated at Banksia Hill through the young person being escorted to Banksia Hill for the purpose of the visit.
· Unit 18 – Monday to Friday from 08:45am to 09:45am
· Banksia Hill Detention Centre – Monday to Friday from 09:00am to 4:00pm
b) No
c) Yes. Legal Services can speak with young people at Unit 18 by phone or e-visits which are facilitated in a separate room. If in-person visits are required, Legal Services can use the non-contact visit rooms.
The length of legal visits has been raised.
For visits that require more than the available 1 hour at Unit 18, they can and are being facilitated at Banksia Hill through the young person being escorted to Banksia Hill for the purpose of the visit.
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