❓ WA Minister for Corrective Services denies interstate prisoner transfer request for Brendan Abbott, citing security concerns and impact on victims.
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BRENDAN ABBOTT
Will the minister confirm whether she has received an interstate prisoner transfer request for Brendan Abbott; and, if so, has she made a decision on such an interstate transfer request? Ms M.M. QUIRK
Will the minister confirm whether she has received an interstate prisoner transfer request for Brendan Abbott; and, if so, has she made a decision on such an interstate transfer request? Ms M.M. QUIRK
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I thank the member for his question. For the benefit of members I will refer to Brendan Abbott’s significant criminal history. Brendan Abbott is currently a prisoner in Queensland where he is serving a sentence of 24 years, seven months and seven days’ imprisonment for four counts of armed robbery, escape custody, serious assault, unlawful use of a motor vehicle and a breach of the Queensland Prisons Act. These offences were committed in Queensland while he was a prison escapee from Western Australia. In January 1988, while on remand, Abbott was a ringleader of the Fremantle Prison riot, and as a result was sentenced to six years’ imprisonment. This conviction was additional to the 10 years’ imprisonment he received for the offences for which he was on remand. In November 1989 Abbott escaped from Fremantle Prison and during the following five years committed a string of armed robberies. He was arrested in Queensland in 1995 and convicted of the offences committed in that state. In November 1997 Brendan Abbott escaped from Sir David Longlands Correctional Centre in Queensland and committed three armed robberies in Queensland and one in Western Australia before he was apprehended in Darwin. He is also wanted on warrant in South Australia for numerous offences, as well as being wanted in Western Australia for the 1989 escape legal custody offence and for charges of armed robbery and break and enter. Mr Abbott’s current transfer application under the legislation is on welfare grounds, as his mother lives in Western Australia. His son and his son’s mother live in New South Wales, and his girlfriend currently resides in Queensland. An additional relevant factor is that Abbott currently has an application in progress for an interstate transfer to South Australia on legal grounds. I would not normally provide this level of detail, but this is a matter of high public interest that has been canvassed previously in the media. Without providing detailed personal information relating to Abbott and his family, I can advise that having taken all relevant details into account, I have decided not to consent to his transfer and have advised the Queensland minister accordingly. Although the basis for my decision is that I am not convinced that such a transfer is in the interests of the welfare of the prisoner, I have also had concerns about the security surrounding any transfer as well as the risks to the good order and security of the WA prison system. Abbott has left a string of victims across the country, particularly in Western Australia, and I am also mindful of the impact that his transfer could have on them and their families.
Ms M.M. QUIRK replied: I thank the member for his question. For the benefit of members I will refer to Brendan Abbott’s significant criminal history. Brendan Abbott is currently a prisoner in Queensland where he is serving a sentence of 24 years, seven months and seven days’ imprisonment for four counts of armed robbery, escape custody, serious assault, unlawful use of a motor vehicle and a breach of the Queensland Prisons Act. These offences were committed in Queensland while he was a prison escapee from Western Australia. In January 1988, while on remand, Abbott was a ringleader of the Fremantle Prison riot, and as a result was sentenced to six years’ imprisonment. This conviction was additional to the 10 years’ imprisonment he received for the offences for which he was on remand. In November 1989 Abbott escaped from Fremantle Prison and during the following five years committed a string of armed robberies. He was arrested in Queensland in 1995 and convicted of the offences committed in that state. In November 1997 Brendan Abbott escaped from Sir David Longlands Correctional Centre in Queensland and committed three armed robberies in Queensland and one in Western Australia before he was apprehended in Darwin. He is also wanted on warrant in South Australia for numerous offences, as well as being wanted in Western Australia for the 1989 escape legal custody offence and for charges of armed robbery and break and enter. Mr Abbott’s current transfer application under the legislation is on welfare grounds, as his mother lives in Western Australia. His son and his son’s mother live in New South Wales, and his girlfriend currently resides in Queensland. An additional relevant factor is that Abbott currently has an application in progress for an interstate transfer to South Australia on legal grounds. I would not normally provide this level of detail, but this is a matter of high public interest that has been canvassed previously in the media. Without providing detailed personal information relating to Abbott and his family, I can advise that having taken all relevant details into account, I have decided not to consent to his transfer and have advised the Queensland minister accordingly. Although the basis for my decision is that I am not convinced that such a transfer is in the interests of the welfare of the prisoner, I have also had concerns about the security surrounding any transfer as well as the risks to the good order and security of the WA prison system. Abbott has left a string of victims across the country, particularly in Western Australia, and I am also mindful of the impact that his transfer could have on them and their families.
I thank the member for his question. For the benefit of members I will refer to Brendan Abbott’s significant criminal history. Brendan Abbott is currently a prisoner in Queensland where he is serving a sentence of 24 years, seven months and seven days’ imprisonment for four counts of armed robbery, escape custody, serious assault, unlawful use of a motor vehicle and a breach of the Queensland Prisons Act. These offences were committed in Queensland while he was a prison escapee from Western Australia. In January 1988, while on remand, Abbott was a ringleader of the Fremantle Prison riot, and as a result was sentenced to six years’ imprisonment. This conviction was additional to the 10 years’ imprisonment he received for the offences for which he was on remand. In November 1989 Abbott escaped from Fremantle Prison and during the following five years committed a string of armed robberies. He was arrested in Queensland in 1995 and convicted of the offences committed in that state. In November 1997 Brendan Abbott escaped from Sir David Longlands Correctional Centre in Queensland and committed three armed robberies in Queensland and one in Western Australia before he was apprehended in Darwin. He is also wanted on warrant in South Australia for numerous offences, as well as being wanted in Western Australia for the 1989 escape legal custody offence and for charges of armed robbery and break and enter. Mr Abbott’s current transfer application under the legislation is on welfare grounds, as his mother lives in Western Australia. His son and his son’s mother live in New South Wales, and his girlfriend currently resides in Queensland. An additional relevant factor is that Abbott currently has an application in progress for an interstate transfer to South Australia on legal grounds. I would not normally provide this level of detail, but this is a matter of high public interest that has been canvassed previously in the media. Without providing detailed personal information relating to Abbott and his family, I can advise that having taken all relevant details into account, I have decided not to consent to his transfer and have advised the Queensland minister accordingly. Although the basis for my decision is that I am not convinced that such a transfer is in the interests of the welfare of the prisoner, I have also had concerns about the security surrounding any transfer as well as the risks to the good order and security of the WA prison system. Abbott has left a string of victims across the country, particularly in Western Australia, and I am also mindful of the impact that his transfer could have on them and their families.
For the benefit of members I will refer to Brendan Abbott’s significant criminal history. Brendan Abbott is currently a prisoner in Queensland where he is serving a sentence of 24 years, seven months and seven days’ imprisonment for four counts of armed robbery, escape custody, serious assault, unlawful use of a motor vehicle and a breach of the Queensland Prisons Act. These offences were committed in Queensland while he was a prison escapee from Western Australia. In January 1988, while on remand, Abbott was a ringleader of the Fremantle Prison riot, and as a result was sentenced to six years’ imprisonment. This conviction was additional to the 10 years’ imprisonment he received for the offences for which he was on remand. In November 1989 Abbott escaped from Fremantle Prison and during the following five years committed a string of armed robberies. He was arrested in Queensland in 1995 and convicted of the offences committed in that state. In November 1997 Brendan Abbott escaped from Sir David Longlands Correctional Centre in Queensland and committed three armed robberies in Queensland and one in Western Australia before he was apprehended in Darwin. He is also wanted on warrant in South Australia for numerous offences, as well as being wanted in Western Australia for the 1989 escape legal custody offence and for charges of armed robbery and break and enter. Mr Abbott’s current transfer application under the legislation is on welfare grounds, as his mother lives in Western Australia. His son and his son’s mother live in New South Wales, and his girlfriend currently resides in Queensland. An additional relevant factor is that Abbott currently has an application in progress for an interstate transfer to South Australia on legal grounds. I would not normally provide this level of detail, but this is a matter of high public interest that has been canvassed previously in the media. Without providing detailed personal information relating to Abbott and his family, I can advise that having taken all relevant details into account, I have decided not to consent to his transfer and have advised the Queensland minister accordingly. Although the basis for my decision is that I am not convinced that such a transfer is in the interests of the welfare of the prisoner, I have also had concerns about the security surrounding any transfer as well as the risks to the good order and security of the WA prison system. Abbott has left a string of victims across the country, particularly in Western Australia, and I am also mindful of the impact that his transfer could have on them and their families.
In January 1988, while on remand, Abbott was a ringleader of the Fremantle Prison riot, and as a result was sentenced to six years’ imprisonment. This conviction was additional to the 10 years’ imprisonment he received for the offences for which he was on remand. In November 1989 Abbott escaped from Fremantle Prison and during the following five years committed a string of armed robberies. He was arrested in Queensland in 1995 and convicted of the offences committed in that state. In November 1997 Brendan Abbott escaped from Sir David Longlands Correctional Centre in Queensland and committed three armed robberies in Queensland and one in Western Australia before he was apprehended in Darwin. He is also wanted on warrant in South Australia for numerous offences, as well as being wanted in Western Australia for the 1989 escape legal custody offence and for charges of armed robbery and break and enter. Mr Abbott’s current transfer application under the legislation is on welfare grounds, as his mother lives in Western Australia. His son and his son’s mother live in New South Wales, and his girlfriend currently resides in Queensland. An additional relevant factor is that Abbott currently has an application in progress for an interstate transfer to South Australia on legal grounds. I would not normally provide this level of detail, but this is a matter of high public interest that has been canvassed previously in the media. Without providing detailed personal information relating to Abbott and his family, I can advise that having taken all relevant details into account, I have decided not to consent to his transfer and have advised the Queensland minister accordingly. Although the basis for my decision is that I am not convinced that such a transfer is in the interests of the welfare of the prisoner, I have also had concerns about the security surrounding any transfer as well as the risks to the good order and security of the WA prison system. Abbott has left a string of victims across the country, particularly in Western Australia, and I am also mindful of the impact that his transfer could have on them and their families.
In November 1989 Abbott escaped from Fremantle Prison and during the following five years committed a string of armed robberies. He was arrested in Queensland in 1995 and convicted of the offences committed in that state. In November 1997 Brendan Abbott escaped from Sir David Longlands Correctional Centre in Queensland and committed three armed robberies in Queensland and one in Western Australia before he was apprehended in Darwin. He is also wanted on warrant in South Australia for numerous offences, as well as being wanted in Western Australia for the 1989 escape legal custody offence and for charges of armed robbery and break and enter. Mr Abbott’s current transfer application under the legislation is on welfare grounds, as his mother lives in Western Australia. His son and his son’s mother live in New South Wales, and his girlfriend currently resides in Queensland. An additional relevant factor is that Abbott currently has an application in progress for an interstate transfer to South Australia on legal grounds. I would not normally provide this level of detail, but this is a matter of high public interest that has been canvassed previously in the media. Without providing detailed personal information relating to Abbott and his family, I can advise that having taken all relevant details into account, I have decided not to consent to his transfer and have advised the Queensland minister accordingly. Although the basis for my decision is that I am not convinced that such a transfer is in the interests of the welfare of the prisoner, I have also had concerns about the security surrounding any transfer as well as the risks to the good order and security of the WA prison system. Abbott has left a string of victims across the country, particularly in Western Australia, and I am also mindful of the impact that his transfer could have on them and their families.
In November 1997 Brendan Abbott escaped from Sir David Longlands Correctional Centre in Queensland and committed three armed robberies in Queensland and one in Western Australia before he was apprehended in Darwin. He is also wanted on warrant in South Australia for numerous offences, as well as being wanted in Western Australia for the 1989 escape legal custody offence and for charges of armed robbery and break and enter. Mr Abbott’s current transfer application under the legislation is on welfare grounds, as his mother lives in Western Australia. His son and his son’s mother live in New South Wales, and his girlfriend currently resides in Queensland. An additional relevant factor is that Abbott currently has an application in progress for an interstate transfer to South Australia on legal grounds. I would not normally provide this level of detail, but this is a matter of high public interest that has been canvassed previously in the media. Without providing detailed personal information relating to Abbott and his family, I can advise that having taken all relevant details into account, I have decided not to consent to his transfer and have advised the Queensland minister accordingly. Although the basis for my decision is that I am not convinced that such a transfer is in the interests of the welfare of the prisoner, I have also had concerns about the security surrounding any transfer as well as the risks to the good order and security of the WA prison system. Abbott has left a string of victims across the country, particularly in Western Australia, and I am also mindful of the impact that his transfer could have on them and their families.
Mr Abbott’s current transfer application under the legislation is on welfare grounds, as his mother lives in Western Australia. His son and his son’s mother live in New South Wales, and his girlfriend currently resides in Queensland. An additional relevant factor is that Abbott currently has an application in progress for an interstate transfer to South Australia on legal grounds. I would not normally provide this level of detail, but this is a matter of high public interest that has been canvassed previously in the media. Without providing detailed personal information relating to Abbott and his family, I can advise that having taken all relevant details into account, I have decided not to consent to his transfer and have advised the Queensland minister accordingly. Although the basis for my decision is that I am not convinced that such a transfer is in the interests of the welfare of the prisoner, I have also had concerns about the security surrounding any transfer as well as the risks to the good order and security of the WA prison system. Abbott has left a string of victims across the country, particularly in Western Australia, and I am also mindful of the impact that his transfer could have on them and their families.
I would not normally provide this level of detail, but this is a matter of high public interest that has been canvassed previously in the media. Without providing detailed personal information relating to Abbott and his family, I can advise that having taken all relevant details into account, I have decided not to consent to his transfer and have advised the Queensland minister accordingly. Although the basis for my decision is that I am not convinced that such a transfer is in the interests of the welfare of the prisoner, I have also had concerns about the security surrounding any transfer as well as the risks to the good order and security of the WA prison system. Abbott has left a string of victims across the country, particularly in Western Australia, and I am also mindful of the impact that his transfer could have on them and their families.
Ms M.M. QUIRK replied: I thank the member for his question. For the benefit of members I will refer to Brendan Abbott’s significant criminal history. Brendan Abbott is currently a prisoner in Queensland where he is serving a sentence of 24 years, seven months and seven days’ imprisonment for four counts of armed robbery, escape custody, serious assault, unlawful use of a motor vehicle and a breach of the Queensland Prisons Act. These offences were committed in Queensland while he was a prison escapee from Western Australia. In January 1988, while on remand, Abbott was a ringleader of the Fremantle Prison riot, and as a result was sentenced to six years’ imprisonment. This conviction was additional to the 10 years’ imprisonment he received for the offences for which he was on remand. In November 1989 Abbott escaped from Fremantle Prison and during the following five years committed a string of armed robberies. He was arrested in Queensland in 1995 and convicted of the offences committed in that state. In November 1997 Brendan Abbott escaped from Sir David Longlands Correctional Centre in Queensland and committed three armed robberies in Queensland and one in Western Australia before he was apprehended in Darwin. He is also wanted on warrant in South Australia for numerous offences, as well as being wanted in Western Australia for the 1989 escape legal custody offence and for charges of armed robbery and break and enter. Mr Abbott’s current transfer application under the legislation is on welfare grounds, as his mother lives in Western Australia. His son and his son’s mother live in New South Wales, and his girlfriend currently resides in Queensland. An additional relevant factor is that Abbott currently has an application in progress for an interstate transfer to South Australia on legal grounds. I would not normally provide this level of detail, but this is a matter of high public interest that has been canvassed previously in the media. Without providing detailed personal information relating to Abbott and his family, I can advise that having taken all relevant details into account, I have decided not to consent to his transfer and have advised the Queensland minister accordingly. Although the basis for my decision is that I am not convinced that such a transfer is in the interests of the welfare of the prisoner, I have also had concerns about the security surrounding any transfer as well as the risks to the good order and security of the WA prison system. Abbott has left a string of victims across the country, particularly in Western Australia, and I am also mindful of the impact that his transfer could have on them and their families.
I thank the member for his question. For the benefit of members I will refer to Brendan Abbott’s significant criminal history. Brendan Abbott is currently a prisoner in Queensland where he is serving a sentence of 24 years, seven months and seven days’ imprisonment for four counts of armed robbery, escape custody, serious assault, unlawful use of a motor vehicle and a breach of the Queensland Prisons Act. These offences were committed in Queensland while he was a prison escapee from Western Australia. In January 1988, while on remand, Abbott was a ringleader of the Fremantle Prison riot, and as a result was sentenced to six years’ imprisonment. This conviction was additional to the 10 years’ imprisonment he received for the offences for which he was on remand. In November 1989 Abbott escaped from Fremantle Prison and during the following five years committed a string of armed robberies. He was arrested in Queensland in 1995 and convicted of the offences committed in that state. In November 1997 Brendan Abbott escaped from Sir David Longlands Correctional Centre in Queensland and committed three armed robberies in Queensland and one in Western Australia before he was apprehended in Darwin. He is also wanted on warrant in South Australia for numerous offences, as well as being wanted in Western Australia for the 1989 escape legal custody offence and for charges of armed robbery and break and enter. Mr Abbott’s current transfer application under the legislation is on welfare grounds, as his mother lives in Western Australia. His son and his son’s mother live in New South Wales, and his girlfriend currently resides in Queensland. An additional relevant factor is that Abbott currently has an application in progress for an interstate transfer to South Australia on legal grounds. I would not normally provide this level of detail, but this is a matter of high public interest that has been canvassed previously in the media. Without providing detailed personal information relating to Abbott and his family, I can advise that having taken all relevant details into account, I have decided not to consent to his transfer and have advised the Queensland minister accordingly. Although the basis for my decision is that I am not convinced that such a transfer is in the interests of the welfare of the prisoner, I have also had concerns about the security surrounding any transfer as well as the risks to the good order and security of the WA prison system. Abbott has left a string of victims across the country, particularly in Western Australia, and I am also mindful of the impact that his transfer could have on them and their families.
For the benefit of members I will refer to Brendan Abbott’s significant criminal history. Brendan Abbott is currently a prisoner in Queensland where he is serving a sentence of 24 years, seven months and seven days’ imprisonment for four counts of armed robbery, escape custody, serious assault, unlawful use of a motor vehicle and a breach of the Queensland Prisons Act. These offences were committed in Queensland while he was a prison escapee from Western Australia. In January 1988, while on remand, Abbott was a ringleader of the Fremantle Prison riot, and as a result was sentenced to six years’ imprisonment. This conviction was additional to the 10 years’ imprisonment he received for the offences for which he was on remand. In November 1989 Abbott escaped from Fremantle Prison and during the following five years committed a string of armed robberies. He was arrested in Queensland in 1995 and convicted of the offences committed in that state. In November 1997 Brendan Abbott escaped from Sir David Longlands Correctional Centre in Queensland and committed three armed robberies in Queensland and one in Western Australia before he was apprehended in Darwin. He is also wanted on warrant in South Australia for numerous offences, as well as being wanted in Western Australia for the 1989 escape legal custody offence and for charges of armed robbery and break and enter. Mr Abbott’s current transfer application under the legislation is on welfare grounds, as his mother lives in Western Australia. His son and his son’s mother live in New South Wales, and his girlfriend currently resides in Queensland. An additional relevant factor is that Abbott currently has an application in progress for an interstate transfer to South Australia on legal grounds. I would not normally provide this level of detail, but this is a matter of high public interest that has been canvassed previously in the media. Without providing detailed personal information relating to Abbott and his family, I can advise that having taken all relevant details into account, I have decided not to consent to his transfer and have advised the Queensland minister accordingly. Although the basis for my decision is that I am not convinced that such a transfer is in the interests of the welfare of the prisoner, I have also had concerns about the security surrounding any transfer as well as the risks to the good order and security of the WA prison system. Abbott has left a string of victims across the country, particularly in Western Australia, and I am also mindful of the impact that his transfer could have on them and their families.
In January 1988, while on remand, Abbott was a ringleader of the Fremantle Prison riot, and as a result was sentenced to six years’ imprisonment. This conviction was additional to the 10 years’ imprisonment he received for the offences for which he was on remand. In November 1989 Abbott escaped from Fremantle Prison and during the following five years committed a string of armed robberies. He was arrested in Queensland in 1995 and convicted of the offences committed in that state. In November 1997 Brendan Abbott escaped from Sir David Longlands Correctional Centre in Queensland and committed three armed robberies in Queensland and one in Western Australia before he was apprehended in Darwin. He is also wanted on warrant in South Australia for numerous offences, as well as being wanted in Western Australia for the 1989 escape legal custody offence and for charges of armed robbery and break and enter. Mr Abbott’s current transfer application under the legislation is on welfare grounds, as his mother lives in Western Australia. His son and his son’s mother live in New South Wales, and his girlfriend currently resides in Queensland. An additional relevant factor is that Abbott currently has an application in progress for an interstate transfer to South Australia on legal grounds. I would not normally provide this level of detail, but this is a matter of high public interest that has been canvassed previously in the media. Without providing detailed personal information relating to Abbott and his family, I can advise that having taken all relevant details into account, I have decided not to consent to his transfer and have advised the Queensland minister accordingly. Although the basis for my decision is that I am not convinced that such a transfer is in the interests of the welfare of the prisoner, I have also had concerns about the security surrounding any transfer as well as the risks to the good order and security of the WA prison system. Abbott has left a string of victims across the country, particularly in Western Australia, and I am also mindful of the impact that his transfer could have on them and their families.
In November 1989 Abbott escaped from Fremantle Prison and during the following five years committed a string of armed robberies. He was arrested in Queensland in 1995 and convicted of the offences committed in that state. In November 1997 Brendan Abbott escaped from Sir David Longlands Correctional Centre in Queensland and committed three armed robberies in Queensland and one in Western Australia before he was apprehended in Darwin. He is also wanted on warrant in South Australia for numerous offences, as well as being wanted in Western Australia for the 1989 escape legal custody offence and for charges of armed robbery and break and enter. Mr Abbott’s current transfer application under the legislation is on welfare grounds, as his mother lives in Western Australia. His son and his son’s mother live in New South Wales, and his girlfriend currently resides in Queensland. An additional relevant factor is that Abbott currently has an application in progress for an interstate transfer to South Australia on legal grounds. I would not normally provide this level of detail, but this is a matter of high public interest that has been canvassed previously in the media. Without providing detailed personal information relating to Abbott and his family, I can advise that having taken all relevant details into account, I have decided not to consent to his transfer and have advised the Queensland minister accordingly. Although the basis for my decision is that I am not convinced that such a transfer is in the interests of the welfare of the prisoner, I have also had concerns about the security surrounding any transfer as well as the risks to the good order and security of the WA prison system. Abbott has left a string of victims across the country, particularly in Western Australia, and I am also mindful of the impact that his transfer could have on them and their families.
In November 1997 Brendan Abbott escaped from Sir David Longlands Correctional Centre in Queensland and committed three armed robberies in Queensland and one in Western Australia before he was apprehended in Darwin. He is also wanted on warrant in South Australia for numerous offences, as well as being wanted in Western Australia for the 1989 escape legal custody offence and for charges of armed robbery and break and enter. Mr Abbott’s current transfer application under the legislation is on welfare grounds, as his mother lives in Western Australia. His son and his son’s mother live in New South Wales, and his girlfriend currently resides in Queensland. An additional relevant factor is that Abbott currently has an application in progress for an interstate transfer to South Australia on legal grounds. I would not normally provide this level of detail, but this is a matter of high public interest that has been canvassed previously in the media. Without providing detailed personal information relating to Abbott and his family, I can advise that having taken all relevant details into account, I have decided not to consent to his transfer and have advised the Queensland minister accordingly. Although the basis for my decision is that I am not convinced that such a transfer is in the interests of the welfare of the prisoner, I have also had concerns about the security surrounding any transfer as well as the risks to the good order and security of the WA prison system. Abbott has left a string of victims across the country, particularly in Western Australia, and I am also mindful of the impact that his transfer could have on them and their families.
Mr Abbott’s current transfer application under the legislation is on welfare grounds, as his mother lives in Western Australia. His son and his son’s mother live in New South Wales, and his girlfriend currently resides in Queensland. An additional relevant factor is that Abbott currently has an application in progress for an interstate transfer to South Australia on legal grounds. I would not normally provide this level of detail, but this is a matter of high public interest that has been canvassed previously in the media. Without providing detailed personal information relating to Abbott and his family, I can advise that having taken all relevant details into account, I have decided not to consent to his transfer and have advised the Queensland minister accordingly. Although the basis for my decision is that I am not convinced that such a transfer is in the interests of the welfare of the prisoner, I have also had concerns about the security surrounding any transfer as well as the risks to the good order and security of the WA prison system. Abbott has left a string of victims across the country, particularly in Western Australia, and I am also mindful of the impact that his transfer could have on them and their families.
I would not normally provide this level of detail, but this is a matter of high public interest that has been canvassed previously in the media. Without providing detailed personal information relating to Abbott and his family, I can advise that having taken all relevant details into account, I have decided not to consent to his transfer and have advised the Queensland minister accordingly. Although the basis for my decision is that I am not convinced that such a transfer is in the interests of the welfare of the prisoner, I have also had concerns about the security surrounding any transfer as well as the risks to the good order and security of the WA prison system. Abbott has left a string of victims across the country, particularly in Western Australia, and I am also mindful of the impact that his transfer could have on them and their families.
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