❓ Mr. Kirkup inquired about unclaimed prisoner property since January 2017. The Department of Justice provided a breakdown of disposed and stored items, stating they have no commercial value and were disposed of according to regulations.
AnsweredQoN 2748Legislative Assembly
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Since 1 January 2017 has any prison property been unclaimed and if so what property was left unclaimed, what was it's approximate value and how was it disposed of?
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Answered
10 May 2018
Responded by
Minister for Corrective Services
Response time
11 days
The Department of Justice advises that from 1 January 2017 to 23 March 2018 the following prisoner’s property was left unclaimed and has been disposed of or placed in storage:
Item
Disposed
Stored
Total
Clothing
90
22
112
Craft Items
38
7
45
Electrical Items
175
49
224
General miscellaneous
694
213
907
Medical
2
2
4
Other personal effects
15
8
23
Total
1014
301
1315
Prisoners are required to sign for their property upon release. The items left unclaimed do not have any salvage or commercial value. The approximate value of these items is nil.
Section 37 of the Prison Regulations 1982 allows for the disposal of unclaimed property and states:
The disposal methods included destruction and/or donation to accredited charity. There has been no auction and the Department of Justice did not receive any proceeds as a result of the disposal of the property.
Item
Disposed
Stored
Total
Clothing
90
22
112
Craft Items
38
7
45
Electrical Items
175
49
224
General miscellaneous
694
213
907
Medical
2
2
4
Other personal effects
15
8
23
Total
1014
301
1315
Prisoners are required to sign for their property upon release. The items left unclaimed do not have any salvage or commercial value. The approximate value of these items is nil.
Section 37 of the Prison Regulations 1982 allows for the disposal of unclaimed property and states:
The disposal methods included destruction and/or donation to accredited charity. There has been no auction and the Department of Justice did not receive any proceeds as a result of the disposal of the property.
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