❓ Question on Notice regarding the number of individuals claiming to be under 18, detained in WA prisons for alleged people smuggling, and their claimed ages. The Department of Corrective Services responded that all such individuals have been verified as at least 19 years old by the AFP.
AnsweredQoN 5858Legislative Council
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I refer to the Australian Human Rights Commission publication:
An age of uncertainty: Inquiry into the treatment of individuals suspected of people smuggling offences who say that they are children
, and I ask —
(1) How many individuals who say that they are aged under 18 years old, or were under 18 years old at the time the alleged people smuggling offences occurred, are currently being held in Western Australian prisons?
(2) For each individual in (1) —
(a) in which prison are they located;
(b) what age do they say they are now; and
(c) what age do they say they were when they were first placed in custody?
An age of uncertainty: Inquiry into the treatment of individuals suspected of people smuggling offences who say that they are children
, and I ask —
(1) How many individuals who say that they are aged under 18 years old, or were under 18 years old at the time the alleged people smuggling offences occurred, are currently being held in Western Australian prisons?
(2) For each individual in (1) —
(a) in which prison are they located;
(b) what age do they say they are now; and
(c) what age do they say they were when they were first placed in custody?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
18 September 2012
Responded by
Minister for Education representing the Minister for Corrective Services
Response time
35 days
(1) The Department of Corrective Services advises that all prisoners who have claimed to be underage or do not know their age have been verified as at least 19 years of age by the Australian Federal Police (AFP).
(2)(a)-(c) Not applicable.
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(2)(a)-(c) Not applicable.
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