Dr. Pettitt questions the Minister for Corrective Services regarding the transfer of detainees involved in a rooftop protest at Banksia Hill Detention Centre to Unit 18, seeking details on population numbers and the movement of specific children.

AnsweredQoN 1212Legislative Council
Asked
4 December 2025
Portfolio
Corrective Services

QuestionView source ↗

Banksia Hill Detention Centre and unit 18
1212. Hon Dr Brad Pettitt to the minister representing
the Minister for Corrective Services:
I refer to the ABC
article of 25 November 2025, "Detainees involved in rooftop protest at
Banksia Hill detention centre moved to Unit 18".
(1)
What was the population of unit 18 prior to the rooftop protest?
(2)
Were the three children who were being assessed by the multidisciplinary team
later moved to unit 18?
(3)
How many of the six children remain in unit 18 today?
(4)
How many of the six children are currently in Banksia Hill Detention Centre?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the member
for some notice of the question. The following answer has been provided by the Minister
for Corrective Services. The Department of Justice advises the following.
(1)
There were five.
(2)
No.
(3)
There are three.
(4)
There are two.

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