❓ WA Parliamentary Question regarding prisoner assaults at Albany Regional Prison and building defects in new accommodation units. The answer provides statistics on assaults and confirms defects were found and rectified at the contractor's expense.
AnsweredQoN 7390Legislative Assembly
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In regards to Albany Regional Prison, I ask:
(a) how many prisoner on prisoner assaults have been reported in the 12 months ending 1 March 2010;
(b) how many prisoner on prison officer assaults have been reported in the 12 months ending 1 March 2012; and
(i) how many of these assaults resulted in medical treatment for the officer;
(ii) how many of these assaults resulted in the officer needing time off work; and
(iii) how many hours did these officers have off work; and
(c) were any building defects found prior to commissioning the new prisoner accommodation units; and
(i) what are these defects;
(ii) when were the defects first found;
(iii) what is the total cost of repairing these defects; and
(iv) who was responsible for paying for those repairs?
(a) how many prisoner on prisoner assaults have been reported in the 12 months ending 1 March 2010;
(b) how many prisoner on prison officer assaults have been reported in the 12 months ending 1 March 2012; and
(i) how many of these assaults resulted in medical treatment for the officer;
(ii) how many of these assaults resulted in the officer needing time off work; and
(iii) how many hours did these officers have off work; and
(c) were any building defects found prior to commissioning the new prisoner accommodation units; and
(i) what are these defects;
(ii) when were the defects first found;
(iii) what is the total cost of repairing these defects; and
(iv) who was responsible for paying for those repairs?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
1 May 2012
Responded by
Minister for Corrective Services
Response time
61 days
(a) There were 25 prisoner on prisoner assaults reported at Albany Regional Prison (ARP) in the 12 months ending 1 March 2010.
(b) There were three prisoner on prison officer assaults reported at ARP in the 12 months ending 1 March 2012.
(i) One of the three assaults resulted in medical treatment for the officer.
(ii) One of the three assaults resulted in the officer needing time off work.
(iii) The officer involved in the assault had 180 hours off work.
(c) Yes.
(i) [See tabled paper no.] It is noted that all defects have been rectified.
(ii) As with any major construction projects a number of defects were identified at Practical Completion (PC) and during the Defects Liability Period. Standard building contracts recognise that defects will occur in construction and some will only become apparent after PC/building handover and during the commissioning/occupation period. All omissions or defects in the work under the Contract were identified and referred to the Contractor; Broad Construction Services Pty Ltd for rectification at their expense. Due to the unique nature of maximum security prison operations, defects are required to be rectified during commissioning and prior to the occupation of the cell blocks by prisoners. At no stage of the fast-track prisoner accommodation project has the security of the prison's operations or the safety of staff/prisoners ever been allowed to be compromised.
(iii) Broad Construction Services Pty Ltd has rectified identified omissions or defects in work under the Contract at their own expense.
(iv) As with any standard construction contract, omissions or defects in work under the Contract are rectified at the Contractor's expense, and no claims for the cost of rectification of works under the Contract are submitted by the Contractor to the Principal.
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(b) There were three prisoner on prison officer assaults reported at ARP in the 12 months ending 1 March 2012.
(i) One of the three assaults resulted in medical treatment for the officer.
(ii) One of the three assaults resulted in the officer needing time off work.
(iii) The officer involved in the assault had 180 hours off work.
(c) Yes.
(i) [See tabled paper no.] It is noted that all defects have been rectified.
(ii) As with any major construction projects a number of defects were identified at Practical Completion (PC) and during the Defects Liability Period. Standard building contracts recognise that defects will occur in construction and some will only become apparent after PC/building handover and during the commissioning/occupation period. All omissions or defects in the work under the Contract were identified and referred to the Contractor; Broad Construction Services Pty Ltd for rectification at their expense. Due to the unique nature of maximum security prison operations, defects are required to be rectified during commissioning and prior to the occupation of the cell blocks by prisoners. At no stage of the fast-track prisoner accommodation project has the security of the prison's operations or the safety of staff/prisoners ever been allowed to be compromised.
(iii) Broad Construction Services Pty Ltd has rectified identified omissions or defects in work under the Contract at their own expense.
(iv) As with any standard construction contract, omissions or defects in work under the Contract are rectified at the Contractor's expense, and no claims for the cost of rectification of works under the Contract are submitted by the Contractor to the Principal.
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