❓ Ms. Davies questions the Premier about a meeting regarding Banksia Hill Detention Centre, specifically regarding transparency and support for an independent inquiry. The Premier states there was overwhelming consensus against an inquiry and outlines existing government initiatives addressing raised concerns.
AnsweredQoN 748Legislative Assembly
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BANKSIA HILL DETENTION CENTRE — PREMIER'S
MEETING
748. Ms M.J. DAVIES to the Premier:
I refer to the meeting held in the Premier's
office this morning regarding Banksia Hill Detention Centre.
(1) Will the
Premier be making the issues, solutions and recommendations raised by
stakeholders and the outcomes of this meeting public?
(2) Was there consensus from
attendees on whether there should be an independent inquiry or not?
MEETING
748. Ms M.J. DAVIES to the Premier:
I refer to the meeting held in the Premier's
office this morning regarding Banksia Hill Detention Centre.
(1) Will the
Premier be making the issues, solutions and recommendations raised by
stakeholders and the outcomes of this meeting public?
(2) Was there consensus from
attendees on whether there should be an independent inquiry or not?
AnswerView source ↗
(1) To the Leader
of the Opposition's first question, firstly, I thank the attendees this
morning. It was a very good meeting. Everyone got to have their say for as long
as they wanted to speak; everyone who was invited—I think there were
eight representatives of community and other organisations, maybe six or seven
public servants and three elected representatives. In particular, all the
people from the community groups got to speak for as long as they wanted, and
at the end of the meeting I went back to them twice to ask whether there was anything more they wanted to raise. Everyone
got to air any issues they had. They raised a range of issues, which I just
ventilated to the press outside. I committed to responding in writing to them
and will be making further announcements publicly, I expect, before the end of
the year in terms of some of the responses
to those issues. Much of what they raised, the government already has in train.
For instance, one person raised that
we need on-country options for young people, and, obviously, we announced in the budget earlier this year that we will be doing that in the Kimberley.
Another person raised that they would like to see a rewrite of the juvenile
justice act—that is already in train. We are working on that. Another
person raised that they would like to see a different, enhanced more
therapeutic model of care. The government is working on that already, and I expect
we will have further announcements on those things. It was productive to hear
it, but it is good to know that we are on the right pathway.
(2) In terms of
the Leader of the Opposition's second question about an inquiry, there
was overwhelming consensus that there should
not be an inquiry—and in fact virtually every participant said they do
not want any more inquiries.
of the Opposition's first question, firstly, I thank the attendees this
morning. It was a very good meeting. Everyone got to have their say for as long
as they wanted to speak; everyone who was invited—I think there were
eight representatives of community and other organisations, maybe six or seven
public servants and three elected representatives. In particular, all the
people from the community groups got to speak for as long as they wanted, and
at the end of the meeting I went back to them twice to ask whether there was anything more they wanted to raise. Everyone
got to air any issues they had. They raised a range of issues, which I just
ventilated to the press outside. I committed to responding in writing to them
and will be making further announcements publicly, I expect, before the end of
the year in terms of some of the responses
to those issues. Much of what they raised, the government already has in train.
For instance, one person raised that
we need on-country options for young people, and, obviously, we announced in the budget earlier this year that we will be doing that in the Kimberley.
Another person raised that they would like to see a rewrite of the juvenile
justice act—that is already in train. We are working on that. Another
person raised that they would like to see a different, enhanced more
therapeutic model of care. The government is working on that already, and I expect
we will have further announcements on those things. It was productive to hear
it, but it is good to know that we are on the right pathway.
(2) In terms of
the Leader of the Opposition's second question about an inquiry, there
was overwhelming consensus that there should
not be an inquiry—and in fact virtually every participant said they do
not want any more inquiries.
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