❓ WA Parliament Question on Notice regarding the implementation of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody recommendations. The government has addressed many recommendations, with some ongoing and a few not supported due to policy reasons.
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ROYAL COMMISSION INTO ABORIGINAL DEATHS IN CUSTODY RECOMMENDATIONS
I refer to the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody and ask - (1) Which of the recommendations have been addressed by the state government and which recommendations remain to be addressed? (2) What is the time frame for addressing the outstanding recommendations? (3) Which recommendations does the state government not intend to address and what are the public policy reasons for such a decision? (4) What is the estimated cost of addressing the recommendations to date and the cost of addressing the outstanding recommendations that are the responsibility of the state government? (5) Which recommendations are the responsibility of the commonwealth government? Hon JON FORD
I refer to the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody and ask - (1) Which of the recommendations have been addressed by the state government and which recommendations remain to be addressed? (2) What is the time frame for addressing the outstanding recommendations? (3) Which recommendations does the state government not intend to address and what are the public policy reasons for such a decision? (4) What is the estimated cost of addressing the recommendations to date and the cost of addressing the outstanding recommendations that are the responsibility of the state government? (5) Which recommendations are the responsibility of the commonwealth government? Hon JON FORD
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I thank Hon George Cash for some notice of this question. The Minister for Corrective Services has supplied an answer, some of which is tabular in form and quite lengthy in detail. I table the answer and seek leave to have it incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. [See paper 2777.] The following material was incorporated - I thank the Hon. Member for some notice of this question. The Commonwealth Government has contracted the Aboriginal Legal Service to report on progress in implementing the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody by 30 June 2007. The Minister for Corrective Services cannot provide a full response to this question as she does not have information about the responses of departments other than the Department of Corrective Services. The following response is limited to those recommendations that are the responsibility of the Department of Corrective Services. 1. There are 75 recommendations that are the responsibility of the Department of Corrective Services. Of these 65 have been implemented, 8 have been partially implemented and 2 are not supported. The implemented recommendations are 6, 41, 62, 94, 95, 96, 97, 101, 102, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 119, 122, 123, 124, 136, 145, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 235, 237, 238, 239, 241, 328 and 331. The partially implemented recommendations are 98, 121, 130, 165, 174, 180, 236 and 330. 2. Four of the partially implemented recommendations depend on legislative change and are likely to be implemented by the end of 2008. The other recommendations are ongoing and require regular review, for instance work to identify and reduce hanging points in prison cells. 3. The Government has not addressed recommendations 118 and 329. Recommendation 118 proposes home detention as a sentencing option for the courts and a means of early release. The March 1998 Report of the Review of Remission and Parole (“the Hammond Report”) concluded that home detention was unlikely to be of significant assistance in the community reintegration of prisoners serving short sentences, and preferred the use of intensive supervision orders for those offenders who did not warrant a custodial sentence. Home detention as an early release option was replaced by CEO parole in the reforms that created the Sentence Administration Act 2003 and CEO parole has proven to be more effective in reducing imprisonment. The Department of Corrective Services is currently re-assessing the potential for home detention as an alternative to imprisonment, however, its value is limited to prisoners who pose no risk to community safety and whose home circumstances are stable. It would comparatively benefit fewer Aboriginal than non-Aboriginal prisoners. Recommendation 329 proposes including the Standard Guidelines for Corrections in Australia or a statement of prisoners’ rights in legislation. The Standard Guidelines are minimum nationally agreed standards that develop over time and for this reason are not considered suitable for inclusion in legislation. The Department of Corrective Services led the development of the latest revision of the Standard Guidelines and adopts them as policy. The Standard Guidelines are more comprehensive than any legislative statement of prisoners’ rights. 4. Cost information is not available. The implementation of the recommendations is now part of the ongoing operational budget of the Department of Corrective Services. 5. NA.
(1) Which of the recommendations have been addressed by the state government and which recommendations remain to be addressed? (2) What is the time frame for addressing the outstanding recommendations? (3) Which recommendations does the state government not intend to address and what are the public policy reasons for such a decision? (4) What is the estimated cost of addressing the recommendations to date and the cost of addressing the outstanding recommendations that are the responsibility of the state government? (5) Which recommendations are the responsibility of the commonwealth government? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank Hon George Cash for some notice of this question. The Minister for Corrective Services has supplied an answer, some of which is tabular in form and quite lengthy in detail. I table the answer and seek leave to have it incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. [See paper 2777.] The following material was incorporated - I thank the Hon. Member for some notice of this question. The Commonwealth Government has contracted the Aboriginal Legal Service to report on progress in implementing the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody by 30 June 2007. The Minister for Corrective Services cannot provide a full response to this question as she does not have information about the responses of departments other than the Department of Corrective Services. The following response is limited to those recommendations that are the responsibility of the Department of Corrective Services. 1. There are 75 recommendations that are the responsibility of the Department of Corrective Services. Of these 65 have been implemented, 8 have been partially implemented and 2 are not supported. The implemented recommendations are 6, 41, 62, 94, 95, 96, 97, 101, 102, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 119, 122, 123, 124, 136, 145, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 235, 237, 238, 239, 241, 328 and 331. The partially implemented recommendations are 98, 121, 130, 165, 174, 180, 236 and 330. 2. Four of the partially implemented recommendations depend on legislative change and are likely to be implemented by the end of 2008. The other recommendations are ongoing and require regular review, for instance work to identify and reduce hanging points in prison cells. 3. The Government has not addressed recommendations 118 and 329. Recommendation 118 proposes home detention as a sentencing option for the courts and a means of early release. The March 1998 Report of the Review of Remission and Parole (“the Hammond Report”) concluded that home detention was unlikely to be of significant assistance in the community reintegration of prisoners serving short sentences, and preferred the use of intensive supervision orders for those offenders who did not warrant a custodial sentence. Home detention as an early release option was replaced by CEO parole in the reforms that created the Sentence Administration Act 2003 and CEO parole has proven to be more effective in reducing imprisonment. The Department of Corrective Services is currently re-assessing the potential for home detention as an alternative to imprisonment, however, its value is limited to prisoners who pose no risk to community safety and whose home circumstances are stable. It would comparatively benefit fewer Aboriginal than non-Aboriginal prisoners. Recommendation 329 proposes including the Standard Guidelines for Corrections in Australia or a statement of prisoners’ rights in legislation. The Standard Guidelines are minimum nationally agreed standards that develop over time and for this reason are not considered suitable for inclusion in legislation. The Department of Corrective Services led the development of the latest revision of the Standard Guidelines and adopts them as policy. The Standard Guidelines are more comprehensive than any legislative statement of prisoners’ rights. 4. Cost information is not available. The implementation of the recommendations is now part of the ongoing operational budget of the Department of Corrective Services. 5. NA.
(2) What is the time frame for addressing the outstanding recommendations? (3) Which recommendations does the state government not intend to address and what are the public policy reasons for such a decision? (4) What is the estimated cost of addressing the recommendations to date and the cost of addressing the outstanding recommendations that are the responsibility of the state government? (5) Which recommendations are the responsibility of the commonwealth government? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank Hon George Cash for some notice of this question. The Minister for Corrective Services has supplied an answer, some of which is tabular in form and quite lengthy in detail. I table the answer and seek leave to have it incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. [See paper 2777.] The following material was incorporated - I thank the Hon. Member for some notice of this question. The Commonwealth Government has contracted the Aboriginal Legal Service to report on progress in implementing the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody by 30 June 2007. The Minister for Corrective Services cannot provide a full response to this question as she does not have information about the responses of departments other than the Department of Corrective Services. The following response is limited to those recommendations that are the responsibility of the Department of Corrective Services. 1. There are 75 recommendations that are the responsibility of the Department of Corrective Services. Of these 65 have been implemented, 8 have been partially implemented and 2 are not supported. The implemented recommendations are 6, 41, 62, 94, 95, 96, 97, 101, 102, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 119, 122, 123, 124, 136, 145, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 235, 237, 238, 239, 241, 328 and 331. The partially implemented recommendations are 98, 121, 130, 165, 174, 180, 236 and 330. 2. Four of the partially implemented recommendations depend on legislative change and are likely to be implemented by the end of 2008. The other recommendations are ongoing and require regular review, for instance work to identify and reduce hanging points in prison cells. 3. The Government has not addressed recommendations 118 and 329. Recommendation 118 proposes home detention as a sentencing option for the courts and a means of early release. The March 1998 Report of the Review of Remission and Parole (“the Hammond Report”) concluded that home detention was unlikely to be of significant assistance in the community reintegration of prisoners serving short sentences, and preferred the use of intensive supervision orders for those offenders who did not warrant a custodial sentence. Home detention as an early release option was replaced by CEO parole in the reforms that created the Sentence Administration Act 2003 and CEO parole has proven to be more effective in reducing imprisonment. The Department of Corrective Services is currently re-assessing the potential for home detention as an alternative to imprisonment, however, its value is limited to prisoners who pose no risk to community safety and whose home circumstances are stable. It would comparatively benefit fewer Aboriginal than non-Aboriginal prisoners. Recommendation 329 proposes including the Standard Guidelines for Corrections in Australia or a statement of prisoners’ rights in legislation. The Standard Guidelines are minimum nationally agreed standards that develop over time and for this reason are not considered suitable for inclusion in legislation. The Department of Corrective Services led the development of the latest revision of the Standard Guidelines and adopts them as policy. The Standard Guidelines are more comprehensive than any legislative statement of prisoners’ rights. 4. Cost information is not available. The implementation of the recommendations is now part of the ongoing operational budget of the Department of Corrective Services. 5. NA.
(3) Which recommendations does the state government not intend to address and what are the public policy reasons for such a decision? (4) What is the estimated cost of addressing the recommendations to date and the cost of addressing the outstanding recommendations that are the responsibility of the state government? (5) Which recommendations are the responsibility of the commonwealth government? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank Hon George Cash for some notice of this question. The Minister for Corrective Services has supplied an answer, some of which is tabular in form and quite lengthy in detail. I table the answer and seek leave to have it incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. [See paper 2777.] The following material was incorporated - I thank the Hon. Member for some notice of this question. The Commonwealth Government has contracted the Aboriginal Legal Service to report on progress in implementing the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody by 30 June 2007. The Minister for Corrective Services cannot provide a full response to this question as she does not have information about the responses of departments other than the Department of Corrective Services. The following response is limited to those recommendations that are the responsibility of the Department of Corrective Services. 1. There are 75 recommendations that are the responsibility of the Department of Corrective Services. Of these 65 have been implemented, 8 have been partially implemented and 2 are not supported. The implemented recommendations are 6, 41, 62, 94, 95, 96, 97, 101, 102, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 119, 122, 123, 124, 136, 145, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 235, 237, 238, 239, 241, 328 and 331. The partially implemented recommendations are 98, 121, 130, 165, 174, 180, 236 and 330. 2. Four of the partially implemented recommendations depend on legislative change and are likely to be implemented by the end of 2008. The other recommendations are ongoing and require regular review, for instance work to identify and reduce hanging points in prison cells. 3. The Government has not addressed recommendations 118 and 329. Recommendation 118 proposes home detention as a sentencing option for the courts and a means of early release. The March 1998 Report of the Review of Remission and Parole (“the Hammond Report”) concluded that home detention was unlikely to be of significant assistance in the community reintegration of prisoners serving short sentences, and preferred the use of intensive supervision orders for those offenders who did not warrant a custodial sentence. Home detention as an early release option was replaced by CEO parole in the reforms that created the Sentence Administration Act 2003 and CEO parole has proven to be more effective in reducing imprisonment. The Department of Corrective Services is currently re-assessing the potential for home detention as an alternative to imprisonment, however, its value is limited to prisoners who pose no risk to community safety and whose home circumstances are stable. It would comparatively benefit fewer Aboriginal than non-Aboriginal prisoners. Recommendation 329 proposes including the Standard Guidelines for Corrections in Australia or a statement of prisoners’ rights in legislation. The Standard Guidelines are minimum nationally agreed standards that develop over time and for this reason are not considered suitable for inclusion in legislation. The Department of Corrective Services led the development of the latest revision of the Standard Guidelines and adopts them as policy. The Standard Guidelines are more comprehensive than any legislative statement of prisoners’ rights. 4. Cost information is not available. The implementation of the recommendations is now part of the ongoing operational budget of the Department of Corrective Services. 5. NA.
(4) What is the estimated cost of addressing the recommendations to date and the cost of addressing the outstanding recommendations that are the responsibility of the state government? (5) Which recommendations are the responsibility of the commonwealth government? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank Hon George Cash for some notice of this question. The Minister for Corrective Services has supplied an answer, some of which is tabular in form and quite lengthy in detail. I table the answer and seek leave to have it incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. [See paper 2777.] The following material was incorporated - I thank the Hon. Member for some notice of this question. The Commonwealth Government has contracted the Aboriginal Legal Service to report on progress in implementing the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody by 30 June 2007. The Minister for Corrective Services cannot provide a full response to this question as she does not have information about the responses of departments other than the Department of Corrective Services. The following response is limited to those recommendations that are the responsibility of the Department of Corrective Services. 1. There are 75 recommendations that are the responsibility of the Department of Corrective Services. Of these 65 have been implemented, 8 have been partially implemented and 2 are not supported. The implemented recommendations are 6, 41, 62, 94, 95, 96, 97, 101, 102, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 119, 122, 123, 124, 136, 145, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 235, 237, 238, 239, 241, 328 and 331. The partially implemented recommendations are 98, 121, 130, 165, 174, 180, 236 and 330. 2. Four of the partially implemented recommendations depend on legislative change and are likely to be implemented by the end of 2008. The other recommendations are ongoing and require regular review, for instance work to identify and reduce hanging points in prison cells. 3. The Government has not addressed recommendations 118 and 329. Recommendation 118 proposes home detention as a sentencing option for the courts and a means of early release. The March 1998 Report of the Review of Remission and Parole (“the Hammond Report”) concluded that home detention was unlikely to be of significant assistance in the community reintegration of prisoners serving short sentences, and preferred the use of intensive supervision orders for those offenders who did not warrant a custodial sentence. Home detention as an early release option was replaced by CEO parole in the reforms that created the Sentence Administration Act 2003 and CEO parole has proven to be more effective in reducing imprisonment. The Department of Corrective Services is currently re-assessing the potential for home detention as an alternative to imprisonment, however, its value is limited to prisoners who pose no risk to community safety and whose home circumstances are stable. It would comparatively benefit fewer Aboriginal than non-Aboriginal prisoners. Recommendation 329 proposes including the Standard Guidelines for Corrections in Australia or a statement of prisoners’ rights in legislation. The Standard Guidelines are minimum nationally agreed standards that develop over time and for this reason are not considered suitable for inclusion in legislation. The Department of Corrective Services led the development of the latest revision of the Standard Guidelines and adopts them as policy. The Standard Guidelines are more comprehensive than any legislative statement of prisoners’ rights. 4. Cost information is not available. The implementation of the recommendations is now part of the ongoing operational budget of the Department of Corrective Services. 5. NA.
(5) Which recommendations are the responsibility of the commonwealth government? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank Hon George Cash for some notice of this question. The Minister for Corrective Services has supplied an answer, some of which is tabular in form and quite lengthy in detail. I table the answer and seek leave to have it incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. [See paper 2777.] The following material was incorporated - I thank the Hon. Member for some notice of this question. The Commonwealth Government has contracted the Aboriginal Legal Service to report on progress in implementing the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody by 30 June 2007. The Minister for Corrective Services cannot provide a full response to this question as she does not have information about the responses of departments other than the Department of Corrective Services. The following response is limited to those recommendations that are the responsibility of the Department of Corrective Services. 1. There are 75 recommendations that are the responsibility of the Department of Corrective Services. Of these 65 have been implemented, 8 have been partially implemented and 2 are not supported. The implemented recommendations are 6, 41, 62, 94, 95, 96, 97, 101, 102, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 119, 122, 123, 124, 136, 145, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 235, 237, 238, 239, 241, 328 and 331. The partially implemented recommendations are 98, 121, 130, 165, 174, 180, 236 and 330. 2. Four of the partially implemented recommendations depend on legislative change and are likely to be implemented by the end of 2008. The other recommendations are ongoing and require regular review, for instance work to identify and reduce hanging points in prison cells. 3. The Government has not addressed recommendations 118 and 329. Recommendation 118 proposes home detention as a sentencing option for the courts and a means of early release. The March 1998 Report of the Review of Remission and Parole (“the Hammond Report”) concluded that home detention was unlikely to be of significant assistance in the community reintegration of prisoners serving short sentences, and preferred the use of intensive supervision orders for those offenders who did not warrant a custodial sentence. Home detention as an early release option was replaced by CEO parole in the reforms that created the Sentence Administration Act 2003 and CEO parole has proven to be more effective in reducing imprisonment. The Department of Corrective Services is currently re-assessing the potential for home detention as an alternative to imprisonment, however, its value is limited to prisoners who pose no risk to community safety and whose home circumstances are stable. It would comparatively benefit fewer Aboriginal than non-Aboriginal prisoners. Recommendation 329 proposes including the Standard Guidelines for Corrections in Australia or a statement of prisoners’ rights in legislation. The Standard Guidelines are minimum nationally agreed standards that develop over time and for this reason are not considered suitable for inclusion in legislation. The Department of Corrective Services led the development of the latest revision of the Standard Guidelines and adopts them as policy. The Standard Guidelines are more comprehensive than any legislative statement of prisoners’ rights. 4. Cost information is not available. The implementation of the recommendations is now part of the ongoing operational budget of the Department of Corrective Services. 5. NA.
Hon JON FORD replied: I thank Hon George Cash for some notice of this question. The Minister for Corrective Services has supplied an answer, some of which is tabular in form and quite lengthy in detail. I table the answer and seek leave to have it incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. [See paper 2777.] The following material was incorporated - I thank the Hon. Member for some notice of this question. The Commonwealth Government has contracted the Aboriginal Legal Service to report on progress in implementing the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody by 30 June 2007. The Minister for Corrective Services cannot provide a full response to this question as she does not have information about the responses of departments other than the Department of Corrective Services. The following response is limited to those recommendations that are the responsibility of the Department of Corrective Services. 1. There are 75 recommendations that are the responsibility of the Department of Corrective Services. Of these 65 have been implemented, 8 have been partially implemented and 2 are not supported. The implemented recommendations are 6, 41, 62, 94, 95, 96, 97, 101, 102, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 119, 122, 123, 124, 136, 145, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 235, 237, 238, 239, 241, 328 and 331. The partially implemented recommendations are 98, 121, 130, 165, 174, 180, 236 and 330. 2. Four of the partially implemented recommendations depend on legislative change and are likely to be implemented by the end of 2008. The other recommendations are ongoing and require regular review, for instance work to identify and reduce hanging points in prison cells. 3. The Government has not addressed recommendations 118 and 329. Recommendation 118 proposes home detention as a sentencing option for the courts and a means of early release. The March 1998 Report of the Review of Remission and Parole (“the Hammond Report”) concluded that home detention was unlikely to be of significant assistance in the community reintegration of prisoners serving short sentences, and preferred the use of intensive supervision orders for those offenders who did not warrant a custodial sentence. Home detention as an early release option was replaced by CEO parole in the reforms that created the Sentence Administration Act 2003 and CEO parole has proven to be more effective in reducing imprisonment. The Department of Corrective Services is currently re-assessing the potential for home detention as an alternative to imprisonment, however, its value is limited to prisoners who pose no risk to community safety and whose home circumstances are stable. It would comparatively benefit fewer Aboriginal than non-Aboriginal prisoners. Recommendation 329 proposes including the Standard Guidelines for Corrections in Australia or a statement of prisoners’ rights in legislation. The Standard Guidelines are minimum nationally agreed standards that develop over time and for this reason are not considered suitable for inclusion in legislation. The Department of Corrective Services led the development of the latest revision of the Standard Guidelines and adopts them as policy. The Standard Guidelines are more comprehensive than any legislative statement of prisoners’ rights. 4. Cost information is not available. The implementation of the recommendations is now part of the ongoing operational budget of the Department of Corrective Services. 5. NA.
I thank Hon George Cash for some notice of this question. The Minister for Corrective Services has supplied an answer, some of which is tabular in form and quite lengthy in detail. I table the answer and seek leave to have it incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. [See paper 2777.] The following material was incorporated - I thank the Hon. Member for some notice of this question. The Commonwealth Government has contracted the Aboriginal Legal Service to report on progress in implementing the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody by 30 June 2007. The Minister for Corrective Services cannot provide a full response to this question as she does not have information about the responses of departments other than the Department of Corrective Services. The following response is limited to those recommendations that are the responsibility of the Department of Corrective Services. 1. There are 75 recommendations that are the responsibility of the Department of Corrective Services. Of these 65 have been implemented, 8 have been partially implemented and 2 are not supported. The implemented recommendations are 6, 41, 62, 94, 95, 96, 97, 101, 102, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 119, 122, 123, 124, 136, 145, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 235, 237, 238, 239, 241, 328 and 331. The partially implemented recommendations are 98, 121, 130, 165, 174, 180, 236 and 330. 2. Four of the partially implemented recommendations depend on legislative change and are likely to be implemented by the end of 2008. The other recommendations are ongoing and require regular review, for instance work to identify and reduce hanging points in prison cells. 3. The Government has not addressed recommendations 118 and 329. Recommendation 118 proposes home detention as a sentencing option for the courts and a means of early release. The March 1998 Report of the Review of Remission and Parole (“the Hammond Report”) concluded that home detention was unlikely to be of significant assistance in the community reintegration of prisoners serving short sentences, and preferred the use of intensive supervision orders for those offenders who did not warrant a custodial sentence. Home detention as an early release option was replaced by CEO parole in the reforms that created the Sentence Administration Act 2003 and CEO parole has proven to be more effective in reducing imprisonment. The Department of Corrective Services is currently re-assessing the potential for home detention as an alternative to imprisonment, however, its value is limited to prisoners who pose no risk to community safety and whose home circumstances are stable. It would comparatively benefit fewer Aboriginal than non-Aboriginal prisoners. Recommendation 329 proposes including the Standard Guidelines for Corrections in Australia or a statement of prisoners’ rights in legislation. The Standard Guidelines are minimum nationally agreed standards that develop over time and for this reason are not considered suitable for inclusion in legislation. The Department of Corrective Services led the development of the latest revision of the Standard Guidelines and adopts them as policy. The Standard Guidelines are more comprehensive than any legislative statement of prisoners’ rights. 4. Cost information is not available. The implementation of the recommendations is now part of the ongoing operational budget of the Department of Corrective Services. 5. NA.
Leave granted. [See paper 2777.] The following material was incorporated - I thank the Hon. Member for some notice of this question. The Commonwealth Government has contracted the Aboriginal Legal Service to report on progress in implementing the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody by 30 June 2007. The Minister for Corrective Services cannot provide a full response to this question as she does not have information about the responses of departments other than the Department of Corrective Services. The following response is limited to those recommendations that are the responsibility of the Department of Corrective Services. 1. There are 75 recommendations that are the responsibility of the Department of Corrective Services. Of these 65 have been implemented, 8 have been partially implemented and 2 are not supported. The implemented recommendations are 6, 41, 62, 94, 95, 96, 97, 101, 102, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 119, 122, 123, 124, 136, 145, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 235, 237, 238, 239, 241, 328 and 331. The partially implemented recommendations are 98, 121, 130, 165, 174, 180, 236 and 330. 2. Four of the partially implemented recommendations depend on legislative change and are likely to be implemented by the end of 2008. The other recommendations are ongoing and require regular review, for instance work to identify and reduce hanging points in prison cells. 3. The Government has not addressed recommendations 118 and 329. Recommendation 118 proposes home detention as a sentencing option for the courts and a means of early release. The March 1998 Report of the Review of Remission and Parole (“the Hammond Report”) concluded that home detention was unlikely to be of significant assistance in the community reintegration of prisoners serving short sentences, and preferred the use of intensive supervision orders for those offenders who did not warrant a custodial sentence. Home detention as an early release option was replaced by CEO parole in the reforms that created the Sentence Administration Act 2003 and CEO parole has proven to be more effective in reducing imprisonment. The Department of Corrective Services is currently re-assessing the potential for home detention as an alternative to imprisonment, however, its value is limited to prisoners who pose no risk to community safety and whose home circumstances are stable. It would comparatively benefit fewer Aboriginal than non-Aboriginal prisoners. Recommendation 329 proposes including the Standard Guidelines for Corrections in Australia or a statement of prisoners’ rights in legislation. The Standard Guidelines are minimum nationally agreed standards that develop over time and for this reason are not considered suitable for inclusion in legislation. The Department of Corrective Services led the development of the latest revision of the Standard Guidelines and adopts them as policy. The Standard Guidelines are more comprehensive than any legislative statement of prisoners’ rights. 4. Cost information is not available. The implementation of the recommendations is now part of the ongoing operational budget of the Department of Corrective Services. 5. NA.
[See paper 2777.] The following material was incorporated - I thank the Hon. Member for some notice of this question. The Commonwealth Government has contracted the Aboriginal Legal Service to report on progress in implementing the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody by 30 June 2007. The Minister for Corrective Services cannot provide a full response to this question as she does not have information about the responses of departments other than the Department of Corrective Services. The following response is limited to those recommendations that are the responsibility of the Department of Corrective Services. 1. There are 75 recommendations that are the responsibility of the Department of Corrective Services. Of these 65 have been implemented, 8 have been partially implemented and 2 are not supported. The implemented recommendations are 6, 41, 62, 94, 95, 96, 97, 101, 102, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 119, 122, 123, 124, 136, 145, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 235, 237, 238, 239, 241, 328 and 331. The partially implemented recommendations are 98, 121, 130, 165, 174, 180, 236 and 330. 2. Four of the partially implemented recommendations depend on legislative change and are likely to be implemented by the end of 2008. The other recommendations are ongoing and require regular review, for instance work to identify and reduce hanging points in prison cells. 3. The Government has not addressed recommendations 118 and 329. Recommendation 118 proposes home detention as a sentencing option for the courts and a means of early release. The March 1998 Report of the Review of Remission and Parole (“the Hammond Report”) concluded that home detention was unlikely to be of significant assistance in the community reintegration of prisoners serving short sentences, and preferred the use of intensive supervision orders for those offenders who did not warrant a custodial sentence. Home detention as an early release option was replaced by CEO parole in the reforms that created the Sentence Administration Act 2003 and CEO parole has proven to be more effective in reducing imprisonment. The Department of Corrective Services is currently re-assessing the potential for home detention as an alternative to imprisonment, however, its value is limited to prisoners who pose no risk to community safety and whose home circumstances are stable. It would comparatively benefit fewer Aboriginal than non-Aboriginal prisoners. Recommendation 329 proposes including the Standard Guidelines for Corrections in Australia or a statement of prisoners’ rights in legislation. The Standard Guidelines are minimum nationally agreed standards that develop over time and for this reason are not considered suitable for inclusion in legislation. The Department of Corrective Services led the development of the latest revision of the Standard Guidelines and adopts them as policy. The Standard Guidelines are more comprehensive than any legislative statement of prisoners’ rights. 4. Cost information is not available. The implementation of the recommendations is now part of the ongoing operational budget of the Department of Corrective Services. 5. NA.
The following material was incorporated - I thank the Hon. Member for some notice of this question. The Commonwealth Government has contracted the Aboriginal Legal Service to report on progress in implementing the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody by 30 June 2007. The Minister for Corrective Services cannot provide a full response to this question as she does not have information about the responses of departments other than the Department of Corrective Services. The following response is limited to those recommendations that are the responsibility of the Department of Corrective Services. 1. There are 75 recommendations that are the responsibility of the Department of Corrective Services. Of these 65 have been implemented, 8 have been partially implemented and 2 are not supported. The implemented recommendations are 6, 41, 62, 94, 95, 96, 97, 101, 102, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 119, 122, 123, 124, 136, 145, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 235, 237, 238, 239, 241, 328 and 331. The partially implemented recommendations are 98, 121, 130, 165, 174, 180, 236 and 330. 2. Four of the partially implemented recommendations depend on legislative change and are likely to be implemented by the end of 2008. The other recommendations are ongoing and require regular review, for instance work to identify and reduce hanging points in prison cells. 3. The Government has not addressed recommendations 118 and 329. Recommendation 118 proposes home detention as a sentencing option for the courts and a means of early release. The March 1998 Report of the Review of Remission and Parole (“the Hammond Report”) concluded that home detention was unlikely to be of significant assistance in the community reintegration of prisoners serving short sentences, and preferred the use of intensive supervision orders for those offenders who did not warrant a custodial sentence. Home detention as an early release option was replaced by CEO parole in the reforms that created the Sentence Administration Act 2003 and CEO parole has proven to be more effective in reducing imprisonment. The Department of Corrective Services is currently re-assessing the potential for home detention as an alternative to imprisonment, however, its value is limited to prisoners who pose no risk to community safety and whose home circumstances are stable. It would comparatively benefit fewer Aboriginal than non-Aboriginal prisoners. Recommendation 329 proposes including the Standard Guidelines for Corrections in Australia or a statement of prisoners’ rights in legislation. The Standard Guidelines are minimum nationally agreed standards that develop over time and for this reason are not considered suitable for inclusion in legislation. The Department of Corrective Services led the development of the latest revision of the Standard Guidelines and adopts them as policy. The Standard Guidelines are more comprehensive than any legislative statement of prisoners’ rights. 4. Cost information is not available. The implementation of the recommendations is now part of the ongoing operational budget of the Department of Corrective Services. 5. NA.
I thank the Hon. Member for some notice of this question. The Commonwealth Government has contracted the Aboriginal Legal Service to report on progress in implementing the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody by 30 June 2007. The Minister for Corrective Services cannot provide a full response to this question as she does not have information about the responses of departments other than the Department of Corrective Services. The following response is limited to those recommendations that are the responsibility of the Department of Corrective Services. 1. There are 75 recommendations that are the responsibility of the Department of Corrective Services. Of these 65 have been implemented, 8 have been partially implemented and 2 are not supported. The implemented recommendations are 6, 41, 62, 94, 95, 96, 97, 101, 102, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 119, 122, 123, 124, 136, 145, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 235, 237, 238, 239, 241, 328 and 331. The partially implemented recommendations are 98, 121, 130, 165, 174, 180, 236 and 330. 2. Four of the partially implemented recommendations depend on legislative change and are likely to be implemented by the end of 2008. The other recommendations are ongoing and require regular review, for instance work to identify and reduce hanging points in prison cells. 3. The Government has not addressed recommendations 118 and 329. Recommendation 118 proposes home detention as a sentencing option for the courts and a means of early release. The March 1998 Report of the Review of Remission and Parole (“the Hammond Report”) concluded that home detention was unlikely to be of significant assistance in the community reintegration of prisoners serving short sentences, and preferred the use of intensive supervision orders for those offenders who did not warrant a custodial sentence. Home detention as an early release option was replaced by CEO parole in the reforms that created the Sentence Administration Act 2003 and CEO parole has proven to be more effective in reducing imprisonment. The Department of Corrective Services is currently re-assessing the potential for home detention as an alternative to imprisonment, however, its value is limited to prisoners who pose no risk to community safety and whose home circumstances are stable. It would comparatively benefit fewer Aboriginal than non-Aboriginal prisoners. Recommendation 329 proposes including the Standard Guidelines for Corrections in Australia or a statement of prisoners’ rights in legislation. The Standard Guidelines are minimum nationally agreed standards that develop over time and for this reason are not considered suitable for inclusion in legislation. The Department of Corrective Services led the development of the latest revision of the Standard Guidelines and adopts them as policy. The Standard Guidelines are more comprehensive than any legislative statement of prisoners’ rights. 4. Cost information is not available. The implementation of the recommendations is now part of the ongoing operational budget of the Department of Corrective Services. 5. NA.
The Commonwealth Government has contracted the Aboriginal Legal Service to report on progress in implementing the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody by 30 June 2007. The Minister for Corrective Services cannot provide a full response to this question as she does not have information about the responses of departments other than the Department of Corrective Services. The following response is limited to those recommendations that are the responsibility of the Department of Corrective Services. 1. There are 75 recommendations that are the responsibility of the Department of Corrective Services. Of these 65 have been implemented, 8 have been partially implemented and 2 are not supported. The implemented recommendations are 6, 41, 62, 94, 95, 96, 97, 101, 102, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 119, 122, 123, 124, 136, 145, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 235, 237, 238, 239, 241, 328 and 331. The partially implemented recommendations are 98, 121, 130, 165, 174, 180, 236 and 330. 2. Four of the partially implemented recommendations depend on legislative change and are likely to be implemented by the end of 2008. The other recommendations are ongoing and require regular review, for instance work to identify and reduce hanging points in prison cells. 3. The Government has not addressed recommendations 118 and 329. Recommendation 118 proposes home detention as a sentencing option for the courts and a means of early release. The March 1998 Report of the Review of Remission and Parole (“the Hammond Report”) concluded that home detention was unlikely to be of significant assistance in the community reintegration of prisoners serving short sentences, and preferred the use of intensive supervision orders for those offenders who did not warrant a custodial sentence. Home detention as an early release option was replaced by CEO parole in the reforms that created the Sentence Administration Act 2003 and CEO parole has proven to be more effective in reducing imprisonment. The Department of Corrective Services is currently re-assessing the potential for home detention as an alternative to imprisonment, however, its value is limited to prisoners who pose no risk to community safety and whose home circumstances are stable. It would comparatively benefit fewer Aboriginal than non-Aboriginal prisoners. Recommendation 329 proposes including the Standard Guidelines for Corrections in Australia or a statement of prisoners’ rights in legislation. The Standard Guidelines are minimum nationally agreed standards that develop over time and for this reason are not considered suitable for inclusion in legislation. The Department of Corrective Services led the development of the latest revision of the Standard Guidelines and adopts them as policy. The Standard Guidelines are more comprehensive than any legislative statement of prisoners’ rights. 4. Cost information is not available. The implementation of the recommendations is now part of the ongoing operational budget of the Department of Corrective Services. 5. NA.
1. There are 75 recommendations that are the responsibility of the Department of Corrective Services. Of these 65 have been implemented, 8 have been partially implemented and 2 are not supported. The implemented recommendations are 6, 41, 62, 94, 95, 96, 97, 101, 102, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 119, 122, 123, 124, 136, 145, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 235, 237, 238, 239, 241, 328 and 331. The partially implemented recommendations are 98, 121, 130, 165, 174, 180, 236 and 330. 2. Four of the partially implemented recommendations depend on legislative change and are likely to be implemented by the end of 2008. The other recommendations are ongoing and require regular review, for instance work to identify and reduce hanging points in prison cells. 3. The Government has not addressed recommendations 118 and 329. Recommendation 118 proposes home detention as a sentencing option for the courts and a means of early release. The March 1998 Report of the Review of Remission and Parole (“the Hammond Report”) concluded that home detention was unlikely to be of significant assistance in the community reintegration of prisoners serving short sentences, and preferred the use of intensive supervision orders for those offenders who did not warrant a custodial sentence. Home detention as an early release option was replaced by CEO parole in the reforms that created the Sentence Administration Act 2003 and CEO parole has proven to be more effective in reducing imprisonment. The Department of Corrective Services is currently re-assessing the potential for home detention as an alternative to imprisonment, however, its value is limited to prisoners who pose no risk to community safety and whose home circumstances are stable. It would comparatively benefit fewer Aboriginal than non-Aboriginal prisoners. Recommendation 329 proposes including the Standard Guidelines for Corrections in Australia or a statement of prisoners’ rights in legislation. The Standard Guidelines are minimum nationally agreed standards that develop over time and for this reason are not considered suitable for inclusion in legislation. The Department of Corrective Services led the development of the latest revision of the Standard Guidelines and adopts them as policy. The Standard Guidelines are more comprehensive than any legislative statement of prisoners’ rights. 4. Cost information is not available. The implementation of the recommendations is now part of the ongoing operational budget of the Department of Corrective Services. 5. NA.
2. Four of the partially implemented recommendations depend on legislative change and are likely to be implemented by the end of 2008. The other recommendations are ongoing and require regular review, for instance work to identify and reduce hanging points in prison cells. 3. The Government has not addressed recommendations 118 and 329. Recommendation 118 proposes home detention as a sentencing option for the courts and a means of early release. The March 1998 Report of the Review of Remission and Parole (“the Hammond Report”) concluded that home detention was unlikely to be of significant assistance in the community reintegration of prisoners serving short sentences, and preferred the use of intensive supervision orders for those offenders who did not warrant a custodial sentence. Home detention as an early release option was replaced by CEO parole in the reforms that created the Sentence Administration Act 2003 and CEO parole has proven to be more effective in reducing imprisonment. The Department of Corrective Services is currently re-assessing the potential for home detention as an alternative to imprisonment, however, its value is limited to prisoners who pose no risk to community safety and whose home circumstances are stable. It would comparatively benefit fewer Aboriginal than non-Aboriginal prisoners. Recommendation 329 proposes including the Standard Guidelines for Corrections in Australia or a statement of prisoners’ rights in legislation. The Standard Guidelines are minimum nationally agreed standards that develop over time and for this reason are not considered suitable for inclusion in legislation. The Department of Corrective Services led the development of the latest revision of the Standard Guidelines and adopts them as policy. The Standard Guidelines are more comprehensive than any legislative statement of prisoners’ rights. 4. Cost information is not available. The implementation of the recommendations is now part of the ongoing operational budget of the Department of Corrective Services. 5. NA.
3. The Government has not addressed recommendations 118 and 329. Recommendation 118 proposes home detention as a sentencing option for the courts and a means of early release. The March 1998 Report of the Review of Remission and Parole (“the Hammond Report”) concluded that home detention was unlikely to be of significant assistance in the community reintegration of prisoners serving short sentences, and preferred the use of intensive supervision orders for those offenders who did not warrant a custodial sentence. Home detention as an early release option was replaced by CEO parole in the reforms that created the Sentence Administration Act 2003 and CEO parole has proven to be more effective in reducing imprisonment. The Department of Corrective Services is currently re-assessing the potential for home detention as an alternative to imprisonment, however, its value is limited to prisoners who pose no risk to community safety and whose home circumstances are stable. It would comparatively benefit fewer Aboriginal than non-Aboriginal prisoners. Recommendation 329 proposes including the Standard Guidelines for Corrections in Australia or a statement of prisoners’ rights in legislation. The Standard Guidelines are minimum nationally agreed standards that develop over time and for this reason are not considered suitable for inclusion in legislation. The Department of Corrective Services led the development of the latest revision of the Standard Guidelines and adopts them as policy. The Standard Guidelines are more comprehensive than any legislative statement of prisoners’ rights. 4. Cost information is not available. The implementation of the recommendations is now part of the ongoing operational budget of the Department of Corrective Services. 5. NA.
Home detention as an early release option was replaced by CEO parole in the reforms that created the Sentence Administration Act 2003 and CEO parole has proven to be more effective in reducing imprisonment. The Department of Corrective Services is currently re-assessing the potential for home detention as an alternative to imprisonment, however, its value is limited to prisoners who pose no risk to community safety and whose home circumstances are stable. It would comparatively benefit fewer Aboriginal than non-Aboriginal prisoners. Recommendation 329 proposes including the Standard Guidelines for Corrections in Australia or a statement of prisoners’ rights in legislation. The Standard Guidelines are minimum nationally agreed standards that develop over time and for this reason are not considered suitable for inclusion in legislation. The Department of Corrective Services led the development of the latest revision of the Standard Guidelines and adopts them as policy. The Standard Guidelines are more comprehensive than any legislative statement of prisoners’ rights. 4. Cost information is not available. The implementation of the recommendations is now part of the ongoing operational budget of the Department of Corrective Services. 5. NA.
The Department of Corrective Services is currently re-assessing the potential for home detention as an alternative to imprisonment, however, its value is limited to prisoners who pose no risk to community safety and whose home circumstances are stable. It would comparatively benefit fewer Aboriginal than non-Aboriginal prisoners. Recommendation 329 proposes including the Standard Guidelines for Corrections in Australia or a statement of prisoners’ rights in legislation. The Standard Guidelines are minimum nationally agreed standards that develop over time and for this reason are not considered suitable for inclusion in legislation. The Department of Corrective Services led the development of the latest revision of the Standard Guidelines and adopts them as policy. The Standard Guidelines are more comprehensive than any legislative statement of prisoners’ rights. 4. Cost information is not available. The implementation of the recommendations is now part of the ongoing operational budget of the Department of Corrective Services. 5. NA.
Recommendation 329 proposes including the Standard Guidelines for Corrections in Australia or a statement of prisoners’ rights in legislation. The Standard Guidelines are minimum nationally agreed standards that develop over time and for this reason are not considered suitable for inclusion in legislation. The Department of Corrective Services led the development of the latest revision of the Standard Guidelines and adopts them as policy. The Standard Guidelines are more comprehensive than any legislative statement of prisoners’ rights. 4. Cost information is not available. The implementation of the recommendations is now part of the ongoing operational budget of the Department of Corrective Services. 5. NA.
4. Cost information is not available. The implementation of the recommendations is now part of the ongoing operational budget of the Department of Corrective Services. 5. NA.
5. NA.
(1) Which of the recommendations have been addressed by the state government and which recommendations remain to be addressed? (2) What is the time frame for addressing the outstanding recommendations? (3) Which recommendations does the state government not intend to address and what are the public policy reasons for such a decision? (4) What is the estimated cost of addressing the recommendations to date and the cost of addressing the outstanding recommendations that are the responsibility of the state government? (5) Which recommendations are the responsibility of the commonwealth government? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank Hon George Cash for some notice of this question. The Minister for Corrective Services has supplied an answer, some of which is tabular in form and quite lengthy in detail. I table the answer and seek leave to have it incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. [See paper 2777.] The following material was incorporated - I thank the Hon. Member for some notice of this question. The Commonwealth Government has contracted the Aboriginal Legal Service to report on progress in implementing the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody by 30 June 2007. The Minister for Corrective Services cannot provide a full response to this question as she does not have information about the responses of departments other than the Department of Corrective Services. The following response is limited to those recommendations that are the responsibility of the Department of Corrective Services. 1. There are 75 recommendations that are the responsibility of the Department of Corrective Services. Of these 65 have been implemented, 8 have been partially implemented and 2 are not supported. The implemented recommendations are 6, 41, 62, 94, 95, 96, 97, 101, 102, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 119, 122, 123, 124, 136, 145, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 235, 237, 238, 239, 241, 328 and 331. The partially implemented recommendations are 98, 121, 130, 165, 174, 180, 236 and 330. 2. Four of the partially implemented recommendations depend on legislative change and are likely to be implemented by the end of 2008. The other recommendations are ongoing and require regular review, for instance work to identify and reduce hanging points in prison cells. 3. The Government has not addressed recommendations 118 and 329. Recommendation 118 proposes home detention as a sentencing option for the courts and a means of early release. The March 1998 Report of the Review of Remission and Parole (“the Hammond Report”) concluded that home detention was unlikely to be of significant assistance in the community reintegration of prisoners serving short sentences, and preferred the use of intensive supervision orders for those offenders who did not warrant a custodial sentence. Home detention as an early release option was replaced by CEO parole in the reforms that created the Sentence Administration Act 2003 and CEO parole has proven to be more effective in reducing imprisonment. The Department of Corrective Services is currently re-assessing the potential for home detention as an alternative to imprisonment, however, its value is limited to prisoners who pose no risk to community safety and whose home circumstances are stable. It would comparatively benefit fewer Aboriginal than non-Aboriginal prisoners. Recommendation 329 proposes including the Standard Guidelines for Corrections in Australia or a statement of prisoners’ rights in legislation. The Standard Guidelines are minimum nationally agreed standards that develop over time and for this reason are not considered suitable for inclusion in legislation. The Department of Corrective Services led the development of the latest revision of the Standard Guidelines and adopts them as policy. The Standard Guidelines are more comprehensive than any legislative statement of prisoners’ rights. 4. Cost information is not available. The implementation of the recommendations is now part of the ongoing operational budget of the Department of Corrective Services. 5. NA.
(2) What is the time frame for addressing the outstanding recommendations? (3) Which recommendations does the state government not intend to address and what are the public policy reasons for such a decision? (4) What is the estimated cost of addressing the recommendations to date and the cost of addressing the outstanding recommendations that are the responsibility of the state government? (5) Which recommendations are the responsibility of the commonwealth government? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank Hon George Cash for some notice of this question. The Minister for Corrective Services has supplied an answer, some of which is tabular in form and quite lengthy in detail. I table the answer and seek leave to have it incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. [See paper 2777.] The following material was incorporated - I thank the Hon. Member for some notice of this question. The Commonwealth Government has contracted the Aboriginal Legal Service to report on progress in implementing the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody by 30 June 2007. The Minister for Corrective Services cannot provide a full response to this question as she does not have information about the responses of departments other than the Department of Corrective Services. The following response is limited to those recommendations that are the responsibility of the Department of Corrective Services. 1. There are 75 recommendations that are the responsibility of the Department of Corrective Services. Of these 65 have been implemented, 8 have been partially implemented and 2 are not supported. The implemented recommendations are 6, 41, 62, 94, 95, 96, 97, 101, 102, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 119, 122, 123, 124, 136, 145, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 235, 237, 238, 239, 241, 328 and 331. The partially implemented recommendations are 98, 121, 130, 165, 174, 180, 236 and 330. 2. Four of the partially implemented recommendations depend on legislative change and are likely to be implemented by the end of 2008. The other recommendations are ongoing and require regular review, for instance work to identify and reduce hanging points in prison cells. 3. The Government has not addressed recommendations 118 and 329. Recommendation 118 proposes home detention as a sentencing option for the courts and a means of early release. The March 1998 Report of the Review of Remission and Parole (“the Hammond Report”) concluded that home detention was unlikely to be of significant assistance in the community reintegration of prisoners serving short sentences, and preferred the use of intensive supervision orders for those offenders who did not warrant a custodial sentence. Home detention as an early release option was replaced by CEO parole in the reforms that created the Sentence Administration Act 2003 and CEO parole has proven to be more effective in reducing imprisonment. The Department of Corrective Services is currently re-assessing the potential for home detention as an alternative to imprisonment, however, its value is limited to prisoners who pose no risk to community safety and whose home circumstances are stable. It would comparatively benefit fewer Aboriginal than non-Aboriginal prisoners. Recommendation 329 proposes including the Standard Guidelines for Corrections in Australia or a statement of prisoners’ rights in legislation. The Standard Guidelines are minimum nationally agreed standards that develop over time and for this reason are not considered suitable for inclusion in legislation. The Department of Corrective Services led the development of the latest revision of the Standard Guidelines and adopts them as policy. The Standard Guidelines are more comprehensive than any legislative statement of prisoners’ rights. 4. Cost information is not available. The implementation of the recommendations is now part of the ongoing operational budget of the Department of Corrective Services. 5. NA.
(3) Which recommendations does the state government not intend to address and what are the public policy reasons for such a decision? (4) What is the estimated cost of addressing the recommendations to date and the cost of addressing the outstanding recommendations that are the responsibility of the state government? (5) Which recommendations are the responsibility of the commonwealth government? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank Hon George Cash for some notice of this question. The Minister for Corrective Services has supplied an answer, some of which is tabular in form and quite lengthy in detail. I table the answer and seek leave to have it incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. [See paper 2777.] The following material was incorporated - I thank the Hon. Member for some notice of this question. The Commonwealth Government has contracted the Aboriginal Legal Service to report on progress in implementing the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody by 30 June 2007. The Minister for Corrective Services cannot provide a full response to this question as she does not have information about the responses of departments other than the Department of Corrective Services. The following response is limited to those recommendations that are the responsibility of the Department of Corrective Services. 1. There are 75 recommendations that are the responsibility of the Department of Corrective Services. Of these 65 have been implemented, 8 have been partially implemented and 2 are not supported. The implemented recommendations are 6, 41, 62, 94, 95, 96, 97, 101, 102, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 119, 122, 123, 124, 136, 145, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 235, 237, 238, 239, 241, 328 and 331. The partially implemented recommendations are 98, 121, 130, 165, 174, 180, 236 and 330. 2. Four of the partially implemented recommendations depend on legislative change and are likely to be implemented by the end of 2008. The other recommendations are ongoing and require regular review, for instance work to identify and reduce hanging points in prison cells. 3. The Government has not addressed recommendations 118 and 329. Recommendation 118 proposes home detention as a sentencing option for the courts and a means of early release. The March 1998 Report of the Review of Remission and Parole (“the Hammond Report”) concluded that home detention was unlikely to be of significant assistance in the community reintegration of prisoners serving short sentences, and preferred the use of intensive supervision orders for those offenders who did not warrant a custodial sentence. Home detention as an early release option was replaced by CEO parole in the reforms that created the Sentence Administration Act 2003 and CEO parole has proven to be more effective in reducing imprisonment. The Department of Corrective Services is currently re-assessing the potential for home detention as an alternative to imprisonment, however, its value is limited to prisoners who pose no risk to community safety and whose home circumstances are stable. It would comparatively benefit fewer Aboriginal than non-Aboriginal prisoners. Recommendation 329 proposes including the Standard Guidelines for Corrections in Australia or a statement of prisoners’ rights in legislation. The Standard Guidelines are minimum nationally agreed standards that develop over time and for this reason are not considered suitable for inclusion in legislation. The Department of Corrective Services led the development of the latest revision of the Standard Guidelines and adopts them as policy. The Standard Guidelines are more comprehensive than any legislative statement of prisoners’ rights. 4. Cost information is not available. The implementation of the recommendations is now part of the ongoing operational budget of the Department of Corrective Services. 5. NA.
(4) What is the estimated cost of addressing the recommendations to date and the cost of addressing the outstanding recommendations that are the responsibility of the state government? (5) Which recommendations are the responsibility of the commonwealth government? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank Hon George Cash for some notice of this question. The Minister for Corrective Services has supplied an answer, some of which is tabular in form and quite lengthy in detail. I table the answer and seek leave to have it incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. [See paper 2777.] The following material was incorporated - I thank the Hon. Member for some notice of this question. The Commonwealth Government has contracted the Aboriginal Legal Service to report on progress in implementing the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody by 30 June 2007. The Minister for Corrective Services cannot provide a full response to this question as she does not have information about the responses of departments other than the Department of Corrective Services. The following response is limited to those recommendations that are the responsibility of the Department of Corrective Services. 1. There are 75 recommendations that are the responsibility of the Department of Corrective Services. Of these 65 have been implemented, 8 have been partially implemented and 2 are not supported. The implemented recommendations are 6, 41, 62, 94, 95, 96, 97, 101, 102, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 119, 122, 123, 124, 136, 145, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 235, 237, 238, 239, 241, 328 and 331. The partially implemented recommendations are 98, 121, 130, 165, 174, 180, 236 and 330. 2. Four of the partially implemented recommendations depend on legislative change and are likely to be implemented by the end of 2008. The other recommendations are ongoing and require regular review, for instance work to identify and reduce hanging points in prison cells. 3. The Government has not addressed recommendations 118 and 329. Recommendation 118 proposes home detention as a sentencing option for the courts and a means of early release. The March 1998 Report of the Review of Remission and Parole (“the Hammond Report”) concluded that home detention was unlikely to be of significant assistance in the community reintegration of prisoners serving short sentences, and preferred the use of intensive supervision orders for those offenders who did not warrant a custodial sentence. Home detention as an early release option was replaced by CEO parole in the reforms that created the Sentence Administration Act 2003 and CEO parole has proven to be more effective in reducing imprisonment. The Department of Corrective Services is currently re-assessing the potential for home detention as an alternative to imprisonment, however, its value is limited to prisoners who pose no risk to community safety and whose home circumstances are stable. It would comparatively benefit fewer Aboriginal than non-Aboriginal prisoners. Recommendation 329 proposes including the Standard Guidelines for Corrections in Australia or a statement of prisoners’ rights in legislation. The Standard Guidelines are minimum nationally agreed standards that develop over time and for this reason are not considered suitable for inclusion in legislation. The Department of Corrective Services led the development of the latest revision of the Standard Guidelines and adopts them as policy. The Standard Guidelines are more comprehensive than any legislative statement of prisoners’ rights. 4. Cost information is not available. The implementation of the recommendations is now part of the ongoing operational budget of the Department of Corrective Services. 5. NA.
(5) Which recommendations are the responsibility of the commonwealth government? Hon JON FORD replied: I thank Hon George Cash for some notice of this question. The Minister for Corrective Services has supplied an answer, some of which is tabular in form and quite lengthy in detail. I table the answer and seek leave to have it incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. [See paper 2777.] The following material was incorporated - I thank the Hon. Member for some notice of this question. The Commonwealth Government has contracted the Aboriginal Legal Service to report on progress in implementing the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody by 30 June 2007. The Minister for Corrective Services cannot provide a full response to this question as she does not have information about the responses of departments other than the Department of Corrective Services. The following response is limited to those recommendations that are the responsibility of the Department of Corrective Services. 1. There are 75 recommendations that are the responsibility of the Department of Corrective Services. Of these 65 have been implemented, 8 have been partially implemented and 2 are not supported. The implemented recommendations are 6, 41, 62, 94, 95, 96, 97, 101, 102, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 119, 122, 123, 124, 136, 145, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 235, 237, 238, 239, 241, 328 and 331. The partially implemented recommendations are 98, 121, 130, 165, 174, 180, 236 and 330. 2. Four of the partially implemented recommendations depend on legislative change and are likely to be implemented by the end of 2008. The other recommendations are ongoing and require regular review, for instance work to identify and reduce hanging points in prison cells. 3. The Government has not addressed recommendations 118 and 329. Recommendation 118 proposes home detention as a sentencing option for the courts and a means of early release. The March 1998 Report of the Review of Remission and Parole (“the Hammond Report”) concluded that home detention was unlikely to be of significant assistance in the community reintegration of prisoners serving short sentences, and preferred the use of intensive supervision orders for those offenders who did not warrant a custodial sentence. Home detention as an early release option was replaced by CEO parole in the reforms that created the Sentence Administration Act 2003 and CEO parole has proven to be more effective in reducing imprisonment. The Department of Corrective Services is currently re-assessing the potential for home detention as an alternative to imprisonment, however, its value is limited to prisoners who pose no risk to community safety and whose home circumstances are stable. It would comparatively benefit fewer Aboriginal than non-Aboriginal prisoners. Recommendation 329 proposes including the Standard Guidelines for Corrections in Australia or a statement of prisoners’ rights in legislation. The Standard Guidelines are minimum nationally agreed standards that develop over time and for this reason are not considered suitable for inclusion in legislation. The Department of Corrective Services led the development of the latest revision of the Standard Guidelines and adopts them as policy. The Standard Guidelines are more comprehensive than any legislative statement of prisoners’ rights. 4. Cost information is not available. The implementation of the recommendations is now part of the ongoing operational budget of the Department of Corrective Services. 5. NA.
Hon JON FORD replied: I thank Hon George Cash for some notice of this question. The Minister for Corrective Services has supplied an answer, some of which is tabular in form and quite lengthy in detail. I table the answer and seek leave to have it incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. [See paper 2777.] The following material was incorporated - I thank the Hon. Member for some notice of this question. The Commonwealth Government has contracted the Aboriginal Legal Service to report on progress in implementing the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody by 30 June 2007. The Minister for Corrective Services cannot provide a full response to this question as she does not have information about the responses of departments other than the Department of Corrective Services. The following response is limited to those recommendations that are the responsibility of the Department of Corrective Services. 1. There are 75 recommendations that are the responsibility of the Department of Corrective Services. Of these 65 have been implemented, 8 have been partially implemented and 2 are not supported. The implemented recommendations are 6, 41, 62, 94, 95, 96, 97, 101, 102, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 119, 122, 123, 124, 136, 145, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 235, 237, 238, 239, 241, 328 and 331. The partially implemented recommendations are 98, 121, 130, 165, 174, 180, 236 and 330. 2. Four of the partially implemented recommendations depend on legislative change and are likely to be implemented by the end of 2008. The other recommendations are ongoing and require regular review, for instance work to identify and reduce hanging points in prison cells. 3. The Government has not addressed recommendations 118 and 329. Recommendation 118 proposes home detention as a sentencing option for the courts and a means of early release. The March 1998 Report of the Review of Remission and Parole (“the Hammond Report”) concluded that home detention was unlikely to be of significant assistance in the community reintegration of prisoners serving short sentences, and preferred the use of intensive supervision orders for those offenders who did not warrant a custodial sentence. Home detention as an early release option was replaced by CEO parole in the reforms that created the Sentence Administration Act 2003 and CEO parole has proven to be more effective in reducing imprisonment. The Department of Corrective Services is currently re-assessing the potential for home detention as an alternative to imprisonment, however, its value is limited to prisoners who pose no risk to community safety and whose home circumstances are stable. It would comparatively benefit fewer Aboriginal than non-Aboriginal prisoners. Recommendation 329 proposes including the Standard Guidelines for Corrections in Australia or a statement of prisoners’ rights in legislation. The Standard Guidelines are minimum nationally agreed standards that develop over time and for this reason are not considered suitable for inclusion in legislation. The Department of Corrective Services led the development of the latest revision of the Standard Guidelines and adopts them as policy. The Standard Guidelines are more comprehensive than any legislative statement of prisoners’ rights. 4. Cost information is not available. The implementation of the recommendations is now part of the ongoing operational budget of the Department of Corrective Services. 5. NA.
I thank Hon George Cash for some notice of this question. The Minister for Corrective Services has supplied an answer, some of which is tabular in form and quite lengthy in detail. I table the answer and seek leave to have it incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. [See paper 2777.] The following material was incorporated - I thank the Hon. Member for some notice of this question. The Commonwealth Government has contracted the Aboriginal Legal Service to report on progress in implementing the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody by 30 June 2007. The Minister for Corrective Services cannot provide a full response to this question as she does not have information about the responses of departments other than the Department of Corrective Services. The following response is limited to those recommendations that are the responsibility of the Department of Corrective Services. 1. There are 75 recommendations that are the responsibility of the Department of Corrective Services. Of these 65 have been implemented, 8 have been partially implemented and 2 are not supported. The implemented recommendations are 6, 41, 62, 94, 95, 96, 97, 101, 102, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 119, 122, 123, 124, 136, 145, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 235, 237, 238, 239, 241, 328 and 331. The partially implemented recommendations are 98, 121, 130, 165, 174, 180, 236 and 330. 2. Four of the partially implemented recommendations depend on legislative change and are likely to be implemented by the end of 2008. The other recommendations are ongoing and require regular review, for instance work to identify and reduce hanging points in prison cells. 3. The Government has not addressed recommendations 118 and 329. Recommendation 118 proposes home detention as a sentencing option for the courts and a means of early release. The March 1998 Report of the Review of Remission and Parole (“the Hammond Report”) concluded that home detention was unlikely to be of significant assistance in the community reintegration of prisoners serving short sentences, and preferred the use of intensive supervision orders for those offenders who did not warrant a custodial sentence. Home detention as an early release option was replaced by CEO parole in the reforms that created the Sentence Administration Act 2003 and CEO parole has proven to be more effective in reducing imprisonment. The Department of Corrective Services is currently re-assessing the potential for home detention as an alternative to imprisonment, however, its value is limited to prisoners who pose no risk to community safety and whose home circumstances are stable. It would comparatively benefit fewer Aboriginal than non-Aboriginal prisoners. Recommendation 329 proposes including the Standard Guidelines for Corrections in Australia or a statement of prisoners’ rights in legislation. The Standard Guidelines are minimum nationally agreed standards that develop over time and for this reason are not considered suitable for inclusion in legislation. The Department of Corrective Services led the development of the latest revision of the Standard Guidelines and adopts them as policy. The Standard Guidelines are more comprehensive than any legislative statement of prisoners’ rights. 4. Cost information is not available. The implementation of the recommendations is now part of the ongoing operational budget of the Department of Corrective Services. 5. NA.
Leave granted. [See paper 2777.] The following material was incorporated - I thank the Hon. Member for some notice of this question. The Commonwealth Government has contracted the Aboriginal Legal Service to report on progress in implementing the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody by 30 June 2007. The Minister for Corrective Services cannot provide a full response to this question as she does not have information about the responses of departments other than the Department of Corrective Services. The following response is limited to those recommendations that are the responsibility of the Department of Corrective Services. 1. There are 75 recommendations that are the responsibility of the Department of Corrective Services. Of these 65 have been implemented, 8 have been partially implemented and 2 are not supported. The implemented recommendations are 6, 41, 62, 94, 95, 96, 97, 101, 102, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 119, 122, 123, 124, 136, 145, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 235, 237, 238, 239, 241, 328 and 331. The partially implemented recommendations are 98, 121, 130, 165, 174, 180, 236 and 330. 2. Four of the partially implemented recommendations depend on legislative change and are likely to be implemented by the end of 2008. The other recommendations are ongoing and require regular review, for instance work to identify and reduce hanging points in prison cells. 3. The Government has not addressed recommendations 118 and 329. Recommendation 118 proposes home detention as a sentencing option for the courts and a means of early release. The March 1998 Report of the Review of Remission and Parole (“the Hammond Report”) concluded that home detention was unlikely to be of significant assistance in the community reintegration of prisoners serving short sentences, and preferred the use of intensive supervision orders for those offenders who did not warrant a custodial sentence. Home detention as an early release option was replaced by CEO parole in the reforms that created the Sentence Administration Act 2003 and CEO parole has proven to be more effective in reducing imprisonment. The Department of Corrective Services is currently re-assessing the potential for home detention as an alternative to imprisonment, however, its value is limited to prisoners who pose no risk to community safety and whose home circumstances are stable. It would comparatively benefit fewer Aboriginal than non-Aboriginal prisoners. Recommendation 329 proposes including the Standard Guidelines for Corrections in Australia or a statement of prisoners’ rights in legislation. The Standard Guidelines are minimum nationally agreed standards that develop over time and for this reason are not considered suitable for inclusion in legislation. The Department of Corrective Services led the development of the latest revision of the Standard Guidelines and adopts them as policy. The Standard Guidelines are more comprehensive than any legislative statement of prisoners’ rights. 4. Cost information is not available. The implementation of the recommendations is now part of the ongoing operational budget of the Department of Corrective Services. 5. NA.
[See paper 2777.] The following material was incorporated - I thank the Hon. Member for some notice of this question. The Commonwealth Government has contracted the Aboriginal Legal Service to report on progress in implementing the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody by 30 June 2007. The Minister for Corrective Services cannot provide a full response to this question as she does not have information about the responses of departments other than the Department of Corrective Services. The following response is limited to those recommendations that are the responsibility of the Department of Corrective Services. 1. There are 75 recommendations that are the responsibility of the Department of Corrective Services. Of these 65 have been implemented, 8 have been partially implemented and 2 are not supported. The implemented recommendations are 6, 41, 62, 94, 95, 96, 97, 101, 102, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 119, 122, 123, 124, 136, 145, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 235, 237, 238, 239, 241, 328 and 331. The partially implemented recommendations are 98, 121, 130, 165, 174, 180, 236 and 330. 2. Four of the partially implemented recommendations depend on legislative change and are likely to be implemented by the end of 2008. The other recommendations are ongoing and require regular review, for instance work to identify and reduce hanging points in prison cells. 3. The Government has not addressed recommendations 118 and 329. Recommendation 118 proposes home detention as a sentencing option for the courts and a means of early release. The March 1998 Report of the Review of Remission and Parole (“the Hammond Report”) concluded that home detention was unlikely to be of significant assistance in the community reintegration of prisoners serving short sentences, and preferred the use of intensive supervision orders for those offenders who did not warrant a custodial sentence. Home detention as an early release option was replaced by CEO parole in the reforms that created the Sentence Administration Act 2003 and CEO parole has proven to be more effective in reducing imprisonment. The Department of Corrective Services is currently re-assessing the potential for home detention as an alternative to imprisonment, however, its value is limited to prisoners who pose no risk to community safety and whose home circumstances are stable. It would comparatively benefit fewer Aboriginal than non-Aboriginal prisoners. Recommendation 329 proposes including the Standard Guidelines for Corrections in Australia or a statement of prisoners’ rights in legislation. The Standard Guidelines are minimum nationally agreed standards that develop over time and for this reason are not considered suitable for inclusion in legislation. The Department of Corrective Services led the development of the latest revision of the Standard Guidelines and adopts them as policy. The Standard Guidelines are more comprehensive than any legislative statement of prisoners’ rights. 4. Cost information is not available. The implementation of the recommendations is now part of the ongoing operational budget of the Department of Corrective Services. 5. NA.
The following material was incorporated - I thank the Hon. Member for some notice of this question. The Commonwealth Government has contracted the Aboriginal Legal Service to report on progress in implementing the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody by 30 June 2007. The Minister for Corrective Services cannot provide a full response to this question as she does not have information about the responses of departments other than the Department of Corrective Services. The following response is limited to those recommendations that are the responsibility of the Department of Corrective Services. 1. There are 75 recommendations that are the responsibility of the Department of Corrective Services. Of these 65 have been implemented, 8 have been partially implemented and 2 are not supported. The implemented recommendations are 6, 41, 62, 94, 95, 96, 97, 101, 102, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 119, 122, 123, 124, 136, 145, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 235, 237, 238, 239, 241, 328 and 331. The partially implemented recommendations are 98, 121, 130, 165, 174, 180, 236 and 330. 2. Four of the partially implemented recommendations depend on legislative change and are likely to be implemented by the end of 2008. The other recommendations are ongoing and require regular review, for instance work to identify and reduce hanging points in prison cells. 3. The Government has not addressed recommendations 118 and 329. Recommendation 118 proposes home detention as a sentencing option for the courts and a means of early release. The March 1998 Report of the Review of Remission and Parole (“the Hammond Report”) concluded that home detention was unlikely to be of significant assistance in the community reintegration of prisoners serving short sentences, and preferred the use of intensive supervision orders for those offenders who did not warrant a custodial sentence. Home detention as an early release option was replaced by CEO parole in the reforms that created the Sentence Administration Act 2003 and CEO parole has proven to be more effective in reducing imprisonment. The Department of Corrective Services is currently re-assessing the potential for home detention as an alternative to imprisonment, however, its value is limited to prisoners who pose no risk to community safety and whose home circumstances are stable. It would comparatively benefit fewer Aboriginal than non-Aboriginal prisoners. Recommendation 329 proposes including the Standard Guidelines for Corrections in Australia or a statement of prisoners’ rights in legislation. The Standard Guidelines are minimum nationally agreed standards that develop over time and for this reason are not considered suitable for inclusion in legislation. The Department of Corrective Services led the development of the latest revision of the Standard Guidelines and adopts them as policy. The Standard Guidelines are more comprehensive than any legislative statement of prisoners’ rights. 4. Cost information is not available. The implementation of the recommendations is now part of the ongoing operational budget of the Department of Corrective Services. 5. NA.
I thank the Hon. Member for some notice of this question. The Commonwealth Government has contracted the Aboriginal Legal Service to report on progress in implementing the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody by 30 June 2007. The Minister for Corrective Services cannot provide a full response to this question as she does not have information about the responses of departments other than the Department of Corrective Services. The following response is limited to those recommendations that are the responsibility of the Department of Corrective Services. 1. There are 75 recommendations that are the responsibility of the Department of Corrective Services. Of these 65 have been implemented, 8 have been partially implemented and 2 are not supported. The implemented recommendations are 6, 41, 62, 94, 95, 96, 97, 101, 102, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 119, 122, 123, 124, 136, 145, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 235, 237, 238, 239, 241, 328 and 331. The partially implemented recommendations are 98, 121, 130, 165, 174, 180, 236 and 330. 2. Four of the partially implemented recommendations depend on legislative change and are likely to be implemented by the end of 2008. The other recommendations are ongoing and require regular review, for instance work to identify and reduce hanging points in prison cells. 3. The Government has not addressed recommendations 118 and 329. Recommendation 118 proposes home detention as a sentencing option for the courts and a means of early release. The March 1998 Report of the Review of Remission and Parole (“the Hammond Report”) concluded that home detention was unlikely to be of significant assistance in the community reintegration of prisoners serving short sentences, and preferred the use of intensive supervision orders for those offenders who did not warrant a custodial sentence. Home detention as an early release option was replaced by CEO parole in the reforms that created the Sentence Administration Act 2003 and CEO parole has proven to be more effective in reducing imprisonment. The Department of Corrective Services is currently re-assessing the potential for home detention as an alternative to imprisonment, however, its value is limited to prisoners who pose no risk to community safety and whose home circumstances are stable. It would comparatively benefit fewer Aboriginal than non-Aboriginal prisoners. Recommendation 329 proposes including the Standard Guidelines for Corrections in Australia or a statement of prisoners’ rights in legislation. The Standard Guidelines are minimum nationally agreed standards that develop over time and for this reason are not considered suitable for inclusion in legislation. The Department of Corrective Services led the development of the latest revision of the Standard Guidelines and adopts them as policy. The Standard Guidelines are more comprehensive than any legislative statement of prisoners’ rights. 4. Cost information is not available. The implementation of the recommendations is now part of the ongoing operational budget of the Department of Corrective Services. 5. NA.
The Commonwealth Government has contracted the Aboriginal Legal Service to report on progress in implementing the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody by 30 June 2007. The Minister for Corrective Services cannot provide a full response to this question as she does not have information about the responses of departments other than the Department of Corrective Services. The following response is limited to those recommendations that are the responsibility of the Department of Corrective Services. 1. There are 75 recommendations that are the responsibility of the Department of Corrective Services. Of these 65 have been implemented, 8 have been partially implemented and 2 are not supported. The implemented recommendations are 6, 41, 62, 94, 95, 96, 97, 101, 102, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 119, 122, 123, 124, 136, 145, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 235, 237, 238, 239, 241, 328 and 331. The partially implemented recommendations are 98, 121, 130, 165, 174, 180, 236 and 330. 2. Four of the partially implemented recommendations depend on legislative change and are likely to be implemented by the end of 2008. The other recommendations are ongoing and require regular review, for instance work to identify and reduce hanging points in prison cells. 3. The Government has not addressed recommendations 118 and 329. Recommendation 118 proposes home detention as a sentencing option for the courts and a means of early release. The March 1998 Report of the Review of Remission and Parole (“the Hammond Report”) concluded that home detention was unlikely to be of significant assistance in the community reintegration of prisoners serving short sentences, and preferred the use of intensive supervision orders for those offenders who did not warrant a custodial sentence. Home detention as an early release option was replaced by CEO parole in the reforms that created the Sentence Administration Act 2003 and CEO parole has proven to be more effective in reducing imprisonment. The Department of Corrective Services is currently re-assessing the potential for home detention as an alternative to imprisonment, however, its value is limited to prisoners who pose no risk to community safety and whose home circumstances are stable. It would comparatively benefit fewer Aboriginal than non-Aboriginal prisoners. Recommendation 329 proposes including the Standard Guidelines for Corrections in Australia or a statement of prisoners’ rights in legislation. The Standard Guidelines are minimum nationally agreed standards that develop over time and for this reason are not considered suitable for inclusion in legislation. The Department of Corrective Services led the development of the latest revision of the Standard Guidelines and adopts them as policy. The Standard Guidelines are more comprehensive than any legislative statement of prisoners’ rights. 4. Cost information is not available. The implementation of the recommendations is now part of the ongoing operational budget of the Department of Corrective Services. 5. NA.
1. There are 75 recommendations that are the responsibility of the Department of Corrective Services. Of these 65 have been implemented, 8 have been partially implemented and 2 are not supported. The implemented recommendations are 6, 41, 62, 94, 95, 96, 97, 101, 102, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 119, 122, 123, 124, 136, 145, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 235, 237, 238, 239, 241, 328 and 331. The partially implemented recommendations are 98, 121, 130, 165, 174, 180, 236 and 330. 2. Four of the partially implemented recommendations depend on legislative change and are likely to be implemented by the end of 2008. The other recommendations are ongoing and require regular review, for instance work to identify and reduce hanging points in prison cells. 3. The Government has not addressed recommendations 118 and 329. Recommendation 118 proposes home detention as a sentencing option for the courts and a means of early release. The March 1998 Report of the Review of Remission and Parole (“the Hammond Report”) concluded that home detention was unlikely to be of significant assistance in the community reintegration of prisoners serving short sentences, and preferred the use of intensive supervision orders for those offenders who did not warrant a custodial sentence. Home detention as an early release option was replaced by CEO parole in the reforms that created the Sentence Administration Act 2003 and CEO parole has proven to be more effective in reducing imprisonment. The Department of Corrective Services is currently re-assessing the potential for home detention as an alternative to imprisonment, however, its value is limited to prisoners who pose no risk to community safety and whose home circumstances are stable. It would comparatively benefit fewer Aboriginal than non-Aboriginal prisoners. Recommendation 329 proposes including the Standard Guidelines for Corrections in Australia or a statement of prisoners’ rights in legislation. The Standard Guidelines are minimum nationally agreed standards that develop over time and for this reason are not considered suitable for inclusion in legislation. The Department of Corrective Services led the development of the latest revision of the Standard Guidelines and adopts them as policy. The Standard Guidelines are more comprehensive than any legislative statement of prisoners’ rights. 4. Cost information is not available. The implementation of the recommendations is now part of the ongoing operational budget of the Department of Corrective Services. 5. NA.
2. Four of the partially implemented recommendations depend on legislative change and are likely to be implemented by the end of 2008. The other recommendations are ongoing and require regular review, for instance work to identify and reduce hanging points in prison cells. 3. The Government has not addressed recommendations 118 and 329. Recommendation 118 proposes home detention as a sentencing option for the courts and a means of early release. The March 1998 Report of the Review of Remission and Parole (“the Hammond Report”) concluded that home detention was unlikely to be of significant assistance in the community reintegration of prisoners serving short sentences, and preferred the use of intensive supervision orders for those offenders who did not warrant a custodial sentence. Home detention as an early release option was replaced by CEO parole in the reforms that created the Sentence Administration Act 2003 and CEO parole has proven to be more effective in reducing imprisonment. The Department of Corrective Services is currently re-assessing the potential for home detention as an alternative to imprisonment, however, its value is limited to prisoners who pose no risk to community safety and whose home circumstances are stable. It would comparatively benefit fewer Aboriginal than non-Aboriginal prisoners. Recommendation 329 proposes including the Standard Guidelines for Corrections in Australia or a statement of prisoners’ rights in legislation. The Standard Guidelines are minimum nationally agreed standards that develop over time and for this reason are not considered suitable for inclusion in legislation. The Department of Corrective Services led the development of the latest revision of the Standard Guidelines and adopts them as policy. The Standard Guidelines are more comprehensive than any legislative statement of prisoners’ rights. 4. Cost information is not available. The implementation of the recommendations is now part of the ongoing operational budget of the Department of Corrective Services. 5. NA.
3. The Government has not addressed recommendations 118 and 329. Recommendation 118 proposes home detention as a sentencing option for the courts and a means of early release. The March 1998 Report of the Review of Remission and Parole (“the Hammond Report”) concluded that home detention was unlikely to be of significant assistance in the community reintegration of prisoners serving short sentences, and preferred the use of intensive supervision orders for those offenders who did not warrant a custodial sentence. Home detention as an early release option was replaced by CEO parole in the reforms that created the Sentence Administration Act 2003 and CEO parole has proven to be more effective in reducing imprisonment. The Department of Corrective Services is currently re-assessing the potential for home detention as an alternative to imprisonment, however, its value is limited to prisoners who pose no risk to community safety and whose home circumstances are stable. It would comparatively benefit fewer Aboriginal than non-Aboriginal prisoners. Recommendation 329 proposes including the Standard Guidelines for Corrections in Australia or a statement of prisoners’ rights in legislation. The Standard Guidelines are minimum nationally agreed standards that develop over time and for this reason are not considered suitable for inclusion in legislation. The Department of Corrective Services led the development of the latest revision of the Standard Guidelines and adopts them as policy. The Standard Guidelines are more comprehensive than any legislative statement of prisoners’ rights. 4. Cost information is not available. The implementation of the recommendations is now part of the ongoing operational budget of the Department of Corrective Services. 5. NA.
Home detention as an early release option was replaced by CEO parole in the reforms that created the Sentence Administration Act 2003 and CEO parole has proven to be more effective in reducing imprisonment. The Department of Corrective Services is currently re-assessing the potential for home detention as an alternative to imprisonment, however, its value is limited to prisoners who pose no risk to community safety and whose home circumstances are stable. It would comparatively benefit fewer Aboriginal than non-Aboriginal prisoners. Recommendation 329 proposes including the Standard Guidelines for Corrections in Australia or a statement of prisoners’ rights in legislation. The Standard Guidelines are minimum nationally agreed standards that develop over time and for this reason are not considered suitable for inclusion in legislation. The Department of Corrective Services led the development of the latest revision of the Standard Guidelines and adopts them as policy. The Standard Guidelines are more comprehensive than any legislative statement of prisoners’ rights. 4. Cost information is not available. The implementation of the recommendations is now part of the ongoing operational budget of the Department of Corrective Services. 5. NA.
The Department of Corrective Services is currently re-assessing the potential for home detention as an alternative to imprisonment, however, its value is limited to prisoners who pose no risk to community safety and whose home circumstances are stable. It would comparatively benefit fewer Aboriginal than non-Aboriginal prisoners. Recommendation 329 proposes including the Standard Guidelines for Corrections in Australia or a statement of prisoners’ rights in legislation. The Standard Guidelines are minimum nationally agreed standards that develop over time and for this reason are not considered suitable for inclusion in legislation. The Department of Corrective Services led the development of the latest revision of the Standard Guidelines and adopts them as policy. The Standard Guidelines are more comprehensive than any legislative statement of prisoners’ rights. 4. Cost information is not available. The implementation of the recommendations is now part of the ongoing operational budget of the Department of Corrective Services. 5. NA.
Recommendation 329 proposes including the Standard Guidelines for Corrections in Australia or a statement of prisoners’ rights in legislation. The Standard Guidelines are minimum nationally agreed standards that develop over time and for this reason are not considered suitable for inclusion in legislation. The Department of Corrective Services led the development of the latest revision of the Standard Guidelines and adopts them as policy. The Standard Guidelines are more comprehensive than any legislative statement of prisoners’ rights. 4. Cost information is not available. The implementation of the recommendations is now part of the ongoing operational budget of the Department of Corrective Services. 5. NA.
4. Cost information is not available. The implementation of the recommendations is now part of the ongoing operational budget of the Department of Corrective Services. 5. NA.
5. NA.
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