❓ Hon Dr Steve Thomas asks about storm damage to Bunbury Regional Prison, including valuation, affected buildings, prisoner relocation, and repair timelines. The Minister provides preliminary information, noting assessments are ongoing.
AnsweredQoN 706Legislative Council
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BUNBURY REGIONAL PRISON —
STORM DAMAGE
706. Hon Dr STEVE THOMAS to the minister representing the
Minister for Corrective Services:
I refer to the storm damage to the
roof of Bunbury Regional Prison on 10 May 2024.
(1) What is the
latest valuation of the damage?
(2) What
buildings were damaged and which are now unusable?�
(3) How many
prisoners had to be moved to other sections of Bunbury Regional Prison and to
other prisons?
(4) Will the
repairs take eighteen months to complete; and, if so, why?
STORM DAMAGE
706. Hon Dr STEVE THOMAS to the minister representing the
Minister for Corrective Services:
I refer to the storm damage to the
roof of Bunbury Regional Prison on 10 May 2024.
(1) What is the
latest valuation of the damage?
(2) What
buildings were damaged and which are now unusable?�
(3) How many
prisoners had to be moved to other sections of Bunbury Regional Prison and to
other prisons?
(4) Will the
repairs take eighteen months to complete; and, if so, why?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for some
notice of the question. I answer on behalf of the Minister for Emergency Services.
The Department of
Justice advises:
(1) The remedial
program is currently under development and has not yet sufficiently progressed
to allow for an opinion of probable cost.
(2) Accommodation units I and K sustained major damage
and are not habitable. The cool room and associated fly-over roof were damaged beyond repair and are not
usable. Transportable cool rooms have been s ourced and deployed on site.
The market garden chemical store lost its roof.
(3) There were 45 prisoners who were moved to other
units or houses of Bunbury Regional Prison, and 27 prisoners were
transferred to other prisons.
(4) A project
program is yet to be finalised.
notice of the question. I answer on behalf of the Minister for Emergency Services.
The Department of
Justice advises:
(1) The remedial
program is currently under development and has not yet sufficiently progressed
to allow for an opinion of probable cost.
(2) Accommodation units I and K sustained major damage
and are not habitable. The cool room and associated fly-over roof were damaged beyond repair and are not
usable. Transportable cool rooms have been s ourced and deployed on site.
The market garden chemical store lost its roof.
(3) There were 45 prisoners who were moved to other
units or houses of Bunbury Regional Prison, and 27 prisoners were
transferred to other prisons.
(4) A project
program is yet to be finalised.
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