❓ Hon Robin Chapple questions the Minister for Police regarding the transport of Julieka Dhu to Hedland Health Campus prior to her death in custody. The response confirms she was transported by police vehicle, not ambulance, as police deemed ambulance transport unnecessary.
AnsweredQoN 1207Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
JULIEKA
IVANNA DHU — DEATH IN CUSTODY
1207. Hon ROBIN CHAPPLE to the
Attorney General representing the Minister for Police:
I refer to the death
of Julieka Dhu and comments made by the acting police commissioner Lawrence
Panaia in relation to the prisoner hospital transfer reported in The Weekend Australian on 23 August 2014.
(1) Was Miss Dhu transferred to the Hedland
Heath Campus on Saturday, 2 August, and again on Sunday, 3 August 2014, by
ambulance?
(2) If no to (1), why was it not possible?
(3) Was Miss Dhu transferred to the Hedland
Heath Campus on Monday, 4 August 2014, by ambulance?
(4) If no to (3), why was it not possible?
(5) If no to either (1) or (3), by what
method was she transported to the Hedland Heath Campus?
IVANNA DHU — DEATH IN CUSTODY
1207. Hon ROBIN CHAPPLE to the
Attorney General representing the Minister for Police:
I refer to the death
of Julieka Dhu and comments made by the acting police commissioner Lawrence
Panaia in relation to the prisoner hospital transfer reported in The Weekend Australian on 23 August 2014.
(1) Was Miss Dhu transferred to the Hedland
Heath Campus on Saturday, 2 August, and again on Sunday, 3 August 2014, by
ambulance?
(2) If no to (1), why was it not possible?
(3) Was Miss Dhu transferred to the Hedland
Heath Campus on Monday, 4 August 2014, by ambulance?
(4) If no to (3), why was it not possible?
(5) If no to either (1) or (3), by what
method was she transported to the Hedland Heath Campus?
AnswerView source ↗
On behalf of the Minister for Police, I thank the honourable
member for some notice of the question.
(1) No.
(2) The police
officers who had custody of Miss Dhu deemed that police could transport her to
Hedland Health Campus, which is located only 900 metres from South Hedland
Police Station, and that transport by ambulance was not required.
(3) No.
(4) The police officers
who had custody of Miss Dhu deemed that police could transport her to Hedland Health
Campus, which is located only 900 metres from South Hedland police station, and
that transport by ambulance was not required.
(5) She was
transported in the rear pod of a police vehicle by police.
member for some notice of the question.
(1) No.
(2) The police
officers who had custody of Miss Dhu deemed that police could transport her to
Hedland Health Campus, which is located only 900 metres from South Hedland
Police Station, and that transport by ambulance was not required.
(3) No.
(4) The police officers
who had custody of Miss Dhu deemed that police could transport her to Hedland Health
Campus, which is located only 900 metres from South Hedland police station, and
that transport by ambulance was not required.
(5) She was
transported in the rear pod of a police vehicle by police.
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