❓ Hon Nick Goiran questions the Minister for Corrective Services regarding the David Pye case, specifically focusing on the department's medication policy for prisoners after a Supreme Court decision. The Minister confirms awareness of police commissioner's meeting with the Chief Justice but declines to table the policy, citing FOI processes.
AnsweredQoN 82Legislative Council
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David Pye—Medication
82. Hon Nick Goiran to
the minister representing the Minister for
Corrective Services:
I refer to recently
convicted gang member David Pye who was granted bail in October due to what the
Supreme Court said was the decision of the minister's department to not permit
the use of medication for Mr Pye, which was wholly contradictory to the fact
that corrective services previously permitted diazepam to be prescribed to the
accused.
(1) Is the minister aware that the police
commissioner now wishes to meet with the Chief Justice to discuss the fallout
of this fiasco?
(2) Will the minister table his
department's policy with respect to the prescription of medication given to
prisoners?
(3) Has the department's policy been
reviewed since this fiasco in October?
(4) If yes to (3), has it been changed?
(5) If no to (2), (3) or (4), why not?
82. Hon Nick Goiran to
the minister representing the Minister for
Corrective Services:
I refer to recently
convicted gang member David Pye who was granted bail in October due to what the
Supreme Court said was the decision of the minister's department to not permit
the use of medication for Mr Pye, which was wholly contradictory to the fact
that corrective services previously permitted diazepam to be prescribed to the
accused.
(1) Is the minister aware that the police
commissioner now wishes to meet with the Chief Justice to discuss the fallout
of this fiasco?
(2) Will the minister table his
department's policy with respect to the prescription of medication given to
prisoners?
(3) Has the department's policy been
reviewed since this fiasco in October?
(4) If yes to (3), has it been changed?
(5) If no to (2), (3) or (4), why not?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member
for some notice of the question. The following has been provided to me by the
Minister for Corrective Services.
(1) Yes.
(2)–(3) No.
(4) Not applicable.
(5) There is the existing process for the
consideration of the release of departmental policy documents, which is the
Western Australian Freedom of Information Act 1992 .
The department's health policies are regularly reviewed on both a scheduled and
an ad hoc basis.
for some notice of the question. The following has been provided to me by the
Minister for Corrective Services.
(1) Yes.
(2)–(3) No.
(4) Not applicable.
(5) There is the existing process for the
consideration of the release of departmental policy documents, which is the
Western Australian Freedom of Information Act 1992 .
The department's health policies are regularly reviewed on both a scheduled and
an ad hoc basis.
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