❓ The parliamentary question seeks data on the juvenile population at Banksia Hill Detention Centre in 2016 and 2019, including the presence of detainees over 17, and the process for transferring detainees who turn 18 to adult prisons. The answer provides the requested data and outlines the legal process for transferring detainees.
AnsweredQoN 6312Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
I refer to Banksia Hill Juvenile Detention Centre, and I ask: (a) As at 30 June 2016, what was the juvenile population in this facility; (b) As at 30 June 2019, what was the juvenile population in this facility; (c) As at 30 June 2016, were any detainees over the age of 17 housed in this facility; (d) As at 30 June 2019, were any detainees over the age of 17 housed in this facility; and (e) What is the process to transfer juvenile detainees who reach the age of 18 from Banksia Hill Detention Centre to an adult prison?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
12 August 2020
Responded by
Minister for Emergency Services; Corrective Services
Response time
2 days
(a) 145.
(b) 123.
(c) Yes.
(d) Yes.
(e) In line with s178 of the Young Offenders Act 1994 , if a young person who reaches the age of 18 years and is detained at Banksia Hill Detention Centre serving a period of detention, the chief executive officer may apply to the Children’s Court for a direction to transfer the young person to a prison under the Prison’s Act 1981 to serve the unserved portion of the sentence in prison.
The Children’s Court can make the direction should it be satisfied that the young person’s behaviour in the detention centre is or has been a significant risk to the safety or welfare of other people in custody, staff, centre or antecedents; or if the young person has a significant period of detention to serve, if the young person is serving a period of imprisonment or if the Court see thinks fit.
(b) 123.
(c) Yes.
(d) Yes.
(e) In line with s178 of the Young Offenders Act 1994 , if a young person who reaches the age of 18 years and is detained at Banksia Hill Detention Centre serving a period of detention, the chief executive officer may apply to the Children’s Court for a direction to transfer the young person to a prison under the Prison’s Act 1981 to serve the unserved portion of the sentence in prison.
The Children’s Court can make the direction should it be satisfied that the young person’s behaviour in the detention centre is or has been a significant risk to the safety or welfare of other people in custody, staff, centre or antecedents; or if the young person has a significant period of detention to serve, if the young person is serving a period of imprisonment or if the Court see thinks fit.
Explore WA Government Data
Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.
Explore more
Government Gazette
Appointments, regulatory notices, planning changes.
Hansard
Debates, questions, speeches and sentiment.
Tabled Papers
Reports and documents tabled in Parliament.
Committees
Committee profiles and recent reports.
Regulations
Subsidiary legislation with filters and summaries.
Bills
Proposed laws and parliamentary progress.
Acts
Current WA legislation and summaries.
Explanatory Memoranda
Bills with EMs (text/PDF) available.
Members
MP profiles, party breakdown and rankings.
Pollie Rankings
Data-driven rankings across 19 categories.
Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.