3052. Hon Alison Xamon to the minister representing the Minister for Corrective Services:
I refer to Banksia Hill Detention Centre, and I ask:
(a) how many incidents of self-harm were there in:
(i) 2019 (calendar year); and
(ii) 2019–20 (financial year);
(b) how many attempted suicides were there in:
(i) 2019 (calendar year); and
(ii) 2019–20 (financial year);
(c) how many assaults were there in:
(i) 2019 (calendar year); and
(ii) 2019–20 (financial year); and
(d) how many sexual assaults were there in:
(i) 2019 (calendar year); and
(ii) 2019–20 (financial year)?
Hon Stephen Dawson replied:
(a) (i) In 2019, there were 145 self-harm incidents and 0 serious self-harm incident.
(ii) During 2019–20, there were 113 self-harm incidents and 1 serious self-harm incident.
(b) (i) In 2019, there were 2 attempted suicides.
(ii) During 2019–20, there were 2 attempted suicides.
(c) (i) In 2019, there were:
3 serious assaults against staff;
1 serious assault against other detainee;
75 assaults against staff; and
56 assaults against other detainee.
(ii) During 2019–20, there were:
1 serious assault against staff;
3 serious assaults against other detainee; 46 assaults against staff; and
52 assaults against other detainee.
(d) (i) There was no sexual assault recorded in 2019.
(ii) There was no sexual assault recorded during 2019–20.