Corrective Services

1585. Hon Alison Xamon to the minister representing the Minister for Corrective Services:

I refer to ACCESS, the Department’s complaints service, and I ask, for each of the years 2012 to 2018, please advise:

(a) the number of complaints made to ACCESS;

(b) the number of staff in the ACCESS unit;

(c) the number of phone calls made to ACCESS; and

(d) the number of phone calls answered?

884. Hon ALISON XAMON to the parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Health:

(1)  Has the minister undertaken any work with his federal and state counterparts towards allowing prisoners to access Medicare?

(2)  If no to (1), why not?

(3)  If yes to (1)—

(a)  what work has been undertaken;

(b)  is access to Medicare for prisoners supported by other states; and