Questions

159. Hon ALISON XAMON to the minister representing the Minister for Corrective Services:

I refer to the practice of transporting young people from remote areas to Perth for detention at Banksia Hill Detention Centre, which, as acknowledged in Parliament by the now Premier on 17 September 2014, is “expensive, counterproductive and does not work”.

(1) Is the government considering any strategies to reduce the number of young people being transported from rural and remote areas to Banksia Hill Detention Centre?

149. Hon ALISON XAMON to the minister representing the Minister for Planning:

I refer to the confidentiality of the compensation settlement agreed with Wang Nominees regarding the relocation of the Florence Hummerston kiosk at Elizabeth Quay.

(1) On what grounds was this compensation settlement determined to be confidential?

(2) Was any advice sought regarding the confidentiality of this settlement?

(a) If yes, who provided the advice?

(b) If no, why not?