Motion
HON KYLE McGINN (Mining and Pastoral) [ 11.33 am ] — without notice: I move —
That this house expresses concern at the increasing casualisation of Western Australia’s workforce and the adverse effects of this on Western Australian people’s security and certainty of employment.
[speeches and comments of various members]
Introduction and First Reading
Bill introduced, on motion by Hon Alison Xamon, and read a first time.
Second Reading
HON ALISON XAMON (North Metropolitan) [ 10.12 am ]: I move —
That the bill be now read a second time.
179. Hon Alison Xamon to the minister representing the Minister for Corrective Services:
I refer to the delivery of health, alcohol and other drugs and mental health services in Western Australian prisons and Banksia Hill Detention Centre, and I ask:
(a) does the Minister inte nd the Department of Justice to continue delivering these services;
178. Hon Alison Xamon to the minister representing the Minister for Corrective Services:
I refer to the review of the Young Offenders Act 1994 initiated by the Department of Corrective Services in December 2016, and I ask:
(a) could the Minister please advise the current status of the review;
(b) when is it anticipated the review will be finalised; and
(c) when is it anticipated the findings of the review will be made public?
Hon Stephen Dawson replied:
177. Hon Alison Xamon to the minister representing the Minister for Corrective Services:
I refer to the Youth Justice Board, and I ask:
(a) will the Youth Justice Board continue operating;
(b) if no to (a), does the Minister plan to introduce any new formal mechanism for independent input into Western Australia Youth Justice Services; and
176. Hon Alison Xamon to the minister representing the Minister for Corrective Services:
I refer to the Youth Justice Board, and I ask:
(a) when did the Youth Justice Board last sit;
(b) when is the Board scheduled to next sit;
(c) will the Minister please provide the names of current Board membership;
(d) does the Minister intend any changes to the current Board membership; and
(e) if yes to (d), how will new members be selected?
175. Hon Alison Xamon to the minister representing the Minister for Corrective Services:
I refer to the machinery-of-government changes, to my question without notice No. 128 asked on 25 May 2017, and the Minister’s response indicating that all machinery of government changes needed to be completed by 30 June 2017, and I ask:
(a) which prevention and diversion program will be transferred to the Department of Community Services;
(b) which stakeholders were consulted about the decision to transfer these programs;
174. Hon Alison Xamon to the minister representing the Minister for Corrective Services:
I refer to the Aboriginal Visitors Scheme, and I ask:
(a) how many FTE are employed in the Aboriginal Visitors Scheme;
(b) how many individual staff are employed in the Aboriginal Visitors Scheme; and
(c) for each Aboriginal visitor, please advise which prison or detention centre they currently visit?
Hon Stephen Dawson replied:
The Department of Justice advises:
HON ALISON XAMON (North Metropolitan) [ 6.28 pm ]: On the eve of the budget being announced, I want to make some comments about the importance of ensuring that we maintain a strong and independent State Records Office. State records are effectively the memory of our government. It is not only an archive of our heritage, but also, most importantly, a way of ensuring government accountability. For members’ information, the need for an independent state archives entity was originally identified in the 1992 WA Inc royal commission.
531. Hon ALISON XAMON to the minister representing the Minister for Police:
I refer to the Assault Public Officer (Prescribed Circumstances) panel.
(1) Is any consideration being made to abolish this panel?
(2) If yes to (1), why?
(3) If yes to (1), when will a decision be made?
(4) If yes (1), is a new process being developed to determine whether to proceed with a charge of assault against a public officer occasioning bodily harm?