Question Without Notice No. 906 asked in the Legislative Council on 30 November 2017 by Hon Martin Aldridge
Parliament: 40 Session: 1
GERALDTON SOBERING UP CENTRE — CLOSURE
906. Hon MARTIN ALDRIDGE to the minister representing the Minister for Police:
I refer to the imminent closure of the Geraldton Sobering Up Centre resulting from the Mental Health Commission's decision to cease funding on 31 December 2017.
(1) Is the minister aware of the closure and on what date did she become aware?
(2) Is the minister concerned about the impact of this decision on police resourcing in Geraldton and the midwest?
(3) Did the Mental Health Commission or the Minister for Mental Health seek the Minister for Police's guidance on the impact this decision will have on police resourcing?
Hon STEPHEN DAWSON replied:
I appreciate the question and I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. I am not happy with the answer, so I will provide an answer to the member on Tuesday.