Question On Notice No. 709 asked in the Legislative Council on 10 May 2022 by Hon Donna Faragher
Question Directed to the: Leader of the House representing the Minister for Child Protection
Parliament: 41 Session: 1
Question
(1) I refer to the press statement by the Police Minister titled, “Operation Regional Shield to crack down on Kimberley youth crime” (16 February 2022) which states “The police operation is one part of a comprehensive cross-Government response being rolled out in the region over coming weeks and will include further initiatives from the Department of Justice and Department of Communities to support at-risk youth”, and I ask will the Minister provide more detail with respect to the further initiatives that will be rolled out by the Department of Communities to support at-risk youth as part of this Operation?
(2) Have these initiatives already commenced?
(3) If yes to (2), when did they commence?
(4) If no to (2), when are the initiatives anticipated to be delivered?
Answered on 14 June 2022
- The Kimberley Juvenile Justice Strategy is a cross-government approach to involve Aboriginal people, communities and organisations in the co-design of place-based initiatives that aim to positively impact the livelihood of young Aboriginal people.
The Department of Communities is expanding the Target 120 program to nine regional and metropolitan sites including Mandurah, Ellenbrook, Broome, Halls Creek, Fitzroy Crossing, Derby, Karratha, Newman and Carnarvon.
- No.
- Not applicable.
- Commencing July 2022.