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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 1100 asked in the Legislative Council on 15 November 2022 by Hon Dr Brad Pettitt

Parliament: 41 Session: 1

BANKSIA HILL DETENTION CENTRE AND UNIT 18 DETAINEES — RESTRAINTS

1100. Hon Dr BRAD PETTITT to the parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Corrective Services:

I refer to both youth detention facilities in Western Australia, Banksia Hill Detention Centre and Unit 18.

(1) How many times has the figure four restraint—also known as folding up—been used in the past 12 months?

(2) How many injuries resulting from the use of the figure four restraint have been recorded in the past 12 months?

(3) What risks of injury or death are officers informed of in relation to the figure four restraint?

Hon MATTHEW SWINBOURN replied:

I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The following answer is based on information provided to me by the Minister for Corrective Services.

(1) The department does not maintain records of the types of physical restraints used in the management of incidents involving young people, including the application of a figure four.

Since January 2021, the figure four restraint is only authorised to be applied for officers to safely remove restraints and exit a cell in situations in which a young person presents a risk to staff.

(2) No injuries have been reported that relate to the application of a figure four restraint.

(3) All staff are provided initial training about medical considerations during physical restraints, as well as refresher training every 12 months.