BANKSIA HILL DETENTION CENTRE — UNIT 18 STAFF
982. Hon Dr BRAD PETTITT to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Corrective Services:
(1) How many
Banksia Hill Detention Centre and/or unit 18 staff members are currently under
investigation for excessive use of force?
(2) How many
complaints of excessive use of force by Banksia Hill or unit 18 staff have been
investigated by the Department of Justice in the past year?
(3) How many of the complaints
referred to in (2) were sustained?
Hon
MATTHEW SWINBOURN replied:
I
thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. I provide the
following answer based on information provided by the Minister for Corrective
Services. The answer is based on physical contact data for Banksia Hill and
unit 18 for 30 September 2021 to 30 September 2022.
(1) Ten staff are currently under
investigation.
(2) There were 46
complaints investigated and 15 of those matters are under investigation, with
five carried over before 30 September 2021.
(3) Two of the complaints that have
been completed in the past 12 months have been sustained.