KIMBERLEY JUVENILE JUSTICE STRATEGY
329. Hon NEIL THOMSON to the minister representing the
Minister for Corrective Services:
I refer to answers to question
without notice 108 asked by Hon Ken Baston, MLC, on 19 February 2020 regarding
funding for the Kimberley juvenile justice strategy. The answer to part (3) stated
that a series of Kimberley-wide recommendations would be delivered by December
2020.
(1) Which agency or organisations
are responsible for developing these recommendations?
(2) Has this
series of recommendations been delivered to the minister for consideration and
implementation?
(3) If yes to (2), on what date,
and are they publicly available?
(4) If no to (2), why not?
Hon ALANNAH MacTIERNAN
replied:
I thank the member for the
question. The Minister for Corrective Services has provided the following information.
(1) The
Department of Justice is leading the interagency response to the Kimberley
juvenile justice strategy in partnership with Aboriginal community controlled
organisations in the Kimberley region.
(2) Yes.
(3) The recommendations were provided to the minister
on 29 April 2021. The results of consultation undertaken by the
Kimberley Aboriginal Law and Cultural Centre, including the resulting
recommendations, are publicly available on the KALACC website.
(4) Not applicable.