2329. Hon Alison Xamon to the minister representing the Minister for Corrective Services:
I refer to the Aboriginal Visitors Scheme (AVS), and I ask:
(a) how many FTE are currently employed in the AVS;
(b) how many FTE are currently employed in the AVS; and
(c) which facilities are currently regularly visited by staff from the AVS, and how often do they visit each site?
Hon Stephen Dawson replied:
(a) Six (6) FTE are currently employed in the AVS;
(b) 30 individual staff are currently contracted by AVS.
(c) The following sites receive visits from AVS:
Prison Site |
Visits per week |
Bandyup Women’s Prison |
4 days |
Hakea Prison |
4 days |
Casuarina Prison |
4 days |
Banksia Hill Detention Centre |
4 days |
Melaleuca Remand Prison |
4 days |
Broome Regional Prison |
3 days |
Eastern Goldfields Regional Prison |
3 days |
Albany Regional Prison |
3 days |
Boronia Pre-Release Facility |
1 day |