Frankland Centre — hospital orders
4850. Hon Alison Xamon to the Parliamentary Secretary representing the Attorney General
I refer to the Frankland Centre and to the high demand for forensic mental health beds, and I ask —
(1) Why is the Frankland Centre the primary referral centre for court ordered hospital orders?
(2) Is this a policy position?
(3) If yes to (2), please table the policy.
(4) If no to (2), is this a statutory requirement?
(5) If yes to (4), please provide the relevant statutory provision.
(6) Does the Attorney General have any intention of utilising additional referral centres for court ordered hospital orders?
(7) If yes to (6), where?
Hon MICHAEL MISCHIN replied:
(1) The Frankland Centre is the only maximum-secured inpatient psychiatric hospital in Western Australia operated by the State Forensic Mental Health Service with the capacity to provide assessment, treatment and rehabilitation services to people referred by the courts under a court ordered hospital order. As a matter of practicality, it is the only facility in the State to which relevant referrals can be made.
(2) No
(3) Not applicable
(4) No
(5) Not applicable
(6) As noted in (1), the Frankland Centre is the only maximum-secured inpatient psychiatric hospital in Western Australia operated by the State Forensic Mental Health Service with the capacity to provide assessment, treatment and rehabilitation to people referred by the courts under a court ordered hospital order.
(7) Not applicable.