YOUNG OFFENDERS ACT AND YOUNG OFFENDERS REGULATIONS — CONFINEMENT PROVISIONS

947. Hon ALISON XAMON to the minister representing the Minister for Corrective Services:

(1)  Will the McGowan government repeal the provisions governing confinement in the Young Offenders Act 1994 and the Young Offenders Regulations 1995?

(2)  If yes to (1), when?

(3)  If no to (1), why not?

Hon STEPHEN DAWSON replied:
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question.

(1)–(3) The government intends to undertake a comprehensive review of the Young Offenders Act 1994. Confinement provisions under both the act and the associated Young Offenders Regulations 1995 will be considered as part of that review.