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  <date date="2008-02-28T00:00:00+10:30" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-First Parliament, Second Session (51-2)</sessionName>
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  <sessionNum>2</sessionNum>
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    <name>Answers to Questions</name>
    <subject>
      <name>Mobilong Prison</name>
      <page num="2281" />
      <text id="20080228f567af72b5c64e2180000310">
        <heading>MOBILONG PRISON</heading>
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      <talker role="member" id="3120" kind="question">
        <name>In reply to Mr PEDERICK</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Hammond</electorate>
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          <question date="2008-02-28">
            <name>MOBILONG PRISON</name>
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        <text id="20080228f567af72b5c64e2180000311">In reply to <by role="member" id="3120">Mr PEDERICK (Hammond)</by> (7 June 2007).</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="531" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. M.J. ATKINSON</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Croydon</electorate>
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            <name>Attorney-General</name>
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          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for Justice</name>
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            <name>Minister for Multicultural Affairs</name>
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        <questions>
          <question date="2008-02-28">
            <name>MOBILONG PRISON</name>
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        <text id="20080228f567af72b5c64e2180000312">
          <by role="member" id="531">The Hon. M.J. ATKINSON (Croydon—Attorney-General, Minister for Justice, Minister for Multicultural Affairs):</by>  The Hon. Carmel Zollo MLC, Minister for Correctional Services, has provided this advice:</text>
        <text id="20080228f567af72b5c64e2180000313">Reference has been made in the House to an attempted escape from custody at Mobilong Prison.</text>
        <text id="20080228f567af72b5c64e2180000314">On 2 May 2007, a prisoner was discovered during routine search and inspection procedures hiding in a contractor's vehicle.</text>
        <text id="20080228f567af72b5c64e2180000315">The prisoner was apprehended without incident and transferred to Yatala Labour Prison the next day.</text>
        <text id="20080228f567af72b5c64e2180000316">The Department's Senior Investigations Officer and Police Liaison attended the prison on 7 May, 2007 and conducted a review of the precinct. They also interviewed the prisoner at Yatala Labour Prison about the incident.</text>
        <text id="20080228f567af72b5c64e2180000317">Additionally, a review of local procedures was initiated to include a complete assessment of the incident and a local-review report was submitted accordingly.</text>
        <text id="20080228f567af72b5c64e2180000318">The report determined that all existing procedures and protocols had been observed by prison staff, which resulted in the detection and apprehension of the prisoner.</text>
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