House of Assembly Fifty-Second Parliament, Second Session (52-2) 52 2 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time Prison Conditions PRISON CONDITIONS Mr HAMILTON-SMITH House of Assembly Waite PRISON CONDITIONS Mr HAMILTON-SMITH (Waite) (14:33): My question is to the Minister for Correctional Services. Will she rule out the transfer of the prisoner known as Jacqui from the SA corrections system to mental health facilities in Victoria, and would such a move signal a failure of the SA corrections and mental health systems under this government? Corrections have previously engaged Victorian-based mental health experts to deal with this patient. Public Advocate, Dr John Brayley, and others, have raised the prospect of such a transfer if SA Health will not accept and deal with her condition at James Nash House, as we have heard. Neither the Minister for Correctional Services nor the Minister for Health has ruled out removal of the patient to Victoria. The Hon. J.D. Hill interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! Minister for corrections. The Hon. J.M. RANKINE House of Assembly Wright Minister for Police Minister for Correctional Services Minister for Emergency Services Minister for Road Safety Minister for Multicultural Affairs The Hon. J.M. RANKINE (Wright—Minister for Police, Minister for Correctional Services, Minister for Emergency Services, Minister for Road Safety, Minister for Multicultural Affairs) (14:34): I would be happy to come back to the house and correct myself if I am wrong here, but my recollection is that not one application for transfer to another state from a prisoner that has come across my desk have I rejected. What the member for Waite needs to understand is it is up to the receiving jurisdiction to make a— Ms Chapman House of Assembly Ms Chapman: Would you let her know? The Hon. J.M. RANKINE House of Assembly The Hon. J.M. RANKINE: Do you never listen? The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Member for Bragg, order! The Hon. J.M. RANKINE House of Assembly The Hon. J.M. RANKINE: Do you never listen? Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! The Hon. J.M. RANKINE House of Assembly The Hon. J.M. RANKINE: You have to listen! The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! Ms CHAPMAN House of Assembly Ms CHAPMAN: Point of order, Madam Speaker. Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! The member for Bragg will sit down. Order! Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! We will not have people shrieking at each other across the floor. Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! Member for Bragg, you have a point of order. Ms CHAPMAN House of Assembly Ms CHAPMAN: I do, Madam Speaker. In your defence, the shrieking at you about you being quiet should be withdrawn by the minister. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Thank you, member for Bragg, for coming to my defence. Minister, could you return back to the substance of the question, thank you. The Hon. J.M. RANKINE House of Assembly The Hon. J.M. RANKINE: Thank you, Madam Speaker. The whole house knows it wasn't you that was doing the shrieking. Mr Pederick House of Assembly Mr Pederick: You shouldn't have gone away for two days, Jay; it goes out of control. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! The Hon. J.M. RANKINE House of Assembly The Hon. J.M. RANKINE: Never mind. As I said, and I will repeat this for the benefit of the member for Bragg, if she can listen for half a minute. Mr Pisoni House of Assembly Mr Pisoni: Or come back tomorrow and correct it. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! The Hon. J.M. RANKINE House of Assembly The Hon. J.M. RANKINE: To the best of my recollection, not one application to transfer to an interstate prison which has come across my desk have I rejected—not one. Should I receive an application from this prisoner, I am happy to look at it, I am happy to give it due consideration and, more than likely, I would approve it. It is up to, however, the receiving jurisdiction whether they would accept that prisoner but, more importantly, the prisoner themselves needs to make that request and, as far as I am aware, that hasn't happened. Mr Hamilton-Smith interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! Ms Chapman interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order, member for Bragg! The member for Bragg will leave the chamber for 10 minutes. The honourable member for Bragg having withdrawn from the chamber: Mr Whetstone House of Assembly Mr Whetstone: What about the minister? She's worse. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The member for Chaffey will also leave the chamber for 10 minutes for shouting at the Speaker. The honourable member for Chaffey having withdrawn from the chamber: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: We will have some order. The member for Reynell.