Youth Justice System

In reply to Mr GARDNER (Morialta) (12 May 2015).

The Hon. Z.L. BETTISON (Ramsay—Minister for Communities and Social Inclusion, Minister for Social Housing, Minister for Multicultural Affairs, Minister for Ageing, Minister for Youth, Minister for Volunteers): I have been advised:

Mr Blunden's case was not an open Youth Justice case at the time of his death in 2011. The Department for Correctional Services (DCS) did not seek information from Youth Justice, in relation to Mr Blunden.

A Memorandum of Administrative Arrangement (MOAA) about the sharing of information about young people with a youth justice history who are entering the adult corrections system, was implemented on 28 April 2014. This improves information-sharing that falls outside of direct institutional transfer. The Coroner's report highlighted this good work between the Department for Communities and Social Inclusion (Youth Justice) and DCS.