Legislative Council Fifty-First Parliament, Third Session (51-3) 51 3 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Answers to Questions Police Prisons POLICE PRISONS The Hon. S.G. WADE Legislative Council POLICE PRISONS In reply to the Hon. S.G. WADE (10 April 2008). The Hon. CARMEL ZOLLO Legislative Council Minister for Correctional Services Minister for Road Safety Minister for Gambling Minister Assisting the Minister for Multicultural Affairs POLICE PRISONS The Hon. CARMEL ZOLLO (Minister for Correctional Services, Minister for Road Safety, Minister for Gambling, Minister Assisting the Minister for Multicultural Affairs): Prior to November 2007, and pursuant to the provisions of the Correctional Services Act 1982, SAPOL had eleven police stations declared as police prisons. These were: Streaky Bay (proclaimed 18 April 1906); Kingscote (proclaimed 27 June 1906); Ceduna (proclaimed 15 June 1927); Port Pirie (proclaimed 14 September 1939); Leigh Creek (proclaimed 3 March 1960); Oodnadatta (proclaimed 23 November 1967); Woomera (proclaimed 4 September 1969); Kadina (proclaimed 24 August 1972); Coober Pedy (proclaimed 10 January 1974); Marla (proclaimed 13 September 1984); and City Watch House (proclaimed 8 January 1987). Advances in transport have reduced the need for some of these stations to remain as declared police prisons. It has become preferable and more economically viable to have sentenced prisoners transferred promptly to other correctional services’ prisons. This is particularly the case where the police prison is not staffed on a 24-hour basis. I am advised that at that time, five of the police stations mentioned were identified as being no longer necessary or appropriate to continue as declared police prisons. The five police stations were: Streaky Bay; Leigh Creek; Oodnadatta; Woomera; and Kadina. As a result, by the way of the notice that appeared in the Gazette on 29 November 2007, while not naming the particular police prisons, the proclamation for each of these was revoked with the following: 'Revocation of the proclamation declaring police prisons before the commencement of the Act. Any proclamation (howsoever worded) made before the commencement of the Correctional Services Act 1982declaring premises to be police prisons is revoked.' Also, in the Gazette notice of 29 November 2007, a further 13 police prisons were added to the list of declared police prisons as follows: Berri; Christies Beach; Elizabeth; Holden Hill; Mount Barker; Mount Gambier; Nuriootpa; Port Augusta; Port Adelaide; Port Lincoln; Sturt; Victor Harbor; and Whyalla.