Prison Facilities

The Hon. K.L. VINCENT (15:46): A further supplementary: given that the minister says that work is ongoing in terms of looking at the need for a parents and babies unit, when does he expect that work to be completed?

The Hon. P. MALINAUSKAS (Minister for Police, Minister for Correctional Services, Minister for Emergency Services, Minister for Road Safety) (15:46): I am not able to provide a finite time line. That would be inappropriate for me to do and would amount to me making a commitment as to when we might build such a facility when there is no prospective time line. I am simply noting that there is an understanding and an acknowledgement on the legitimacy of this issue, but as it stands, I think the focus of this government is best placed on what we can do within the existing arrangements.