Legislative Council: Tuesday, March 18, 2025

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Yatala Labour Prison

The Hon. L.A. HENDERSON (15:16): Supplementary: is the minister of the view that there are enough resources to maintain security daily at Yatala and other prisons throughout South Australia at the moment?

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: No; I will rule on it, the Hon. Mr Hunter. It is a supplementary question.

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order!

The Hon. E.S. BOURKE (Minister for Emergency Services and Correctional Services, Minister for Autism, Minister for Recreation, Sport and Racing) (15:16): As I have said before in my previous answers, we are working very closely with what we are doing in our prisons. We want this to be a safe environment for everyone, and that is why we have had those discussions. We have sat down and worked through what we are doing in our prisons.

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order!

The Hon. I.K. Hunter interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: I beg your pardon, the Hon. Mr Hunter, do you want to repeat that?

The Hon. I.K. Hunter: I said it was an excellent answer, sir, to a non-supplementary question.

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order!