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House of Assembly - Fifty-Second Parliament, Second Session (52-2)
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PRISONER COMPLAINT, OMBUDSMAN'S REPORT

Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN (Stuart) (14:45): I have a supplementary. Given that the minister has just said that he thinks that the Ombudsman's report is a very fair and balanced one then, presumably, he accepts the Ombudsman saying that the government acted contrary to law. Who then should undertake an investigation into the government acting contrary to law?

Members interjecting:

Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN: No.

The Hon. M.F. O'BRIEN (Napier—Minister for Finance, Minister for Police, Minister for Correctional Services, Minister for Emergency Services, Minister for Road Safety) (14:45): Firstly, I don't accept that assertion. Even if I were to accept that assertion, which I do not, the Ombudsman actually has done the body of work that the member for Stuart is suggesting be undertaken. It's extremely comprehensive. I don't think that any stone has been left unturned. The recommendations are expansive, and I know there is a view within Corrections that the recommendations are recommendations that we are able to act upon.

They are not unreasonable and, as I said, we have accepted all of the recommendations. There is one that we have had some difficulty in meeting, and that is just due to the fact that there is not a product in the market, I believe—certainly not in Australia but probably not even internationally—that would satisfy the specifications or requirements of the Ombudsman. As I said on a couple of occasions, this is obviously an issue that New South Wales is grappling with as well, and we are working with the New South Wales government ultimately, I think, to develop our own product by virtue of the fact that we don't seem to be able to secure the product in the marketplace.

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