Legislative Council - Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2)
2016-11-01 Daily Xml

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Disability Housing

In reply to the Hon. D.G.E. HOOD (4 June 2015).

The Hon. P. MALINAUSKAS (Minister for Police, Minister for Correctional Services, Minister for Emergency Services, Minister for Road Safety): The Minister for Disabilities has provided the following advice:

1. The government is not considering acquiring the site of the former Inverbrackie Detention Centre as accommodation for people with disability.

2. In light of this, no work has been conducted.

3. The former Inverbrackie Detention Centre provides campus-style accommodation. This is not compatible with the contemporary policy directions or the National Disability Insurance Scheme, which enables people to exercise choice and control over their living arrangements. Development of the site as proposed would result in a return to congregate care, a model which this government no longer supports.