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ATTORNEY-GENERAL

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

QUESTION N0. 401

Belconnen Remand Centre - Statistics

Mr Berry - To ask the Attorney-General:

1) What are the figures for the number of male and female remanded currently at Belconnen Remand Centre.

(2) What is the mean, median and longest period of remand.

(3) What is the breakdown of the type of offence for which remanded are being held and the rate of acquittals over the last year.

Mr Collaery - The answer to the Members question is:

(1) As at 23 April 1991 there were 29 male and. one female

detainees in custody at the Belconnen Remand Centre.

(2) Of the remanded in custody on 23 April 1991, the mean

remand period was 68 days, the median remand period was

42 days, and the longest serving Fernandes had been in

custody for 361 days.

(3) Of the 30 remanded in custody on 23 April 1991, five

have charges for offences against the person, two for

robbery, thirteen for property offences, seven for drug

offences, two for traffic offences and one for being an

illegal entrant.

The last year for which data on outcomes of remand are currently available is 1988-89. Of the 318 remand periods in 1988-89, one percent was terminated by an acquittal.

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