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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2004 Week 04 Hansard (Thursday, 1 April 2004) . . Page.. 1656 ..

(1) In relation to crimes committed in Quamby Youth Detention Centre, or as a result of escapes from Quamby Youth Detention Centre between 1 January 2003 and 3 March 2004 how many young persons were convicted by the Children's Court of offences committed whilst at the Quamby Youth Detention Centre;

(2) In relation to those young persons convicted of offences committed whilst at Quamby Youth Detention Centre, for the above period, please list those offences together with details of any penalties imposed;

(3) How many young people escaped from Quamby Youth Detention Centre, between 1 January 2003 and 3 March 2004;

(4) In relation to the young persons who escaped from Quamby Youth Detention Centre between 1 January 2003 and 3 March 2004, how many, if any, offences were committed by those young persons whilst at large;

(5) If there were offences committed in relation to young persons who escaped from Quamby Youth Detention Centre during the above period, can you list those offences together with details of any penalties imposed.

Ms Gallagher: The answer to Mr Stefaniak’s question is:

(1) Between 1 January 2003 and 3 March 2004, seven young people within Quamby Youth Detention Centre received a conviction for an offence committed either whilst in the centre or after an escape.

(2) In relation to those young persons convicted of offences committed whilst at Quamby Youth Detention Centre, for the above period, the offences and penalties imposed included:

• for the two incidents involving assault occasioning actual bodily harm, one young person received a 9 months committal sentence through the ACT Children’s Court while the other young person received 24 months Recognizance with ACT Corrective Services and a three month suspended sentence through the ACT Children’s Court

• the damage to ACT Government property charge has yet to be heard. As this resident was over 18 years at the time of the offence, the matter will not be dealt with in the ACT Children’s Court

• other penalties are outlined in part (5).

(3) There were two escapes from Quamby Youth Detention Centre between 1 January 2003 and 3 March 2004, two residents escaped on each occasion. One resident was involved in both escapes.

(4) In relation to the young people who escaped from Quamby Youth Detention Centre between 1 January 2003 and 3 March 2004, records kept by the Department of Education, Youth and Family Services detail only those offences that have resulted in a charge. The offences and penalties are listed in part (5).

(5) The offences and penalties are as follows:

Young person 1:

• Escaped custody

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