Page 2377 - Week 06 - Thursday, 23 June 2011
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Mr Corbell asking for? He is asking for Mr Buchanan to simply trust that system to give him the justice that he has been denied. It is a silly argument, and I think it is an argument that shows that the government is afraid of this issue being aired publicly, with all the protections and all the privileges that are offered by a hearing in this place. There are protections there, despite what the Greens say. There are the privileges that are attached to being in the Assembly. And I think it is very important that it occurs.
I want to reiterate a couple of the findings that Mr Hanson read out from the report on the review of the operations of the Alexander Maconochie Centre. There are two that are worth hearing:
That the lack of continuity and experience in the AMC leadership … created a potential risk to the safety, security and efficient operation of the centre given the significant number of new inexperienced staff;
That on 31st May 2010 ACT Corrective Services arranged with another jurisdiction to second a highly experienced officer to fulfil the role of Superintendent. Such an arrangement provides the opportunity for continuity of appropriately experienced leadership in the role …
What was the outcome of that secondment? The findings continue:
Feedback from some external stakeholders is that the Superintendent—
the man we are discussing here—
is having a positive impact on AMC operations;
The report also notes:
ACT Corrective Services say that since this appointment:
Staff morale has improved significantly
Sick leave has reduced
Sick leave management strategies are in place
Regular staff meetings are being conducted
Additional staff training programs have been implemented
Drug trafficking into the centre reduced (supported by intelligence) and Detainee management strategies have been enhanced.
This guy was a success, and he got sacked for his success and for the things that he believed in and stood by. And we should be supporting him today.
Amendment negatived.
MR HANSON (Molonglo) (11.55), in reply: I thank members for their contributions. I am very disappointed that we will not have support for this from the crossbench. I expected nothing less from the government, but I am deeply disappointed that we will not have an opportunity for Mr Buchanan to clear his name, to have his day in court, because the facts are quite simple here. Mr Buchanan has gone public. And he has gone public to say that he is the political fall guy. He said that it was because of his opposition to an NSP, in part, and he said that he feels that due process has been denied.
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