Page 3431 - Week 10 - Tuesday, 17 September 2019
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were included in the report tabled in April, reflect complex trauma-related behaviours within the small cohort of young people at Bimberi. One further incident occurred in the period January to June 2019, which involved a serious assault on a staff member that has been the subject of publicly reported charges against a young person.
As with all Bimberi headline indicator reports, while the report includes measures relating to safety and security, it also has a strong focus on education programs and community engagement. The core purpose of Bimberi is rehabilitation and providing young people with the supports and services they need to turn their lives around.
Young people in detention at Bimberi are continually supported to maintain engagement in education, build and maintain family ties, and develop the living skills they need to reintegrate successfully in the community. The Murrumbidgee Education and Training Centre at Bimberi continues to provide a range of educational and vocational programs, including recognised certificate programs, tutoring and transitional support back into the community through an individualised and tailored approach.
During the reporting period of 2018-19, nine young people completed the road ready course, eight attained their first-aid certificates, one attained their white card certification and one young person completed year 12 studies. I remain absolutely committed to ensuring that we have a youth justice system that is rehabilitative and that provides opportunities for some of our most vulnerable young people to turn their lives around. I again wish to thank all of those at Bimberi who work tirelessly to support these young people.
In closing, Madam Speaker, I table the following papers:
Bimberi Youth Justice Centre—
Bimberi Headline Indicators Report—September 2019.
Interim Report of the Independent Review of the Incident at Bimberi Youth Justice Centre on 26 August 2019: Executive summary.
Ministerial statement, 17 September 2019.
I move:
That the Assembly take note of the ministerial statement.
MRS KIKKERT (Ginninderra) (10.55): I wish to thank the minister for the update she has just provided. It is important to hear more about the major incident that happened at the Bimberi Youth Justice Centre late on 26 August. The safety and wellbeing of the young people detained in this territory are important to me. This is equally true of the safety and wellbeing of the staff who work with these young people. As soon as I became aware of the incident the morning after, I and my colleague James Milligan went straight to Bimberi to check on the welfare of both staff and the young people. It is important to me to demonstrate that I and the Canberra Liberals do care.
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