Question - Remand centres

Question

Number
99
Subject
Remand centres
(closure)
Asked by
Kikkert, Elizabeth
Directed to
Minister for Corrections
Question asked on
12 February 2021
Answer due on
14 March 2021
Question asked

(1)          Why were the Belconnen and Symonston remand centres closed.

(2)          Was there ever any consideration to keep them open once the Alexander Maconochie Centre (AMC) began reaching its design capacity.

(3)          Were either the Belconnen or Symonston remand centres ever reopened to accommodate detainees after the AMC was opened and if they have since been closed again, why were they closed.