4896 (2025). Dr Tracey McLellan to the Minister of Corrections

Written Question

Published date: 28 Feb 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	4896 (2025)
Question asked:	16 Feb 2025
Member asking:	Dr Tracey McLellan
Portfolio:	Minister of Corrections
Minister replying:	Hon Mark Mitchell
Answer received:	24 Feb 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_04896_2025
Document guid:	2092ebf4-54d5-4a43-be1c-61451fbe0c65

4896 (2025). Dr Tracey McLellan to the Minister of Corrections: What was the total cost of transporting prisoners between prisons from February 2024 to now?

Hon Mark Mitchell: I am advised that the cost of transfers of prisoners between prisons is not centrally collated or readily extractable. These costs are absorbed within wider operational budgets as part of Corrections’ business-as-usual operations and is unable to be extracted without considerable manual analysis, which I am not prepared to ask of my officials at this time.