23648 (2025). Hon Willow-Jean Prime to the Minister for Mental Health

Written Question

Published date: 30 May 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	23648 (2025)
Question asked:	18 May 2025
Member asking:	Hon Willow-Jean Prime
Portfolio:	Minister for Mental Health
Minister replying:	Hon Matt Doocey
Answer received:	26 May 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_23648_2025
Document guid:	4f7592ea-b96f-4a17-9b66-e6daf5d8303a

23648 (2025). Hon Willow-Jean Prime to the Minister for Mental Health: How many, if any, Lake Alice survivors of abuse in care, including torture, has the Ministry of Health proactively contacted since 13 August 2024?

Hon Matt Doocey: None. The Ministry of Health encourages survivors of abuse at the Lake Alice Child and Adolescent Unit to apply for torture redress through the Crown Response Office. I am advised that the Ministry is dependent on survivors contacting the Ministry or the Crown Response Office based within the Public Service Commission, given the length of time since individuals were in care at Lake Alice, the limited contact details it holds, and the Privacy Act 1993.