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(2) How many of the seizures in part (1) were detected by (a) sniffer dogs, (b) x-ray machines or (c) physical search.
(3) What type of contraband was seized in part (1).
(4) What action was taken on each occasion identified in part (1).
(5) How many incidents of contraband seizures have occurred within the AMC in (a) 1 January to 31 March 2014, (b) 1 April to 30 June 2014, (c) 1 July to 30 September 2014, (d) 1 October to 31 December 2014, (e) 1 January to 31 March 2015.
(6) What type of contraband was seized in part (5).
(7) What action was taken on each occasion identified in part (5).
Mr Rattenbury: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
The member has previously been provided with data around contraband found within the AMC from visitor entry for the periods 1 January to 31 March 2014 and 1 April to 30 June 2014, in response to a Question on Notice on 14 August 2014 (Question on Notice No. 321 of 2014).
Consequently, the data is provided for the remaining periods requested in part 1 of the Member’s question in table 1. An additional quarter has also been provided to provide a complete financial year:
Table 1 – Contraband detected on visitor entry
|
1 July to |
1 October to |
1 January to |
1 April to |
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4 |
3 |
7 |
3 |
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Total: 17 | |||
(2)
(a) Of the 17 contraband seizures between 1 July 2014 and 30 June 2015, the Passive Alert Detector (PAD) dogs were directly involved in nine of those seizures.
(b) The x-ray machine at the AMC is used to search property (e.g. bags and other belongings) being brought into the AMC via the visitor entry point. No contraband seizures were made upon visitor entry to the AMC as a result of x-ray. It is ACT Corrective Services’ experience that contraband tends to be concealed on a person as opposed to in their belongings.
(c) The balance of finds were the result of either physical searches, observation by Corrections Officers of visitor behaviour or in response to information gathered by the Intelligence Unit in advance of a visit.
ACT Corrective Services is permitted to undertake physical searches of visitors to the AMC. Such searching methods typically involve, though are not limited to, frisk searches and scanning searches, as defined at s.147 and Part 9.4 of Corrections Management Act 2007. ACT Corrective Services is not permitted to undertake strip searches of visitors.
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