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Bimberi Headline Indicators Report, dated March 2019.
Legislation Act, pursuant to section 64—Veterinary Practice Act—Veterinary Practice (Board) Appointment 2019 (No 1)—Disallowable Instrument DI2019-24 (LR, 14 March 2019).
Bimberi headline indicators report
MR GENTLEMAN (Brindabella—Minister for the Environment and Heritage, Minister for Planning and Land Management, Minister for Police and Emergency Services and Minister assisting the Chief Minister on Advanced Technology and Space Industries) (2.56): Pursuant to standing order 211, I move:
That the Assembly take note of the following paper:
Bimberi Headline Indicators Report, dated March 2019.
MS STEPHEN-SMITH (Kurrajong—Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs, Minister for Disability, Minister for Children, Youth and Families, Minister for Employment and Workplace Safety, Minister for Government Services and Procurement, Minister for Urban Renewal) (2.56): I am pleased the Bimberi headline indicators report March 2019 is being tabled today. This is the third Bimberi headline indicators report following my commitment to the Assembly in August 2017 to establish this regular reporting. The report provides data for measures in three areas: demographics; safety and security; and programs, education and community engagement. This allows ongoing objective scrutiny of a range of indicators relevant to the safety and care of the young people in Bimberi.
The report also includes data from the first half of the 2018-19 financial year to provide the Assembly with the most recent results available. As with previous reports, I note that caution should be taken when interpreting data in this report as it uses unpublished data which has not been cleansed by an external agency, so it may not be comparable with data from youth justice centres in other jurisdictions, for example.
The report also relies on operational data extracted through a manual count. All information is quality assured before tabling to ensure accuracy as far as possible. In preparing this report the quality assurance process noted a counting error in the demographic data from 2016-17 which has now been rectified within this new report. The new client information system currently in development will allow for the improved extraction of data in the future.
As I have said before, I am committed to being as transparent as possible about Bimberi’s operation and performance. These biannual reports will continue to drive continuous improvement in practice at Bimberi and enhance the already robust oversight mechanisms currently in place.
These oversight mechanisms include the ACT Human Rights Commission and three official visitors. Work continues to ensure that Bimberi will also be overseen by the Inspector of Correctional Services, with this function commencing before the end of this calendar year.
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