Is there something else we can do if we can't make it?
Glenn Murray
Technical Writer
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From: Trudy and Rod Bray [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 1999 11:08 PM
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Subject: [recoznet2] Guilotining the Guilotined!
Forwarded on behalf of the Deaths in Custody Watch Commitee (WA) Inc.
ACTION ALERT !! ACTION ALERT !! ACTION ALERT !!
ACTION ALERT !! ACTION ALERT !! ACTION ALERT !!
NUMBERS ARE REQUIRED IN STATE PARLIAMENT
TODAY THE 30 JUNE 1999
This afternoon (30 June 1999) in the Upper House of the State
Parliament of Western Australia the Court Government is
attempting to force through its legislation to create an Attorney
General's so called "Independent Inspector of Custodial
Services.
This Attorney General's officer will be appointed in direct
contravention of both the detail and spirit of the United Nations
(UN) General Assembly resolution 43/173 of 9 December
1988, principle number 29 of the 39 adopted.
(see: http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/instree/g3bpppdi.htm)
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Principle 29
1. In order to supervise the strict observance of relevant laws
and regulations, places of detention shall be visited regularly by,
and experienced persons appointed by, and responsible to a
competent authority distinct from the authority directly in charge
of the administration of the place of detention or imprisonment.
2. A detained or imprisoned person shall have the right to freely
and in full confidentiality with the persons who visit the places of
detention or imprisonment in accordance with paragraph 1 of
the present principle, subject to reasonable conditions to
ensure security and good order in such places.
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Yet this allegedly "independent" Inspector will be constrained to:
"inspect each prison at least once every 3 years"
"(6) the Inspector shall not deal with a complaint or grievance
concerning an individual other than to advise the complainant
that the Inspector's functions do not relate to the matter or, if
appropriate, to refer the matter to the Parliamentary
Commissioner for Administrative Investigations." (Ombudsman)
"the Minister" (Attorney General) "is entitled to have any
information in the possession of the Inspector..."
"the Minister may...request the Inspector to furnish information
to the Minister...request the Inspector to give the Minister
access to information...to make use of the Inspector's staff to
obtain information and furnish information to the Minister."
And so it goes on creating a puppy dog for the AG of Western
Australia.
Please make an attempt to be in the Parliament at 3pm and
shame the appropriate Members into defeating this shoddy
attempt to implement a populist version of a clear and well
defined set of United Nations protocols and principles.
PLEASE BE THERE AT 3pm this afternoon. We need an
inspector, but he or she must be appointed in accordance with
protocols defined over a decade ago by the forum of civilised
societies and not the Conservative politicians of this State.
Kath Mallott
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