9720 - INMATES WITH A DISABILITY
Key details
- Asking member:
- Sue Higginson
- Addressed to portfolio:
- Corrections
- Minister responsible:
- Minister for Corrections
- Representing minister:
- Minister for Families and Communities, and Minister for Disability Services
- Asked on:
- Mon 21 November 2022
- Answer received on:
- Mon 12 December 2022
- Question published in:
- Question and Answers Paper No. 873
- Answer published in:
- Question and Answers Paper No. 888
Question
(1) How many people in Correctional Facilities are there:
(a) With cognitive impairments or disabilities without physical disabilities?
(b) With both cognitive impairments or disabilities and physical disabilities?
(c) Receiving National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) funding for a cognitive impairment or disability?
(d) Receiving NDIS funding for a physical disability?
(2) How many women in Correctional Facilities are there:
(a) With cognitive impairments or disabilities without physical disabilities?
(b) With both cognitive impairments or disabilities and physical disabilities?
(c) Receiving NDIS funding for a cognitive impairment or disability?
(d) Receiving NDIS funding for a physical disability?
(3) How many Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander People in Correctional Facilities are there:
(a) With cognitive impairments or disabilities without physical disabilities?
(b) With both cognitive impairments or disabilities and physical disabilities?
(c) Receiving NDIS funding for a cognitive impairment or disability?
(d) Receiving NDIS funding for a physical disability?
(4) How many Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander women in Correctional Facilities are there:
(a) With cognitive impairments or disabilities without physical disabilities?
(b) With both cognitive impairments or disabilities and physical disabilities?
(c) Receiving NDIS funding for a cognitive impairment or disability?
(d) Receiving NDIS funding for a physical disability?
Answer
(1)
(a) 1066.
(b) 81.
(c) 321.
(d) 31.
(2)
(a) 51.
(b) 16.
(c) 21.
(d) 2.
(3)
(a) 544.
(b) 30.
(c) 184.
(d) 11.
(4)
(a) 28.
(b) 11.
(c) 13.
(d) 1.