11 August 2016 Judicial Review of Chief Inspector’s
Report
Please attribute to Ray Smith, Chief Executive,
Department of Corrections.
The Department of Corrections
has received the High Court’s judgment in relation to
Serco’s Judicial Review of the Chief Inspector’s report
into allegations of “Fight Clubs” at the Mt Eden
Corrections Facility.
In her summary the Judge notes
that; “The investigation was fair and the report is
without error.”
There is now a period in which the
parties have the opportunity to consider the judgment and as
such I do not intend to make any public comment on this in
the interim.
I must consider when and in what form
the report is to be released to ensure any security and
privacy issues are managed which is why I will be consulting
with the Office of the Ombudsman.
Following the
Department’s move to “Step In” and manage MECF in July
last year, and the subsequent decision not to renew
Serco’s contract, the transition to full Corrections
staffing is progressing with the recent appointment of a
Prison Director.
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