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Corrections, Chief Executive—Confidence

Thursday 18 June 2009 Hansard source (external site)

Garrett3. DAVID GARRETT (ACT) Link to this
to the Minister of Corrections

Does she have any confidence in the Chief Executive of the Department of Corrections, Mr Barry Matthews, following recent revelations of a senior manager’s involvement in a drug ring at Rimutaka Prison; if so, why?

PowerHon SIMON POWER (Minister of Justice) Link to this

Yes; I have confidence that Mr Matthews has acted swiftly to deal with this issue at Rimutaka Prison.

GarrettDavid Garrett Link to this

Would the Minister of Corrections think it was good news if more drug rings were detected in prisons, because that meant that Mr Matthews was efficiently detecting them?

PowerHon SIMON POWER Link to this

The matter of drugs being in the prison system should not be seen as a positive thing, in any light. But it must be seen as being positive that the issues in this case have been detected, dealt with, and prosecuted.

GarrettDavid Garrett Link to this

Does the Minister of Corrections agree that the mark of an efficient chief executive would be that no cannabis-growing operations were detected because there were none to detect; if so, how many more instances of Mr Barry Matthews’ incompetence will she tolerate?

PowerHon SIMON POWER Link to this

Broadly speaking, yes. But it is important that where these matters are detected we acknowledge that swift action has been taken, which is the case in this instance.

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