Industrial Relations Commission decision made on industrial action at correctional centres

Community safety remains this Government’s top priority, and we reiterate that correctional centres remain secure during this stop work action.

I will continue to talk directly with correctional officers and the Public Service Association to achieve our shared goal of keeping our correctional centres safe for staff.

I understand why correctional officers are angry. Working in a prison is a tough job at the best of times and correctional officers put themselves at risk to keep us all safe. Correctional officers deserve our gratitude and they deserve to be safe on the job.

The attack on these officers was disgusting. It was cowardly and it was shameful.

I was confronted by the injuries endured by these four officers, and I spoke to them in February to reiterate our gratitude for their service.

Corrective Services NSW will write to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions seeking an appeal of the sentence for the inmate in question.