John Quigley calls for metal detectors in WA courts Shadow attorney-general John Quigley has called for metal detectors to be installed into WA court buildings. AN incident where a man slit his arm with one of three fishing knives he smuggled into a regional courtroom has prompted a call for metal detectors to be placed in every WA court building. The call comes as the Barnett Government revealed it was seeking legal advice over the security blunder at Bunbury Courthouse. Attorney-General Michael Mischin said he had referred the matter to the State's Solicitors Office to investigate whether Serco, the private firm that provides security at many of WA courts, had breached its contract. Serco provides security guards for Bunbury and seven other regional courts in WA. The Opposition said the Bunbury security breach, which occurred on September 2, was an "appalling lapse." Shadow attorney-general John Quigley said Mr Mischin should explain why there was "insufficient security" in WA courts and called on the Government to issue every courthouse in the state with hand-held metal detectors. "Every court should have these hand-held metal detectors to wave over people entering the court," Mr Quigley said. It's a basic requirement. The wands don't cost that much and they should be issued to the courts. You have got dangerous people coming to court. He also said Mr Mischin should serve Serco with a notice stating it would lose its contract if another security breach occurred. "The Attorney-General has got to get real with public safety and the safety of the judiciary," Mr Quigley said. A spokesman for the Department of Corrective Services said an investigation into the incident was being carried out. A Serco spokesman said an operational review of the incident found the officers acted "expeditiously and appropriately after the duress signal was raised." He said Serco had a 99.5 per cent success rate in transporting prisoners as well as other activities around the state since it was awarded the Court Security and Custodial Services contract two years ago. A WA Police spokesman said a 29-year-old man has been charged in connection with the incident and is due to face court later this month. It has been alleged the man smuggled in the weapons, as well as a pair of scissors, after returning to the courtroom following a family law hearing that morning. Mr Mischin confirmed physical security screening was not in place in regional courts, but said other "measures" were and, if required, were implemented with police assistance.