CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE

208 Ms CHAPMAN (Bragg—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (31 July 2007). Will the inquiry into child sexual abuse be extended to other Aboriginal communities in South Australia, now that the Federal Government has actioned intervention to protect victims of child sexual abuse in Indigenous communities across the Northern Territory and the Western Australian?

The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL (Cheltenham—Minister for Families and Communities, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation, Minister for Housing, Minister for Ageing, Minister for Disability, Minister Assisting the Premier in Cabinet Business and Public Sector Management): The Government has no intention to further extend the terms of reference of the Children In State Care Commission of Inquiry.

It is in the interests of all involved in the Inquiry that the Inquiry conclude at its scheduled time, 31 December 2007. To extend it beyond this date in order to enable it to embark on a wider inquiry would do a disservice to all those who are waiting for its report.