House of Assembly Fifty-Second Parliament, Second Session (52-2) 52 2 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time Child Protection CHILD PROTECTION Mr PISONI House of Assembly Unley CHILD PROTECTION Mr PISONI (Unley) (14:56): My question is to the Minister for Education and Child Development. Why has the minister written to me with regard to allegations of sexual abuse in schools asking 'refer to her office any details of concerns' rather than referring them directly to SA Police in the first instance? The Hon. G. PORTOLESI House of Assembly Hartley Minister for Education and Child Development CHILD PROTECTION The Hon. G. PORTOLESI (Hartley—Minister for Education and Child Development) (14:57): You are being very mischievous, Madam Speaker. I believe the— Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! Mr GARDNER House of Assembly Mr GARDNER: Point of order: Madam Speaker, I have not seen you being mischievous at all today. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: I think the minister needs to be very careful how she words her answer. I wish I had been mischievous. The Hon. G. PORTOLESI House of Assembly The Hon. G. PORTOLESI: I do beg your pardon. The member for Unley, I believe, is referring to a letter that was given to him this week where I asked him, if he had any concerns in relation to any outstanding cases that I may not be aware of, in the interests of the protection and care of our children, to provide that information to me so that we could resolve them as expeditiously as possible.