CHILD PROTECTION

Mr PISONI (Unley) (15:05): Supplementary, if I may, sir: does the minister believe that the department's Manager of Legislation and Legal Services should be a lawyer?

The Hon. J.M. RANKINE (Wright—Minister for Education and Child Development, Minister for Multicultural Affairs) (15:05): What I believe or do not believe does not come into the matter; it is an appointment made by the chief executive officer.

Mr Pisoni: You're not running the department?

The Hon. J.M. RANKINE: We know—

The SPEAKER: Minister, please be seated; do not respond to the interjection. The member for Unley is warned.