CHILD PROTECTION INQUIRY

Mr MARSHALL (Norwood—Leader of the Opposition) (15:01): A supplementary: just for clarity with this policy, after the Cossey report made it clear that ministers would need to be informed of all critical incidents, there was a range of follow-ups by the department—by his own department at this point in time—related back to the incident that is the subject of the Debelle Inquiry. Was the minister at any time informed, based upon that follow-up that was put in place from the Cossey report recommendations?

The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL (Cheltenham—Premier, Treasurer, Minister for State Development, Minister for the Public Sector, Minister for the Arts) (15:02): I can only make the observation—it is saying the same thing in another way—but we can put policies in place, and if they fail to be complied with in an individual case, that becomes the subject of the review that will be now undertaken by the chief executive of the agency, to take whatever steps are necessary to take disciplinary action. That is the process that I outlined in the ministerial statement and it is the process that will be acted upon urgently.

The SPEAKER: Supplementary.