CHILD PROTECTION

Mr MARSHALL (Norwood—Leader of the Opposition) (15:11): Supplementary: just for clarity, is the minister suggesting that there was no direct correspondence with the minister's office and, secondly, that there has been no direct response from the minister's office to the family?

The Hon. J.M. RANKINE (Wright—Minister for Education and Child Development, Minister for Multicultural Affairs) (15:11): My understanding is what we received in an email was a copy of what was sent to the department, and as a result of that we referred that to the Minister for Police. I have seen a copy of the letter that went to the family advising them that that action had been taken and that the Minister for Police responded to the family in mid-July.

Mr Marshall interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Is this a further supplementary?