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 MARSHALL House of Assembly Norwood Leader of the Opposition CHILD PROTECTION Mr MARSHALL (Norwood—Leader of the Opposition) (14:49): For clarification, are you indicating to the house that, despite this allegation being raised with your department in August, nobody sought to advise you until last week? The Hon. J.M. RANKINE House of Assembly Wright Minister for Education and Child Development Minister for Multicultural Affairs CHILD PROTECTION The Hon. J.M. RANKINE (Wright—Minister for Education and Child Development, Minister for Multicultural Affairs) (14:49): Allegations were made, as I outlined earlier. The situation came to the attention of the principal. A critical incident report was lodged. A CARL notification was lodged. Information escalated, and a police investigation ensued. To the best of my recollection, it was last week that I was briefed on this but, as I said, I am happy to check the files. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Does the leader have another question in this line? Mr MARSHALL House of Assembly Mr MARSHALL: No. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: No, okay. Member for Ashford.