Child Protection

Mr MARSHALL (Dunstan—Leader of the Opposition) (14:11): Given that there is some confusion about this I would appreciate it if the minister could place on the record here today whether she has received a briefing from SAPOL on this matter.

The Hon. J.M. RANKINE (Wright—Minister for Education and Child Development) (14:11): There were at least two occasions on which I met with SAPOL prior to the public announcement about this particular arrest, and those matters were discussed and I took the advice that was given to me in discussion by both SAPOL and the Crown about what I could and could not say, and the Leader of the Opposition knows full well because he has had similar briefings and, in fact, I spoke personally to him about it.

Mr MARSHALL: Supplementary, sir.

The SPEAKER: Well that would be a fourth supplementary so let's just make it another question.