Child Protection

Mr MARSHALL (Dunstan—Leader of the Opposition) (14:24): Is it the case that the parents were informed after the media inquired about this case with the minister's office?

The Hon. J.M. RANKINE (Wright—Minister for Education and Child Development) (14:25): The contact with the parents was not at my instigation; it certainly was instigated, however, by the department, obviously concerned about both highlighting the issues around the media but also in an endeavour to advise these parents. I am not apprised of what difficulties or processes may have had to have been undertaken to locate the parents, but I am happy to get a report and come back to the house.