eCARL

Ms SANDERSON (Adelaide) (14:39): What action is the government taking to ensure that the eCARL system is functional and does not continue to crash in the future?

The Hon. J.M. RANKINE (Wright—Minister for Education and Child Development) (14:39): I thank the member for her question. I guess you don't know what you don't know, but what we have is a system—

Members interjecting:

The Hon. J.M. RANKINE: Well, I don't know about you, but I'm not a technical expert so I can't identify every potential thing that could occur in relation to a computer system. Can you give me an assurance that your computer is not going to crash in your office? The fact is we have an alert system that is in place. Should the system break down there is an alert system that is activated to indicate that eCARL is no longer available, but the telephone system is continuously available 24 hours a day.