Child Protection

Mr MARSHALL (Dunstan—Leader of the Opposition) (14:12): My question is to the Minister for Education and Child Development. When a person on the sex offender register lives with a family who are clients of Families SA, is it the department's policy to warn partners that they are living with a sex offender?

The Hon. J.M. RANKINE (Wright—Minister for Education and Child Development) (14:12): I thank the Leader of the Opposition for his question because it does give me an opportunity to clarify a misconception that may be out there. Families SA staff are able to access and provide information that is critical to secure the safety of a child or children. Families SA workers can provide relevant information to parents and carers that would assist them to better protect their children, and I have asked the deputy CE to make it very clear to staff in Families SA that, in fact, that is the case.