House of Assembly Fifty-Third Parliament, First Session (53-1) 53 1 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time Child Protection Child Protection Mr MARSHALL House of Assembly Dunstan Leader of the Opposition 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 House of Assembly Wright Minister for Education and Child Development Child Protection 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.