Personal Explanation

Commissioner for Children and Young People Bill

The Hon. P. CAICA (Colton) (11:24): I seek leave to make a personal explanation.

Leave granted.

The Hon. P. CAICA: Thank you very much.

Members interjecting:

The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order! Will members please move to their seats and keep the noise down.

The Hon. P. CAICA: On 25 September, when speaking to the bill we have just voted on (Commissioner for Children and Young People Bill), I informed the house of what was my understanding at the time, that Queensland was the last jurisdiction to have investigative powers for its commissioner. I have since learnt that it still has those powers but that it is in the process of getting rid of them. I apologise for that mistake.