Child Protection

Mr MARSHALL (Dunstan—Leader of the Opposition) (14:29): My question is to the Minister for Education and Child Protection. Can the minister inform the house whether the government will now implement the commonwealth's compulsory income management scheme in cases where children are at risk in line with the interim recommendation from the Coroner?

The Hon. S.E. CLOSE (Port Adelaide—Minister for Education and Child Development, Minister for the Public Sector) (14:29): I acknowledge the very serious nature of this subject matter. My understanding is that the Coroner recently said as an interim recommendation that the department should look into the use of compulsory income management. We naturally take that very seriously and will do so.