Farah 4 Kidz

Mr PISONI (Unley) (14:54): My question is to the Minister for Education and Child Development. Can the minister advise the house of what action the government took when first advised of the practices of the family day care provider Farah 4 Kidz in March 2014?

The Hon. S.E. CLOSE (Port Adelaide—Minister for Education and Child Development, Minister for the Public Sector) (14:55): I note that we will be later today having a briefing with the member to discuss the current situation. In the past, an issue was raised, I believe, with the Attorney-General, and that was passed on to my predecessor in this portfolio. It was of course then passed on to the board which does the registration of these organisations. They undertook an investigation and were satisfied with the evidence that they saw of making good on the criticisms that had been raised.

They did also, as I understand it, refer a number of the concerns to the federal government, because they were more about the practices of gaining income from the federal government rather than the conditions under which they are registered by the board. The issue was again raised with me, via the media in this case, and so I have raised it with the board again, and they are undertaking action right now.