House of Assembly Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2) 53 2 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) (15:16): My question is to the Minister for Child Protection Reform. Given cabinet has now agreed to the Coroner's recommendation: …that there be a mandatory restriction on student social workers and qualified social workers with less than 12 months experience having client contact without direct supervision by a senior social worker— can the minister now guarantee that no students are working on cases of at-risk children, as occurred with Chloe Valentine? The Hon. J.R. RAU House of Assembly Enfield Deputy Premier Attorney-General Minister for Justice Reform Minister for Planning Minister for Housing and Urban Development Minister for Industrial Relations Minister for Child Protection Reform Child Protection The Hon. J.R. RAU (Enfield—Deputy Premier, Attorney-General, Minister for Justice Reform, Minister for Planning, Minister for Housing and Urban Development, Minister for Industrial Relations, Minister for Child Protection Reform) (15:16): I thank the honourable member for his question. What I can guarantee is that I am advised by the department that they have issued the direction as I have indicated. If it turns out that, for some reason or another, that direction is not being observed by staff, that would be a matter for the department to enforce, and, I suppose at the extreme end of things, it would be a disciplinary matter. But, as far as I am advised, that direction has been conveyed to staff, and my expectation is that they will observe it.