Child Protection

Ms SANDERSON (Adelaide) (14:46): A second supplementary, please?

The SPEAKER: Yes, I hope it arises out of the minister's answer—

Ms SANDERSON: Well, yes, I am wondering if—

The SPEAKER: —and, therefore, there wouldn't be any need to read it.

Ms SANDERSON: No, I am not reading it. Is the minister aware that, in the Jarrad Delroy Roberts case, the Coroner linked strongly the truancy and being absent from school as one of the reasons for his death and, had that been reported and had that been followed up, he would probably be alive today?

The Hon. S.E. CLOSE (Port Adelaide—Minister for Education and Child Development, Minister for the Public Sector) (14:47): The question is: am I aware? Yes, although I think it's always important not to assume that because something didn't happen, if it had happened, the outcome would have been totally different. It's a dangerous logical trap to fall into; nonetheless, yes, I am aware.