Personal Explanation

Youth Justice System

The Hon. Z.L. BETTISON (Ramsay—Minister for Communities and Social Inclusion, Minister for Social Housing, Minister for Multicultural Affairs, Minister for Ageing, Minister for Youth, Minister for Volunteers) (11:25): I seek leave to make a personal explanation.

Leave granted.

The Hon. Z.L. BETTISON: Yesterday in the house, in response to a question from the member for Morialta, I stated that a youth justice administration bill had been taken off the Notice Paper following the proroguing of parliament prior to the 2014 state election. I have since been advised that there was no bill introduced to the parliament prior to the 2014 state election. I can advise the house that, while the previous minister for communities and social inclusion had obtained cabinet approval to draft a youth justice administration bill, a draft bill had not been created prior to the 2014 state election.