Child Protection

Ms SANDERSON (Adelaide) (15:07): My question is again to the Minister for Education and Child Development. Why didn't the minister make a public statement at the time of the arrest of the foster carer charged with child exploitation on 20 May, or his court appearance on 21 May, as occurred when the Families SA carer, Shannon McCoole, was arrested? Instead, we had to find out through the paper.

The Hon. S.E. CLOSE (Port Adelaide—Minister for Education and Child Development, Minister for the Public Sector) (15:08): I don't believe it is my place to make announcements about when people who are in the foster care system are being investigated by the police and what point that process is at.