Transforming Criminal Justice

Ms SANDERSON (Adelaide) (15:07): My question is to the Attorney-General. Is the Attorney-General satisfied with his department's response time to people who called into the Transforming Criminal Justice phone line on 23 June, considering that at least one constituent of mine is still waiting for a response some 11 weeks later after being promised a response within two weeks?

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) (15:08): I thank the honourable member for her question. That particular phone-in was actually very successful, and as I mentioned before we had something like 150 or 180 phone calls. It was not as good as minister Mullighan who had nearly 300, but, of course, the member for Bright was responsible for 125 of them through a ring around that he did. So, full marks to the member for Bright.

Can I say to any other minister who might be contemplating a ring around, make sure you put it on an evening when he is otherwise busy, otherwise all of his group will be phoning in. Member for Bright, you have had a response to all your 125 things, haven't you? Haven't you? Not yet, okay. Never mind. I think the issue is that, as far as I am concerned, the department has been asked to respond to all of those. If it has not I am disappointed. If the member can provide me with details of the person concerned I will definitely follow that matter up. It was my expectation they all would be followed up within two weeks, and I was led to believe that had been successfully accomplished. If it hasn't been, that's a matter I should take up, and I thank you for drawing that to my attention.