APY Lands, Child Protection

Mr MARSHALL (Dunstan—Leader of the Opposition) (14:15): Supplementary: given that the recommendation from the final Mullighan inquiry report to parliament was handed down in 2013, can the minister confirm that in fact there were no meetings of the APY Lands Steering Committee in 2014 whatsoever?

The Hon. S.E. CLOSE (Port Adelaide—Minister for Education and Child Development, Minister for the Public Sector) (14:15): I can't confirm that, because it is reaching back prior to my involvement; but, as I said, I am aware that there was a hiatus of meetings. Whether that encompassed that entire calendar year, I absolutely could not say now, but I can return with an answer for you.