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  <name>House of Assembly</name>
  <date date="2015-10-29" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2)</sessionName>
  <parliamentNum>53</parliamentNum>
  <sessionNum>2</sessionNum>
  <parliamentName>Parliament of South Australia</parliamentName>
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  <dateModified time="2022-08-06T14:30:00+00:00" />
  <proceeding continued="true">
    <name>Answers to Questions</name>
    <subject>
      <name>Child Protection</name>
      <text id="201510295191e01c82c6498480001058">
        <inserted>
          <heading>Child Protection</heading>
        </inserted>
      </text>
      <talker role="member" id="4338" kind="question">
        <name>In reply to Mr MARSHALL</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Dunstan</electorate>
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          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Leader of the Opposition</name>
          </portfolio>
        </portfolios>
        <questions>
          <question date="2015-10-29">
            <name>Child Protection</name>
          </question>
        </questions>
        <text id="201510295191e01c82c6498480001059">
          <inserted>In reply to <by role="member" id="4338">Mr MARSHALL (Dunstan—Leader of the Opposition)</by> (7 May 2015).  </inserted>
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      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="4622" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. S.E. CLOSE</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Port Adelaide</electorate>
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          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for Education and Child Development</name>
          </portfolio>
          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for the Public Sector</name>
          </portfolio>
        </portfolios>
        <questions>
          <question date="2015-10-29">
            <name>Child Protection</name>
          </question>
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        <text id="201510295191e01c82c6498480001060">
          <inserted>
            <by role="member" id="4622">The Hon. S.E. CLOSE (Port Adelaide—Minister for Education and Child Development, Minister for the Public Sector):</by>  I have been advised:</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="201510295191e01c82c6498480001061">
          <inserted>1.&amp;#x9;On 16 July 2015, the royal commission was granted an extension to report on or before 31 May 2016.</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="201510295191e01c82c6498480001062">
          <inserted>2.&amp;#x9;In 2002-03, Robyn Layton QC undertook a major review of child protection in South Australia, recommending a Commissioner for Children and Young People.</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="201510295191e01c82c6498480001063">
          <inserted>In response to the Layton report, the South Australian government established three separate mechanisms for advocacy, review and monitoring of children's interests: the Guardian for Children and Young People; the Council for the Care of Children; and the Child Death and Serious Injury Review Committee.</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="201510295191e01c82c6498480001064">
          <inserted>In addition, the Child Development and Wellbeing Bill 2014 was introduced into Parliament by then Minister for Education and Child Development, the Hon Jennifer Rankine MP, on 19 June 2014. </inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="201510295191e01c82c6498480001065">
          <inserted>The bill was debated in the House of Assembly on 16 and 25 September 2014 and passed with one amendment. The bill was introduced into the Legislative Council on 14 October 2014.</inserted>
        </text>
        <page num="3424" />
        <text id="201510295191e01c82c6498480001066">
          <inserted>Until the outcome of the Child Protection Systems Royal Commission is known the bill will not be progressed.</inserted>
        </text>
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