Social Worker Registration

Ms SANDERSON (Adelaide) (14:52): My question is to the Minister for Health. Was the registration of social workers, and their inclusion as part of the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme, an agenda item at the COAG Health Council meeting, and will the minister commit to drafting the legislation?

The Hon. J.J. SNELLING (Playford—Minister for Health, Minister for the Arts, Minister for Health Industries) (14:52): Yes, certainly in my recollection it was an agenda item. It was certainly discussed and the decision was made to refer it to AHMAC for advice, and that has been widely reported in the press.