Child Protection

Mr MARSHALL (Dunstan—Leader of the Opposition) (15:23): My question is to the Premier. Will the Premier confirm that all applications made pursuant to section 20 of the child protection act included drug testing in every case where a child is identified as being at risk as a result of abuse of an illicit drug by the parent, guardian or other person?

The Hon. S.E. CLOSE (Port Adelaide—Minister for Education and Child Development, Minister for Higher Education and Skills) (15:26): Families SA has now fully complied with the legislation and is indeed reporting the number of drug assessments. I can report the latest figures. Just as a point of comparison, in 2013-14 there were 185 drug assessments undertaken, and by the end of the third quarter of 2015-16 it was 620.