House of Assembly Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2) 53 2 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time Child Protection Department Child Protection Department Mr MARSHALL House of Assembly Dunstan Leader of the Opposition Child Protection Department Mr MARSHALL (Dunstan—Leader of the Opposition) (14:23): Supplementary: why did the Attorney-General put his name to a release, along with the Premier and the Minister for Child Protection, which promised the people of South Australia that the new department would be up and ready by 5 August this year? The Hon. J.R. RAU House of Assembly Enfield Deputy Premier Attorney-General Minister for Justice Reform Minister for Planning Minister for Industrial Relations Minister for Child Protection Reform Minister for the Public Sector Minister for Consumer and Business Services Minister for the City of Adelaide Child Protection Department The Hon. J.R. RAU (Enfield—Deputy Premier, Attorney-General, Minister for Justice Reform, Minister for Planning, Minister for Industrial Relations, Minister for Child Protection Reform, Minister for the Public Sector, Minister for Consumer and Business Services, Minister for the City of Adelaide) (14:23): I do not have a copy of whatever it is— Mr Marshall House of Assembly Mr Marshall: I am happy to provide it. I have it right here. The Hon. J.R. RAU House of Assembly The Hon. J.R. RAU: If you would like to provide it to me, we will— Mr Marshall House of Assembly Mr Marshall: Is that your name? The Hon. J.R. RAU House of Assembly The Hon. J.R. RAU: I don't know, is it? I can't see it. If you want to provide me— The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The leader knows that displays are prohibited. The Hon. J.R. RAU House of Assembly The Hon. J.R. RAU: I am pleased the leader has shown me the piece of paper to which he is referring. As a matter of interest, this is one of the problems when these sorts of questions emerge, I've noticed. The question was: why is it that we haven't done something by 5 August? I do not see any— Mr Marshall House of Assembly Mr Marshall: 'Implementing this recommendation ahead of receiving the final report will allow us to have the agency better placed to deliver on the important reforms that will be required.' You signed it. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The leader is warned for the second and final time for that extended interjection. The Hon. J.R. RAU House of Assembly The Hon. J.R. RAU: I am struggling to understand what the question is because I have just— Mr Gardner interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The member for Morialta will need to do some doorknocking in Mount Pleasant, and I will give him the time if he continues. The Hon. J.R. RAU House of Assembly The Hon. J.R. RAU: As I hear it, he would appreciate that. As I hear it, the doorknocking will be mainly members of the Liberal Party. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: I hear that also. The Hon. J.R. RAU House of Assembly The Hon. J.R. RAU: As I said, I did explain earlier what the situation is. We have had a search for a chief executive. We have found a suitable candidate. The suitable candidate commences work on 31 October. We have given an indication that we expect the formal machinery of government changes to be in place by no later than 1 November. We made a decision— Ms Sanderson House of Assembly Ms Sanderson: By 5 August. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The member for Adelaide is called to order. Mr Wingard interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: And so is the member for Mitchell. The Hon. J.R. RAU House of Assembly The Hon. J.R. RAU: We made a decision some time ago that there would be a separation from education of those functions. We are now rolling that out. When the new chief executive, who doesn't start work until 31 October, turns up for her first day at work, she will have a brand-new agency.