House of Assembly Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2) 53 2 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time Child Protection Child Protection Mr MARSHALL House of Assembly Dunstan Leader of the Opposition Child Protection Mr MARSHALL (Dunstan—Leader of the Opposition) (14:47): Thank you. My question is to the Minister for Education and Child Development. Given the royal commission referred to the need for a new— The Hon. A. Koutsantonis interjecting: Mr MARSHALL House of Assembly Mr MARSHALL: —and refreshed leadership of the agency responsible for child protection— The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The Treasurer is warned for the second and final time. Mr MARSHALL House of Assembly Mr MARSHALL: Would you like me to start that question again, sir? The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Yes, I would. Mr MARSHALL House of Assembly Mr MARSHALL: Thank you. My question is to the Minister for Education and Child Development. Given the royal commission referred to the need for new and refreshed leadership of the agency responsible for child protection, why should you continue to be the minister responsible for this critically important role? The Hon. S.E. CLOSE House of Assembly Port Adelaide Minister for Education and Child Development Minister for Higher Education and Skills The Hon. S.E. CLOSE (Port Adelaide—Minister for Education and Child Development, Minister for Higher Education and Skills) (14:48): The royal commission report was very clearly silent on the question of ministerial responsibility. Had the royal commissioner wished to make a recommendation on ministerial allocation, she undoubtedly would have. What she talked about was the creation of a department and the appointment of a chief executive. Mr MARSHALL House of Assembly Mr MARSHALL: Supplementary, sir. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Has the Minister for Education finished her answer? The Hon. S.E. CLOSE House of Assembly The Hon. S.E. CLOSE: Yes. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Leader, supplementary.