Child Protection Department

Ms CHAPMAN (Bragg—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (14:26): My question is to the Minister for Child Protection Reform. Did the minister or his department make any inquiry in respect of Ms Cathy Taylor's performance as deputy director-general of the Queensland Department of Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services before agreeing to her appointment as chief executive of the new department of child protection?

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) (14:26): I was not personally involved in the selection process. I didn't personally undertake any particular role in respect of that appointment. There was a process that was gone through using all of the available resources that we had.

As to which particular questions were asked by whom, and what answers were received, that is a matter not within my knowledge. My belief is that, given this was such a senior appointment and given that it was a matter that was of concern to the government, there would have been due diligence undertaken in respect of the application.