House of Assembly Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2) 53 2 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Answers to Questions Child Protection Systems Royal Commission Child Protection Systems Royal Commission Dr McFETRIDGE House of Assembly Morphett Child Protection Systems Royal Commission 277 Dr McFETRIDGE (Morphett) (8 November 2016). In relation to the Child Protection Systems Royal Commission Report (the Nyland Royal Commission Report)— 1.	What criteria were used to select the case studies used in the report; 2.	Who was notified of their use and the public release of the report. and when did this occur; and, 3.	Why was it necessary to release the case studies publicly? 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 Systems Royal Commission 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): I have been provided the following advice: The Child Protection Systems Royal Commission ceased to exist on 5 August 2016 so questions on notice relating to the operational decision or processes of the royal commission cannot be provided, nor can decisions about the criteria used to select particular case studies, whether individuals were made aware of those case studies, or the decisions by the royal commission to publish the case studies. The conduct, procedures and processes of the royal commission were a matter for the Commissioner and the government was not privy to information or decisions made by the commission.