Childcare Services

Ms CHAPMAN (Bragg—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (14:41): Further supplementary: given that the minister is still considering what information she can give to the house, will the minister at least tell us that when you hear of these occasions in the media or ask questions in the parliament, do you make any inquiry of your department about the whereabouts of these children and how long they have been missing?

The Hon. S.E. CLOSE (Port Adelaide—Minister for Education and Child Development, Minister for Higher Education and Skills) (14:42): The question was phrased in a way that captures a number of different circumstances. Naturally, when I become aware of a child under my guardianship who has been involved in a matter that relates to the law, I take a great deal of interest in the fate of that child and the circumstances that led up to that.