Child Protection

Ms HILDYARD (Reynell) (15:15): My question is again to the Minister for Child Protection. Is the social worker, who has now had a child removed from his care, has admitted to methamphetamine use and domestic violence and had multiple CARL reports made against him, still employed by DCP?

The Hon. R. SANDERSON (Adelaide—Minister for Child Protection) (15:16): As I have already mentioned, I won't be discussing individual cases. What I will be discussing, though, is the great work that many of our staff do in what is a very difficult area. Yesterday, the Premier was there to open our inaugural wards—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The member for Cheltenham is called to order.

The Hon. R. SANDERSON: —celebrating the cross-government and cross-community efforts that go into child protection because this really is, as the member asking the question should know, a whole-of-community issue. There are problems in every state and in every country around the world and most of those are caused through drugs and alcohol abuse, mental health and domestic violence. These are issues that our government, with a whole-of-government approach, is working towards. We have announced many policies on domestic violence to improve outcomes for women, to get help for perpetrators as well as for the victims, and other housing.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The leader!

The Hon. R. SANDERSON: We are doing a lot to look after the people in our community.