Child Protection

Mr TEAGUE (Heysen—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (15:00): Supplementary arising from the answer: has the minister spoken to Belinda Valentine since Belinda Valentine wrote to all parliamentarians in the terms that I have described to the house?

The Hon. K.A. HILDYARD (Reynell—Minister for Child Protection, Minister for Women and the Prevention of Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence) (15:01): I haven't spoken to Belinda Valentine today but I have spoken to her many times and I appreciate the conversations, the in-depth conversations, that we have had.

As I said, I have spoken with Ms Valentine, I respect her, I appreciate her views, I appreciate the views of a diverse group of people with direct experience of the child protection and family support system. I have been listening, I will keep listening. I note that the shadow minister did not have any amendments when the bill he refers to passed through this house—no amendments whatsoever—no amendments here in this house. I presume that there won't be any from those opposite in the Legislative Council, but I look forward to those amendments that I understand may come from the crossbench, and to considering them—of course we will.