Question Time

Supported Accommodation

The PRESIDENT: Leader of the Opposition, your supplementary.

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Leader of the Opposition) (14:23): As I understood the minister's answer, TACSI has been engaged for consultation with the people who access supported accommodation. If that's the case, how many of these people will TACSI be engaging with in this consultation?

The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK (Minister for Human Services) (14:24): I thank the honourable member for his question. They are at the early stages, so the part of the process they are in is the design process. They have taken a sample size. I would have to double-check what the numbers are but they have taken a sample size to enable them to frame the questions and consultation process, if you like. If I can explain, we are very much at the beginning of this particular very detailed phase of the consultation. We have taken a sample of the client group to enable us to form the questions to which we will then invite all the clients to respond.