Homelessness

The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN (14:37): Supplementary arising from the original answer: has the minister asked to be kept informed of sexual assault or death incidents and, if so, how often is she apprised of them?

The PRESIDENT: I am not sure that arises from the original answer. If the minister wants to answer, I am happy to let her do so.

The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK (Minister for Human Services) (14:38): I am happy to remind members of the Labor Party that their ministers were specifically excluded from receiving any critical incidents. I remind the honourable member about the former premier, who was not advised by his Chief of Staff about a sexual assault at a children's school, and I will remind the honourable member—

The Hon. C.M. Scriven interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order! The deputy leader has had the courtesy of having an answer given to something I think I could have ruled out of order, so she might like to listen.

The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK: I will remind the Labor Party—and I do love the fact that they like to hold this government to standards they could never uphold—

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order!

The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK: —actively engaged in plausible deniability.

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order! The Hon. Mr Wortley is out of order, and so is the leader. I would like to hear the answer.

The Hon. E.S. Bourke interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order, the Hon. Ms Bourke!

The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK: They treated their ministers as if they were royalty and they needed to be protected from everything.

The Hon. C.M. Scriven: So, why don't you know the answer then?

The PRESIDENT: Order!

The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK: We have lowered the threshold. We have indeed revised our critical incident systems in Human Services, so that I am advised when there are critical incidents.