Minister's Youth Advisory Council

299 The Hon. H.M. GIROLAMO ().14 September 2023).

1. What training and support have members of the Minister's Youth Advisory Council received to participate in this council?

2. How many members are part of the Minister's Youth Advisory Council, and what are their functions?

3. What have been the key priorities for the Minister's Youth Advisory Council since it has been established?

4. What are the key priorities for the next 12 months for the Minister's Youth Advisory Council?

5. To which policies, and what contribution has the Minister's Youth Advisory Council contributed?

6. How many meetings of the Minister's Youth Advisory Council have there been?

7. How many of the meetings of the Minister's Youth Advisory Council has the minister attended?

8. How many of the meetings of the Minister's Youth Advisory Council has the minister's staff attended?

The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN (Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development, Minister for Forest Industries): The Minister for Human Services has advised:

1. Members have received no formal training to be on the council. The Department of Human Services provides administrative support for the council.

2. Twelve members, including an appointed chair, are on the Youth Minister's Advisory Council. They have been appointed to the Youth Minister's Advisory Council to represent the views of young people and to help shape strategies and youth policies in SA based on their lived experiences.

3. Since establishment, the key priorities for the Youth Minister's Advisory Council have been to provide advice to the Minister for Human Services and to help shape strategies and polices relevant to young people by drawing on their lived experiences.

4. The key priorities of the Youth Minister's Advisory Council over the next 12 months include, but are not limited to:

Strategic advice on the development and implementation of multiple strategies relevant to young people including, South Australia's Youth Action Plan and the State Disability Inclusion Plan.

Discussion of measures to improve cost of living for young people.

5. To date, the Youth Minister's Advisory Council provided advice and feedback about:

South Australia's Youth Action Plan

Keeping Our Promises report (Commissioner of Children and Young People)

State Autism Strategy

State Disability Inclusion Plan

Review of the Residential Tenancies Act 1995

Creation of the Adelaide University

Issues of youth homelessness and affordable housing

Australian government's Youth Engagement Strategy (to the federal Office for Youth).

6. To date, there have been three meetings of the Youth Minister's Advisory Council. The council meets four times a year.

7. The minister has attended all three meetings.

8. A member of the minister's staff has attended all three meetings.