Domestic Violence

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (14:40): Supplementary: is the SAPOL budget adequate to cover background checks for victims, or potential victims, of domestic violence?

The PRESIDENT: Well, all you talked about was budgetary constraints and increases, Attorney.

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Attorney-General, Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector, Special Minister of State) (14:40): I thank the honourable member for her question. I have to say that I can't remember the exact words, so I might refer the honourable member to, I am sure, the transcripts of the police commissioner talking about this on ABC radio this morning. As I remember, listening to it in my earbuds earlier this morning, the police commissioner talked about the fact that they are able to manage at the moment, using existing resources, but they are keen to see what the royal commission that is currently running says about it before looking at whether any further or extra budget needs to be allocated. If it was a wildly different answer, I am happy to go and check.