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CHILD PROTECTION

Mr MARSHALL (Norwood—Leader of the Opposition) (14:31): Yes, sir. Does the minister think it is acceptable that it took an article in The Australian newspaper for her to organise with the education department CEO to meet with parents of the southern suburbs school alleged sexual abuse victim 121 days after the parents first made contact with the department and the minister's office?

The SPEAKER: That is not a supplementary. We will treat it as another question. Minister for Education.

The Hon. J.M. RANKINE (Wright—Minister for Education and Child Development, Minister for Multicultural Affairs) (14:31): Thank you, sir. As I said, the issue that was stressed most prominently in the correspondence that was received was concern about the time it had taken to have this person arrested. When we received the correspondence on the Sunday, the very next day, on the Monday—the first working day—that was referred over to the Minister for Police, who provided a formal briefing in July to the parents.

Mr MARSHALL: Supplementary. It's very pertinent to this question and, of course, that previous question was a question; it wasn't a supplementary.

The SPEAKER: The Leader of the Opposition is correct.

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