House of Assembly - Fifty-Second Parliament, Second Session (52-2)
2013-10-16 Daily Xml

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CHILD PROTECTION

Mr MARSHALL (Norwood—Leader of the Opposition) (14:31): If the minister does not know the answer to that I am wondering whether she knows whether the education department legal unit head, Don Mackie, ever advised the student not to engage lawyers to assist with the student's claim and, if not, will the minister commit to finding out and coming back to the house with an answer to both questions?

The Hon. J.M. RANKINE (Wright—Minister for Education and Child Development, Minister for Multicultural Affairs) (14:32): I have already advised the house on numerous occasions that an investigation into the background of this situation is underway. Can I say that I would be incredibly disappointed, and I think it would be entirely inappropriate, if someone made a threat to a young person who had been wronged that they would essentially be deep-pocketed by the department.

The SPEAKER: Supplementary from the Leader of the Opposition.