House of Assembly - Fifty-Second Parliament, Second Session (52-2)
2012-11-15 Daily Xml

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CHILD PROTECTION

Mrs REDMOND (Heysen—Leader of the Opposition) (14:15): My question is again to the Premier. Has the Premier asked his then ministerial adviser, Jadynne Harvey, or his chief of staff, Simon Blewett, who both received the email dated 2 December 2010 advising of the rape at the western suburbs school, when they or either of them informed media adviser, Bronwyn Hurrell, of the rape?

The Hon. G. PORTOLESI (Hartley—Minister for Education and Child Development) (14:15): Again, we are covering—

The SPEAKER: Order! Point of order.

Mr PENGILLY: The question was to the Premier. You hadn't even called the Premier and the minister jumped to her feet.

The SPEAKER: There is no standing order that says that whoever the question is directed to has to answer the question. Any minister can answer the question. Minister.

The Hon. G. PORTOLESI: Thank you, Madam Speaker. Justice Debelle will provide all the answers that the Leader of the Opposition desires.