House of Assembly - Fifty-Second Parliament, Second Session (52-2)
2013-03-05 Daily Xml

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CHILD PROTECTION

Mr PISONI (Unley) (14:45): Point of order—supplementary if I may, sir.

The SPEAKER: Well, which is it?

Mr PISONI: It's a supplementary.

The SPEAKER: Thank you.

Mr PISONI: Give me a bit of time, Mr Speaker.

Mr Hamilton-Smith: It's a supplementary point of order, sir.

Mr PISONI: Yes, exactly. Is the minister able to tell the house that her department monitors the process of screening every three years for volunteers, contractors and others who are in regular contact with children?

The SPEAKER: That is not a supplementary question, but the Minister for Education.

The Hon. J.M. RANKINE (Wright—Minister for Education and Child Development, Minister for Multicultural Affairs) (14:45): I would expect that that is the responsibility of principals, but I am happy to check that and come back to the house.

An honourable member interjecting:

The Hon. J.M. RANKINE: You want local autonomy; this is one of the things that principals have autonomy over.

The SPEAKER: Minister, I am not the slightest bit interested in local autonomy.