House of Assembly - Fifty-Second Parliament, Second Session (52-2)
2013-03-07 Daily Xml

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CHILD PROTECTION

Ms CHAPMAN (Bragg—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (14:55): Is the minister then saying that she has received a direct instruction from the Commissioner of Police not to enquire as to whether the offender had, in fact, been in any other schools?

The Hon. J.M. RANKINE (Wright—Minister for Education and Child Development, Minister for Multicultural Affairs) (14:55): No.

Ms Chapman: Then you should've done it.

The SPEAKER: The member for Fisher.

The Hon. J.M. RANKINE: Point of clarification, sir.

The SPEAKER: I'm sorry; the minister wishes—

The Hon. J.M. RANKINE: Point of clarification, sir: the member for Bragg interjected, indicating that I should have checked what employment this person had. Her question did not ask me that, her question was: had I received direction from the police commissioner?

Ms Chapman: Why didn't you check? Why didn't you check?

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: I call the member—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: I warn the member for Unley for the first time, I warn the deputy leader for the first time, I call the member for Davenport and the Leader of the Opposition to order, and I call the Minister for Education to order. The member for Fisher.