House of Assembly - Fifty-Second Parliament, Second Session (52-2)
2013-05-01 Daily Xml

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Personal Explanation

CHILD PROTECTION

The Hon. J.M. RANKINE (Wright—Minister for Education and Child Development, Minister for Multicultural Affairs) (19:55): I seek leave to make a personal explanation.

Leave granted.

The Hon. J.M. RANKINE: Today the member for Unley asked me when I was made aware of the new charges laid against an out-of-school-hours care worker who had previously been found guilty of offences against a child and is currently imprisoned for these offences. In my answer I said, as I understand it, these charges were laid in relation to his first victim.

The DPP tonight advised me that today's court proceedings involved new charges being laid that were not related to that first victim. The most important thing we must all remember in regard to this matter is that this person is behind bars and has no access to children in our community.


At 19:56 the house adjourned until Thursday 2 May 2013 at 10:30.