House of Assembly - Fifty-Second Parliament, Second Session (52-2)
2013-07-04 Daily Xml

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CHILD PROTECTION INQUIRY

Ms CHAPMAN (Bragg—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (15:19): My question again is to the Minister for Education and Child Development. The Premier may wish to take it, given his stated area of responsibility. Was the email server referred to in respect of the education department's email system searched as part of the Debelle inquiry?

The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL (Cheltenham—Premier, Treasurer, Minister for State Development, Minister for the Public Sector, Minister for the Arts) (15:19): I thank the honourable member for the question. I know those opposite are very keen to cast doubt on the findings of Mr Debelle. We have a royal commissioner with royal commission powers. We had the head of the forensic unit of the police who conducted a comprehensive search. The details of that search are contained and are fully described within the pages of the Debelle inquiry, so I invite the honourable member to consider that. It sets out in detail all the steps that were taken, which were extensive. All of those steps were taken and they have led to the conclusions that Mr Debelle has reached.

Ms CHAPMAN: Supplementary.

The SPEAKER: Yes, supplementary, deputy leader.