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CHILD PROTECTION INQUIRY

Mr PISONI (Unley) (15:08): My question is to the Premier. Has the Premier been advised as to whether the then minister for police or his office were advised by SAPOL of the rape of a seven year old at a western suburbs school in December 2010?

The Hon. J.R. RAU (Enfield—Deputy Premier, Attorney-General, Minister for Planning, Minister for Industrial Relations, Minister for Business Services and Consumers) (15:08): Just to assist the member for Unley: there was a royal commission, as I recall, which began towards the end of last year and has recently reported that looked extensively into all of these matters. As I recall, the document was an extensive inquiry into precisely the matter to which the honourable member refers in his question. Just to assist him, perhaps; if you go to the appendices in the royal commissioner's report—incidentally, the report itself runs to some 281 pages, I might add—

Mr PISONI: Point of order: this was a question to the Premier as to whether he—

The SPEAKER: Could I hear it again? What is the question?

Mr PISONI: The question was, has the Premier been advised as to whether the then minister of police or his office was advised by SAPOL of the rape of a seven year old at a western suburbs school in December 2010? The member for Lee, currently, that is, sir.

The SPEAKER: Deputy Premier.

The Hon. J.R. RAU: The member for Unley is quite right in suggesting that back then, at that time, the relevant minister was in fact a different person to the current minister, but the situation is this: that the royal commissioner has inquired into all matters relating to this particular event. He has provided a 200-and-something page report, and I take him to Appendix I in the report (you do not have to read it now) which is in the form of a letter dated 16 November 2012 to the chairperson of a particular school—without mentioning the school—and I quote briefly from that letter:

You will note that, not only must I inquire into what occurred in relation to the arrest and conviction but I must also make recommendations as to procedures that should be put in place should such an event occur again.

And that is exactly what he did.

Mr PISONI: Point of order, sir: that was no way anywhere near the answer for the question. The question was simple. The question was to the Premier, and the Deputy Premier answered it—

The SPEAKER: Is this a commentary on the question? Because, if it is, you will be leaving the chamber.

Mr PISONI: I am asking for the question to be answered, sir.

The SPEAKER: I am very close to throwing the member for Unley out. That is pure obstruction of the business of the house. It amounts to, 'I did not like the minister's answer.' Does the Deputy Premier have anything to add?

The Hon. J.R. RAU: I could repeat my answer again, Mr Speaker but, in deference to you, I won't.

The SPEAKER: No—good. Member for Davenport.

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