House of Assembly - Fifty-Second Parliament, Second Session (52-2)
2013-09-25 Daily Xml

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CHILD PROTECTION

Mr MARSHALL (Norwood—Leader of the Opposition) (14:40): A supplementary question to the Minister for Police: is it the case that the education department had specifically advised SAPOL that complaints and investigative responsibilities for breaches of the mandatory reporting requirements under the Child Protection Act were the responsibility of the education department?

The Hon. M.F. O'BRIEN (Napier—Minister for Finance, Minister for Police, Minister for Correctional Services, Minister for Emergency Services, Minister for Road Safety) (14:40): I am not aware of the issues to which the leader has referred. I have received a briefing as to the process that was conducted by the Sturt CIB and the chronology—and, as I said, the reason for the meeting with the parents—and the briefing that I have received is all SAPOL-centric. It does not deal with any matters pertaining to DECD.