House of Assembly - Fifty-Second Parliament, Second Session (52-2)
2013-10-15 Daily Xml

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CHILD PROTECTION

Mr PISONI (Unley) (15:20): My question is to the Premier. During his time as education minister did he or his office ever follow up with the education department and ask for further information after being advised of a critical incident?

The SPEAKER: Premier. That's a very open-ended question.

The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL (Cheltenham—Premier, Treasurer, Minister for State Development, Minister for the Public Sector, Minister for the Arts) (15:20): If I understand the question, it is: did we ever follow up and ask for information after being advised of a critical incident? I am sure we did. I am sure that on any number of occasions we had drawn to our attention matters that could be described as critical incidents. Remember, of course, that 'critical incident' in the education department is a term of art which is used to describe everything from a grazed knee through to some of the most very serious matters. But at various times I am sure there were critical incidents drawn to our attention about which we asked for further information.