House of Assembly - Fifty-Third Parliament, First Session (53-1)
2014-08-06 Daily Xml

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Child Protection

Mr MARSHALL (Dunstan—Leader of the Opposition) (14:25): Can the minister advise the house when the department commenced the process of trying to contact the parents? Was it only over the weekend?

The Hon. J.M. RANKINE (Wright—Minister for Education and Child Development) (14:25): Again, this is an issue that, when we contact people is very much determined by a police investigation, and I am not saying police did or did not authorise contact. What I am—

Mr Marshall: This is the parents of the child.

Mr Pisoni interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The member for Unley is warned for the first time.

The Hon. J.M. RANKINE: This child is under guardianship. I am happy to get a report and bring that back to the house.