House of Assembly - Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2)
2015-05-07 Daily Xml

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Child Protection

Mr MARSHALL (Dunstan—Leader of the Opposition) (14:29): Supplementary, sir: why did the government fail to meet its commitment to introduce legislation for a commissioner for children and young people by the end of 2013, as promised by the previous minister?

The Hon. S.E. CLOSE (Port Adelaide—Minister for Education and Child Development, Minister for the Public Sector) (14:29): I understand the bill was introduced in the other place.

Mr Marshall: No, actually it was never introduced.

The Hon. S.E. CLOSE: I am happy to be corrected on that.

The SPEAKER: The leader will be quiet.

The Hon. J.M. Rankine interjecting:

The Hon. S.E. CLOSE: No, but it was introduced.

Mr Marshall interjecting:

The Hon. S.E. CLOSE: I am responding to too many interjections, Mr Speaker.

The SPEAKER: The member for Wright is called to order.

The Hon. S.E. CLOSE: I am hearing a number of different dates and houses being shouted at me from various locations and, given that I was not responsible at the time, what I will do is make sure that I provide accurate information to the house.