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

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Child Protection

Mr MARSHALL (Dunstan—Leader of the Opposition) (15:09): Supplementary: has there been a change in the department's policy on this matter of drug use safety plans since the Coroner's findings were handed down?

The Hon. J.R. RAU (Enfield—Deputy Premier, Attorney-General, Minister for Justice Reform, Minister for Planning, Minister for Housing and Urban Development, Minister for Industrial Relations, Minister for Child Protection Reform) (15:09): Again, there is a terminology being used here, 'drug use safety plans', and I don't know if that is a term of art or just a term of—

Mr Tarzia interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The member for Hartley is warned a first time.

The Hon. J.R. RAU: As I said, I don't know whether that is a term of art—and for those of you who don't understand what that means, that means something which has a particular meaning to certain people because it has a context and a meaning in that context—or whether it is simply a reference—

Mr Gardner interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The member for Morialta is warned a second time.

The Hon. J.R. RAU: Again, I am not sure exactly what the meaning of the question is, but I will take it on notice, and if it has some particular arcane meaning within the department I assume I will receive an equally arcane answer.