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House of Assembly - Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1)
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Grandparents for Grandchildren

Ms STINSON (Badcoe) (15:04): My question is to the Minister for Child Protection. Now that the organisation Grandparents for Grandchildren has been informed of the outcome of the tender, will the minister now finally meet with Grandparents for Grandchildren to ensure its ongoing survival?

The Hon. R. SANDERSON (Adelaide—Minister for Child Protection) (15:05): I thank the member for her question. I would just like to reiterate that it was the former Labor government that put this out to tender. I have dealt with—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. R. SANDERSON: —Grandparents for Grandchildren—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order! Minister.

The Hon. R. SANDERSON: —over many years, and they do an amazing job. They are absolutely a fantastic service.

Members interjecting:

The Hon. R. SANDERSON: It was your tender process that meant—

The SPEAKER: Minister, please be seated for one second. The member for Badcoe was allowed to ask a question in silence. It is your question time. The clock is ticking. The minister will be heard in silence for her answer. Minister.

The Hon. R. SANDERSON: Thank you, Mr Speaker. It was the former Labor government's tender process that meant that only one person could win. That is the whole point of a tender process. Let's bear in mind the reason we had a tender process: it was because of the Nyland royal commission, which was a monumental demonstration of the failure—the 16 years of failure of your government, your former government.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. R. SANDERSON: We would not have had a tender process—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. R. SANDERSON: —had we not had a royal commission due to your failure. Bear in mind, this is not the first.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. R. SANDERSON: We had the Robyn Layton report in 2003—

Mr KOUTSANTONIS: Point of order.

The SPEAKER: I will hear the point of order.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order, members on my right!

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The member for Unley is warned for a second and final time. The Minister for Transport is warned. I will hear the point of order. I imagine it is about direct relevance. The question was about, now that something has happened, whether there would be a meeting.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The member for Waite is called to order and warned a first time—he has been doing it all day. Minister, could you please return to the substance of the question. Thank you, minister.

The Hon. R. SANDERSON: We have also had two Mullighan inquiries under the former Labor government.

The SPEAKER: That may be so, minister, but please return to the substance.

The Hon. R. SANDERSON: We have had the Debelle inquiry and we have had the Nyland royal commission. The reason for these was because you failed to keep our children safe.

Mr KOUTSANTONIS: Point of order.

The SPEAKER: The minister will be seated. Point of order.

Mr KOUTSANTONIS: Mr Speaker—

The SPEAKER: For direct relevance?

Mr KOUTSANTONIS: For direct relevance, and she's flouting your ruling, sir.

The SPEAKER: Minister, could you please answer the question directly relevant.

The Hon. R. SANDERSON: Yes, I will be meeting with Grandparents for Grandchildren.

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