Legislative Council - Fifty-First Parliament, Second Session (51-2)
2008-02-14 Daily Xml

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PROTECTION OF CHILDREN

8 The Hon. D.G.E. HOOD (7 June 2007). Will the Treasurer implement the recommendation in the 'Code of Conduct for the Protection of Children from Sexual Exploitation in Travel and Tourism'—the ECPAT (End Child Prostitution, Child Pornography and Trafficking of Children for Sexual Purposes) project funded by UNICEF and supported by the World Tourism Organisation—for the international travel undertaken by South Australian Members of Parliament?

The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY (Minister for Police, Minister for Mineral Resources Development, Minister for Urban Development and Planning): The Speaker of the House of Assembly, with the support of the President of the Legislative Council, has provided the following information:

The Code of Conduct for the Protection of Children from Sexual Exploitation in Travel and Tourism is promoted by an international industry based Steering Committee that includes Carlson Wagonlit Travel, the Government and the Parliament's contracted travel agent who, I am advised, are also signatories to the Code.