Legislative Council - Fifty-First Parliament, Third Session (51-3)
2009-02-03 Daily Xml

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CHILD PROTECTION

256 The Hon. D.G.E. HOOD (2 April 2008) (Second Session). Can the Minister for Families and Communities advise:

1. How many requests were received by Families SA for the agency to intervene in Family Law children's proceedings (due to child welfare concerns) pursuant to section 91B of the Family Law Act, or otherwise, in 2007; and

2. How many of those requests were agreed to and how many were denied?

The Hon. CARMEL ZOLLO (Minister for Correctional Services, Minister for Road Safety, Minister for Gambling, Minister Assisting the Minister for Multicultural Affairs): The Minister for Families and Communities has advised:

In 2007, Families SA was requested to intervene in family law proceedings, pursuant to Section 91B of the Family Law Act 1975, in approximately thirty cases. Families SA intervened in two of these matters.