Legislative Council - Fifty-First Parliament, Third Session (51-3)
2009-09-10 Daily Xml

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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

The Hon. S.G. WADE (15:12): Does the legislation include provision for death review processes and, if not, why not?

The Hon. G.E. GAGO (Minister for State/Local Government Relations, Minister for the Status of Women, Minister for Consumer Affairs, Minister for Government Enterprises, Minister Assisting the Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Energy) (15:12): I believe that the information about death review panels has been put on record in this place. Also, the Attorney has made public statements. The review panels are a responsibility of the Attorney-General, but I know that he has put on the public record that the death review panels are fairly new around Australia. There are a number in some jurisdictions that are fairly new. There are different models that have been put in place in different jurisdictions. The Attorney has given a commitment to monitor those death review panels. We are very interested in seeing the evaluation of the effectiveness of those panels, with a mind to looking at how effective and suitable they might be for South Australia.