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Legislative Council - Fifty-Second Parliament, Second Session (52-2)
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DISABILITY SERVICES

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (15:38): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question to the minister representing the Minister for Disabilities about the review of the Disability Services Act.

Leave granted.

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I remind the minister representing the minister that, when he was minister for disability services, in this place on 29 November he was asked by the Hon. Kelly Vincent why he had not yet introduced legislation under this portfolio to reform the outdated Disability Services Act. In response, on 29 November he advised the house:

...that the legislation is before parliamentary counsel as we speak. I would like to have introduced it before the end of our year, but that is not to be.

He went on to say:

Well, we can come back next week, I suppose. But I am not sure that parliamentary counsel would have it available even then.

My questions to the minister are:

1. Is the bill now drafted?

2. When will it be introduced into this parliament?

3. Has the minister in his capacity as the previous minister ensured that the new Minister for Disabilities will introduce a bill to reform the Disability Services Act in this sitting week?

The Hon. I.K. HUNTER (Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation, Minister for Water and the River Murray, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation) (15:40): I thank the honourable member for her most important question. I am pretty sure, in terms of protocol, that I am not allowed to answer this question on behalf of another minister, even though I may be tempted to, but I do undertake to take her very important question to the minister in another place and bring back a response on his behalf.

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