Legislative Council - Fifty-Second Parliament, Second Session (52-2)
2012-04-03 Daily Xml

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CAVAN TRAINING CENTRE

The Hon. S.G. WADE (14:42): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before asking the Minister for Youth a question in relation to the report on the Cavan escape.

Leave granted.

The Hon. S.G. WADE: The minister has now released parts of the report into the Cavan escape and admitted that:

The lapses in security were quite large. The shake-up has to be as large as well.

My questions are:

1. Can the minister please advise when he expects the task force he is establishing to implement the recommendations will report?

2. When does the minister expect that the report of the new investigation to be conducted by the chief executive of the department will be delivered to the minister?

The Hon. I.K. HUNTER (Minister for Communities and Social Inclusion, Minister for Social Housing, Minister for Disabilities, Minister for Youth, Minister for Volunteers) (14:43): I thank the honourable member for his important questions. I have not put a deadline on the timing of the report from the department; it will depend on the intricacies of the investigation. I would hope that it is not too far off, but I have not given the department any definite time line to work to.