Legislative Council - Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2)
2020-11-10 Daily Xml

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Homelessness Services

The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN (14:38): Supplementary question. I thank the minister for her answer, where she referred to the FAQs being publicly available. Is she suggesting that the homelessness organisations have not read the FAQs, or is she simply suggesting that she has ignored their concerns and referred them off to a website?

The PRESIDENT: I call the minister. That was a long supplementary. The minister.

The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK (Minister for Human Services) (14:39): As I referred to, other governments may choose to do other things. I think the former Labor government was called Announce and Defend. In this instance, as I said, we have adopted the suggestion of the sector. We had three sessions where the sector were involved for 2½ days and given the opportunity to raise a whole range of issues. The issues that are contained within the letter are addressed within the frequently asked questions. Indeed, as I stated in my original answer, the Housing Authority will be providing a formal response.