Hon. Donna Faragher questions the parliamentary secretary regarding the establishment of a high-level implementation group recommended by the Select Committee into Child Development Services. The answer indicates partial progress, with a WA Health implementation group established and a high-level group in the process of being established.

AnsweredQoN 12Legislative Assembly
Asked
9 April 2025
Portfolio
Health

QuestionView source ↗

Select Committee into Child Development Services—Recommendation
56
12. Hon Donna Faragher to the p arliamentary secretary representing the Minister for
Health :
I refer to
recommendation 56 of the Select Committee into Child Development Services
compilation report titled Child development
services in Western Australia: Valuing our children and their needs ,
which recommended:
The State Government establish a high level
implementation group whose main terms of reference are to:
� effect the recommendations made by this Committee, in its interim
report and this report
� support and mandate reform
and
� ensure that reform can occur alongside operational business as
usual.
(1)
Has the government established the recommended high-level implementation group;
and, if not, why not?
(2)
If yes to (1), will the minister list the members of the group, provide its
final terms of reference and list the dates the group has met since its
establishment and the members in attendance at each meeting?
Please don't
put it on notice!
Several members
interjected.
The President: Thank you, everyone, for their
commentary.

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the
honourable member for some notice of the question. I am sure she will not be
disappointed.
(1)
The government has established a WA Health implementation group for child
development services system reform, chaired by the Director General of the
Department of Health. The government is in the process of establishing a
high-level implementation group.
(2)
Not applicable.

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