Hon. Maryka Groenewald asks the Minister for Health about the implementation status of Coroner Fogliani's recommendations following an inquest into 13 child and young person deaths in the Kimberley region. The response indicates that only 8 of the 42 recommendations are closed, with the remainder in progress, superseded, or subject to budget/Commonwealth responsibility.

AnsweredQoN 595Legislative Assembly
Asked
20 August 2025
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Children and young person deaths—Kimberley—Coroner's
recommendations
595. Hon Maryka Groenewald to the parliamentary
secretary representing the Minister for Health:
I refer to Coroner
Fogliani's inquest into the 13 deaths of children and young persons in the
Kimberley region.
(1) Which of the 42 recommendations have been
fully implemented?
(2) What is the status of the remainder of the
recommendations and the implementation timeline?

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I thank the
honourable member for some notice of the question and provide the following
answer on behalf of the Minister for Health.
(1)–(2) Of the 42 recommendations, eight
recommendations are reported as closed. The remainder are either in progress or
have been superseded. Three are subject to future budget considerations and one
belongs to the Commonwealth.

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