❓ Hon. Colin Tincknell questions the Minister for Community Services regarding delays in the release of the Target 120 progress report on juvenile offending, alleging potential avoidance of parliamentary scrutiny. The Minister denies delaying the report to avoid scrutiny and outlines the report's progress and review process.
AnsweredQoN 1274Legislative Council
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JUVENILE OFFENDING —
TARGET 120 — PROGRESS REPORT
1274. Hon COLIN TINCKNELL to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Community Services:
I refer to my question without
notice 1251, asked yesterday.
(1) When was the Target 120 progress
report completed?
(2) How long has the minister or her
department had it?
(3) Is there a draft
of the Target 120 progress report available to members prior to the scheduled
release date?
(4) Why was the report not finished and released in
the first half of the year as was promised by the government?
(5) Why is the report release date set
for 31 December?
(6) Has the
minister delayed the release of this document until after Parliament has risen
in an attempt to avoid scrutiny and questions in Parliament?
TARGET 120 — PROGRESS REPORT
1274. Hon COLIN TINCKNELL to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Community Services:
I refer to my question without
notice 1251, asked yesterday.
(1) When was the Target 120 progress
report completed?
(2) How long has the minister or her
department had it?
(3) Is there a draft
of the Target 120 progress report available to members prior to the scheduled
release date?
(4) Why was the report not finished and released in
the first half of the year as was promised by the government?
(5) Why is the report release date set
for 31 December?
(6) Has the
minister delayed the release of this document until after Parliament has risen
in an attempt to avoid scrutiny and questions in Parliament?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1)–(5) The Department of Communities completed the first
draft of the Target 120 progress report in March 2020 . This report was
then tabled at the next meeting of the Target 120 executive committee in June
2020. The Target 120 executive committee
includes representatives of the Department of Communities; the Department of
Education; the Department of Justice; the Department of Health; the Department
of Local Government, Sport and
Cultural Industries; and the Department of Treasury. Following the tabling of
the progress report at the Target 120 executive committee, Communities
progressed additional work relating to the internal governance and delivery of
the Target 120 program and to supplement the existing external governance
committee. The progress report is due to be submitted to the minister with an
update on this additional work.
The
Minister for Community Services has requested that Communities work with the
Target 120 executive committee as a matter of priority to complete a final
check of the report and remove any identifying information, ensuring that the
report can be tabled as soon as possible. As noted in the response to question
without notice 1251, the report will be released by no later than the end of
December 2020; however, it is intended to table the report within the current
parliamentary sitting period.
(6) No.
some notice of the question.
(1)–(5) The Department of Communities completed the first
draft of the Target 120 progress report in March 2020 . This report was
then tabled at the next meeting of the Target 120 executive committee in June
2020. The Target 120 executive committee
includes representatives of the Department of Communities; the Department of
Education; the Department of Justice; the Department of Health; the Department
of Local Government, Sport and
Cultural Industries; and the Department of Treasury. Following the tabling of
the progress report at the Target 120 executive committee, Communities
progressed additional work relating to the internal governance and delivery of
the Target 120 program and to supplement the existing external governance
committee. The progress report is due to be submitted to the minister with an
update on this additional work.
The
Minister for Community Services has requested that Communities work with the
Target 120 executive committee as a matter of priority to complete a final
check of the report and remove any identifying information, ensuring that the
report can be tabled as soon as possible. As noted in the response to question
without notice 1251, the report will be released by no later than the end of
December 2020; however, it is intended to table the report within the current
parliamentary sitting period.
(6) No.
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