❓ Hon Sue Ellery questions Hon Robyn McSweeney regarding an independent review of the Department for Child Protection's annual report, specifically concerning the Parental Support and Responsibility Act. McSweeney agrees to a review of the Act but avoids directly answering whether she agrees with the reviewer's assessment of the report's clarity and evidence.
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DEPARTMENT FOR CHILD PROTECTION — ANNUAL REPORT
I refer to the annual report of the Department for Child Protection, which includes the annual report of the Parental Support and Responsibility Act. (1) Does the minister concur with the findings of the independent reviewer that the report contains material that is unclear, lacking in evidence and includes some unevidenced statements? (2) Will the minister accept the recommendation that a comprehensive evaluation be undertaken? Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY
I refer to the annual report of the Department for Child Protection, which includes the annual report of the Parental Support and Responsibility Act. (1) Does the minister concur with the findings of the independent reviewer that the report contains material that is unclear, lacking in evidence and includes some unevidenced statements? (2) Will the minister accept the recommendation that a comprehensive evaluation be undertaken? Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY
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I thank the member for the question. (1)–(2) Yes, I believe it is time that we had a review of the Parental Support and Responsibility Act. I think that when the legislation went through Parliament, it did not really do what it is meant to do now. I think 890 parents have gone through on, not the responsible parenting orders, but similar to the agreements. So I am very happy to look at that and to see whether we can streamline the responsible parenting act. Hon Sue Ellery : Do you agree with the reviewer that the report itself that is in the annual report was unclear, lacking in evidence and included statements that were unevidenced? Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : I have just told the member that I would look at having a review. Hon Sue Ellery : That’s the second question that I asked. Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : Yes, and that is what I am telling the member; I am quite happy to have a review of that act.
(1) Does the minister concur with the findings of the independent reviewer that the report contains material that is unclear, lacking in evidence and includes some unevidenced statements? (2) Will the minister accept the recommendation that a comprehensive evaluation be undertaken? Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY replied: I thank the member for the question. (1)–(2) Yes, I believe it is time that we had a review of the Parental Support and Responsibility Act. I think that when the legislation went through Parliament, it did not really do what it is meant to do now. I think 890 parents have gone through on, not the responsible parenting orders, but similar to the agreements. So I am very happy to look at that and to see whether we can streamline the responsible parenting act. Hon Sue Ellery : Do you agree with the reviewer that the report itself that is in the annual report was unclear, lacking in evidence and included statements that were unevidenced? Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : I have just told the member that I would look at having a review. Hon Sue Ellery : That’s the second question that I asked. Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : Yes, and that is what I am telling the member; I am quite happy to have a review of that act.
(2) Will the minister accept the recommendation that a comprehensive evaluation be undertaken? Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY replied: I thank the member for the question. (1)–(2) Yes, I believe it is time that we had a review of the Parental Support and Responsibility Act. I think that when the legislation went through Parliament, it did not really do what it is meant to do now. I think 890 parents have gone through on, not the responsible parenting orders, but similar to the agreements. So I am very happy to look at that and to see whether we can streamline the responsible parenting act. Hon Sue Ellery : Do you agree with the reviewer that the report itself that is in the annual report was unclear, lacking in evidence and included statements that were unevidenced? Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : I have just told the member that I would look at having a review. Hon Sue Ellery : That’s the second question that I asked. Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : Yes, and that is what I am telling the member; I am quite happy to have a review of that act.
Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY replied: I thank the member for the question. (1)–(2) Yes, I believe it is time that we had a review of the Parental Support and Responsibility Act. I think that when the legislation went through Parliament, it did not really do what it is meant to do now. I think 890 parents have gone through on, not the responsible parenting orders, but similar to the agreements. So I am very happy to look at that and to see whether we can streamline the responsible parenting act. Hon Sue Ellery : Do you agree with the reviewer that the report itself that is in the annual report was unclear, lacking in evidence and included statements that were unevidenced? Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : I have just told the member that I would look at having a review. Hon Sue Ellery : That’s the second question that I asked. Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : Yes, and that is what I am telling the member; I am quite happy to have a review of that act.
I thank the member for the question. (1)–(2) Yes, I believe it is time that we had a review of the Parental Support and Responsibility Act. I think that when the legislation went through Parliament, it did not really do what it is meant to do now. I think 890 parents have gone through on, not the responsible parenting orders, but similar to the agreements. So I am very happy to look at that and to see whether we can streamline the responsible parenting act. Hon Sue Ellery : Do you agree with the reviewer that the report itself that is in the annual report was unclear, lacking in evidence and included statements that were unevidenced? Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : I have just told the member that I would look at having a review. Hon Sue Ellery : That’s the second question that I asked. Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : Yes, and that is what I am telling the member; I am quite happy to have a review of that act.
(1)–(2) Yes, I believe it is time that we had a review of the Parental Support and Responsibility Act. I think that when the legislation went through Parliament, it did not really do what it is meant to do now. I think 890 parents have gone through on, not the responsible parenting orders, but similar to the agreements. So I am very happy to look at that and to see whether we can streamline the responsible parenting act. Hon Sue Ellery : Do you agree with the reviewer that the report itself that is in the annual report was unclear, lacking in evidence and included statements that were unevidenced? Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : I have just told the member that I would look at having a review. Hon Sue Ellery : That’s the second question that I asked. Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : Yes, and that is what I am telling the member; I am quite happy to have a review of that act.
Hon Sue Ellery : Do you agree with the reviewer that the report itself that is in the annual report was unclear, lacking in evidence and included statements that were unevidenced? Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : I have just told the member that I would look at having a review. Hon Sue Ellery : That’s the second question that I asked. Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : Yes, and that is what I am telling the member; I am quite happy to have a review of that act.
Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : I have just told the member that I would look at having a review. Hon Sue Ellery : That’s the second question that I asked. Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : Yes, and that is what I am telling the member; I am quite happy to have a review of that act.
Hon Sue Ellery : That’s the second question that I asked. Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : Yes, and that is what I am telling the member; I am quite happy to have a review of that act.
Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : Yes, and that is what I am telling the member; I am quite happy to have a review of that act.
(1) Does the minister concur with the findings of the independent reviewer that the report contains material that is unclear, lacking in evidence and includes some unevidenced statements? (2) Will the minister accept the recommendation that a comprehensive evaluation be undertaken? Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY replied: I thank the member for the question. (1)–(2) Yes, I believe it is time that we had a review of the Parental Support and Responsibility Act. I think that when the legislation went through Parliament, it did not really do what it is meant to do now. I think 890 parents have gone through on, not the responsible parenting orders, but similar to the agreements. So I am very happy to look at that and to see whether we can streamline the responsible parenting act. Hon Sue Ellery : Do you agree with the reviewer that the report itself that is in the annual report was unclear, lacking in evidence and included statements that were unevidenced? Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : I have just told the member that I would look at having a review. Hon Sue Ellery : That’s the second question that I asked. Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : Yes, and that is what I am telling the member; I am quite happy to have a review of that act.
(2) Will the minister accept the recommendation that a comprehensive evaluation be undertaken? Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY replied: I thank the member for the question. (1)–(2) Yes, I believe it is time that we had a review of the Parental Support and Responsibility Act. I think that when the legislation went through Parliament, it did not really do what it is meant to do now. I think 890 parents have gone through on, not the responsible parenting orders, but similar to the agreements. So I am very happy to look at that and to see whether we can streamline the responsible parenting act. Hon Sue Ellery : Do you agree with the reviewer that the report itself that is in the annual report was unclear, lacking in evidence and included statements that were unevidenced? Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : I have just told the member that I would look at having a review. Hon Sue Ellery : That’s the second question that I asked. Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : Yes, and that is what I am telling the member; I am quite happy to have a review of that act.
Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY replied: I thank the member for the question. (1)–(2) Yes, I believe it is time that we had a review of the Parental Support and Responsibility Act. I think that when the legislation went through Parliament, it did not really do what it is meant to do now. I think 890 parents have gone through on, not the responsible parenting orders, but similar to the agreements. So I am very happy to look at that and to see whether we can streamline the responsible parenting act. Hon Sue Ellery : Do you agree with the reviewer that the report itself that is in the annual report was unclear, lacking in evidence and included statements that were unevidenced? Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : I have just told the member that I would look at having a review. Hon Sue Ellery : That’s the second question that I asked. Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : Yes, and that is what I am telling the member; I am quite happy to have a review of that act.
I thank the member for the question. (1)–(2) Yes, I believe it is time that we had a review of the Parental Support and Responsibility Act. I think that when the legislation went through Parliament, it did not really do what it is meant to do now. I think 890 parents have gone through on, not the responsible parenting orders, but similar to the agreements. So I am very happy to look at that and to see whether we can streamline the responsible parenting act. Hon Sue Ellery : Do you agree with the reviewer that the report itself that is in the annual report was unclear, lacking in evidence and included statements that were unevidenced? Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : I have just told the member that I would look at having a review. Hon Sue Ellery : That’s the second question that I asked. Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : Yes, and that is what I am telling the member; I am quite happy to have a review of that act.
(1)–(2) Yes, I believe it is time that we had a review of the Parental Support and Responsibility Act. I think that when the legislation went through Parliament, it did not really do what it is meant to do now. I think 890 parents have gone through on, not the responsible parenting orders, but similar to the agreements. So I am very happy to look at that and to see whether we can streamline the responsible parenting act. Hon Sue Ellery : Do you agree with the reviewer that the report itself that is in the annual report was unclear, lacking in evidence and included statements that were unevidenced? Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : I have just told the member that I would look at having a review. Hon Sue Ellery : That’s the second question that I asked. Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : Yes, and that is what I am telling the member; I am quite happy to have a review of that act.
Hon Sue Ellery : Do you agree with the reviewer that the report itself that is in the annual report was unclear, lacking in evidence and included statements that were unevidenced? Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : I have just told the member that I would look at having a review. Hon Sue Ellery : That’s the second question that I asked. Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : Yes, and that is what I am telling the member; I am quite happy to have a review of that act.
Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : I have just told the member that I would look at having a review. Hon Sue Ellery : That’s the second question that I asked. Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : Yes, and that is what I am telling the member; I am quite happy to have a review of that act.
Hon Sue Ellery : That’s the second question that I asked. Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : Yes, and that is what I am telling the member; I am quite happy to have a review of that act.
Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : Yes, and that is what I am telling the member; I am quite happy to have a review of that act.
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