❓ Hon. Sally Talbot questions the Minister for Child Protection regarding the operations, staffing, and deployments of the country relieving team. The Minister provides some details but cites time constraints for a full response.
AnsweredQoN 1473Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
CHILD
PROTECTION — COUNTRY RELIEVING TEAM
1473. Hon SALLY TALBOT to the
Minister for Child Protection:
(1) When did the country relieving team commence operations?
(2) How many people are in the team and what are their
designated positions?
(3) How many
times, when, for how long and to which districts has the country relieving team
been deployed since it commenced operations?
(4) Are further deployments planned in the next three months?
(5) If so, when, where and for how long?
PROTECTION — COUNTRY RELIEVING TEAM
1473. Hon SALLY TALBOT to the
Minister for Child Protection:
(1) When did the country relieving team commence operations?
(2) How many people are in the team and what are their
designated positions?
(3) How many
times, when, for how long and to which districts has the country relieving team
been deployed since it commenced operations?
(4) Are further deployments planned in the next three months?
(5) If so, when, where and for how long?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for some notice of this
question.
(1) The
country relief team commenced in October 2012. It has been established to
provide additional support to country districts as required to assist with
unforeseen fluctuations in workload or other significant matters that may be
impacting on the operations of the district.
(2) The team currently consists of two senior child
protection workers and one child protection worker.
(3) The level
of detail requested by the honourable member cannot be provided within the
short time frame given. However, for the period from October 2012 to December
2014 the following are the number of weeks at least one member of the relief
team spent in each country district: West Kimberley, nine weeks; East
Kimberley, 34 weeks; Pilbara, 32 weeks; Murchison, 36 weeks; wheatbelt, 17
weeks; South West, 13 weeks; great southern, 33 weeks; goldfields, 13 weeks;
and Peel, 15 weeks.
If the
honourable member requires any further information, I request she put the
question on notice.
(4)–(5) The country relief team is deployed as
necessary to districts requiring relief.
question.
(1) The
country relief team commenced in October 2012. It has been established to
provide additional support to country districts as required to assist with
unforeseen fluctuations in workload or other significant matters that may be
impacting on the operations of the district.
(2) The team currently consists of two senior child
protection workers and one child protection worker.
(3) The level
of detail requested by the honourable member cannot be provided within the
short time frame given. However, for the period from October 2012 to December
2014 the following are the number of weeks at least one member of the relief
team spent in each country district: West Kimberley, nine weeks; East
Kimberley, 34 weeks; Pilbara, 32 weeks; Murchison, 36 weeks; wheatbelt, 17
weeks; South West, 13 weeks; great southern, 33 weeks; goldfields, 13 weeks;
and Peel, 15 weeks.
If the
honourable member requires any further information, I request she put the
question on notice.
(4)–(5) The country relief team is deployed as
necessary to districts requiring relief.
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