❓ A WA parliamentary question regarding the Department for Child Protection's role in upholding Family Court judgments and policies on emotional child abuse, specifically when custody rights are denied. The Minister's response indicates the Department's limited role and defers to the Family Court.
AnsweredQoN 4332Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
I refer to my emailed correspondence to the Minister for Child Protection regarding Mr Brett Haigh, and ask the following:
(a) what arrangements are in place to ensure that judgments by the Court are upheld;
(b) if a judgment of the Family Court is not upheld, who is responsible to ensure that the ruling is upheld; and
(c) does the Minister acknowledge the need for the Department for Child Protection to review their policies regarding what constitutes emotional child abuse and what action is to be taken particularly when a parent is denied custody rights granted by a Family Court Judge; and
(i) if not, why not?
(a) what arrangements are in place to ensure that judgments by the Court are upheld;
(b) if a judgment of the Family Court is not upheld, who is responsible to ensure that the ruling is upheld; and
(c) does the Minister acknowledge the need for the Department for Child Protection to review their policies regarding what constitutes emotional child abuse and what action is to be taken particularly when a parent is denied custody rights granted by a Family Court Judge; and
(i) if not, why not?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
1 December 2010
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Child Protection
Response time
14 days
(a) The Department for Child Protection has no role in upholding decisions of the Family Court where a child is not in the care of the Chief Executive Officer.
(b) The Family Court.
(c) The Minister has not identified a need to review what constitutes emotional abuse at this time. If a parent is denied custody rights by a Family Court Judge, the matter needs to be resolved in the Family Court.
(i) Not applicable
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(b) The Family Court.
(c) The Minister has not identified a need to review what constitutes emotional abuse at this time. If a parent is denied custody rights by a Family Court Judge, the matter needs to be resolved in the Family Court.
(i) Not applicable
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