❓ Question regarding measures to strengthen the policing of Camp Australia centres following licence breaches, given the upcoming national review. The Minister highlights the regulatory unit's proactivity and past breaches under the previous government.
AnsweredQoN 905Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
CAMP AUSTRALIA —
LICENCE BREACHES
905. Mrs A.K. HAYDEN to the Minister for Child Protection:
I have a supplementary question.
Considering the national review is not until next year—some time away—what
measures has the minister put in place to strengthen the policing of these
centres, considering they have ignored all the previous warnings and
disciplinary action?
LICENCE BREACHES
905. Mrs A.K. HAYDEN to the Minister for Child Protection:
I have a supplementary question.
Considering the national review is not until next year—some time away—what
measures has the minister put in place to strengthen the policing of these
centres, considering they have ignored all the previous warnings and
disciplinary action?
AnswerView source ↗
I am not sure whether the member was
not listening but it was actually the regulatory unit that was proactive in
uncovering these breaches by Camp Australia in all cases.
Mrs A.K. Hayden interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Darling Range, do not ask the question and give the answer!
Ms S.F. McGURK : I also said
in my answer that I have asked the Department of Communities to meet with Camp Australia
management to ensure that there can be some comfort for the users of those
services as well as the general public that it will be careful in the way that
it manages those centres. I think there are 60 or 61 services across the state.
Mrs A.K. Hayden interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member!
Ms S.F. McGURK : Let me be
clear that we are talking about the previous breaches by Camp Australia, and
the member gave some specifics —
Mrs A.K. Hayden interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Darling Range, I call you to order for the second time.
Ms S.F. McGURK : Actually,
those breaches occurred under the watch of the previous government. The
prosecutions occurred while we have been in government but a number of the
breaches occurred while members opposite were in government.
Mrs A.K. Hayden interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Darling Range, I call you to order for the third time.
Ms
S.F. McGURK : I would not get too
overconfident about the previous government's record on these issues.
The regulatory unit within the Department of Communities is very proactive, and
it needs to be. These services look after children in out-of-school-hours care,
holiday care and early childhood education, and there are some very vulnerable
children, usually under six years old. It is important that we have a strong
regulatory unit. I think that these prosecutions show that we have a proactive
and strong cop on the beat when it comes to early childhood education.
not listening but it was actually the regulatory unit that was proactive in
uncovering these breaches by Camp Australia in all cases.
Mrs A.K. Hayden interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Darling Range, do not ask the question and give the answer!
Ms S.F. McGURK : I also said
in my answer that I have asked the Department of Communities to meet with Camp Australia
management to ensure that there can be some comfort for the users of those
services as well as the general public that it will be careful in the way that
it manages those centres. I think there are 60 or 61 services across the state.
Mrs A.K. Hayden interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member!
Ms S.F. McGURK : Let me be
clear that we are talking about the previous breaches by Camp Australia, and
the member gave some specifics —
Mrs A.K. Hayden interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Darling Range, I call you to order for the second time.
Ms S.F. McGURK : Actually,
those breaches occurred under the watch of the previous government. The
prosecutions occurred while we have been in government but a number of the
breaches occurred while members opposite were in government.
Mrs A.K. Hayden interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Darling Range, I call you to order for the third time.
Ms
S.F. McGURK : I would not get too
overconfident about the previous government's record on these issues.
The regulatory unit within the Department of Communities is very proactive, and
it needs to be. These services look after children in out-of-school-hours care,
holiday care and early childhood education, and there are some very vulnerable
children, usually under six years old. It is important that we have a strong
regulatory unit. I think that these prosecutions show that we have a proactive
and strong cop on the beat when it comes to early childhood education.
Explore WA Government Data
Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.
Explore more
Government Gazette
Appointments, regulatory notices, planning changes.
Hansard
Debates, questions, speeches and sentiment.
Tabled Papers
Reports and documents tabled in Parliament.
Committees
Committee profiles and recent reports.
Regulations
Subsidiary legislation with filters and summaries.
Bills
Proposed laws and parliamentary progress.
Acts
Current WA legislation and summaries.
Explanatory Memoranda
Bills with EMs (text/PDF) available.
Members
MP profiles, party breakdown and rankings.
Pollie Rankings
Data-driven rankings across 19 categories.
Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.