Hon Robyn McSweeney questions the Minister for Child Protection about a decrease in full-time child protection staff in Karratha. The Minister, Hon Sue Ellery, acknowledges an error in a previous answer and promises a corrected response.

AnsweredQoN 987Legislative Council
Asked
24 October 2007
Portfolio
Child Protection

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CHILD PROTECTION STAFF - KARRATHA 987. Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY to the Minister for Child Protection: I refer to child protection staffing levels in Karratha. According to an answer the minister provided yesterday, in 2005 the number of full-time employees was 31, in 2006 it was 28 and in 2007 it decreased to 23. Will the minister explain why there has been a decrease of eight full-time staff in such a short time? Hon SUE ELLERY

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I thank the member for some notice of this question. I note that I have had a conversation with Hon Robyn McSweeney about this matter behind the Chair. Today, I was advised by the Department for Child Protection that the response given yesterday to a related question - question on notice 5454 - was incorrect. Part (9) did not give current staff levels; rather, it provided those as at 30 June. I will provide the corrected answer to question on notice 5454 as soon as possible, and I will be able to answer this question subsequent to that.
CHILD PROTECTION STAFF - KARRATHA
I refer to child protection staffing levels in Karratha. According to an answer the minister provided yesterday, in 2005 the number of full-time employees was 31, in 2006 it was 28 and in 2007 it decreased to 23. Will the minister explain why there has been a decrease of eight full-time staff in such a short time? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I note that I have had a conversation with Hon Robyn McSweeney about this matter behind the Chair. Today, I was advised by the Department for Child Protection that the response given yesterday to a related question - question on notice 5454 - was incorrect. Part (9) did not give current staff levels; rather, it provided those as at 30 June. I will provide the corrected answer to question on notice 5454 as soon as possible, and I will be able to answer this question subsequent to that.
Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I note that I have had a conversation with Hon Robyn McSweeney about this matter behind the Chair. Today, I was advised by the Department for Child Protection that the response given yesterday to a related question - question on notice 5454 - was incorrect. Part (9) did not give current staff levels; rather, it provided those as at 30 June. I will provide the corrected answer to question on notice 5454 as soon as possible, and I will be able to answer this question subsequent to that.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. I note that I have had a conversation with Hon Robyn McSweeney about this matter behind the Chair. Today, I was advised by the Department for Child Protection that the response given yesterday to a related question - question on notice 5454 - was incorrect. Part (9) did not give current staff levels; rather, it provided those as at 30 June. I will provide the corrected answer to question on notice 5454 as soon as possible, and I will be able to answer this question subsequent to that.
Today, I was advised by the Department for Child Protection that the response given yesterday to a related question - question on notice 5454 - was incorrect. Part (9) did not give current staff levels; rather, it provided those as at 30 June. I will provide the corrected answer to question on notice 5454 as soon as possible, and I will be able to answer this question subsequent to that.

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