Hon. Sally Talbot asks the Minister for Child Protection about the government's response to the legislative review of the Children and Community Services Act 2004, including timelines and consultation plans. The Minister confirms a response is forthcoming and that targeted consultation will occur as needed.

AnsweredQoN 528Legislative Council
Asked
12 September 2013
Portfolio
Child Protection

QuestionView source ↗

CHILDREN AND COMMUNITY SERVICES ACT 2004 —
LEGISLATIVE REVIEW
528. Hon SALLY
TALBOT to the Minister for Child Protection:
I refer to the report of the legislative review of the
Children and Community Services Act 2004, tabled in the Legislative Council on
29 November 2012.
(1) Is the minister preparing a
response to the report; and, if so, when will the response be available?
(2) If no to (1), why not?
(3) Is the
minister planning amendments to the act in line with the recommendations of the
report; and, if so, will community sector stakeholders be consulted about the
amendments, and when will this consultation take place?
(4) If amendments to the act are not
being planned, why not?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the honourable member for some notice of this
question.
(1) Yes, the response will be available later this year when
the report is considered by government.
(2) Not applicable.
(3) Amendments
will be determined by the government. Extensive community sector consultation
was carried out as part of the legislative review. Targeted consultation will
be conducted on an as-needed basis during the legislative drafting process.
(4) Not applicable.

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