❓ A parliamentary question on notice addresses police clearances for music teachers and screening guidelines in WA schools. While a requirement for police clearance exists, details of the screening guidelines were not provided, with the Minister suggesting a further question on notice.
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(1) Is there a requirement for all music teachers teaching in government and non-government schools to have police clearance? (2) Has the Department of Education and Training developed any guidelines, in accordance with the working with children bill, which will screen teachers working in government and non-government schools, which will cover not only convictions but also a criminal history? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH
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(1) Yes, there is a requirement. (2) In relation to whether there is a policy - Hon Barbara Scott : Have guidelines been developed? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Yes, absolutely. Hon Barbara Scott : What are they? The PRESIDENT : There are no supplementary questions. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : May I just say, Mr President, without having notice of that question, I do not normally walk around with the policies and guidelines of the Department of Education and Training, because I would have to be towing a trailer? Quite frankly, if the member is really interested in the detail, I am sure that the she can place the question on notice, and I will be happy to provide the information that she seeks.
(2) Has the Department of Education and Training developed any guidelines, in accordance with the working with children bill, which will screen teachers working in government and non-government schools, which will cover not only convictions but also a criminal history? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: (1) Yes, there is a requirement. (2) In relation to whether there is a policy - Hon Barbara Scott : Have guidelines been developed? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Yes, absolutely. Hon Barbara Scott : What are they? The PRESIDENT : There are no supplementary questions. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : May I just say, Mr President, without having notice of that question, I do not normally walk around with the policies and guidelines of the Department of Education and Training, because I would have to be towing a trailer? Quite frankly, if the member is really interested in the detail, I am sure that the she can place the question on notice, and I will be happy to provide the information that she seeks.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: (1) Yes, there is a requirement. (2) In relation to whether there is a policy - Hon Barbara Scott : Have guidelines been developed? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Yes, absolutely. Hon Barbara Scott : What are they? The PRESIDENT : There are no supplementary questions. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : May I just say, Mr President, without having notice of that question, I do not normally walk around with the policies and guidelines of the Department of Education and Training, because I would have to be towing a trailer? Quite frankly, if the member is really interested in the detail, I am sure that the she can place the question on notice, and I will be happy to provide the information that she seeks.
(1) Yes, there is a requirement. (2) In relation to whether there is a policy - Hon Barbara Scott : Have guidelines been developed? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Yes, absolutely. Hon Barbara Scott : What are they? The PRESIDENT : There are no supplementary questions. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : May I just say, Mr President, without having notice of that question, I do not normally walk around with the policies and guidelines of the Department of Education and Training, because I would have to be towing a trailer? Quite frankly, if the member is really interested in the detail, I am sure that the she can place the question on notice, and I will be happy to provide the information that she seeks.
(2) In relation to whether there is a policy - Hon Barbara Scott : Have guidelines been developed? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Yes, absolutely. Hon Barbara Scott : What are they? The PRESIDENT : There are no supplementary questions. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : May I just say, Mr President, without having notice of that question, I do not normally walk around with the policies and guidelines of the Department of Education and Training, because I would have to be towing a trailer? Quite frankly, if the member is really interested in the detail, I am sure that the she can place the question on notice, and I will be happy to provide the information that she seeks.
Hon Barbara Scott : Have guidelines been developed? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Yes, absolutely. Hon Barbara Scott : What are they? The PRESIDENT : There are no supplementary questions. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : May I just say, Mr President, without having notice of that question, I do not normally walk around with the policies and guidelines of the Department of Education and Training, because I would have to be towing a trailer? Quite frankly, if the member is really interested in the detail, I am sure that the she can place the question on notice, and I will be happy to provide the information that she seeks.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Yes, absolutely. Hon Barbara Scott : What are they? The PRESIDENT : There are no supplementary questions. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : May I just say, Mr President, without having notice of that question, I do not normally walk around with the policies and guidelines of the Department of Education and Training, because I would have to be towing a trailer? Quite frankly, if the member is really interested in the detail, I am sure that the she can place the question on notice, and I will be happy to provide the information that she seeks.
Hon Barbara Scott : What are they? The PRESIDENT : There are no supplementary questions. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : May I just say, Mr President, without having notice of that question, I do not normally walk around with the policies and guidelines of the Department of Education and Training, because I would have to be towing a trailer? Quite frankly, if the member is really interested in the detail, I am sure that the she can place the question on notice, and I will be happy to provide the information that she seeks.
The PRESIDENT : There are no supplementary questions. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : May I just say, Mr President, without having notice of that question, I do not normally walk around with the policies and guidelines of the Department of Education and Training, because I would have to be towing a trailer? Quite frankly, if the member is really interested in the detail, I am sure that the she can place the question on notice, and I will be happy to provide the information that she seeks.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : May I just say, Mr President, without having notice of that question, I do not normally walk around with the policies and guidelines of the Department of Education and Training, because I would have to be towing a trailer? Quite frankly, if the member is really interested in the detail, I am sure that the she can place the question on notice, and I will be happy to provide the information that she seeks.
(2) Has the Department of Education and Training developed any guidelines, in accordance with the working with children bill, which will screen teachers working in government and non-government schools, which will cover not only convictions but also a criminal history? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: (1) Yes, there is a requirement. (2) In relation to whether there is a policy - Hon Barbara Scott : Have guidelines been developed? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Yes, absolutely. Hon Barbara Scott : What are they? The PRESIDENT : There are no supplementary questions. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : May I just say, Mr President, without having notice of that question, I do not normally walk around with the policies and guidelines of the Department of Education and Training, because I would have to be towing a trailer? Quite frankly, if the member is really interested in the detail, I am sure that the she can place the question on notice, and I will be happy to provide the information that she seeks.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: (1) Yes, there is a requirement. (2) In relation to whether there is a policy - Hon Barbara Scott : Have guidelines been developed? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Yes, absolutely. Hon Barbara Scott : What are they? The PRESIDENT : There are no supplementary questions. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : May I just say, Mr President, without having notice of that question, I do not normally walk around with the policies and guidelines of the Department of Education and Training, because I would have to be towing a trailer? Quite frankly, if the member is really interested in the detail, I am sure that the she can place the question on notice, and I will be happy to provide the information that she seeks.
(1) Yes, there is a requirement. (2) In relation to whether there is a policy - Hon Barbara Scott : Have guidelines been developed? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Yes, absolutely. Hon Barbara Scott : What are they? The PRESIDENT : There are no supplementary questions. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : May I just say, Mr President, without having notice of that question, I do not normally walk around with the policies and guidelines of the Department of Education and Training, because I would have to be towing a trailer? Quite frankly, if the member is really interested in the detail, I am sure that the she can place the question on notice, and I will be happy to provide the information that she seeks.
(2) In relation to whether there is a policy - Hon Barbara Scott : Have guidelines been developed? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Yes, absolutely. Hon Barbara Scott : What are they? The PRESIDENT : There are no supplementary questions. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : May I just say, Mr President, without having notice of that question, I do not normally walk around with the policies and guidelines of the Department of Education and Training, because I would have to be towing a trailer? Quite frankly, if the member is really interested in the detail, I am sure that the she can place the question on notice, and I will be happy to provide the information that she seeks.
Hon Barbara Scott : Have guidelines been developed? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Yes, absolutely. Hon Barbara Scott : What are they? The PRESIDENT : There are no supplementary questions. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : May I just say, Mr President, without having notice of that question, I do not normally walk around with the policies and guidelines of the Department of Education and Training, because I would have to be towing a trailer? Quite frankly, if the member is really interested in the detail, I am sure that the she can place the question on notice, and I will be happy to provide the information that she seeks.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : Yes, absolutely. Hon Barbara Scott : What are they? The PRESIDENT : There are no supplementary questions. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : May I just say, Mr President, without having notice of that question, I do not normally walk around with the policies and guidelines of the Department of Education and Training, because I would have to be towing a trailer? Quite frankly, if the member is really interested in the detail, I am sure that the she can place the question on notice, and I will be happy to provide the information that she seeks.
Hon Barbara Scott : What are they? The PRESIDENT : There are no supplementary questions. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : May I just say, Mr President, without having notice of that question, I do not normally walk around with the policies and guidelines of the Department of Education and Training, because I would have to be towing a trailer? Quite frankly, if the member is really interested in the detail, I am sure that the she can place the question on notice, and I will be happy to provide the information that she seeks.
The PRESIDENT : There are no supplementary questions. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : May I just say, Mr President, without having notice of that question, I do not normally walk around with the policies and guidelines of the Department of Education and Training, because I would have to be towing a trailer? Quite frankly, if the member is really interested in the detail, I am sure that the she can place the question on notice, and I will be happy to provide the information that she seeks.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : May I just say, Mr President, without having notice of that question, I do not normally walk around with the policies and guidelines of the Department of Education and Training, because I would have to be towing a trailer? Quite frankly, if the member is really interested in the detail, I am sure that the she can place the question on notice, and I will be happy to provide the information that she seeks.
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