❓ This WA parliamentary question asks if the Minister for Community Development can ensure legal representation for both parents in Children's Court custody cases involving the Department. The Minister confirms they lack the legislative power to do so.
AnsweredQoN 1390Legislative Council
Asked
21 October 2003
Member
Portfolio
Community Development, Women’s Interests, Seniors and Youth
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Does the minister have the power to ensure that both parents have legal representation when the Department for Community Development takes a care and protection issue to the Children’s Court to determine custody issues? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. No, the minister does not have any legislative power to ensure that both parents have legal representation when the Department for Community Development takes a care and protection issue to the Children’s Court to determine custody issues.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. No, the minister does not have any legislative power to ensure that both parents have legal representation when the Department for Community Development takes a care and protection issue to the Children’s Court to determine custody issues.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. No, the minister does not have any legislative power to ensure that both parents have legal representation when the Department for Community Development takes a care and protection issue to the Children’s Court to determine custody issues.
No, the minister does not have any legislative power to ensure that both parents have legal representation when the Department for Community Development takes a care and protection issue to the Children’s Court to determine custody issues.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. No, the minister does not have any legislative power to ensure that both parents have legal representation when the Department for Community Development takes a care and protection issue to the Children’s Court to determine custody issues.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. No, the minister does not have any legislative power to ensure that both parents have legal representation when the Department for Community Development takes a care and protection issue to the Children’s Court to determine custody issues.
No, the minister does not have any legislative power to ensure that both parents have legal representation when the Department for Community Development takes a care and protection issue to the Children’s Court to determine custody issues.
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