❓ Hon Nick Goiran asks about Priority One child protection cases in March 2022, following an ABC report alleging delays. The Minister responds that all 17 cases were commenced within 24 hours.
AnsweredQoN 330Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
CHILD PROTECTION — PRIORITY ONE CASES
330. Hon NICK GOIRAN to the Leader of the House representing
the Minister for Child Protection:
I refer to an article titled ''In
Harm's Way'', published by the ABC on 28 March 2022, which
refers to a WA case that was marked as priority one, meaning it was required to
be dealt with within 24 hours, yet was not dealt with for at least a month.
(1) How many cases were marked
priority one for the month of March?
(2) How many of these cases were not
dealt with within the required urgency period of 24 hours?
330. Hon NICK GOIRAN to the Leader of the House representing
the Minister for Child Protection:
I refer to an article titled ''In
Harm's Way'', published by the ABC on 28 March 2022, which
refers to a WA case that was marked as priority one, meaning it was required to
be dealt with within 24 hours, yet was not dealt with for at least a month.
(1) How many cases were marked
priority one for the month of March?
(2) How many of these cases were not
dealt with within the required urgency period of 24 hours?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) In March 2022, a total of 17
priority one safety investigations were commenced.
(2) None. All 17 investigations commenced
within 24 hours.
some notice of the question.
(1) In March 2022, a total of 17
priority one safety investigations were commenced.
(2) None. All 17 investigations commenced
within 24 hours.
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