❓ Hon Nick Goiran questions the Minister for Child Protection regarding a report by Dr Tracy Westerman on racism within the Department of Communities. The Minister provides details about the report's commissioning, completion, recommendations, and publication, leading to a brief exchange about tabling versus publishing.
AnsweredQoN 422Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
COMMUNITIES — REPORT — DR TRACY WESTERMAN
422. Hon NICK GOIRAN to the Leader of the House representing
the Minister for Child Protection:
I
refer to The West Australian article of 18 January 2022 titled ''Department
of Communities plagued by 'wide scale and endemic racism' internal reports reveal'', which
cites a report written by psychologist and former Western Australian of
the Year Dr Tracy Westerman.
(1) When was the report
commissioned?
(2) When was the report completed?
(3) When was the report provided to
the minister?
(4) What is the name of the report?
(5) How many recommendations did
the report contain?
(6) Will the minister table the
report?
422. Hon NICK GOIRAN to the Leader of the House representing
the Minister for Child Protection:
I
refer to The West Australian article of 18 January 2022 titled ''Department
of Communities plagued by 'wide scale and endemic racism' internal reports reveal'', which
cites a report written by psychologist and former Western Australian of
the Year Dr Tracy Westerman.
(1) When was the report
commissioned?
(2) When was the report completed?
(3) When was the report provided to
the minister?
(4) What is the name of the report?
(5) How many recommendations did
the report contain?
(6) Will the minister table the
report?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. I note this was lodged on 15 February, so the
answer is current from that date.
(1) The contract commenced on 30
August 2017.
(2) The report was completed on 25
October 2019.
(3) The report was provided to the
minister on 25 May 2020.
(4) The report is titled Cultural competency audit
of child protection staff and foster care and adoption manual .
(5) The report
contains 49 recommendations.
(6) The
Department of Communities has published the report in its entirety.
Hon Nick
Goiran : I asked for it to be tabled.
Hon SUE ELLERY :
It has been published.
Hon Nick
Goiran : That's the equivalent as saying that it's on a website.
Hon SUE ELLERY : It is not
the equivalent because I did not say those words.
The PRESIDENT : Order!
Hon Nick Goiran interjected.
The PRESIDENT : Order! Members are not entitled to
supplementary questions.
Hon Nick Goiran interjected.
The PRESIDENT : Order! We do
not have supplementary questions in this chamber.
some notice of the question. I note this was lodged on 15 February, so the
answer is current from that date.
(1) The contract commenced on 30
August 2017.
(2) The report was completed on 25
October 2019.
(3) The report was provided to the
minister on 25 May 2020.
(4) The report is titled Cultural competency audit
of child protection staff and foster care and adoption manual .
(5) The report
contains 49 recommendations.
(6) The
Department of Communities has published the report in its entirety.
Hon Nick
Goiran : I asked for it to be tabled.
Hon SUE ELLERY :
It has been published.
Hon Nick
Goiran : That's the equivalent as saying that it's on a website.
Hon SUE ELLERY : It is not
the equivalent because I did not say those words.
The PRESIDENT : Order!
Hon Nick Goiran interjected.
The PRESIDENT : Order! Members are not entitled to
supplementary questions.
Hon Nick Goiran interjected.
The PRESIDENT : Order! We do
not have supplementary questions in this chamber.
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