❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks details on the Department of Child Protection's interactions with the Cullacabardee Aboriginal community since March 2009, covering visits and phone calls, and their reasons. The Minister provides a partial response citing confidentiality.
AnsweredQoN 2065Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
With regard to the Cullacabardee Aboriginal community, I ask:
(a) can the Minister provide a list of times and dates that the Department of Child Protection visited the community since March 2009;
(b) what were the reasons for the visits;
(c) can the Minister provide a list of times and dates when the Department of Child Protection had telephone communication with residents from the community; and
(d) what were the reasons for this communication?
(a) can the Minister provide a list of times and dates that the Department of Child Protection visited the community since March 2009;
(b) what were the reasons for the visits;
(c) can the Minister provide a list of times and dates when the Department of Child Protection had telephone communication with residents from the community; and
(d) what were the reasons for this communication?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
22 February 2010
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Child Protection
Response time
88 days
(a) A specific list cannot be provided without the deletion of external confidential information. 29 contacts were undertaken with the community in the past eight months.
(b) Reasons for visits included a range of issues
- liaising with community management;
- raising concerns about non-school attendance;
- safety issues;
- drug issues;
- offending behaviour;
- feuding;
- housing matters;
- income support;
- transience;
- attending community meetings;
- providing support and information;
- conducting or participating in programs and events; and
- grieving and funeral issues.
(c) Twelve telephone calls to residents and support services were logged between 9 March 2009 and 15 October 2009.
(d) Telephone calls were associated with liaison with community management and calls to specific families associated with organising meetings, case management and providing information and support.
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(b) Reasons for visits included a range of issues
- liaising with community management;
- raising concerns about non-school attendance;
- safety issues;
- drug issues;
- offending behaviour;
- feuding;
- housing matters;
- income support;
- transience;
- attending community meetings;
- providing support and information;
- conducting or participating in programs and events; and
- grieving and funeral issues.
(c) Twelve telephone calls to residents and support services were logged between 9 March 2009 and 15 October 2009.
(d) Telephone calls were associated with liaison with community management and calls to specific families associated with organising meetings, case management and providing information and support.
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