Child Protection
Question: Holding Onto Our Futures Report
September 26, 2024
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question to the Minister for Primary Industries representing the Minister for Child Protection on the topic of the Holding on to Our Future report. Leave granted. The Hon. T.A....
Read MoreQuestion: Child Protection
September 11, 2024
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question to the Attorney-General on the topic of the implementation of coronial recommendations relating to child protection. Leave granted. The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: After the murder of Amber Rose...
Read MoreMotion: Child Protection
August 29, 2024
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I was not planning to speak to this, although that might surprise members, given that I have a very similar notice of motion not quite yet on the Notice Paperformally that I seek to discharge soon. However, listening to the...
Read MoreSA Greens Welcome Child Protection Bill, but Reiterate Call for Stronger Independent Complaints Process
August 16, 2024
SA Greens Welcome Child Protection Bill, but Reiterate Call for Stronger Independent Complaints Process The SA Greens welcome the announcement by Child Protection Minister Katrine Hildyard that she plans to introduce the long-awaited Children and Young People (Safety and Support) Bill, despite arriving a year...
Read MoreMotion: Child Protection Review
June 21, 2024
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I move: That this council— 1. Recognises that in its current form, the Children and Young People (Safety) Act remains primarily a framework for child removal, rather than a holistic document for promoting the best interests of children and young...
Read MoreQuestion: Forced Adoption and Victims' Redress Scheme
May 03, 2024
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question to the Attorney-General on the topic of forced adoption and victims' redress. Leave granted. The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: Between the 1940s and 1980s, tens of thousands of Australian...
Read MoreQuestion: Removal of Aboriginal Children
March 19, 2024
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before asking the minister representing the Minister for Child Protection a question about the forcible removal of Aboriginal children. Leave granted. The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: An ABC article published on 18 March...
Read MoreQuestion: Children and Young People Safety Act Review
November 30, 2023
The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before addressing a question to the minister representing the Minister for Child Protection on the topic of the Children and Young People (Safety) Act review. Leave granted. The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: In...
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