CHILDREN IN CARE —
WHEREABOUTS UNKNOWN
831. Hon NICK GOIRAN to the parliamentary secretary representing the
Minister for Child Protection:
I refer to the answer to my
question without notice 697 in which the parliamentary secretary informed the
house that as at 31 August 2021, there were two children in the care of the CEO
of the department whose whereabouts and living arrangements were recorded as
unknown and who were not in regular contact with their caseworker.
(1) Has the child
whose whereabouts were unknown for 40 days as at 31 August been located?
(2) Has the other
child whose whereabouts were unknown for 84 days as at 31 August been located?
(3) If yes to (1)
or (2), when?
Hon
SAMANTHA ROWE replied:
I thank the member for some notice
of the question. I provide the following answer on behalf of the Minister for
Child Protection.
(1) Yes, on 3
October 2021.
(2) No.
(3) Please refer
to the answer to (1).