DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITIES — ABORIGINAL
FAMILY–LED DECISION-MAKING PILOT
224. Hon NICK GOIRAN to the parliamentary secretary representing the
Minister for Child Protection:
I refer to the government's announcement on 26 May
2021, naming Mirrabooka as the metropolitan location for a two-year Aboriginal
family–led decision-making pilot.
(1) Is the
minister aware that it has been more than 12 months since the government first
announced that the Department of Communities
and the Minister for Child Protection were exploring a pilot around family-led
decision-making?
(2) In which calendar month will this pilot commence?
(3) What
quantitative and qualitative data will be collected to evaluate the outcome and
efficacy of the pilot?
Hon SAMANTHA ROWE replied:
I thank the member for the question and I give the following
answer on behalf of the Minister for Child Protection.
(1) The
McGowan government formally announced the Aboriginal family–led decision-making
pilot on 10 August 2020.
(2) In October 2021.
(3) A tender
process is underway to engage an independent consultant for the evaluation. The
quantitative and qualitative data will be further developed through a co-design
process with the evaluator and relevant stakeholders once an evaluator is
appointed.