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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 1182 asked in the Legislative Council on 3 November 2020 by Hon Nick Goiran

Parliament: 40 Session: 1

KIMBERLEY SUICIDES — CORONER'S REPORT — GOVERNMENT RESPONSE

1182. Hon NICK GOIRAN to the Leader of the House representing the Minister for Child Protection:

I refer to the State Coroner's ''Inquest into the deaths of: Thirteen Children and Young Persons in the Kimberley Region, Western Australia'', and note that recommendation 20 was accepted by the government. It states —

That Department of Communities' child protection workers and school teaching staff (in the public and private sectors) who have regular contact with Aboriginal children receive appropriate training in suicide intervention and prevention, and that such training be provided at appropriately regular intervals.

(1) Has the Department of Communities implemented this recommendation?

(2) If yes to (1), how many staff have received this training to date?

(3) What has been determined to be the appropriately regular intervals for such training?

(4) Has the Minister for Child Protection had any conversations with the Minister for Education and Training, other than in order to prepare an answer to this question, to ensure that this recommendation is being implemented across government?

Hon SUE ELLERY replied:

I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question.

Because of the limited time frame, I am unable to provide an answer today, but will endeavour to have a response for the member by 5 November 2020.