COMMISSIONER FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE —
APPOINTMENT
919. Hon DONNA FARAGHER to the Leader of the House
representing the Attorney General:
I refer to the Commissioner for Children and Young People,
whose term expires in November 2020.
(1) Pursuant to section 7 of the Commissioner for
Children and Young People Act 2006, what steps have been, and are being,
taken towards selecting and appointing a commissioner; and, if no steps have
been taken, why not?
(2) For any
steps that have been taken, will the Attorney General please advise the dates
on which they were initiated and completed and the current status of the
appointment process?
(3) Has a recommendation for appointment been made to the
Premier; and, if yes, when?
(4) Does the
government intend to announce the appointment of a commissioner when the term
of the current commissioner expires; and, if not, why not?
Hon SUE ELLERY replied:
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the
question.
(1)–(4)
The appointment process with respect to the position of Commissioner for
Children and Young People is ongoing and is presently subject to cabinet and
Executive Council confidentiality. An announcement will be made in due course.