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10. The Directorate reviews the range of boards, committees and advisory groups as required by the individual group and in consultation with members and participants.

11. The question relates to information in the Community Services Directorate (CSD) 2010-11 Annual Report. CSD spent a total of almost 9 hours in Annual Repost Hearings in November and Assembly Members has adequate time to ask questions at the Hearings or in the following five days after each session. Given the major task involved in compiling the answer to this question, I do not believe that it would be appropriate to divert resources from the provision of direct services to clients, for the purposes of answering the Member’s question.

12. The question relates to information in the Community Services Directorate (CSD) 2010-11 Annual Report. CSD spent a total of almost 9 hours in Annual Repost Hearings in November and Assembly Members has adequate time to ask questions at the Hearings or in the following five days after each session. Given the major task involved in compiling the answer to this question, I do not believe that it would be appropriate to divert resources from the provision of direct services to clients, for the purposes of answering the Member’s question.

13. The question relates to information in the Community Services Directorate (CSD) 2010-11 Annual Report. CSD spent a total of almost 9 hours in Annual Repost Hearings in November and Assembly Members has adequate time to ask questions at the Hearings or in the following five days after each session. Given the major task involved in compiling the answer to this question, I do not believe that it would be appropriate to divert resources from the provision of direct services to clients, for the purposes of answering the Member’s question.

14. The question relates to information in the Community Services Directorate (CSD) 2010-11 Annual Report. CSD spent a total of almost 9 hours in Annual Repost Hearings in November and Assembly Members has adequate time to ask questions at the Hearings or in the following five days after each session. Given the major task involved in compiling the answer to this question, I do not believe that it would be appropriate to divert resources from the provision of direct services to clients, for the purposes of answering the Member’s question.

15. See above response to question 14.

16. See above response to question 14.

Youth—Marlow Cottage
(Question No 1941)

Mrs Dunne asked the Minister for Community Services, upon notice, on 7 December 2011:

(1) In relation to the 2010-11 annual report of the Community Services Directorate, Official Visitor, p 314, why has there been no action taken to re-locate the Official Visitor with the Public Advocate of the ACT.

(2) What is the Government doing to address the concern of the Official Visitor in relation to young people leaving Marlow Cottage of their own accord, p 315.


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