Page 1291 - Week 04 - Wednesday, 3 April 2019

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The evidence base supporting best practice in child protection and out of home care is constantly evolving. This program also forms part of a research project conducted by the ANU that will evaluate the immediate and long-term effects of the program on child and carer wellbeing, the quality of carer-child relationships and placement stability.

Mr Barr: Madam Speaker, further questions can be placed on the notice paper.

Supplementary answer to question without notice

Centenary Hospital for Women and Children—unauthorised examinations

MS FITZHARRIS: As I indicated throughout my answers, I will be making a full statement to the Assembly in May regarding the issues that have been raised over the previous two question times. In addition, I want to follow up on one question that was asked in the final question from the opposition: yes, there has been an acknowledgement of the email sent to me on Saturday and a subsequent follow-up from my office that was quite specific to the original sender of the email.

Public administration—whistleblower protections

MR COE (Yerrabi—Leader of the Opposition) (2.56): I move:

That that this Assembly:

(1) notes:

(a) the need for stronger legislative whistleblower protections in the ACT;

(b) the current processes are complex, lengthy, and often require legal expertise to navigate;

(c) that integrity and confidence in public administration should be a high priority for the ACT Government;

(d) the need for a review of the effectiveness of the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2012 has been repeatedly raised and agreed to during this Assembly;

(e) the Government agreed to Recommendation 78 of the Select Committee on an Independent Integrity Commission’s report tabled on 31 October 2017, Inquiry into an Independent Integrity Commission;

(f) Recommendation 78 of the Inquiry into an Independent Integrity Commission report states:

the Committee recommends that the ACT Government appoint an independent person to conduct a statutory review of the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2012 (the PID Act). The Review, amongst other things, should consider: (a) any potential conflict of interest (real or perceived) as it concerns decision makers and disclosure officers under the PID Act; (b) the findings of the Moss Review examining the operation of the Commonwealth Public Interest Disclosure Act 2013 as it concerns the strengthening of that legislation to achieve the Act’s integrity and


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