Page 1029 - Week 04 - Tuesday, 19 March 2013

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MS BURCH: I refer back to the answer to your colleague Mr Seselja. The system knows where the children are. Over 50 per cent of the—

Mr Smyth interjecting—

MADAM ACTING SPEAKER: Mr Smyth, let the minister answer the question, please.

Mr Hanson interjecting—

MS BURCH: It shows your lack of understanding of the complexity of the system when you intervene like that. It is just extraordinary—the non-awareness of those opposite, Madam Acting Speaker. But let us be clear. Over 50 per cent of the placements are in kinship care, and the Auditor-General found no concerns with those records. Of those that were managed through foster care agencies—external agencies, foster care agencies—some of the information, not complete swags of information but small parts of the elements, were not contemporary or up to date.

Mr Smyth interjecting—

MADAM ACTING SPEAKER: Mr Smyth! Sit down, Mr Smyth.

Members interjecting—

MADAM ACTING SPEAKER: Members! Ms Gallagher and Mr Smyth! Mr Smyth!

Mr Smyth: Why pick on me?

MADAM ACTING SPEAKER: Mr Smyth, I have just spoken to Ms Gallagher. Unfortunately, you were speaking over me at the time.

Mr Smyth: She ignores you.

MS BURCH: You are ignoring her now.

Mr Smyth: No; I am having a conversation with her.

MADAM ACTING SPEAKER: I do not wish you to have a conversation with me.

MS BURCH: Why don’t you stand?

MADAM ACTING SPEAKER: Or anybody else across the chamber.

Mr Smyth interjecting—

MADAM ACTING SPEAKER: Mr Smyth, I was just about to speak to Ms Gallagher. In fact, I started to speak to Ms Gallagher and then you started speaking

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