Paul Reynolds – Institutional Response
Honourable Speaker, I rise tonight to continue my contribution from last night regarding the Paul Reynolds child sexual abuse matter.
Honourable Speaker, I rise tonight to continue my contribution from last night regarding the Paul Reynolds child sexual abuse matter.
Honourable Speaker, I rise to talk about a very deeply serious matter tonight that I would expect should concern all members. It relates to outstanding questions relating to action
Minister, there's $500,000 for the first financial year and $300,000 for the second that's been provided in this Budget for the Weiss review recommendations. That funding is ...
Minister, government received the Weiss independent review into Paul Reynolds in June this year.
When the funding amounts were set for the commission of inquiry implementation, that was done with specific reference to the requirements for implementing the Weiss review. Was this done, and exactly how much of the commission of inquiry funding is being allocated to the Weiss review recommendations that you are currently working towards? I'm happy for you to take it on notice.
Can you please confirm then that the Weiss review recommendations will be covered, all their work will be covered, all the funding will also definitely be covered for the Wiess review, even though, as you have just pointed out, it was going to be put in the Budget or it is put in the Budget through the commission of inquiry recommendations.
The Weiss review made some important recommendations, including the establishment of a restorative engagement framework and scheme for victims and survivors, a framework to build engagement and trust between police and the community, the establishment of a victim management team. What progress has been made so far on each of those recommendations?
Premier, is the unbudgeted funding for the Weiss review a separate line item or are you including it in commission of inquiry funding? They are very specific recommendations, they are different and additional to the 191 commission of inquiry recommendations. Is it a separate line item?