Children in care—Whereabouts unknown
208. Hon Nick Goiran to the minister representing the Minister for Child Protection:
I refer to the answer to my question without notice 103 asked on 30 April 2025.
(1) Have the six children recorded as "unaccounted for—not in contact" been found?
(2) Are the whereabouts of the four children recorded as "unaccounted for—in contact" now known?
(3) For how many days were the whereabouts of the 10 children unknown?
(4) How many children who are in the care of the CEO have their whereabouts currently recorded as:
(a) unaccounted for—in contact;
(b) unaccounted for—not in contact; and
(c) missing?
Hon Jackie Jarvis replied:
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The following response has been provided by the Minister for Child Protection. I note that it is correct as of Tuesday, 20 May.
The Department of Communities advises the following.
(1) The whereabouts of four children are now known. The whereabouts of one child was known and is now listed as unaccounted for—in contact. The whereabouts of one young person remains unaccounted for—not in contact.
(2) The whereabouts of three young people is now known. One young person has since turned 18 years of age and is no longer in the care of the CEO.
(3) The period for which the 10 young people's whereabouts was unknown varied between one day and 52 days.
(4) There are:
(a) five;
(b) five; and
(c) one.
