Political Activism in Schools

The Hon. DAVID OLDFIELD: My question is directed to the Minister for Education and Training. Does she recollect that yesterday, when I asked her a question with reference to her staff seeking to exclude from Hansard names uttered by her, that her excuse was that her staff had privacy concerns and sought advice from Hansard as to the appropriateness of those names being recorded? Is it not correct that the names were uttered by her in the first instance because she was reading an answer provided by her staff and the answer included the three names in question? If her staff genuinely had privacy concerns about naming these people, why in the first place did they include the names in the answer they provided for her use in case I asked a question on that matter?

The Hon. CARMEL TEBBUTT: I answered this question yesterday. I refer the Hon. David Oldfield to the answer that I gave yesterday. I reiterate that at all times my staff acted appropriately. They sought advice from Hansard. They accepted that advice when it was provided by Hansard and when it was then qualified and clarified by the Clerk of the Legislative Council.

The Hon. DAVID OLDFIELD: I ask a supplementary question. Did the Minister's staff seek to exclude the names because the previously prepared response they supplied to her had no relationship to my question, hence she made the mistake of mentioning the names unnecessarily?

The Hon. CARMEL TEBBUTT: I have nothing further to add to the answers I have already given.