Mary Henry (Independent)

I am glad the Minister is present because I recall the great care she and all Members took when the House passed the Children Act, to ensure children were not slapped in and out of institutions. The insertion of subparagraph (ia) goes a long way towards improving the original Bill.

Senator Tuffy made a good point; people want to try to discover why they were placed in institutions and what went wrong. As she stated, children were placed in institutions for very little reason on occasion. Recalling the Minister's commitment during the passing of the Children Act, I suggest the amendment is worthy of acceptance.