Gippsland East electorate
Mr T BULL (Gippsland East) (14:40): (6498) My question is to the Attorney-General, and the information I seek is: what is being done to address the delays in the working with children check approval process? I have a constituent who applied for a working with children check over three months ago. It is still listed on the website as pending, and when this constituent rings the office the phone just rings out, so the office is either undermanned or for some reason understaffed to the degree that it is not able to assist people with their inquiries. So I would please ask for the Attorney-General to explain what is being done. This constituent is not the only person who is experiencing these delays. It has cost them job opportunities. They have missed out on the ability to go back to work, and it needs to be addressed as a matter of urgency.