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  <date date="2012-09-04" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Second Parliament, Second Session (52-2)</sessionName>
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    <name>Answers to Questions</name>
    <subject>
      <name>Health Budget</name>
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        <heading>HEALTH BUDGET</heading>
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      <talker role="member" id="563" kind="question">
        <name>The Hon. I.F. EVANS</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Davenport</electorate>
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          <question date="2012-09-04">
            <name>HEALTH BUDGET</name>
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        <text id="201209045dcb0a734fde425380000697">In reply to <by role="member" id="563">the Hon. I.F. EVANS (Davenport)</by> (5 April 2012).</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="535" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. J.D. HILL</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Kaurna</electorate>
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          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for Health and Ageing</name>
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          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse</name>
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          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for the Arts</name>
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          <question date="2012-09-04">
            <name>HEALTH BUDGET</name>
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        <text id="201209045dcb0a734fde425380000698">
          <by role="member" id="535">The Hon. J.D. HILL (Kaurna—Minister for Health and Ageing, Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Minister for the Arts):</by>  I am advised:</text>
        <text id="201209045dcb0a734fde425380000699">1.&amp;#x9;The Department for Health and Ageing reports monthly to the Department of Treasury and Finance on the financial performance of all SA Health entities and the cash balances held in deposit accounts established in accordance with Treasurer's Instruction 6.</text>
        <text id="201209045dcb0a734fde425380000700">The Department for Health and Ageing also provides a monthly report to the Department of Treasury and Finance for each SA Health entity in relation to outstanding balances of creditor accounts in accordance with Treasurer's Instruction 11.</text>
        <text id="201209045dcb0a734fde425380000701">The specific issue highlighted by the Honourable Member at the Children's, Youth and Women's Health Service was one of timing. A significant portion of both the receivable and payables contained within the working capital ratio is within South Australia Government entities. The ratio is also consistent with prior years.</text>
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