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  <date date="2015-10-29" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2)</sessionName>
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    <name>Answers to Questions</name>
    <subject>
      <name>Farah 4 Kidz</name>
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        <inserted>
          <heading>Farah 4 Kidz</heading>
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      <talker role="member" id="3124" kind="question">
        <name>In reply to Mr PISONI</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Unley</electorate>
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          <question date="2015-10-29">
            <name>Farah 4 Kidz</name>
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          <inserted>In reply to <by role="member" id="3124">Mr PISONI (Unley)</by> (5 May 2015).  </inserted>
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      <talker role="member" id="4622" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. S.E. CLOSE</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Port Adelaide</electorate>
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            <name>Minister for Education and Child Development</name>
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            <name>Minister for the Public Sector</name>
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        <questions>
          <question date="2015-10-29">
            <name>Farah 4 Kidz</name>
          </question>
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          <inserted>
            <by role="member" id="4622">The Hon. S.E. CLOSE (Port Adelaide—Minister for Education and Child Development, Minister for the Public Sector):</by>  I have been advised:</inserted>
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          <inserted>My office forwarded Mr Pisoni's letter of 9 March 2015 and its attachments to the Early Childhood Registrar of the Education and Early Childhood Services Registration and Standards Board.</inserted>
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          <inserted>The matter was referred to the Education and Early Childhood Services Registration and Standards Board's Corporate Services unit. I am advised that the investigation was conducted immediately and in accordance with the public sector guidelines for handling complaints including allegations of misconduct.</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="201510298380542f16de472aa0001056">
          <inserted>The Education and Early Childhood Services Registration and Standards Board has since advised that its internal investigation into the matter has now been finalised. I have subsequently met with the former employee to discuss their individual concern. </inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="201510298380542f16de472aa0001057">
          <inserted>I am also advised that Farah 4 Kidz has voluntarily surrendered their service approval following investigations undertaken by the board.</inserted>
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