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  <name>House of Assembly</name>
  <date date="2016-07-26" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2)</sessionName>
  <parliamentNum>53</parliamentNum>
  <sessionNum>2</sessionNum>
  <parliamentName>Parliament of South Australia</parliamentName>
  <house>House of Assembly</house>
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  <reviewStage>published</reviewStage>
  <startPage num="6425" />
  <endPage num="6544" />
  <dateModified time="2022-08-06T14:30:00+00:00" />
  <proceeding>
    <name>Answers to Questions</name>
    <text id="20160726b29701144fd2472ab0001359">
      <heading>Answers to Questions</heading>
    </text>
    <subject>
      <name>Families SA</name>
      <text id="20160726b29701144fd2472ab0001360">
        <inserted>
          <heading>FAMILIES SA</heading>
        </inserted>
      </text>
      <talker role="member" id="4340" kind="question">
        <name>In reply to Ms SANDERSON</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Adelaide</electorate>
        <questions>
          <question date="2016-07-26">
            <name>FAMILIES SA</name>
          </question>
        </questions>
        <text id="20160726b29701144fd2472ab0001361">
          <inserted>In reply to <by role="member" id="4340">Ms SANDERSON (Adelaide)</by> (17 November 2015).  </inserted>
        </text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="4622" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. S.E. CLOSE</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Port Adelaide</electorate>
        <portfolios>
          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for Education and Child Development</name>
          </portfolio>
          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for Higher Education and Skills</name>
          </portfolio>
        </portfolios>
        <questions>
          <question date="2016-07-26">
            <name>FAMILIES SA</name>
          </question>
        </questions>
        <text id="20160726b29701144fd2472ab0001362">
          <inserted>
            <by role="member" id="4622">The Hon. S.E. CLOSE (Port Adelaide—Minister for Education and Child Development, Minister for Higher Education and Skills):</by>  I have been advised:</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="20160726b29701144fd2472ab0001363">
          <inserted>A significant number of Commercial Care invoices are received throughout different directorates within Families SA for checking and approval. </inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="20160726b29701144fd2472ab0001364">
          <inserted>A review on the payment performance and associated practices with Commercial Care Invoices is currently being conducted by KPMG. This will include the revision of instructions for the field when approving Commercial Care invoices.</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="20160726b29701144fd2472ab0001365">
          <inserted>The review is planned to conclude by 30 June 2016 with short-term improvements to be implemented early into the 2016-17 financial year.</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="20160726b29701144fd2472ab0001366">
          <inserted>Longer term recommendations will be reviewed and considered, with implementation to occur as soon as practicable.</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="20160726b29701144fd2472ab0001367">
          <inserted>Until such time as the review is concluded and its findings considered, DECD will continue to work closely with stakeholders to manage the invoice payment process and the timeliness of invoice approvals.</inserted>
        </text>
      </talker>
    </subject>
  </proceeding>
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