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  <sessionName>Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2)</sessionName>
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    <name>Estimates Replies</name>
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      <name>Legal Services Commission</name>
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        <inserted>
          <heading>Legal Services Commission</heading>
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      <talker role="member" id="1804" kind="question">
        <name>In reply to Ms CHAPMAN</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Bragg</electorate>
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            <name>Deputy Leader of the Opposition</name>
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          <question date="2016-11-02">
            <name>Legal Services Commission</name>
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        <text id="2016110215c4a38b86174033a0001572">
          <inserted>In reply to <by role="member" id="1804">Ms CHAPMAN (Bragg—Deputy Leader of the Opposition)</by> (28 July 2016).  (Estimates Committee B)</inserted>
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      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="1810" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. J.R. RAU</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Enfield</electorate>
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          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Deputy Premier</name>
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          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Attorney-General</name>
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          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for Justice Reform</name>
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          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for Planning</name>
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          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for Industrial Relations</name>
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          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for Child Protection Reform</name>
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          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for the Public Sector</name>
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          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for Consumer and Business Services</name>
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            <name>Minister for the City of Adelaide</name>
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          <question date="2016-11-02">
            <name>Legal Services Commission</name>
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            <by role="member" id="1810">The Hon. J.R. RAU (Enfield—Deputy Premier, Attorney-General, Minister for Justice Reform, Minister for Planning, Minister for Industrial Relations, Minister for Child Protection Reform, Minister for the Public Sector, Minister for Consumer and Business Services, Minister for the City of Adelaide):</by>  I have been provided the following advice:</inserted>
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          <inserted>As at 30 June 2016, the Legal Services Commission (the Commission) had a cash balance of $12.3 million which comprised both Commonwealth and State reserves.</inserted>
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          <inserted>The message conveyed to the Commission is that savings targets should provide a trigger to challenge the status quo and consider more contemporary business practices—something the government is keen for all Justice agencies to adopt.</inserted>
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