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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>Ministerial Staff</name>
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          <heading>Ministerial Staff</heading>
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        <name>In reply to Mr MARSHALL</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Dunstan</electorate>
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            <name>Leader of the Opposition</name>
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          <question date="2016-11-15">
            <name>Ministerial Staff</name>
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          <inserted>In reply to <by role="member" id="4338">Mr MARSHALL (Dunstan—Leader of the Opposition)</by> (28 July 2016).  (Estimates Committee A</inserted>
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      <talker role="member" id="1812" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Cheltenham</electorate>
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            <name>Premier</name>
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        <questions>
          <question date="2016-11-15">
            <name>Ministerial Staff</name>
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        <text id="201611150dd3dd265ced4d4080001860">
          <inserted>
            <by role="member" id="1812">The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL (Cheltenham—Premier):</by>  I have been advised that:</inserted>
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          <inserted>The increase in FTEs mainly reflects a revised staffing structure. No additional funding was required for this revised structure as the additional costs were funded from within the office's existing budget.</inserted>
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          <inserted>A total budget of $1.938 million has been allocated for 14 media advisers in 2016-17. This reflects 27 per cent of the total office budget. </inserted>
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          <inserted>It is noted that the 15 media advisers reported at estimates includes one adviser who is currently on extended leave and not included in the 2016-17 Budget.</inserted>
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