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Counterterrorism

284 Ms CHAPMAN (Bragg—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (22 November 2016). When did the minister appoint the SA Responsible Person, funded by the commonwealth government, to deal with countering violent extremism, and who was appointed to that position?

The Hon. Z.L. BETTISON (Ramsay—Minister for Communities and Social Inclusion, Minister for Social Housing, Minister for the Status of Women, Minister for Ageing, Minister for Multicultural Affairs, Minister for Youth, Minister for Volunteers): I have been advised:

The Youth Inclusion Officer commenced in the Department for Communities and Social Inclusion on 1 August 2016. I am advised the commonwealth has requested the person's name not be disclosed publically at this time.