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  <name>House of Assembly</name>
  <date date="2019-09-11" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1)</sessionName>
  <parliamentNum>54</parliamentNum>
  <sessionNum>1</sessionNum>
  <parliamentName>Parliament of South Australia</parliamentName>
  <house>House of Assembly</house>
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  <dateModified time="2022-08-06T14:30:00+00:00" />
  <proceeding continued="true">
    <name>Estimates Replies</name>
    <subject>
      <name>Ministerial Staff</name>
      <text id="20190911f485c0af462f4b6d90002258">
        <inserted>
          <heading>Ministerial Staff</heading>
        </inserted>
      </text>
      <talker role="member" id="4622" kind="question">
        <name>In reply to Dr CLOSE</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Port Adelaide</electorate>
        <portfolios>
          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Deputy Leader of the Opposition</name>
          </portfolio>
        </portfolios>
        <questions>
          <question date="2019-09-11">
            <name>Ministerial Staff</name>
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        </questions>
        <text id="20190911f485c0af462f4b6d90002259">
          <inserted>In reply to <by role="member" id="4622">Dr CLOSE (Port Adelaide—Deputy Leader of the Opposition)</by> (25 July 2019).  (Estimates Committee B)</inserted>
        </text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="4343" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Morialta</electorate>
        <portfolios>
          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for Education</name>
          </portfolio>
        </portfolios>
        <questions>
          <question date="2019-09-11">
            <name>Ministerial Staff</name>
          </question>
        </questions>
        <text id="20190911f485c0af462f4b6d90002260">
          <inserted>
            <by role="member" id="4343">The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER (Morialta—Minister for Education):</by>  I am advised of the following:</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="20190911f485c0af462f4b6d90002261">
          <inserted>Ministerial staff employed as at 5 July 2019 were published in the <term>Government Gazette</term> on 18 July 2019.</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="20190911f485c0af462f4b6d90002262">
          <inserted>The following table lists public sector staff employed in my office as at 30 June 2019</inserted>
        </text>
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          <inserted>
            <table>
              <rowtitle>
                <cell>Title</cell>
                <cell>Classification</cell>
                <cell>Non-Salary Benefit</cell>
              </rowtitle>
              <row>
                <cell>Administration Trainee</cell>
                <cell>TRA12</cell>
                <cell>Nil</cell>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>Business Support Officer</cell>
                <cell>ASO3</cell>
                <cell>Nil</cell>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>Executive Assistant to the Minister</cell>
                <cell>ASO5</cell>
                <cell>Nil</cell>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>Ministerial Liaison Officer</cell>
                <cell>ASO6</cell>
                <cell>Nil</cell>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>Ministerial Liaison Officer</cell>
                <cell>ASO6</cell>
                <cell>Nil</cell>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>Ministerial Liaison Officer</cell>
                <cell>ASO6</cell>
                <cell>Nil</cell>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>Office Manager</cell>
                <cell>ASO7</cell>
                <cell>Car park</cell>
              </row>
            </table>
          </inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="20190911f485c0af462f4b6d90002264" />
        <text id="20190911f485c0af462f4b6d90002265">
          <inserted>The member may note that this represents a dramatic reduction from the arrangements in place under the former government. Since 30 June 2019, no staff have been seconded from the department to my office.</inserted>
        </text>
      </talker>
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