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  <date date="2019-10-15" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1)</sessionName>
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    <name>Answers to Questions</name>
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      <name>Veterans Organisations</name>
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          <heading>Veterans Organisations</heading>
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        <name>The Hon. A. PICCOLO</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Light</electorate>
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          <question date="2019-09-24" qonNum="1377">
            <name>Veterans Organisations</name>
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          <inserted>1377 <by role="member" id="3123">The Hon. A. PICCOLO (Light)</by> (24 September 2019).  What consultation was carried out with representatives of South Australian ex-service organisations to gauge their views and level of support for the transfer of Veterans SA into Defence SA?</inserted>
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      <talker role="member" id="4338" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Dunstan</electorate>
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            <name>Premier</name>
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          <question date="2019-09-24" qonNum="1377">
            <name>Veterans Organisations</name>
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            <by role="member" id="4338">The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL (Dunstan—Premier):</by>  I have been advised:</inserted>
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          <inserted>There are natural synergies between the veteran and defence communities, and therefore a decision was made to relocate Veterans SA to Defence SA, where it continues to fulfil its vital role in serving the South Australian veterans' community and organisation.</inserted>
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          <inserted>The relocation provides Veterans SA with a better opportunity to advocate and liaise with Defence SA in delivering stronger and better outcomes for South Australia's ex-serving personnel and organisations.</inserted>
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