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  <sessionName>Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2)</sessionName>
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    <name>Answers to Questions</name>
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      <name>Schools, Truancy Officers</name>
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          <heading>Schools, Truancy Officers</heading>
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        <name>Mr BOYER</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Wright</electorate>
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          <question date="2021-08-27" qonNum="772">
            <name>Schools, Truancy Officers</name>
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          <inserted>772 <by role="member" id="5389">Mr BOYER (Wright)</by> (27 August 2021).  How many truancy officer positions are currently vacant at the Education Department's Para Hills Office?</inserted>
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        <text id="20210921f25c16b2418c4df2b0001281">
          <inserted>(a)&amp;#x9;How long have they been vacant?</inserted>
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        <text id="20210921f25c16b2418c4df2b0001282">
          <inserted>(b)&amp;#x9;In the absence of these truancy officers, who is doing the work?</inserted>
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          <inserted>(c)&amp;#x9;Who has been undertaking the work of these truancy officers in their absence?</inserted>
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      <talker role="member" id="4343" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Morialta</electorate>
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            <name>Minister for Education</name>
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          <question date="2021-08-27" qonNum="772">
            <name>Schools, Truancy Officers</name>
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            <by role="member" id="4343">The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER (Morialta—Minister for Education):</by>  I have been advised of the following:</inserted>
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          <inserted>All social work truancy positions at the Para Hills Office education office are currently filled.</inserted>
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