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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>Auditor-General's Report</name>
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          <heading>Auditor-General's Report</heading>
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        <name>In reply to Mr PICTON</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Kaurna</electorate>
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          <question date="2021-11-18">
            <name>Auditor-General's Report</name>
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          <inserted>In reply to <by role="member" id="4841">Mr PICTON (Kaurna)</by> (26 October 2021).  </inserted>
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      <talker role="member" id="1804" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. V.A. CHAPMAN</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Bragg</electorate>
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            <name>Deputy Premier</name>
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            <name>Attorney-General</name>
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            <name>Minister for Planning and Local Government</name>
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          <question date="2021-11-18">
            <name>Auditor-General's Report</name>
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            <by role="member" id="1804">The Hon. V.A. CHAPMAN (Bragg—Deputy Premier, Attorney-General, Minister for Planning and Local Government):</by>  I have been advised:</inserted>
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          <inserted>The $1.7 million relates to the increase in commonwealth grants received under the National Legal Assistance Partnership (NLAP) in 2020-21. The NLAP is the mechanism through which the commonwealth government provides funding to the states and territories for the provision of legal assistance services.</inserted>
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          <inserted>This funding does not relate to COVID-19 stimulus funding.</inserted>
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          <inserted>In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its significant impact on local businesses, community organisations, industry sectors and jobs, this government established the Business and Jobs Support Fund and the Community and Jobs Support Fund to support businesses, jobs and community organisations.</inserted>
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          <inserted>The Funds have supported a range of businesses and community organisations during COVID-19, and with the vaccine rollout now underway, the funds have been combined to create the COVID-19 Support Fund.</inserted>
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          <inserted>Total funding provided to the COVID-19 Support Fund is $795 million. </inserted>
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