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    <name>Question Time</name>
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      <name>Local Government Elections</name>
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        <heading>Local Government Elections</heading>
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        <name>Mr TELFER</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Flinders</electorate>
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            <name>Local Government Elections</name>
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          <by role="member" id="6888" referenceid="1b23b655d40349f8a472b7b9eeba16df">Mr TELFER (Flinders) (15:10):</by>  My question is to the Minister for Local Government. Can the minister outline any action that he is taking to ensure that future local government election processes have integrity and transparency?</text>
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          <event kind="interjection">Members interjecting:</event>
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        <name>The Speaker</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
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          <by role="office">The SPEAKER</by>:  Order!</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="3533" referenceid="b36985ad28fc470ba1418bc9165312fa" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. G.G. BROCK</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Stuart</electorate>
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            <name>Minister for Local Government</name>
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            <name>Minister for Regional Roads</name>
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            <name>Minister for Veterans Affairs</name>
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          <by role="member" id="3533" referenceid="b36985ad28fc470ba1418bc9165312fa">The Hon. G.G. BROCK (Stuart—Minister for Local Government, Minister for Regional Roads, Minister for Veterans Affairs) (15:10):</by>  I think I made it a bit clearer a minute ago to the member for Flinders' question. I am happy to wait for the review from the Electoral Commissioner. I did hear unsubstantiated concerns—as you may have, member for Flinders—but, as I said, I gave a commitment a minute ago that we are catching up.</text>
        <text id="20221129ab4b7cc772064174a0000661">Last week, my main concern was the River Murray and talking to the local councils there. Certainly, once I have had the opportunity to talk to the Electoral Commissioner and have a review, I am happy to liaise with the shadow minister regarding any issues that he may also have encountered during the last elections.</text>
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