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  <sessionName>Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1)</sessionName>
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    <name>Estimates Replies</name>
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      <name>Consultants and Contractors</name>
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          <heading>Consultants and Contractors</heading>
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        <name>The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Morialta</electorate>
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          <question date="2025-09-16T01:30:00+09:30">
            <name>Consultants and Contractors</name>
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            <timeStamp time="2025-09-17T00:00:00+09:30" />In reply to <by role="member" id="4343" referenceid="98bc9886f8ef4f70897848c1d1c59c00" uid="b2d97cf360244534b1b033fdca70a03f">the Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER (Morialta)  </by>(25 June 2025).  (Estimates Committee B)</inserted>
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        <name>The Hon. Z.L. BETTISON</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Ramsay</electorate>
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            <name>Minister for Tourism</name>
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            <name>Minister for Multicultural Affairs</name>
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          <question date="2025-09-16T01:30:00+09:30">
            <name>Consultants and Contractors</name>
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            <by role="member" id="4623" referenceid="7b1476ce9a4f428a8a8ac2928b4a7a27" uid="39f6495bc3bc42a3916089e30e8bb584">The Hon. Z.L. BETTISON (Ramsay—Minister for Tourism, Minister for Multicultural Affairs):</by>  I have been advised that for the South Australian Tourism Commission:</inserted>
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          <inserted>The total current budget for the engagement of contractors in 2025-26 is $51.2 million, which relates to the purchase of goods and services. </inserted>
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          <inserted>The following is a summary of external consultants that have been engaged at a total estimated cost above $10,000, the nature of work undertaken, and the estimated cost for 2025-26. </inserted>
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                <cell>Consultancies</cell>
                <cell>Purpose</cell>
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                <cell>Reconciliation South Australia</cell>
                <cell>For the facilitation of the SATC’s Reconciliation Action Plan</cell>
                <cell>$18,990</cell>
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        <text id="20250916f1bf3590a4794e4ca0003278">
          <inserted>All consultants and contractors are appointed in accordance with the Treasurer’s Instructions, and Procurement Services SA and SATC Procurement and Contracts policies</inserted>
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