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  <name>Legislative Council</name>
  <date date="2009-04-08" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-First Parliament, Third Session (51-3)</sessionName>
  <parliamentNum>51</parliamentNum>
  <sessionNum>3</sessionNum>
  <parliamentName>Parliament of South Australia</parliamentName>
  <house>Legislative Council</house>
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  <proceeding>
    <name>Answers to Questions</name>
    <text id="200904089ea0f83e86af49fc90000541">
      <heading>Answers to Questions</heading>
    </text>
    <subject>
      <name>Gamblers Rehabilitation Fund</name>
      <text id="200904089ea0f83e86af49fc90000542">
        <heading>GAMBLERS REHABILITATION FUND</heading>
      </text>
      <talker role="member" id="2742" kind="question">
        <name>The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <questions>
          <question date="2009-04-08">
            <name>GAMBLERS REHABILITATION FUND</name>
          </question>
        </questions>
        <text id="200904089ea0f83e86af49fc90000543">In reply to <by role="member" id="2742">the Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK</by> (29 October 2008).</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="1821" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. G.E. GAGO</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <electorate id="">Minister for State/Local Government Relations, Minister for the Status of Women, Minister for Consumer Affairs, Minister for Government Enterprises, Minister Assisting the Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Energy</electorate>
        <questions>
          <question date="2009-04-08">
            <name>GAMBLERS REHABILITATION FUND</name>
          </question>
        </questions>
        <text id="200904089ea0f83e86af49fc90000544">
          <by role="member" id="1821">The Hon. G.E. GAGO (Minister for State/Local Government Relations, Minister for the Status of Women, Minister for Consumer Affairs, Minister for Government Enterprises, Minister Assisting the Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Energy):</by>  The Minister for Families and Communities has provided the following information:</text>
        <text id="200904089ea0f83e86af49fc90000545">The restructure of gambling help services began in March 2008 after a review of the service structure to provide improved client outcomes and greater service efficiencies.</text>
        <text id="200904089ea0f83e86af49fc90000546">The competitive open submission process is now complete and the restructure of the gambling help services will be completed by early 2009.</text>
        <text id="200904089ea0f83e86af49fc90000547">It should be noted that three of the state regions did not have a preferred applicant and an invited submission process is underway.</text>
        <text id="200904089ea0f83e86af49fc90000548">The government's contribution to the Gamblers Rehabilitation Fund is currently fixed under the Gaming Machines Act 1992 at $3.845 million.</text>
      </talker>
    </subject>
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