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  <name>Legislative Council</name>
  <date date="2015-07-29" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2)</sessionName>
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    <name>Question Time</name>
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      <name>Webster, Mr S.</name>
      <text id="20150729f20b9aa80042411390000198">
        <heading>Webster, Mr S.</heading>
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      <talker role="member" id="605" kind="question">
        <name>The Hon. R.I. LUCAS</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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          <question date="2015-07-29">
            <name>Webster, Mr S.</name>
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        <startTime time="2015-07-29T15:05:22" />
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          <by role="member" id="605">The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (15:05):</by>  I seek leave to make a brief explanation prior to directing questions to the Minister for Sustainability on the subject of employees.</text>
        <text id="20150729f20b9aa80042411390000200">Leave granted.</text>
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        <name>The Hon. R.I. LUCAS</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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          <by role="member" id="605">The Hon. R.I. LUCAS:</by>  Mr Shane Webster has been a long-term adviser to the minister in various portfolios. The confidential ministerial directory in March of this year lists him as ministerial adviser for animal welfare, climate change and Zero Waste SA. My questions to the minister are:</text>
        <text id="20150729f20b9aa80042411390000202">1.&amp;#x9;On what date did Mr Webster cease employment as the minister's adviser in his ministerial office?</text>
        <text id="20150729f20b9aa80042411390000203">2.&amp;#x9;What were the circumstances of his ceasing employment in the minister's office?</text>
        <text id="20150729f20b9aa80042411390000204">3.&amp;#x9;Has Mr Webster's position in the minister's office been filled by another person?</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="3122" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. I.K. HUNTER</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <electorate id="">Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation, Minister for Water and the River Murray, Minister for Climate Change</electorate>
        <startTime time="2015-07-29T15:06:14" />
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          <by role="member" id="3122">The Hon. I.K. HUNTER (Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation, Minister for Water and the River Murray, Minister for Climate Change) (15:06):</by>  I will have to take those questions on notice and bring back a response.</text>
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