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  <name>Legislative Council</name>
  <date date="2015-12-02" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2)</sessionName>
  <parliamentNum>53</parliamentNum>
  <sessionNum>2</sessionNum>
  <parliamentName>Parliament of South Australia</parliamentName>
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    <name>Answers to Questions</name>
    <subject>
      <name>Entertainment Centre and Convention Centre Boards</name>
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          <heading>Entertainment Centre and Convention Centre Boards</heading>
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      <talker role="member" id="1820" kind="question">
        <name>The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <electorate id="">Leader of the Opposition</electorate>
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          <question date="2015-12-02">
            <name>Entertainment Centre and Convention Centre Boards</name>
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        <text id="20151202d0148c30e36e46e0b0002244">
          <inserted>In reply to <by role="member" id="1820">the Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY (Leader of the Opposition) </by>(29 July 2015).  </inserted>
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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>
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          <question date="2015-12-02">
            <name>Entertainment Centre and Convention Centre Boards</name>
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        <text id="20151202d0148c30e36e46e0b0002245">
          <inserted>
            <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):</by>
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          <inserted>On 1 August 2015, the Adelaide Convention Centre Corporation and Adelaide Entertainments Corporation merged to establish a single entity, Adelaide Venue Management Corporation, to manage and operate the Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide Convention Centre and Coopers Stadium venues. </inserted>
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          <inserted>Mr Anthony Kirchner is Chief Executive of the Adelaide Venue Management Corporation with direct responsibility to the board. Mr Alec Gilbert is Chief Executive of the Adelaide Convention Centre, and Ms Sally Arch is responsible for the day to day management of the Adelaide Entertainment Centre and Coopers Stadium as General Manager.</inserted>
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        <text id="20151202d0148c30e36e46e0b0002248">
          <inserted>The Adelaide Venue Management Board will consist of not less than seven and no more than ten directors. The board classification is still to be determined and directors will be remunerated accordingly. </inserted>
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        <text id="20151202d0148c30e36e46e0b0002249">
          <inserted>The following directors have been appointed to the Adelaide Venue Management Corporation Board:</inserted>
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            <inserted>Mr Bill Spurr AO, Chair</inserted>
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            <inserted>Ms Gay Wallace, Deputy Chair</inserted>
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        <text id="20151202d0148c30e36e46e0b0002252">
          <item sublevel="1">
            <inserted>Mr Robert Debelle</inserted>
          </item>
        </text>
        <text id="20151202d0148c30e36e46e0b0002253">
          <item sublevel="1">
            <inserted>Ms Joanne Denley </inserted>
          </item>
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        <text id="20151202d0148c30e36e46e0b0002254">
          <item sublevel="1">
            <inserted>Ms Fiona Hele</inserted>
          </item>
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        <text id="20151202d0148c30e36e46e0b0002255">
          <item sublevel="1">
            <inserted>Mr Jim Kouts</inserted>
          </item>
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        <text id="20151202d0148c30e36e46e0b0002256">
          <item sublevel="1">
            <inserted>Ms Leah Manuel</inserted>
          </item>
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        <text id="20151202d0148c30e36e46e0b0002257">
          <item sublevel="1">
            <inserted>Mr Geoffrey Pitt.</inserted>
          </item>
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