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  <name>Legislative Council</name>
  <date date="2017-02-28" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2)</sessionName>
  <parliamentNum>53</parliamentNum>
  <sessionNum>2</sessionNum>
  <parliamentName>Parliament of South Australia</parliamentName>
  <house>Legislative Council</house>
  <venue></venue>
  <reviewStage>published</reviewStage>
  <startPage num="6101" />
  <endPage num="6138" />
  <dateModified time="2022-08-06T14:30:00+00:00" />
  <proceeding>
    <name>Answers to Questions</name>
    <text id="2017022866608e0ffd294926b0000598">
      <heading>Answers to Questions</heading>
    </text>
    <subject>
      <name>Auditor-General's Report</name>
      <text id="2017022866608e0ffd294926b0000599">
        <inserted>
          <heading>Auditor-General's Report</heading>
        </inserted>
      </text>
      <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>
        <questions>
          <question date="2017-02-28">
            <name>Auditor-General's Report</name>
          </question>
        </questions>
        <text id="2017022866608e0ffd294926b0000600">
          <inserted>In reply to <by role="member" id="1820">the Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY (Leader of the Opposition) </by>(15 November 2016).  </inserted>
        </text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="4697" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. K.J. MAHER</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <electorate id="">Minister for Employment, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation, Minister for Manufacturing and Innovation, Minister for Automotive Transformation, Minister for Science and Information Economy</electorate>
        <questions>
          <question date="2017-02-28">
            <name>Auditor-General's Report</name>
          </question>
        </questions>
        <text id="2017022866608e0ffd294926b0000601">
          <inserted>
            <by role="member" id="4697">The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Minister for Employment, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation, Minister for Manufacturing and Innovation, Minister for Automotive Transformation, Minister for Science and Information Economy):</by>  I am advised:</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="2017022866608e0ffd294926b0000602">
          <inserted>The grant for $300,000 (GST exclusive) was to MLEX Pty Ltd. </inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="2017022866608e0ffd294926b0000603">
          <inserted>In accordance with the funding agreement, MLEX were required to provide a progress report on their activities for the period to 31 December 2015 by 29<sup></sup>February 2016. The report was not received on time and was followed up with a request to provide the report. The report was received on 14 April 2016. The report showed that the project was progressing as anticipated.</inserted>
        </text>
      </talker>
    </subject>
  </proceeding>
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