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  <date date="2017-05-11" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2)</sessionName>
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    <name>Question Time</name>
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      <name>Workers Compensation</name>
      <text id="20170511355e3373a1554a6ab0000208">
        <heading>Workers Compensation</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="2017-05-11">
            <name>Workers Compensation</name>
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        <startTime time="2017-05-11T15:18:48" />
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          <by role="member" id="605">The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (15:18):</by>  My question is directed to the Minister for Police. Has the minister been advised of any concern by the Department for Correctional Services at the government's decision to transfer the management of all workers compensation claims after 1 July 2017 to ReturnToWorkSA and, if so, what were the department's concerns? In particular, has the minister been advised by the department that the cost to the department's budget may well be increased as a result of the government's decision?</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="5084" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. P. MALINAUSKAS</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <electorate id="">Minister for Police, Minister for Correctional Services, Minister for Emergency Services, Minister for Road Safety</electorate>
        <questions>
          <question date="2017-05-11">
            <name>Workers Compensation</name>
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        <startTime time="2017-05-11T15:19:20" />
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          <by role="member" id="5084">The Hon. P. MALINAUSKAS (Minister for Police, Minister for Correctional Services, Minister for Emergency Services, Minister for Road Safety) (15:19):</by>  I am more than happy to, again, take that on notice for the sake of certainty. I can say wholeheartedly that I am not aware of any advice I have received from the Department for Correctional Services regarding potential additional costs of the outsourcing of case management of any workers compensation. Certainly, there hasn't been a conversation between the chief executive of the department and myself regarding this particular matter.</text>
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