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  <name>Legislative Council</name>
  <date date="2018-11-29" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1)</sessionName>
  <parliamentNum>54</parliamentNum>
  <sessionNum>1</sessionNum>
  <parliamentName>Parliament of South Australia</parliamentName>
  <house>Legislative Council</house>
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  <endPage num="2343" />
  <dateModified time="2022-08-06T14:30:00+00:00" />
  <proceeding>
    <name>Answers to Questions</name>
    <text id="20181129f3ca26f574554720a0000946">
      <heading>Answers to Questions</heading>
    </text>
    <subject>
      <name>Supported Accommodation</name>
      <text id="20181129f3ca26f574554720a0000947">
        <inserted>
          <heading>Supported Accommodation</heading>
        </inserted>
      </text>
      <talker role="member" id="3122" kind="question">
        <name>The Hon. I.K. HUNTER</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <questions>
          <question date="2018-11-29">
            <name>Supported Accommodation</name>
          </question>
        </questions>
        <text id="20181129f3ca26f574554720a0000948">
          <inserted>In reply to <by role="member" id="3122">the Hon. I.K. HUNTER </by>(25 October 2018).  </inserted>
        </text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="2742" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <portfolios>
          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for Human Services</name>
          </portfolio>
        </portfolios>
        <questions>
          <question date="2018-11-29">
            <name>Supported Accommodation</name>
          </question>
        </questions>
        <text id="20181129f3ca26f574554720a0000949">
          <inserted>
            <by role="member" id="2742">The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK (Minister for Human Services):</by>  The Department of Human Services has advised that:</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="20181129f3ca26f574554720a0000950">
          <inserted>A wide variety of communications have been sent to clients, staff and the non-government sector in relation to the state government's decision to gradually withdraw from supported community accommodation services provision in line with the approach taken for other state disability services in response to the introduction of the National Disability Insurance Scheme, including:</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="20181129f3ca26f574554720a0000951">
          <inserted>1.&amp;#x9;12 June 2018 chief executive email update to DHS staff</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="20181129f3ca26f574554720a0000952">
          <inserted>2.&amp;#x9;12 June 2018 deputy chief executive newsletter for the SA disability sector</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="20181129f3ca26f574554720a0000953">
          <inserted>3.&amp;#x9;26 June 2018 chief executive email update to DHS staff</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="20181129f3ca26f574554720a0000954">
          <inserted>4.&amp;#x9;26 June 2018 director, NDIS strategy and reform, email update to the non-government sector</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="20181129f3ca26f574554720a0000955">
          <inserted>5.&amp;#x9;2 July 2018 client letter, dated 29 June 2018, regarding the state government decision to withdraw from SCA</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="20181129f3ca26f574554720a0000956">
          <inserted>6.&amp;#x9;2 July 2018 family letter, dated 29 June 2018, regarding the state government decision to withdraw from SCA</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="20181129f3ca26f574554720a0000957">
          <inserted>7.&amp;#x9;10 July 2018 July NDIS reform staff update</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="20181129f3ca26f574554720a0000958">
          <inserted>8.&amp;#x9;13 August 2018 disability bulletin, accommodation services updates</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="20181129f3ca26f574554720a0000959">
          <inserted>9.&amp;#x9;24 August 2018 deputy chief executive NDIS reform staff update</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="20181129f3ca26f574554720a0000960">
          <inserted>10.&amp;#x9;11 September 2018 update from director accommodation services</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="20181129f3ca26f574554720a0000961">
          <inserted>11.&amp;#x9;17 September 2018 update from director accommodation services</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="20181129f3ca26f574554720a0000962">
          <inserted>12.&amp;#x9;26 September 2018 update from director accommodation services</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="20181129f3ca26f574554720a0000963">
          <inserted>13.&amp;#x9;28 September 2018 update from director accommodation services</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="20181129f3ca26f574554720a0000964">
          <inserted>14.&amp;#x9;3 October 2018 KPMG invitation to register for Accommodation Services Transition Sector Forum</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="20181129f3ca26f574554720a0000965">
          <inserted>15.&amp;#x9;19 October 2018 message from director accommodation services</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="20181129f3ca26f574554720a0000966">
          <inserted>16.&amp;#x9;19 October 2018 client and family letter, dated 17 October 2018, regarding the consultation on the state government decision to withdraw from SCA</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="20181129f3ca26f574554720a0000967">
          <inserted>Copies of these written communications are attached.</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="20181129f3ca26f574554720a0000968" />
      </talker>
    </subject>
  </proceeding>
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