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  <name>Legislative Council</name>
  <date date="2018-12-04" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1)</sessionName>
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  <parliamentName>Parliament of South Australia</parliamentName>
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    <name>Answers to Questions</name>
    <subject>
      <name>Crown Solicitor's Office</name>
      <text id="20181204298a15d580154463a0000739">
        <inserted>
          <heading>Crown Solicitor's Office</heading>
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      <talker role="member" id="4697" kind="question">
        <name>The Hon. K.J. MAHER</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <electorate id="">Leader of the Opposition</electorate>
        <questions>
          <question date="2018-10-25" qonNum="81">
            <name>Crown Solicitor's Office</name>
          </question>
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        <text id="20181204298a15d580154463a0000740">
          <inserted>81 <by role="member" id="4697">The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Leader of the Opposition) </by>(25 October 2018).  Can the Attorney-General advise:</inserted>
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        <text id="20181204298a15d580154463a0000741">
          <inserted>1.&amp;#x9;Of the breakdown of the $1.8 million saving to the Crown Solicitor's Office? Are the</inserted>
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          <inserted>ongoing savings only attributable to staff, or are there other cuts included?</inserted>
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        <text id="20181204298a15d580154463a0000743">
          <inserted>2.&amp;#x9;What is the justification for cutting 51 staff?</inserted>
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        <text id="20181204298a15d580154463a0000744">
          <inserted>3.&amp;#x9;What sections are these staff in?</inserted>
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        <text id="20181204298a15d580154463a0000745">
          <inserted>4.&amp;#x9;What level are they and what are their job titles?</inserted>
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        <text id="20181204298a15d580154463a0000746">
          <inserted>5.&amp;#x9;What is the nature of the work they undertake?</inserted>
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      <talker role="member" id="605" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. R.I. LUCAS</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <electorate id="">Treasurer</electorate>
        <questions>
          <question date="2018-10-25" qonNum="81">
            <name>Crown Solicitor's Office</name>
          </question>
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        <text id="20181204298a15d580154463a0000747">
          <inserted>
            <by role="member" id="605">The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (Treasurer):</by>  The Attorney-General has provided the following advice:</inserted>
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        <text id="20181204298a15d580154463a0000748">
          <inserted>1.&amp;#x9;Efficiency savings may come from staff reductions, and other areas. </inserted>
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        <text id="20181204298a15d580154463a0000749">
          <inserted>2.&amp;#x9;2018-19 Budget Paper 5 sets out that the expected full-time equivalent reduction will be 15.</inserted>
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        <text id="20181204298a15d580154463a0000750">
          <inserted>3.&amp;#x9;Savings relevant to staffing will likely impact on all areas of the Crown Solicitor's Office.</inserted>
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        <text id="20181204298a15d580154463a0000751">
          <inserted>4.&amp;#x9;This detail is yet to be finalised.</inserted>
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        <text id="20181204298a15d580154463a0000752">
          <inserted>5.&amp;#x9;This detail is yet to be finalised.</inserted>
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