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  <name>Legislative Council</name>
  <date date="2018-12-04" />
  <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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  <dateModified time="2022-08-06T14:30:00+00:00" />
  <proceeding continued="true">
    <name>Answers to Questions</name>
    <subject>
      <name>Crown Solicitor's Office</name>
      <text id="20181204b596f61f42f0480580000861">
        <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="94">
            <name>Crown Solicitor's Office</name>
          </question>
        </questions>
        <text id="20181204b596f61f42f0480580000862">
          <inserted>94 <by role="member" id="4697">The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Leader of the Opposition) </by>(25 October 2018).  Can the Attorney-General advise:</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="20181204b596f61f42f0480580000863">
          <inserted>1.&amp;#x9;Of a detailed breakdown of the reduction in budget of around $700,000 for the Crown</inserted>
        </text>
        <text continued="true" id="20181204b596f61f42f0480580000864">
          <inserted>Solicitor's Office?</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="20181204b596f61f42f0480580000865">
          <inserted>2.&amp;#x9;What sections the 17 FTEs are being cut from? What level they are and what role or function do they fulfil?</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="20181204b596f61f42f0480580000866">
          <inserted>3.&amp;#x9;How many FTEs are currently engaged?</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="20181204b596f61f42f0480580000867">
          <inserted>4.&amp;#x9;Whether the Attorney-General expects to fill all FTE positions?</inserted>
        </text>
      </talker>
      <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="94">
            <name>Crown Solicitor's Office</name>
          </question>
        </questions>
        <text id="20181204b596f61f42f0480580000868">
          <inserted>
            <by role="member" id="605">The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (Treasurer):</by>  The Attorney-General has provided the following advice:</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="20181204b596f61f42f0480580000869">
          <inserted>1.&amp;#x9;The budget reduction of around $700,000 is mainly due to the savings measures outlined in Budget Paper 5, together with savings allocated prior to the 2018-19 budget.</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="20181204b596f61f42f0480580000870">
          <inserted>2.&amp;#x9;The reduction in FTEs is partly attributable to the savings measures outlined in Budget Paper 5 as well as changes in funding arrangements with other agencies for the provision of dedicated legal services.</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="20181204b596f61f42f0480580000871">
          <inserted>3.&amp;#x9;As at 18 October 2018, the CSO had 246.5 FTEs.</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="20181204b596f61f42f0480580000872">
          <inserted>4.&amp;#x9;It is not clear what this question means.</inserted>
        </text>
      </talker>
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