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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>
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  <parliamentName>Parliament of South Australia</parliamentName>
  <house>Legislative Council</house>
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  <dateModified time="2022-08-06T14:30:00+00:00" />
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    <name>Answers to Questions</name>
    <subject>
      <name>Legislation Reviews</name>
      <page num="2387" />
      <text id="2018120415aa72ca97ec4d9990000949">
        <inserted>
          <heading>Legislation Reviews</heading>
        </inserted>
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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="104">
            <name>Legislation Reviews</name>
          </question>
        </questions>
        <text id="2018120415aa72ca97ec4d9990000950">
          <inserted>104 <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="2018120415aa72ca97ec4d9990000951">
          <inserted>1.&amp;#x9;What measures are currently under consideration for the reform of the Ombudsman Act 1972? When will this process commence? When will it conclude? How much will it cost?</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="2018120415aa72ca97ec4d9990000952">
          <inserted>2.&amp;#x9;What measures are currently under consideration for the review of the Freedom of Information Act 1991? When will this process commence? When will it conclude? Who is overseeing the review? How much will the review cost?</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="104">
            <name>Legislation Reviews</name>
          </question>
        </questions>
        <text id="2018120415aa72ca97ec4d9990000953">
          <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="2018120415aa72ca97ec4d9990000954">
          <inserted>As detailed in parliament, a review of the Freedom of Information Act 1991 has been commenced by the Attorney-General's Department. </inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="2018120415aa72ca97ec4d9990000955">
          <inserted>No review of the Ombudsman Act 1972 is currently occurring.</inserted>
        </text>
      </talker>
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