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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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    <name>Answers to Questions</name>
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      <name>Electoral Commission</name>
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          <heading>Electoral Commission</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>
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          <question date="2018-10-25" qonNum="109">
            <name>Electoral Commission</name>
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          <inserted>109 <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="201812041143b73de618434490001011">
          <inserted>What functions are performed by and what level are the staff targeted in the two FTE cut to the Electoral Commission?</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>
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          <question date="2018-10-25" qonNum="109">
            <name>Electoral Commission</name>
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            <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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          <inserted>The reduction relates to two temporary FTEs to audit public funding payments.</inserted>
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