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  <name>Legislative Council</name>
  <date date="2018-12-06" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1)</sessionName>
  <parliamentNum>54</parliamentNum>
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  <parliamentName>Parliament of South Australia</parliamentName>
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  <dateModified time="2022-08-06T14:30:00+00:00" />
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    <name>Answers to Questions</name>
    <subject>
      <name>Australian Sign Language Interpreters</name>
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        <inserted>
          <heading>Australian Sign Language Interpreters</heading>
        </inserted>
      </text>
      <talker role="member" id="3122" kind="question">
        <name>The Hon. I.K. HUNTER</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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          <question date="2018-12-06">
            <name>Australian Sign Language Interpreters</name>
          </question>
        </questions>
        <text id="201812067e24cc38ba684beea0001106">
          <inserted>In reply to <by role="member" id="3122">the Hon. I.K. HUNTER </by>(5 December 2018).  </inserted>
        </text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="2742" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for Human Services</name>
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        <questions>
          <question date="2018-12-06">
            <name>Australian Sign Language Interpreters</name>
          </question>
        </questions>
        <text id="201812067e24cc38ba684beea0001107">
          <inserted>
            <by role="member" id="2742">The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK (Minister for Human Services):</by>  The Department for Human Services has advised:</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="201812067e24cc38ba684beea0001108">
          <inserted>The department has never funded Auslan interpreters for events.</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="201812067e24cc38ba684beea0001109">
          <inserted>Carols by Candlelight have confirmed that funds have been secured for two interpreters for the concert. Information is available on their website, with a map indicating the location of a screen to view the service.</inserted>
        </text>
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        <text id="201812067e24cc38ba684beea0001110">
          <inserted>The government is proud of its association with the state's largest Christmas concert, and continues to support the event.</inserted>
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