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  <name>Legislative Council</name>
  <date date="2019-05-15" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1)</sessionName>
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    <name>Question Time</name>
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      <name>South Australian Tourism Commission</name>
      <text id="20190515b4bd3dc7be714ae190000324">
        <heading>South Australian Tourism Commission</heading>
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      <talker role="member" id="5244" kind="question">
        <name>The Hon. J.E. HANSON</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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          <question date="2019-05-15">
            <name>South Australian Tourism Commission</name>
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        <text id="20190515b4bd3dc7be714ae190000325">
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          <by role="member" id="5244">The Hon. J.E. HANSON (15:14):</by>  It feels like it's been so long, Mr President. My question is to the Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment. The chair of the South Australian Tourism Commission has publicly announced that he will not be renewing his term, which expires on 30 June this year. My question to the minister is: will the minister have any say on applicants for the chair position?</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="1820" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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            <name>Minister for Trade</name>
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          <question date="2019-05-15">
            <name>South Australian Tourism Commission</name>
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          <by role="member" id="1820">The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY (Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment) (15:14):</by>  I am happy to answer the question, but I couldn't hear him. The honourable member was mumbling and facing downwards as he finished his question, so could he repeat the question?</text>
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        <name>The President</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <text id="20190515b4bd3dc7be714ae190000327">
          <by role="office">The PRESIDENT:</by>  Don't reflect on the member. Just ask him to say it again.</text>
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        <name>The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <text id="20190515b4bd3dc7be714ae190000328">
          <by role="member" id="1820">The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY:</by>  I couldn't hear it.</text>
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        <name>The President</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <text id="20190515b4bd3dc7be714ae190000329">
          <by role="office">The PRESIDENT:</by>  The Hon. Mr Hanson, please restate your question.</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="5244">
        <name>The Hon. J.E. HANSON</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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        <text id="20190515b4bd3dc7be714ae190000330">
          <by role="member" id="5244">The Hon. J.E. HANSON:</by>  Will the minister have any say on the applicants for the chair position?</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="1820" kind="answer" continued="true">
        <name>The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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          <by role="member" id="1820">The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY:</by>  I thank the honourable member for his question and note the service of Mr Sean Keenihan, who has indicated to me he doesn't wish to continue on as the chairman of the South Australian Tourism Commission. It is a job he has done for four years and he has done a very good job, but Mr Keenihan, who is the chair of StudyAdelaide and does a fabulous job in StudyAdelaide, has indicated he would like to do a few other things with his life.</text>
        <text id="20190515b4bd3dc7be714ae190000332">Naturally, when the member opposite talked about the potential applicants, the cabinet will consider some potential applicants in due course. Mr Keenihan will be in that role until 30 June and he will continue to do a fabulous job. We will look at a range of applicants in due course.</text>
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