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  <name>Legislative Council</name>
  <date date="2019-07-02" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1)</sessionName>
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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>Video Game Industry</name>
      <text id="2019070290b9a3dc58474d96b0000719">
        <inserted>
          <heading>Video Game Industry</heading>
        </inserted>
      </text>
      <talker role="member" id="4697" kind="question">
        <name>The Hon. K.J. MAHER</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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            <name>Leader of the Opposition</name>
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        <questions>
          <question date="2019-07-02">
            <name>Video Game Industry</name>
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        <text id="2019070290b9a3dc58474d96b0000720">
          <inserted>In reply to <by role="member" id="4697">the Hon. K.J. MAHER (Leader of the Opposition) </by>(15 May 2019).  </inserted>
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      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="605" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. R.I. LUCAS</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <questions>
          <question date="2019-07-02">
            <name>Video Game Industry</name>
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        <text id="2019070290b9a3dc58474d96b0000721">
          <inserted>
            <by role="member" id="605">The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (Treasurer):</by>  I have been advised:</inserted>
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        <text id="2019070290b9a3dc58474d96b0000722">
          <inserted>The former government committed $2 million over three years (2017-18 to 2019-20) to establish the South Australian Game Development Fund (the fund).</inserted>
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        <text id="2019070290b9a3dc58474d96b0000723">
          <inserted>Of the $2 million, $450,000 has been committed to the establishment of the Games Plus co-working space located in Pirie Street. The balance of the fund of $1.55 million was transferred to the Research, Commercialisation and Startup Fund which is available to all South Australian entrepreneurs and innovators.</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="2019070290b9a3dc58474d96b0000724">
          <inserted>The Minister for Innovation and Skills has also advised that additional support is being provided through Skilling South Australia as per publicly available media.</inserted>
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      </talker>
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