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  <name>Legislative Council</name>
  <date date="2020-12-01" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2)</sessionName>
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  <sessionNum>2</sessionNum>
  <parliamentName>Parliament of South Australia</parliamentName>
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  <proceeding continued="true">
    <name>Question Time</name>
    <subject>
      <name>Great State Voucher Scheme</name>
      <text id="20201201d71db5b9d93b482790000240">
        <heading>Great State Voucher Scheme</heading>
      </text>
      <talker role="member" id="5244" kind="question">
        <name>The Hon. J.E. HANSON</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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          <question date="2020-12-01">
            <name>Great State Voucher Scheme</name>
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        <startTime time="2020-12-01T15:13:48" />
        <text id="20201201d71db5b9d93b482790000241">
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          <by role="member" id="5244">The Hon. J.E. HANSON (15:13):</by>  Supplementary: given that South Australia is around about seven times smaller than the Northern Territory, and the Northern Territory has put around about $16.2 million into their voucher program, which allows you to book accommodation, meals and all that—</text>
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      <talker kind="speech" role="office">
        <name>The President</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <text id="20201201d71db5b9d93b482790000242">
          <by role="office">The PRESIDENT:</by>  Question please, the Hon. Mr Hanson.</text>
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        <name>The Hon. J.E. HANSON</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <text id="20201201d71db5b9d93b482790000243">
          <by role="member" id="5244">The Hon. J.E. HANSON:</by>  —and given that we are competing with the Northern Territory—</text>
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        <name>The President</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <text id="20201201d71db5b9d93b482790000244">
          <by role="office">The PRESIDENT:</by>  Question.</text>
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        <name>The Hon. J.E. HANSON</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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        <text id="20201201d71db5b9d93b482790000245">
          <by role="member" id="5244">The Hon. J.E. HANSON:</by>  —does he think the voucher scheme is actually even going to work, given it's so popular but has a 50 per cent failure rate?</text>
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        <name>The President</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <text id="20201201d71db5b9d93b482790000246">
          <by role="office">The PRESIDENT:</by>  The Treasurer has the call. I am sure he will be concise in his answer, because we need to move on.</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="605" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. R.I. LUCAS</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <startTime time="2020-12-01T15:14:20" />
        <text id="20201201d71db5b9d93b482790000247">
          <timeStamp time="2020-12-01T15:14:20" />
          <by role="member" id="605">The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (Treasurer) (15:14):</by>  My answer will be shorter than his question, I suspect. It's been an enormously successful program and we are happy to continue it.</text>
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