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    <name>Question Time</name>
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      <name>Disability Services</name>
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        <heading>Disability Services</heading>
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        <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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            <name>Disability Services</name>
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          <by role="member" id="4697">The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Leader of the Opposition) (14:58):</by>  Supplementary arising from the answer: I wonder if the minister can inform the chamber if Uniting Communities is a disability service provider in South Australia.</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="2742" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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            <name>Minister for Human Services</name>
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            <name>Disability Services</name>
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          <by role="member" id="2742">The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK (Minister for Human Services) (14:58):</by>  I think what the honourable member is referring to is that there has been criticism of the choice of Uniting Communities because they do provide NDIS services. I think what that doesn't appreciate is that this is an individual advocacy and it is not there to provide a complaints mechanism to the NDIS; that is the role of the Quality and Safeguards Commission. Furthermore, the law centre is a separate organisation, if you like, from Uniting Communities as well.</text>
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