Legislative Council: Tuesday, March 30, 2021

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South Australian Multicultural and Ethnic Affairs Commission

The Hon. R.P. WORTLEY (14:56): My question is to the Assistant Minister to the Premier regarding the South Australian Multicultural and Ethnic Affairs Commission. Given that people have come here from overseas hoping for a better life, sometimes from countries where governments spy on their citizens, why did the assistant minister call on all South Australians to contribute to a review of the South Australian Multicultural and Ethnic Affairs Commission Act in April 2019 and then provide a link that diverted them to a Liberal Party website that is being used for data harvesting?

The Hon. J.S. LEE (14:57): I thank the honourable member for his question. I am not sure what he meant by 'directed to another website of the Liberal Party for data harvesting'. Is he referring—

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order! Let the assistant minister answer.

The Hon. E.S. Bourke interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: The Hon. Ms Bourke!

The Hon. J.S. LEE: Is he referring to the legislative review of the SAMEAC Act, which was conducted by the office of multicultural affairs, is via the website of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet? I hope that he gets his facts correct.

The PRESIDENT: A supplementary, the Hon. Mr Wortley.