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  <name>Legislative Council</name>
  <date date="2021-06-08" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2)</sessionName>
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    <name>Question Time</name>
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      <name>Adelaide Convention Centre Gala Dinner</name>
      <page num="3673" />
      <text id="20210608405e27899f364ee980000280">
        <heading>Adelaide Convention Centre Gala Dinner</heading>
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      <talker role="member" id="3125" kind="question">
        <name>The Hon. R.P. WORTLEY</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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          <question date="2021-06-08">
            <name>Adelaide Convention Centre Gala Dinner</name>
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        <startTime time="2021-06-08T14:50:43" />
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          <by role="member" id="3125">The Hon. R.P. WORTLEY (14:50):</by>  I seek leave to make a brief explanation before asking a question of the Assistant Minister to the Premier regarding multicultural affairs.</text>
        <text id="20210608405e27899f364ee980000282">Leave granted.</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="3125" kind="question" continued="true">
        <name>The Hon. R.P. WORTLEY</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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          <by role="member" id="3125">The Hon. R.P. WORTLEY:</by>  Information provided to the opposition shows that the assistant—</text>
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          <event kind="interjection">Members interjecting:</event>
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        <name>The President</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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          <by role="office">The PRESIDENT</by>:  Order! Members on my right will remain silent. The Hon. Mr Wortley has the call.</text>
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        <name>The Hon. R.P. WORTLEY</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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          <by role="member" id="3125">The Hon. R.P. WORTLEY:</by>  Information provided to the opposition shows that the assistant minister recently hosted a fundraising dinner at the Adelaide Convention Centre in honour of the assistant minister. We have been advised that 900 people attended and tickets were sold for $180. My questions to the assistant minister are:</text>
        <text id="20210608405e27899f364ee980000287">1.&amp;#x9;Exactly what taxpayer-funded resources, if any, did the assistant minister use to organise an event in honour of herself?</text>
        <text id="20210608405e27899f364ee980000288">2.&amp;#x9;What was the total revenue from the event?</text>
        <text id="20210608405e27899f364ee980000289">3.&amp;#x9;Where did the money raised from this huge gala event go?</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="4362" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. J.S. LEE</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <startTime time="2021-06-08T14:51:46" />
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          <by role="member" id="4362">The Hon. J.S. LEE (14:51):</by>  I thank the honourable member for his question. None of those questions he asked are actually of interest to the public in terms of multicultural affairs, so I therefore am not required to answer those questions.</text>
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          <event kind="interjection">Members interjecting:</event>
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        <name>The President</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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          <by role="office">The PRESIDENT</by>:  Order! The Hon. Jing Lee has the call and will be heard in silence.</text>
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