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  <name>Legislative Council</name>
  <date date="2022-09-06T14:15:00+09:30" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1)</sessionName>
  <parliamentNum>55</parliamentNum>
  <sessionNum>1</sessionNum>
  <parliamentName>Parliament of South Australia</parliamentName>
  <house>Legislative Council</house>
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  <startPage num="793" />
  <endPage num="882" />
  <dateModified time="2023-07-06T09:29:30+09:30" />
  <proceeding>
    <name>Answers to Questions</name>
    <text id="202209064c8d1328522a4ddaa0000751">
      <heading>Answers to Questions</heading>
    </text>
    <subject>
      <name>Economic Recovery Fund</name>
      <text id="202209064c8d1328522a4ddaa0000752">
        <inserted>
          <heading>Economic Recovery Fund</heading>
        </inserted>
      </text>
      <talker role="member" id="6827" referenceid="b04d90ce5a204cc6b8913d2697f86b49" kind="question">
        <name>The Hon. H.M. GIROLAMO</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <questions>
          <question date="2022-09-06T04:45:00+09:30" qonNum="1">
            <name>Economic Recovery Fund</name>
          </question>
        </questions>
        <text id="202209064c8d1328522a4ddaa0000753">
          <inserted>1 <by role="member" id="6827" referenceid="b04d90ce5a204cc6b8913d2697f86b49">The Hon. H.M. GIROLAMO </by>().14 June 2022).  </inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="202209064c8d1328522a4ddaa0000754">
          <inserted>1.&amp;#x9;Has the Government abandoned the former Liberal government's Growth State Program?</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="202209064c8d1328522a4ddaa0000755">
          <inserted>2.&amp;#x9;How many jobs will be created by the Economic Recovery Fund announced by the Premier last week?</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="202209064c8d1328522a4ddaa0000756">
          <inserted>3.&amp;#x9;Was the establishment of the Economic Recovery Fund supported by a business case?</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="202209064c8d1328522a4ddaa0000757">
          <inserted>4.&amp;#x9;Has the government failed to comply with Treasurer's Instruction 17 in establishing the Economic Recovery Fund?</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="202209064c8d1328522a4ddaa0000758">
          <inserted>(a)&amp;#x9;If so, why?</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="202209064c8d1328522a4ddaa0000759">
          <inserted>(b)&amp;#x9;Was an exemption sought by his department to Treasurers Instruction 17?</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="202209064c8d1328522a4ddaa0000760">
          <inserted>5.&amp;#x9;How will the government ensure that grants to be provided under its Economic Recovery Fund will not go to employers who would have hired additional employees regardless of the provision of a grant?</inserted>
        </text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="4697" referenceid="c1607c57d2294390bdc2b07c15f35010" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. K.J. MAHER</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <portfolios>
          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for Aboriginal Affairs</name>
          </portfolio>
          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Attorney-General</name>
          </portfolio>
          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector</name>
          </portfolio>
        </portfolios>
        <questions>
          <question date="2022-09-06T04:45:00+09:30" qonNum="1">
            <name>Economic Recovery Fund</name>
          </question>
        </questions>
        <text id="202209064c8d1328522a4ddaa0000761">
          <inserted>
            <by role="member" id="4697" referenceid="c1607c57d2294390bdc2b07c15f35010">The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Attorney-General, Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector):</by>  The Treasurer has advised:</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="202209064c8d1328522a4ddaa0000762">
          <inserted>1.&amp;#x9;Refer to Hansard of Tuesday 14 June 2022.</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="202209064c8d1328522a4ddaa0000763">
          <inserted>2.&amp;#x9;Refer to Hansard of Tuesday 14 June 2022.</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="202209064c8d1328522a4ddaa0000764">
          <inserted>3.&amp;#x9;Refer to Hansard of Tuesday 14 June 2022.</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="202209064c8d1328522a4ddaa0000765">
          <inserted>4.&amp;#x9;No.</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="202209064c8d1328522a4ddaa0000766">
          <inserted>5.&amp;#x9;Projects funded from the Economic Recovery Fund will be required to meet obligations as set out in funding agreements with agreed beneficiaries. These obligations will be consolidated to ensure the project is delivered and the benefits to the state are realised.</inserted>
        </text>
      </talker>
    </subject>
  </proceeding>
</hansard>