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  <name>Legislative Council</name>
  <date date="2022-11-03T11:00:00+10:30" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1)</sessionName>
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    <name>Question Time</name>
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      <heading>Question Time</heading>
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    <subject>
      <name>Local Government Elections</name>
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        <heading>Local Government Elections</heading>
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      <talker role="member" id="6706" referenceid="c8683bcbb226495ebf16e224a5e3db3c" kind="question">
        <name>The Hon. N.J. CENTOFANTI</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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            <name>Leader of the Opposition</name>
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          <question date="2022-11-03T00:30:00+10:30">
            <name>Local Government Elections</name>
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        <startTime time="2022-11-03T14:18:16+10:30" />
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          <by role="member" id="6706" referenceid="c8683bcbb226495ebf16e224a5e3db3c">The Hon. N.J. CENTOFANTI (Leader of the Opposition) (14:18):</by>  I seek leave to make a brief explanation before asking the Attorney-General a question about local government elections.</text>
        <text id="202211036912ce214d504f9490000465">Leave granted.</text>
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        <name>The Hon. N.J. CENTOFANTI</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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            <name>Leader of the Opposition</name>
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          <by role="member" id="6706" referenceid="c8683bcbb226495ebf16e224a5e3db3c">The Hon. N.J. CENTOFANTI:</by>  With recent reports about irregular enrolments at the West Torrens council election and an alleged voter scam in the Adelaide City Council election, my question is to the Attorney-General. Attorney, what action have you undertaken to ensure the local government election that is underway has integrity and that voters can trust the process and results?</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="4697" referenceid="c1607c57d2294390bdc2b07c15f35010" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. K.J. MAHER</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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            <name>Minister for Aboriginal Affairs</name>
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            <name>Attorney-General</name>
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            <name>Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector</name>
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          <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) (14:18):</by>  I thank the honourable member for her question. The Local Government Act, which includes the conduct of local government elections, is committed to the Minister for Local Government, so I will be happy to pass on her question to my colleague the Minister for Local Government in another place and bring back a reply.</text>
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