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  <name>Legislative Council</name>
  <date date="2022-11-30T11:00:00+10:30" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1)</sessionName>
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    <name>Answers to Questions</name>
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      <name>Royal Commission into Early Childhood Education and Care</name>
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          <heading>Royal Commission into Early Childhood Education and Care</heading>
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      <talker role="member" id="2742" referenceid="1df522b2c3094a7386fc17e1fb16d162" kind="question">
        <name>The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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          <question date="2022-11-30T00:30:00+10:30">
            <name>Royal Commission into Early Childhood Education and Care</name>
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          <inserted>In reply to <by role="member" id="2742" referenceid="1df522b2c3094a7386fc17e1fb16d162">the Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK </by>().16 November 2022).  </inserted>
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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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          <question date="2022-11-30T00:30:00+10:30">
            <name>Royal Commission into Early Childhood Education and Care</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):</by>  I have been advised:</inserted>
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          <inserted>1.&amp;#x9;The royal commission supported by a small team, currently comprising 5.9 FTE. In addition, the Department of Treasury and Finance has seconded a policy officer on a part time basis to support the royal commission.</inserted>
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          <inserted>2.&amp;#x9;The commissioner will be submitting invoices for days worked, to a maximum of $450,000. </inserted>
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          <inserted>3.&amp;#x9;There are no deputy commissioners.</inserted>
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