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  <name>Legislative Council</name>
  <date date="2023-02-08T14:15:00+10:30" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1)</sessionName>
  <parliamentNum>55</parliamentNum>
  <sessionNum>1</sessionNum>
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    <name>Question Time</name>
    <subject>
      <name>Sam Smith Concert</name>
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        <heading>Sam Smith Concert</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="2023-02-08T03:45:00+10:30">
            <name>Sam Smith Concert</name>
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        <startTime time="2023-02-08T14:52:28+10:30" />
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          <by role="member" id="2742" referenceid="1df522b2c3094a7386fc17e1fb16d162">The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK (14:52):</by>  I seek leave to make a brief explanation before asking the Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development, representing the Minister for Tourism, a question about South Australian Tourism Commission policies.</text>
        <text id="2023020899c7fce41a784cff90000157">Leave granted.</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="2742" referenceid="1df522b2c3094a7386fc17e1fb16d162" kind="question" continued="true">
        <name>The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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          <by role="member" id="2742" referenceid="1df522b2c3094a7386fc17e1fb16d162">The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK:</by>  In regard to the exclusive invite-only Sam Smith concert, I will quote one of the attendees. On their TikTok, they said the following:</text>
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          <inserted>we were invited to a Sam Smith concert</inserted>
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          <inserted>At the Sofitel, it was very private</inserted>
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          <inserted>Everyone else had alcoholic beverages, and we were trying to find them, but we couldn't—</inserted>
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        <text id="2023020899c7fce41a784cff90000162">Further on, when this person was at the venue, it continues as follows:</text>
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          <inserted>there was free alcohol here; so you've gotta believe we got a little messed up, but it was worth it, like, the vibes here were immaculate. I think there was only 300 people here, it was pretty intimate.</inserted>
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        <text id="2023020899c7fce41a784cff90000164">Further on, they say:</text>
        <text id="2023020899c7fce41a784cff90000165">
          <inserted>I tried to vape; found out I don't like vapes.</inserted>
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          <inserted>I still genuinely don't understand how we can get invited to these things, like, I just feel so lucky I don't know, it's just a dream</inserted>
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        <text id="2023020899c7fce41a784cff90000167">
          <inserted>It's like a dream come true, I don't know, it's just incredible…Like a private concert as well.</inserted>
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        <text id="2023020899c7fce41a784cff90000168">My questions for the minister are:</text>
        <text id="2023020899c7fce41a784cff90000169">1.&amp;#x9;Was a business case undertaken by the SATC prior to the exclusive Sam Smith soiree, and what metrics were used?</text>
        <text id="2023020899c7fce41a784cff90000170">2.&amp;#x9;Did all the attendees and invitees comply with SATC policies by the government listed for influencers?</text>
        <text id="2023020899c7fce41a784cff90000171">3.&amp;#x9;Will the government list in full what expenses were covered for the invitees, including whether it included all alcohol, all food, flights into Adelaide and out of Adelaide, hotel accommodation, transfers to and from the airport and any other expenses and, if not, why not?</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="5412" referenceid="f6f1a5ffd4774774bcc2b9675cc1d44d" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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            <name>Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development</name>
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            <name>Minister for Forest Industries</name>
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        <startTime time="2023-02-08T14:54:48+10:30" />
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          <by role="member" id="5412" referenceid="f6f1a5ffd4774774bcc2b9675cc1d44d">The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN (Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development, Minister for Forest Industries) (14:54):</by>  I am happy to take that question on notice, refer it to the relevant minister in the other place and bring back a reply.</text>
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