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  <name>Legislative Council</name>
  <date date="2023-05-18T14:15:00+09:30" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1)</sessionName>
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    <name>Question Time</name>
    <subject>
      <name>TikTok App</name>
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        <heading>TikTok App</heading>
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      <talker role="member" id="4362" referenceid="9196416ed01f41d0801ce030b03cd39a" kind="question">
        <name>The Hon. J.S. LEE</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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            <name>Deputy Leader of the Opposition</name>
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          <question date="2023-05-18T04:45:00+09:30">
            <name>TikTok App</name>
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        <startTime time="2023-05-18T14:39:35+09:30" />
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          <by role="member" id="4362" referenceid="9196416ed01f41d0801ce030b03cd39a">The Hon. J.S. LEE (Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (14:39):</by>  I seek leave to make a brief explanation before asking a question of the Leader of the Government and the Minister for Public Sector about government policy.</text>
        <text id="2023051849b91265eb2542de90000126">Leave granted.</text>
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        <name>The Hon. J.S. LEE</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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            <name>Deputy Leader of the Opposition</name>
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          <by role="member" id="4362" referenceid="9196416ed01f41d0801ce030b03cd39a">The Hon. J.S. LEE:</by>  At a recent committee hearing it was revealed that the SA Tourism Commission is using a TikTok account as a platform for marketing and also for promoting SATC events. As we know, the Malinauskas government announced a ban on TikTok on government devices, but the SATC's CEO, Emma Terry, confirmed that her departmental staff are still using TikTok. My questions to the Leader of the Government and the minister responsible for the public sector are:</text>
        <text id="2023051849b91265eb2542de90000128">1.&amp;#x9;Can the Minister for Public Sector explain when and under what circumstances the SATC was given exemptions for having TikTok accounts, even though the Malinauskas state government has imposed a ban on TikTok?</text>
        <text id="2023051849b91265eb2542de90000129">2.&amp;#x9;Can the minister also confirm whether the state government is accountable for a blanket ban on every single government device and, if so, what measures have been put in place to ensure that the SATC, as a government agency, complies with the rules and regulations of TikTok?</text>
        <text id="2023051849b91265eb2542de90000130">3.&amp;#x9;Can the minister also inform the chamber if there are any other state government agencies that have been granted TikTok exemptions—how many and which departments?</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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        <startTime time="2023-05-18T14:41:15+09:30" />
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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) (14:41):</by>  I thank the honourable member for her very thorough questions, most of which I will be very happy to take on notice. I think as I have mentioned in this chamber before, that part of government that deals with cybersecurity and their policies resides within the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, but I certainly will ask the questions that the honourable member has asked so that I can bring back a reply. I don't think any policies in relation to the use of certain apps would apply to people who aren't members of government, but as it relates to government use I am happy to bring back a reply for the honourable member.</text>
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