Legislative Council Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1) 55 1 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Question Time Director of Public Prosecutions Office Director of Public Prosecutions Office The Hon. D.G.E. HOOD Legislative Council Director of Public Prosecutions Office The Hon. D.G.E. HOOD (14:30): Supplementary arising out of the original answer: minister, in your negotiations with the DPP over the budget allocation you mentioned in your answer, has he suggested at any time that a lack of funding has resulted in lower conviction rates than would otherwise be the case? The Hon. K.J. MAHER Legislative Council Minister for Aboriginal Affairs Attorney-General Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector Director of Public Prosecutions Office The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Attorney-General, Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector) (14:31): I thank the honourable member for the question. Certainly, in my memory, that has never been traversed in any of our conversations.