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  <name>Legislative Council</name>
  <date date="2023-08-30T14:15:00+09:30" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1)</sessionName>
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  <sessionNum>1</sessionNum>
  <parliamentName>Parliament of South Australia</parliamentName>
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    <name>Question Time</name>
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      <heading>Question Time</heading>
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    <subject>
      <name>Director of Public Prosecutions Office</name>
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        <heading>Director of Public Prosecutions Office</heading>
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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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          <question date="2023-08-30T04:45:00+09:30">
            <name>Director of Public Prosecutions Office</name>
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        <startTime time="2023-08-30T14:23:03+09:30" />
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          <by role="member" id="6706" referenceid="c8683bcbb226495ebf16e224a5e3db3c">The Hon. N.J. CENTOFANTI (Leader of the Opposition) (14:23):</by>  It won't surprise you that I seek leave to make a brief explanation prior to addressing a question to the Attorney-General regarding the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.</text>
        <text id="202308306fa7ee88e8534d2c90000027">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>  Independent expert Rosslyn Cox conducted a review of staff workplace experience within the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. The report of this review was tabled yesterday in the House of Assembly. The 2023 Workplace Experience Report clearly lists 20 recommendations. In the ministerial statement introduced and read out by the Attorney-General yesterday, and reiterated in question time, the Attorney-General stated, and I quote, 'I will be providing whatever support I can to the office and the director in implementing all of the 19 recommendations.' My questions to the Attorney are:</text>
        <text id="202308306fa7ee88e8534d2c90000029">1.&amp;#x9;Has the Attorney-General read the report?</text>
        <text id="202308306fa7ee88e8534d2c90000030">2.&amp;#x9;Which of the 20 recommendations has the Attorney-General already decided to ignore?</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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          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Attorney-General</name>
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          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector</name>
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        <startTime time="2023-08-30T14:24:02+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) (14:24):</by>  I thank the honourable member for her questions. I certainly have read the 71 pages of the report. As I said yesterday, the director is committed to implementing 19 of the recommendations. The other recommendation refers to something that the Commissioner for Public Sector Employment ought to undertake, and I will be having discussions with her to undertake this. Ta. </text>
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          <event kind="interjection">Members interjecting:</event>
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        <name>The President</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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          <by role="office">The PRESIDENT:</by>  Order! You might ask a supplementary question for clarification about the answer.</text>
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