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  <name>Legislative Council</name>
  <date date="2024-11-14T14:15:00+10:30" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1)</sessionName>
  <parliamentNum>55</parliamentNum>
  <sessionNum>1</sessionNum>
  <parliamentName>Parliament of South Australia</parliamentName>
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  <proceeding>
    <name>Question Time</name>
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      <heading>Question Time</heading>
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    <subject>
      <name>VAILO Adelaide 500</name>
      <text id="202411140876902677a34997b0000022">
        <heading>VAILO Adelaide 500</heading>
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      <talker role="member" id="6706" referenceid="c8683bcbb226495ebf16e224a5e3db3c" kind="question">
        <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="2024-11-14T03:45:00+10:30">
            <name>VAILO Adelaide 500</name>
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        <startTime time="2024-11-14T14:19:53+10:30" />
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          <by role="member" id="6706" referenceid="c8683bcbb226495ebf16e224a5e3db3c">The Hon. N.J. CENTOFANTI (Leader of the Opposition) (14:19):</by>  My questions are to the Attorney-General in his role as Head of Government and Accountability regarding the VAILO Adelaide 500 contract:</text>
        <text id="202411140876902677a34997b0000024">1.&amp;#x9;Has the Attorney received or sought advice relating to the VAILO Adelaide 500 contract?</text>
        <text id="202411140876902677a34997b0000025">2.&amp;#x9;Is the Attorney-General satisfied that the supply of audiovisual and lighting equipment for the Adelaide 500 car race was conducted in a manner consistent with Treasury Instruction 18?</text>
        <text id="202411140876902677a34997b0000026">3.&amp;#x9;If not, will the Attorney refer the matter to the Office for Public Integrity?</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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          <portfolio id="">
            <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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          <question date="2024-11-14T03:45:00+10:30">
            <name>VAILO Adelaide 500</name>
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        <startTime time="2024-11-14T14:20:23+10:30" />
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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) (14:20):</by>  I thank the honourable member for her question. If the honourable member has anything that she thinks has been done not appropriately, I would encourage the honourable member to forward it to the relevant authorities. The honourable member comes in here throwing grim everywhere at an event that South Australians love.</text>
        <text id="202411140876902677a34997b0000028">Here is one fundamental difference between them and us: they cut the Adelaide 500 car race, we brought it back. It is a really simple difference. We brought it back and what are they doing? They criticise it, they throw grim at it, they want to get rid of it. We know what they stand for.</text>
        <text id="202411140876902677a34997b0000029">
          <event kind="interjection">Members interjecting:</event>
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      <talker kind="speech" role="office">
        <name>The President</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <text id="202411140876902677a34997b0000030">
          <by role="office">The PRESIDENT</by>:  Order!</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="4697" referenceid="c1607c57d2294390bdc2b07c15f35010" kind="answer" continued="true">
        <name>The Hon. K.J. MAHER</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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          <portfolio id="">
            <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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          <by role="member" id="4697" referenceid="c1607c57d2294390bdc2b07c15f35010">The Hon. K.J. MAHER:</by>  If the Leader of the Opposition particularly, if the opposition more generally, have anything they think has not happened appropriately whatsoever, please forward it on to the relevant authorities. If not, then maybe try to do something highly unusual for the South Australian division of the Liberal Party of South Australia and get behind something the South Australian people love.</text>
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