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  <name>Legislative Council</name>
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  <sessionName>Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1)</sessionName>
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    <name>Answers to Questions</name>
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      <name>Criminal Detainees</name>
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          <heading>Criminal Detainees</heading>
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      <talker role="member" id="6928" referenceid="c092620e916d44159f200e0e1316c6a8" uid="bedd1fc7ad344174a2864a48446316b8" kind="question">
        <name>The Hon. L.A. HENDERSON</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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          <question date="2025-02-05T03:45:00+10:30">
            <name>Criminal Detainees</name>
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            <timeStamp time="2025-02-06T00:00:00+10:30" />In reply to <by role="member" id="6928" referenceid="c092620e916d44159f200e0e1316c6a8" uid="bedd1fc7ad344174a2864a48446316b8">the Hon. L.A. HENDERSON </by>().13 November 2024).  </inserted>
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      <talker role="member" id="4697" referenceid="c1607c57d2294390bdc2b07c15f35010" uid="f013cb39b2e94a3fa20ec410f292a7e0" 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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            <name>Special Minister of State</name>
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          <question date="2025-02-05T03:45:00+10:30">
            <name>Criminal Detainees</name>
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            <by role="member" id="4697" referenceid="c1607c57d2294390bdc2b07c15f35010" uid="f013cb39b2e94a3fa20ec410f292a7e0">The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Attorney-General, Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector, Special Minister of State):</by>  I have been advised:</inserted>
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          <inserted>1.&amp;#x9;There are a total of 11 released detainees in South Australia in both correctional and community settings.</inserted>
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          <inserted>2.&amp;#x9;South Australia Police (SAPOL) manage released detainees in accordance with state legislation. Where a breach of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) (the act) is disclosed, SAPOL's Public Protection Branch (PPB) will refer such matters to the Australian Federal Police (AFP). AFP is the responsible agency for prosecuting breaches of the act. SAPOL (PPB) is the single point of contact for commonwealth agencies (Australian Border Force/AFP) and maintains ongoing liaison with the agencies as it pertains to released detainees residing in South Australia.</inserted>
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          <inserted>3.&amp;#x9;The commonwealth parliament passed the Migration Amendment Bill 2024 (Cth) on 28 November 2024 which provides, among other measures, for enhanced monitoring of released detainees.</inserted>
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