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Legislative Council - Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2)
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Country Cabinet

The Hon. T.J. STEPHENS (15:13): My question is to the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation. With regard to the government's APY country cabinet held from 30 April to 2 May this year, when can the public expect to see the issues paper published on the YourSAy website? In addition, can the minister confirm that the government response is due and will be there before 1 August?

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Minister for Employment, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation, Minister for Manufacturing and Innovation, Minister for Automotive Transformation, Minister for Science and Information Economy) (15:13): I thank the honourable member for his question and his interest in this area generally. I know that the time frame varies some days before or after, depending on when responses can be delivered, but typically after a country cabinet, it is about a 90-day response to issues raised. I know that each department that had questions raised with them from their time on the APY lands is looking at the issues that were raised to formulate that response.

I can't remember the exact date but I would expect a response sometime in August. I can find out if a response date has been set down for the APY community cabinet. If one has been set down already, I will bring that back for the honourable member, but it is typically around 90 days from the visit that responses to issues raised are collated. As I have said, I know that in the past it has varied—a little bit of time before or after, depending on when the minister can return to where the country cabinet was held or when members from that country cabinet can be in Adelaide.

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