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  <name>House of Assembly</name>
  <date date="2007-11-13" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-First Parliament, Second Session (51-2)</sessionName>
  <parliamentNum>51</parliamentNum>
  <sessionNum>2</sessionNum>
  <parliamentName>Parliament of South Australia</parliamentName>
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    <name>Parliamentary Procedure</name>
    <text id="20071113d48904d11ec04c6a80000681">
      <heading>Parliamentary Procedure</heading>
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    <subject>
      <name>Standing Orders Suspension</name>
      <text id="20071113d48904d11ec04c6a80000682">
        <heading>STANDING ORDERS SUSPENSION</heading>
      </text>
      <talker role="member" id="631" kind="speech">
        <name>Mr HAMILTON-SMITH</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Waite</electorate>
        <portfolios>
          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Leader of the Opposition</name>
          </portfolio>
        </portfolios>
        <startTime time="2007-11-13T14:25:00" />
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          <by role="member" id="631">Mr HAMILTON-SMITH (Waite—Leader of the Opposition) (14:25): </by> I move:</text>
        <text id="20071113d48904d11ec04c6a80000684">
          <inserted>That standing orders be so far suspended so as to allow me to move a motion of no confidence in the Minister for Transport, Minister for Energy and Minister for Infrastructure to be put forthwith.</inserted>
        </text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="526" kind="speech">
        <name>The Hon. P.F. CONLON</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Elder</electorate>
        <portfolios>
          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for Transport</name>
          </portfolio>
          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for Infrastructure</name>
          </portfolio>
          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for Energy</name>
          </portfolio>
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          <by role="member" id="526">The Hon. P.F. CONLON (Elder—Minister for Transport, Minister for Infrastructure, Minister for Energy) (14:25): </by> I wish to indicate that we will be accepting this, even though we would be quite free to decline the debate because of the failure of the opposition to follow ordinary protocol in the matter and particularly to provide notice of debate.</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="631" kind="interjection">
        <name>Mr Hamilton-Smith</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="20071113d48904d11ec04c6a80000686">
          <by role="member" id="631">Mr Hamilton-Smith: </by> Rubbish!</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="526" kind="speech" continued="true">
        <name>The Hon. P.F. CONLON</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="20071113d48904d11ec04c6a80000687">
          <by role="member" id="526">The Hon. P.F. CONLON: </by> 'Rubbish,' he says. They sent us a letter about it after we reminded them they had to do that. We would be quite—</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="631">
        <name>Mr HAMILTON-SMITH</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="20071113d48904d11ec04c6a80000688">
          <by role="member" id="631">Mr HAMILTON-SMITH: </by> I rise on a point of order, Mr Speaker. Are we moving on with the motion? He has no right to speak.</text>
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          <event kind="interjection" role="member" id="56">Members interjecting:</event>
        </text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="627">
        <name>The Speaker</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="20071113d48904d11ec04c6a80000690">
          <by role="member" id="627">The SPEAKER:  </by>Order! What was the point of order? I think the Minister for Transport has finished his remarks, anyway. I will put the motion to suspend.</text>
        <text id="20071113d48904d11ec04c6a80000691">Motion carried.</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="526">
        <name>The Hon. P.F. CONLON</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="20071113d48904d11ec04c6a80000692">
          <by role="member" id="526">The Hon. P.F. CONLON: </by> Again, on the debate, I wish to indicate our desire to move:</text>
        <text id="20071113d48904d11ec04c6a80000693">
          <inserted>That the debate be in lieu of question time and there be half an hour for either side of the chamber.</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="20071113d48904d11ec04c6a80000694">Motion carried.</text>
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