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      <name>Easling, Mr T.</name>
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        <heading>EASLING, MR T.</heading>
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      <talker role="member" id="563" kind="question">
        <name>The Hon. I.F. EVANS</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Davenport</electorate>
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          <question date="2008-11-26">
            <name>EASLING, MR T.</name>
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          <by role="member" id="563">The Hon. I.F. EVANS (Davenport) (15:25):</by>  I have a supplementary question. Minister, did the government provide all documents subpoenaed by the courts at the request of Mr Easling or his representatives?</text>
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          <event kind="interjection" role="member" id="56">Members interjecting:</event>
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        <name>The Speaker</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
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          <by role="member" id="627">The SPEAKER:  </by>Order! The Minister for Families and Communities.</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="614" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. J.M. RANKINE</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Wright</electorate>
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            <name>Minister for Families and Communities</name>
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            <name>Minister for Northern Suburbs</name>
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            <name>Minister for Housing</name>
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            <name>Minister for Ageing</name>
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            <name>Minister for Disability</name>
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          <by role="member" id="614">The Hon. J.M. RANKINE (Wright—Minister for Families and Communities, Minister for Northern Suburbs, Minister for Housing, Minister for Ageing, Minister for Disability) (15:26):</by>  As far as I am aware, it was not the Department for Families and Communities that prosecuted Mr Easling. I would imagine that—</text>
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          <event kind="interjection" role="member" id="12">The Hon. I.F. Evans interjecting:</event>
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        <name>The Speaker</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
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          <by role="member" id="627">The SPEAKER:  </by>Order!</text>
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        <name>The Hon. J.M. RANKINE</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
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          <by role="member" id="614">The Hon. J.M. RANKINE:</by>  That is a question that I could perhaps take on notice. I do not have that information. I was not the minister at the time, and I do not imagine that they were issues that were run past a minister. The crux of the matter here is that the member for Davenport wants an inquiry. Mr Easling's solicitors have written to and put a submission to the Attorney. As I understand it, that is being actively considered by the Crown Solicitor.</text>
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