POLICE INVESTIGATIONS

Ms CHAPMAN (Bragg) (15:08): As a supplementary: in the last week, minister, have you even inquired as to whether anyone in your department is under investigation?

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The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. G. PORTOLESI (Hartley—Minister for Education and Child Development) (15:09): I would urge the member for Bragg, if she has any information—

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The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. G. PORTOLESI: I would urge the member for Bragg—because she obviously is raising a serious matter, and I do take the matter seriously—if she has—

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The Hon. G. PORTOLESI: Madam Speaker?

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The SPEAKER: Order! You have asked a very, very serious question.

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The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. G. PORTOLESI: I would implore the member for Bragg to bring to my attention, or the appropriate authorities, any information that she has. I also implore the member for Bragg and every person in this place to approach a bipartisan position—

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The Hon. G. PORTOLESI: They laugh.

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The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. G. PORTOLESI: —when it comes to the protection of children and the support of families in this state.

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The SPEAKER: Order!