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  <name>House of Assembly</name>
  <date date="2012-05-17" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Second Parliament, Second Session (52-2)</sessionName>
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  <sessionNum>2</sessionNum>
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    <name>Question Time</name>
    <subject>
      <name>Nyrstar</name>
      <text id="201205176adbffe680334c88a0000507">
        <heading>NYRSTAR</heading>
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      <talker role="member" id="4338" kind="question">
        <name>Mr MARSHALL</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Norwood</electorate>
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          <question date="2012-05-17">
            <name>NYRSTAR</name>
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        <startTime time="2012-05-17T14:44:00" />
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          <by role="member" id="4338">Mr MARSHALL (Norwood) (14:44):</by>  My question is also to the Minister for Health and Ageing. Will the minister inform the house if he is aware of any potential legal action considered by the government against Nyrstar. If so, when did he become aware?</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="535" kind="interjection">
        <name>The Hon. J.D. Hill</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="201205176adbffe680334c88a0000509">
          <by role="member" id="535">The Hon. J.D. Hill:</by>  Sorry, I can't hear you.</text>
        <text id="201205176adbffe680334c88a0000510">
          <event kind="interjection" role="member" id="5">Members interjecting:</event>
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      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="619">
        <name>The Speaker</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="201205176adbffe680334c88a0000511">
          <by role="member" id="619">The SPEAKER:  </by>Order!</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="4338">
        <name>Mr MARSHALL</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
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          <by role="member" id="4338">Mr MARSHALL:</by>  Will the minister inform the house if he is aware of any potential legal action considered by the government against Nyrstar and, if so, when did he become aware?</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="619">
        <name>The Speaker</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="201205176adbffe680334c88a0000513">
          <by role="member" id="619">The SPEAKER: </by> Who was that directed to?</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="4338">
        <name>Mr MARSHALL</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="201205176adbffe680334c88a0000514">
          <by role="member" id="4338">Mr MARSHALL:</by>  To the Minister for Health.</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="1802" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. P. CAICA</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Colton</electorate>
        <portfolios>
          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for Sustainability</name>
          </portfolio>
          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for Water and the River Murray</name>
          </portfolio>
          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation</name>
          </portfolio>
        </portfolios>
        <startTime time="2012-05-17T14:45:00" />
        <text id="201205176adbffe680334c88a0000515">
          <timeStamp time="2012-05-17T14:45:00" />
          <by role="member" id="1802">The Hon. P. CAICA (Colton—Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation, Minister for Water and the River Murray, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation) (14:45):</by>  I just want to reinforce the points the other day—</text>
        <text id="201205176adbffe680334c88a0000516">
          <event kind="interjection" role="member" id="5">Members interjecting:</event>
        </text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="619">
        <name>The Speaker</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="201205176adbffe680334c88a0000517">
          <by role="member" id="619">The SPEAKER:  </by>Order!</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="1802">
        <name>The Hon. P. CAICA</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="201205176adbffe680334c88a0000518">
          <by role="member" id="1802">The Hon. P. CAICA:</by>  I know a couple of things. One is that the member for Norwood is green, he is loud and he blusters a lot, but the point—</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="546">
        <name>Mr WILLIAMS</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="201205176adbffe680334c88a0000519">
          <by role="member" id="546">Mr WILLIAMS:</by>  Point of order: I really am struggling to understand the relevance of this answer to the question. The question was whether the minister was briefed and when was he briefed?</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="619">
        <name>The Speaker</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="201205176adbffe680334c88a0000520">
          <by role="member" id="619">The SPEAKER:  </by>Order! Thank you, the member will sit down. Minister, I direct you back to the question.</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="1802">
        <name>The Hon. P. CAICA</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="201205176adbffe680334c88a0000521">
          <by role="member" id="1802">The Hon. P. CAICA:</by>  This is for the benefit of the member for Norwood as well as the house. With respect to any potential legal action or otherwise, it is not a matter for the government to determine. Parts 6 and 7 of the act—</text>
        <text id="201205176adbffe680334c88a0000522">
          <event kind="interjection" role="member" id="5">Members interjecting:</event>
        </text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="619">
        <name>The Speaker</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="201205176adbffe680334c88a0000523">
          <by role="member" id="619">The SPEAKER:  </by>Order!</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="1802">
        <name>The Hon. P. CAICA</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="201205176adbffe680334c88a0000524">
          <by role="member" id="1802">The Hon. P. CAICA:</by>  —quite rightly keep at arm's length from the government and the minister any matters that deal with supplies enforcement and/or licensing.</text>
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