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  <name>House of Assembly</name>
  <date date="2013-07-23" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Second Parliament, Second Session (52-2)</sessionName>
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  <sessionNum>2</sessionNum>
  <parliamentName>Parliament of South Australia</parliamentName>
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  <dateModified time="2022-08-06T14:30:00+00:00" />
  <proceeding continued="true">
    <name>Question Time</name>
    <subject>
      <name>Child Protection Inquiry</name>
      <text id="2013072358e4bcec858f43b580000488">
        <heading>CHILD PROTECTION INQUIRY</heading>
      </text>
      <talker role="member" id="4338" kind="question">
        <name>Mr MARSHALL</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Norwood</electorate>
        <portfolios>
          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Leader of the Opposition</name>
          </portfolio>
        </portfolios>
        <questions>
          <question date="2013-07-23">
            <name>CHILD PROTECTION INQUIRY</name>
          </question>
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        <startTime time="2013-07-23T14:40:00" />
        <text id="2013072358e4bcec858f43b580000489">
          <timeStamp time="2013-07-23T14:40:00" />
          <by role="member" id="4338">Mr MARSHALL (Norwood—Leader of the Opposition) (14:40):</by>  Supplementary, sir. Is the Premier asking us to accept that Simon Blewett can deny any recollection of receiving, reacting or acting on the email in question, while Mr Blewett absolutely does remember that he, quote, 'did not advise the minister'?</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="1812" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Cheltenham</electorate>
        <portfolios>
          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Premier</name>
          </portfolio>
          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for State Development</name>
          </portfolio>
          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for the Public Sector</name>
          </portfolio>
          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for the Arts</name>
          </portfolio>
        </portfolios>
        <questions>
          <question date="2013-07-23">
            <name>CHILD PROTECTION INQUIRY</name>
          </question>
        </questions>
        <startTime time="2013-07-23T14:40:00" />
        <text id="2013072358e4bcec858f43b580000490">
          <timeStamp time="2013-07-23T14:40:00" />
          <by role="member" id="1812">The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL (Cheltenham—Premier, Treasurer, Minister for State Development, Minister for the Public Sector, Minister for the Arts) (14:40):</by>  We're asking the people of South Australia to accept no less than the findings of a royal commissioner and, if you had any decency, you would do the same. Don't come in here and impugn my credit—</text>
        <text id="2013072358e4bcec858f43b580000491">
          <event kind="interjection" role="member" id="1">Members interjecting:</event>
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      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="1812" kind="answer" continued="true">
        <name>The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="2013072358e4bcec858f43b580000492">
          <by role="member" id="1812">The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL:</by>  Don't come in here and impugn my credit when you have no basis for doing so.</text>
        <text id="2013072358e4bcec858f43b580000493">
          <event kind="interjection" role="member" id="1">Members interjecting:</event>
        </text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="1812" kind="answer" continued="true">
        <name>The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="2013072358e4bcec858f43b580000494">
          <by role="member" id="1812">The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL:</by>  Don't you impugn my credit when you have no basis for doing so.</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="1804">
        <name>Ms CHAPMAN</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="2013072358e4bcec858f43b580000495">
          <by role="member" id="1804">Ms CHAPMAN:</by>  Supplementary.</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="531">
        <name>The Speaker</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="2013072358e4bcec858f43b580000496">
          <by role="member" id="531">The SPEAKER: </by> No. The deputy leader will be seated and, given her outrageous behaviour, she won't be granted a supplementary. I warn the deputy leader for the second time. She is a hair's breadth from being ejected from the chamber. I warn the member for Morialta for the second time. Is there a point of order from the member for Finniss?</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="3121">
        <name>Mr PENGILLY</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="2013072358e4bcec858f43b580000497">
          <by role="member" id="3121">Mr PENGILLY:</by>  Sir, I believe the Premier was imputing improper motives against members of the opposition and I ask him to withdraw.</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="531">
        <name>The Speaker</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <page num="6488" />
        <text id="2013072358e4bcec858f43b580000498">
          <by role="member" id="531">The SPEAKER: </by> And what was the imputation?</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="3121">
        <name>Mr PENGILLY</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="2013072358e4bcec858f43b580000499">
          <by role="member" id="3121">Mr PENGILLY:</by>  Basically, that we were making up porkies about what was going on. I would have to check the <term>Hansard</term>, but the words were loud and clear, in my view.</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="531">
        <name>The Speaker</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="2013072358e4bcec858f43b580000500">
          <by role="member" id="531">The SPEAKER: </by> Well, will you bring the <term>Hansard</term> to me when you obtain it and I will adjudicate at that time.</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="526" kind="interjection">
        <name>The Hon. P.F. Conlon</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="2013072358e4bcec858f43b580000501">
          <by role="member" id="526">The Hon. P.F. Conlon:</by>  I wouldn't bother.</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="531">
        <name>The Speaker</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="2013072358e4bcec858f43b580000502">
          <by role="member" id="531">The SPEAKER: </by> I call the member for Elder to order. The member for Mitchell.</text>
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