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    <name>Question Time</name>
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      <name>Child Protection</name>
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        <heading>CHILD PROTECTION</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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            <name>Leader of the Opposition</name>
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            <name>CHILD PROTECTION</name>
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          <by role="member" id="4338">Mr MARSHALL (Norwood—Leader of the Opposition) (14:21):</by>  So whose decision was it to move to an independent inquiry? Was it yours, minister, was it the Premier's or was it the chief executive's?</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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          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for Education and Child Development</name>
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            <name>Minister for Multicultural Affairs</name>
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          <question date="2013-10-15">
            <name>CHILD PROTECTION</name>
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          <by role="member" id="614">The Hon. J.M. RANKINE (Wright—Minister for Education and Child Development, Minister for Multicultural Affairs) (14:21):</by>  We—</text>
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        <name>The Speaker</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
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          <by role="member" id="531">The SPEAKER: </by> The minister will await the call.</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>  Sorry.</text>
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        <name>The Speaker</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
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          <by role="member" id="531">The SPEAKER: </by> The Minister for Education.</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="614">
        <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>  It's lovely to have just a little bit of power. It was done in consultation. Most particularly, it was done after having the discussion with the family, understanding their concerns, and doing what we can to ensure that they are comfortable with the outcome of any investigation.</text>
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        <name>The Speaker</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
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          <by role="member" id="531">The SPEAKER: </by> A further supplementary.</text>
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