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  <date date="2013-11-26" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Second Parliament, Second Session (52-2)</sessionName>
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    <name>Answers to Questions</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="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="2013-11-26">
            <name>CHILD PROTECTION</name>
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        <text id="20131126d4b3d44d44ad4f53b0000396">In reply to <by role="member" id="563">the Hon. I.F. EVANS (Davenport)</by> (21 March 2013).</text>
      </talker>
      <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 Education and Child Development</name>
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            <name>Minister for Multicultural Affairs</name>
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          <question date="2013-11-26">
            <name>CHILD PROTECTION</name>
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        <text id="20131126d4b3d44d44ad4f53b0000397">
          <by role="member" id="614">The Hon. J.M. RANKINE (Wright—Minister for Education and Child Development, Minister for Multicultural Affairs):</by>  I have been advised:</text>
        <text id="20131126d4b3d44d44ad4f53b0000398">The Department for Education and Child Development refers all possible criminal offences to the South Australia Police (SAPOL) for their assessment. If SAPOL's own investigations find sufficient evidence to charge individuals, the matter will then proceed to court.</text>
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