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      <name>Legislative Council President</name>
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        <heading>Legislative Council President</heading>
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        <name>Mr MARSHALL</name>
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        <electorate id="">Dunstan</electorate>
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            <name>Leader of the Opposition</name>
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            <name>Legislative Council President</name>
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          <by role="member" id="4338">Mr MARSHALL (Dunstan—Leader of the Opposition) (14:20):</by>  My question is to the Premier. Prior to endorsing the Hon. Russell Wortley as the President of the other place, did the Premier investigate allegations of corruption against this member?</text>
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        <name>The Speaker</name>
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          <by role="office">The SPEAKER:</by>  Again, I wouldn't have thought that the Premier in the House of Assembly is responsible for the appointment of the President in the other place. I just think the question is out of order. Deputy leader?</text>
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        <name>Mr Marshall</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
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          <by role="member" id="4338">Mr Marshall:</by>  Sorry?</text>
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          <by role="office">The SPEAKER:</by>  I don't think the Premier has any responsibility to the house for the appointment of the President in another place.</text>
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          <event kind="interjection" role="member" id="3124">Mr Pisoni interjecting:</event>
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        <name>The Speaker</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
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          <by role="office">The SPEAKER:</by>  The member for Unley is called to order.</text>
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          <event kind="interjection" role="member" id="4342">Mr van Holst Pellekaan interjecting:</event>
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        <name>The Speaker</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
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          <by role="office">The SPEAKER:</by>  The member for Stuart is called to order. The leader has a question.</text>
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