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  <date date="2014-08-05" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Third Parliament, First Session (53-1)</sessionName>
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    <name>Question Time</name>
    <subject>
      <name>Child Protection</name>
      <page num="1339" />
      <text id="20140805efb59048ca2a402980000354">
        <heading>Child Protection</heading>
      </text>
      <talker role="member" id="4338" kind="question">
        <name>Mr MARSHALL</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Dunstan</electorate>
        <portfolios>
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            <name>Leader of the Opposition</name>
          </portfolio>
        </portfolios>
        <questions>
          <question date="2014-08-05">
            <name>Child Protection</name>
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        <startTime time="2014-08-05T14:33:52" />
        <text id="20140805efb59048ca2a402980000355">
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          <by role="member" id="4338">Mr MARSHALL (Dunstan—Leader of the Opposition) (14:33):</by>  Why was the police commissioner able to confirm on the radio this morning that a care concern notice was provided to SAPOL from Families SA related to the Families SA employee while the minister has continued to refuse to comment?</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>
        <portfolios>
          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for Education and Child Development</name>
          </portfolio>
        </portfolios>
        <questions>
          <question date="2014-08-05">
            <name>Child Protection</name>
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        <startTime time="2014-08-05T14:34:06" />
        <text id="20140805efb59048ca2a402980000356">
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          <by role="member" id="614">The Hon. J.M. RANKINE (Wright—Minister for Education and Child Development) (14:34):</by>  Because it is an investigation led by SAPOL at any point in time they are in charge of the investigation and we take advice from them about what—</text>
        <text id="20140805efb59048ca2a402980000357">
          <event kind="interjection" role="member" id="4338">Mr Marshall interjecting:</event>
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      </talker>
      <talker kind="speech" role="office">
        <name>The Speaker</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="20140805efb59048ca2a402980000358">
          <by role="office">The SPEAKER:</by>  The leader is called to order.</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="614" kind="answer" continued="true">
        <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>  I can reiterate what the commissioner said in his statement today. He said, 'I am satisfied the government's position in relation to the release of details has been consistent with the advice provided by SAPOL.'</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="1804" kind="interjection">
        <name>Ms Chapman</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="20140805efb59048ca2a402980000360">
          <by role="member" id="1804">Ms Chapman:</by>  So what? Answer the question, then.</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="614" kind="answer" continued="true">
        <name>The Hon. J.M. RANKINE</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="20140805efb59048ca2a402980000361">
          <by role="member" id="614">The Hon. J.M. RANKINE:</by>  Well, I just answered the question.</text>
      </talker>
      <talker kind="speech" role="office">
        <name>The Speaker</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="20140805efb59048ca2a402980000362">
          <by role="office">The SPEAKER:</by>  The deputy leader is called to order.</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="614" kind="answer" continued="true">
        <name>The Hon. J.M. RANKINE</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="20140805efb59048ca2a402980000363">
          <by role="member" id="614">The Hon. J.M. RANKINE:</by>  I'm really sorry, but our role is to assist the police. The department's role is to assist the police in their investigation. We take advice from police as they proceed with this investigation—</text>
        <text id="20140805efb59048ca2a402980000364">
          <event kind="interjection">Members interjecting:</event>
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      <talker kind="speech" role="office">
        <name>The Speaker</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="20140805efb59048ca2a402980000365">
          <by role="office">The SPEAKER:</by>  The leader is warned, the deputy leader is warned, and the member for Morialta is called to order. Leader.</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="1804" kind="interjection">
        <name>Ms Chapman</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="20140805efb59048ca2a402980000366">
          <by role="member" id="1804">Ms Chapman:</by>  What a disgrace!</text>
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      <talker kind="speech" role="office">
        <name>The Speaker</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="20140805efb59048ca2a402980000367">
          <by role="office">The SPEAKER:</by>  The deputy leader is warned for the second and final time.</text>
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