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    <name>Question Time</name>
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      <name>Essential Services Pricing</name>
      <text id="2014102853c552ead520418c90000488">
        <heading>Essential Services Pricing</heading>
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      <talker role="member" id="4338" kind="question">
        <name>Mr MARSHALL</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Dunstan</electorate>
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            <name>Leader of the Opposition</name>
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            <name>Essential Services Pricing</name>
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        <startTime time="2014-10-28T14:59:35" />
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          <by role="member" id="4338">Mr MARSHALL (Dunstan—Leader of the Opposition) (14:59):</by>  Supplementary: why was it that when the Treasurer was asked this question this morning he was unaware, but somehow, miraculously, we should be aware?</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="633" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">West Torrens</electorate>
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          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for Finance</name>
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          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for State Development</name>
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            <name>Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy</name>
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            <name>Minister for Small Business</name>
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          <question date="2014-10-28">
            <name>Essential Services Pricing</name>
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          <by role="member" id="633">The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS (West Torrens—Treasurer, Minister for Finance, Minister for State Development, Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy, Minister for Small Business) (14:59):</by>  That's a very good point, sir. I will read out of the <term>Government Gazette</term> that no doubt you've read already: 'By command, Jay Weatherill, Acting Treasurer.' I was on leave when the Premier signed the order as Acting Treasurer. Now, this is a process that is going to take a long time. What I said on radio was that I would check and get back, so we are being so open we published it on the <term>Gazette—</term></text>
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        <name>The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
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          <by role="member" id="633">The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS:</by>  —and you haven't got the good sense to check.</text>
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        <name>The Speaker</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="2014102853c552ead520418c90000493">
          <by role="office">The SPEAKER:</by>  Would the Treasurer please be seated. I am reluctant to put out of the house the leader under the sessional order, but I do warn the leader a second and final time. Further questions? The member for Goyder.</text>
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