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    <name>Question Time</name>
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      <name>Renmark Police Station</name>
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        <heading>Renmark Police Station</heading>
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      <talker role="member" id="4339" kind="question">
        <name>Mr WHETSTONE</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Chaffey</electorate>
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            <name>Renmark Police Station</name>
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          <by role="member" id="4339">Mr WHETSTONE (Chaffey) (15:21):</by>  Supplementary: minister, can you categorically rule out any further reduced hours or that the police station will not close within the next two years?</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="3123" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. A. PICCOLO</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Light</electorate>
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            <name>Minister for Disabilities</name>
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          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for Police</name>
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            <name>Minister for Correctional Services</name>
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            <name>Minister for Emergency Services</name>
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            <name>Minister for Road Safety</name>
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          <question date="2015-09-08">
            <name>Renmark Police Station</name>
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          <by role="member" id="3123">The Hon. A. PICCOLO (Light—Minister for Disabilities, Minister for Police, Minister for Correctional Services, Minister for Emergency Services, Minister for Road Safety) (15:22):</by>  At last count, I don't think I'm actually the Commissioner of Police. That is, by law, a responsibility of the commissioner and if that advice was forthcoming then obviously I would discuss that matter with him. Having said that, I do not give directions to the commissioner on how to deploy his resources.</text>
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          <event kind="interjection" role="member" id="3121">Mr Pengilly interjecting:</event>
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        <name>The Speaker</name>
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          <by role="office">The SPEAKER:</by>  The member for Finniss is called to order. Member for Goyder.</text>
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