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  <date date="2016-09-28" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2)</sessionName>
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    <name>Question Time</name>
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      <name>Premier's Reading Challenge</name>
      <text id="20160928b2becc507ff34c94a0000569">
        <heading>Premier's Reading Challenge</heading>
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      <talker role="member" id="4840" kind="question">
        <name>Mr TARZIA</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Hartley</electorate>
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          <question date="2016-09-28">
            <name>Premier's Reading Challenge</name>
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        <startTime time="2016-09-28T15:02:37" />
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          <by role="member" id="4840">Mr TARZIA (Hartley) (15:02):</by>  My question is to the Minister for Education and Child Development. Could the minister please inform the house whether imported medals have been used by the New South Wales company contracted to supply medals for the value of $710,842 for the Premier's Reading Challenge?</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="4622" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. S.E. CLOSE</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Port Adelaide</electorate>
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            <name>Minister for Education and Child Development</name>
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            <name>Minister for Higher Education and Skills</name>
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        <questions>
          <question date="2016-09-28">
            <name>Premier's Reading Challenge</name>
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        <startTime time="2016-09-28T15:03:06" />
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          <by role="member" id="4622">The Hon. S.E. CLOSE (Port Adelaide—Minister for Education and Child Development, Minister for Higher Education and Skills) (15:03):</by>  I can't hear you.</text>
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        <name>The Speaker</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
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          <by role="office">The SPEAKER:</by>  The medals for the Premier's Reading Challenge.</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="4622" kind="answer" continued="true">
        <name>The Hon. S.E. CLOSE</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
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          <by role="member" id="4622">The Hon. S.E. CLOSE:</by>  That, I have; I don't understand what the question about them is. I missed the beginning. Sorry, I still can't hear anything.</text>
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        <name>The Speaker</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="20160928b2becc507ff34c94a0000574">
          <by role="office">The SPEAKER:</by>  Where are they made?</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="4840">
        <name>Mr TARZIA</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
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          <by role="member" id="4840">Mr TARZIA:</by>  I will repeat the question. Could the minister please inform the house whether imported medals have been used by the New South Wales company contracted to supply medals for the value of $710,842 for the Premier's Reading Challenge?</text>
      </talker>
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        <name>The Hon. S.E. CLOSE</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
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          <by role="member" id="4622">The Hon. S.E. CLOSE:</by>  They are imported from New South Wales. You are wondering if they have been imported into New South Wales first, before they come to us. I will find out.</text>
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