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    <name>Question Time</name>
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      <name>Education and Child Development Department Employees</name>
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        <heading>Education and Child Development Department Employees</heading>
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        <name>Mr GARDNER</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Morialta</electorate>
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            <name>Education and Child Development Department Employees</name>
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          <by role="member" id="4343">Mr GARDNER (Morialta) (14:51):</by>  Supplementary: can I confirm from the minister's response that neither have the staff been disciplined in any way to this point?</text>
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      <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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            <name>Education and Child Development Department Employees</name>
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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) (14:51):</by>  I am unaware of whether they have been disciplined at this point. I would be surprised, given the recent nature of the comments being made but I will seek advice from the chief executive who is properly the manager of staff in the department.</text>
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