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      <name>Oakden Mental Health Facility</name>
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        <heading>Oakden Mental Health Facility</heading>
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        <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>Oakden Mental Health Facility</name>
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          <by role="member" id="4338">Mr MARSHALL (Dunstan—Leader of the Opposition) (14:51):</by>  Was the minister not alerted to the fact that there was a draft plan when she read the Oakden report over the Easter break?</text>
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        <name>The Hon. L.A. VLAHOS</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Taylor</electorate>
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            <name>Minister for Disabilities</name>
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            <name>Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse</name>
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            <name>Oakden Mental Health Facility</name>
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          <by role="member" id="4336">The Hon. L.A. VLAHOS (Taylor—Minister for Disabilities, Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse) (14:51):</by>  As I have said to the chamber in the past, the Oakden report is a very, very serious document, and the full government response needed time. I was happy to take time over the Easter break. It was very important that we considered that, and that is the reason the full response and the full report have been released. What I do know is that we are moving to act in this space, and have been acting in this space since January. The moment we became aware of the extent of care and concerns, it triggered the report. We have gone to cabinet with an action plan and, since January, we have been stepping in on the Oakden site to make sure the lives of the residents at Oakden are better.</text>
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