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    <name>Question Time</name>
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      <name>Private Legal Matters</name>
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        <heading>Private Legal Matters</heading>
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      <talker role="member" id="633" kind="question">
        <name>The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">West Torrens</electorate>
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            <name>Private Legal Matters</name>
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          <by role="member" id="633">The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS (West Torrens) (14:53):</by>  My question is to the Attorney-General. Does the Attorney-General agree with the evidence given by her chief executive, Ms Caroline Mealor, that government resources should not be used for personal legal matters by government-employed lawyers?</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="1804" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. V.A. CHAPMAN</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Bragg</electorate>
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            <name>Deputy Premier</name>
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            <name>Attorney-General</name>
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          <question date="2019-04-02">
            <name>Private Legal Matters</name>
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          <by role="member" id="1804">The Hon. V.A. CHAPMAN (Bragg—Deputy Premier, Attorney-General) (14:53):</by>  Well, I think it would be helpful—</text>
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          <event kind="interjection" role="member" id="5084">Mr Malinauskas interjecting:</event>
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        <name>The Speaker</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
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          <by role="office">The SPEAKER:</by>  Leader!</text>
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        <name>The Hon. V.A. CHAPMAN</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
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          <by role="member" id="1804">The Hon. V.A. CHAPMAN:</by>  —for the member for West Torrens to actually read the transcript of what the chief executive said—</text>
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          <event kind="interjection">Members interjecting:</event>
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        <name>The Speaker</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
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          <by role="office">The SPEAKER</by>:  Order!</text>
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        <name>The Hon. V.A. CHAPMAN</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
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          <by role="member" id="1804">The Hon. V.A. CHAPMAN:</by>  —in expressing her commentary in relation to that matter and, when he has read it, I am happy for him to review the question.</text>
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