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  <date date="2020-04-29" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2)</sessionName>
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    <name>Question Time</name>
    <subject>
      <name>SA Pathology</name>
      <text id="20200429cee77a4ad78e469f80000505">
        <heading>SA Pathology</heading>
      </text>
      <talker role="member" id="4841" kind="question">
        <name>Mr PICTON</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Kaurna</electorate>
        <questions>
          <question date="2020-04-29">
            <name>SA Pathology</name>
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        <startTime time="2020-04-29T14:28:31" />
        <text id="20200429cee77a4ad78e469f80000506">
          <timeStamp time="2020-04-29T14:28:31" />
          <by role="member" id="4841">Mr PICTON (Kaurna) (14:28):</by>  Supplementary question to the minister: how was the minister able to provide that information and answer to the house without diverting essential public health resources during the pandemic?</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="4343" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Morialta</electorate>
        <portfolios>
          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for Education</name>
          </portfolio>
        </portfolios>
        <questions>
          <question date="2020-04-29">
            <name>SA Pathology</name>
          </question>
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        <startTime time="2020-04-29T14:28:55" />
        <text id="20200429cee77a4ad78e469f80000507">
          <timeStamp time="2020-04-29T14:28:55" />
          <by role="member" id="4343">The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER (Morialta—Minister for Education) (14:28):</by>  The member would be, I think, much better served and would much better serve the community of South Australia by asking serious questions—</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="5387" kind="interjection">
        <name>Mr Brown</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="20200429cee77a4ad78e469f80000508">
          <by role="member" id="5387">Mr Brown:</by>  He did!</text>
      </talker>
      <talker kind="speech" role="office">
        <name>The Speaker</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="20200429cee77a4ad78e469f80000509">
          <by role="office">The SPEAKER:</by>  The member for Playford is on two warnings.</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="4343" kind="answer" continued="true">
        <name>The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="20200429cee77a4ad78e469f80000510">
          <by role="member" id="4343">The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER:</by>  —in this house—</text>
        <text id="20200429cee77a4ad78e469f80000511">
          <event kind="interjection" role="member" id="4841">Mr Picton interjecting:</event>
        </text>
      </talker>
      <talker kind="speech" role="office">
        <name>The Speaker</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="20200429cee77a4ad78e469f80000512">
          <by role="office">The SPEAKER:</by>  Minister, be seated for one moment. The member for Kaurna can leave for the remainder of question time under 137A. He is on two warnings and he keeps interjecting. When he does, I would like to hear the minister's answer.</text>
        <text id="20200429cee77a4ad78e469f80000513">
          <term>The honourable member for Kaurna having withdrawn from the chamber:</term>
        </text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="4343" kind="answer" continued="true">
        <name>The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="20200429cee77a4ad78e469f80000514">
          <by role="member" id="4343">The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER:</by>  By asking serious questions the member for Kaurna would do the people of South Australia well. By asking frivolous questions, by repeating questions, by asking whether questions that have been taken on notice are going to be responded to, he does the public a disservice.</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="633">
        <name>The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="20200429cee77a4ad78e469f80000515">
          <by role="member" id="633">The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS:</by>  Point of order.</text>
      </talker>
      <talker kind="speech" role="office">
        <name>The Speaker</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="20200429cee77a4ad78e469f80000516">
          <by role="office">The SPEAKER:</by>  Has the minister concluded his answer? He has concluded his answer, member for West Torrens.</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="633">
        <name>The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="20200429cee77a4ad78e469f80000517">
          <by role="member" id="633">The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS:</by>  Sir, that was debate implying improper motive on a member, I think in particular debating it to make a political point.</text>
      </talker>
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        <name>The Speaker</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="20200429cee77a4ad78e469f80000518">
          <by role="office">The SPEAKER:</by>  I have the point of order. The minister has concluded his answer and we are moving on to the next question on my left if there is one. If the leader would be quiet, I will ask the member for Lee for his next question.</text>
      </talker>
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