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  <sessionName>Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2)</sessionName>
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    <name>Question Time</name>
    <subject>
      <name>Minister for Infrastructure and Transport</name>
      <text id="202109078a162f9017d04bc780000474">
        <heading>Minister for Infrastructure and Transport</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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          <question date="2021-09-07">
            <name>Minister for Infrastructure and Transport</name>
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        <startTime time="2021-09-07T14:42:06" />
        <text id="202109078a162f9017d04bc780000475">
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          <by role="member" id="633">The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS (West Torrens) (14:42):</by>  My question is to the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport. Has any member of his electorate office staff ever informed the member they didn't feel safe in his electorate office as a result of his conduct?</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="4342">
        <name>The Hon. D.C. VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="202109078a162f9017d04bc780000476">
          <by role="member" id="4342">The Hon. D.C. VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN:</by>  Point of order: same point of order.</text>
        <text id="202109078a162f9017d04bc780000477">
          <event kind="interjection">Members interjecting:</event>
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        <name>The Speaker</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="202109078a162f9017d04bc780000478">
          <by role="office">The SPEAKER:</by>  Order!</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="4342">
        <name>The Hon. D.C. VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="202109078a162f9017d04bc780000479">
          <by role="member" id="4342">The Hon. D.C. VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN:</by>  Every time the member or any of his colleagues asks the same style of question, I will raise the same point of order.</text>
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        <name>The Speaker</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="202109078a162f9017d04bc780000480">
          <by role="office">The SPEAKER:</by>  The member for Lee on the point of order.</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="4842">
        <name>The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="202109078a162f9017d04bc780000481">
          <by role="member" id="4842">The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN:</by>  Standing order 96 makes it absolutely clear under subsection (2) that questions can be referred to members if they are responsible to the house for those matters. There is no basis on which you can rule that the Treasurer is responsible for the behaviour of the member for Gibson—</text>
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          <event kind="interjection">Members interjecting:</event>
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      <talker kind="speech" role="office">
        <name>The Speaker</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="202109078a162f9017d04bc780000483">
          <by role="office">The SPEAKER:</by>  Order!</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="4842">
        <name>The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="202109078a162f9017d04bc780000484">
          <by role="member" id="4842">The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN:</by>  —on no basis whatsoever.</text>
        <text id="202109078a162f9017d04bc780000485">
          <event kind="interjection" role="member" id="1804">The Hon. V.A. Chapman interjecting:</event>
        </text>
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      <talker kind="speech" role="office">
        <name>The Speaker</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="202109078a162f9017d04bc780000486">
          <by role="office">The SPEAKER:</by>  Order, Deputy Premier!</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="4842">
        <name>The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="202109078a162f9017d04bc780000487">
          <by role="member" id="4842">The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN:</by>   I know the Deputy Premier is trying to get me to move dissent in you, sir. I am trying to explain my point of order. There is no basis, sir, on which the behaviour of a minister of the Crown and a member of this place should be held to account via the Treasurer.</text>
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          <event kind="interjection">Members interjecting:</event>
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        <name>The Speaker</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="202109078a162f9017d04bc780000489">
          <by role="office">The SPEAKER</by>:  Order!</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="4842">
        <name>The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="202109078a162f9017d04bc780000490">
          <by role="member" id="4842">The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN:</by>  He is to be held directly to account by this chamber.</text>
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        <name>The Speaker</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="202109078a162f9017d04bc780000491">
          <by role="office">The SPEAKER:</by>  Order! I have heard the member for Lee on the point of order. I rule on the point of order. I uphold the point of order. The question is out of order.</text>
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