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  <name>House of Assembly</name>
  <date date="2021-09-21" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2)</sessionName>
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    <name>Question Time</name>
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      <heading>Question Time</heading>
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    <subject>
      <name>Members, Accommodation Allowances</name>
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        <heading>Members, Accommodation Allowances</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="2021-09-21">
            <name>Members, Accommodation Allowances</name>
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        <startTime time="2021-09-21T14:05:51" />
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          <by role="member" id="633">The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS (West Torrens) (14:05):</by>  My question is to the Premier. Does the Premier stand by his public statements regarding claims for the country members' allowance by the Hon. Terry Stephens MLC? With your leave, sir, and that of the house, I will explain.</text>
        <text id="20210921009680cd7832479db0000391">Leave granted.</text>
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        <name>The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
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          <by role="member" id="633">The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS:</by>  On 21 July 2020, regarding the conduct of his MPs the Premier publicly stated, and I quote, in relation to the country members' allowance, 'I am not of the opinion there has been any deliberate dishonesty.'</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="4338" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Dunstan</electorate>
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            <name>Premier</name>
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          <by role="member" id="4338">The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL (Dunstan—Premier) (14:06):</by>  Yes, sir, I stand by all my public comments.</text>
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