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  <sessionName>Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2)</sessionName>
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    <name>Question Time</name>
    <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="2021-09-21T14:07:39" />
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          <by role="member" id="633">The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS (West Torrens) (14:07):</by>  My question is to the Premier. Has the Premier spoken to his party room colleague the Hon. Terry Stephens MLC about why he is trying to keep the address he nominated for the 2018 state election secret?</text>
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        <name>The Speaker</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="20210921e228991ad59d446990000401">
          <by role="office">The SPEAKER:</by>  The Minister for Energy and Mining rises on a point of 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="20210921e228991ad59d446990000402">
          <by role="member" id="4342">The Hon. D.C. VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN:</by>  Yes, sir. That question contained argument—supposing what Terry Stephens may or may not be wanting to do.</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, member for Lee! The question certainly asserted argument, and the member for West Torrens might seek leave or otherwise rephrase the question. I will give him the opportunity to do that.</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>  Thank you, sir. My question is to the Premier. Will the Premier speak to his party room colleague the Hon. Terry Stephens MLC regarding the country members' allowance? With your leave, sir, and that of the house, I will explain.</text>
        <text id="20210921e228991ad59d446990000406">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>  Public statements today by the ABC show that the former President of the Legislative Council, the Hon. Terry Stephens MLC, is considering legal action to overturn a decision of the South Australian SACAT to release details of his address, which he nominated for the 2018 state election.</text>
      </talker>
      <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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        <startTime time="2021-09-21T14:09:06" />
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          <by role="member" id="4338">The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL (Dunstan—Premier) (14:09):</by>  As I answered in a previous answer, this is not something that is my responsibility. The country members' allowance is something that is presided over by the parliament and I have nothing further to add.</text>
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