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    <name>Question Time</name>
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      <name>Liberal Party Candidates</name>
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        <heading>Liberal Party Candidates</heading>
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        <name>Mr MALINAUSKAS</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Croydon</electorate>
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            <name>Leader of the Opposition</name>
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            <name>Liberal Party Candidates</name>
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          <by role="member" id="5084">Mr MALINAUSKAS (Croydon—Leader of the Opposition) (14:52):</by>  My question is to the Premier. Is the Premier okay with a member facing criminal charges standing as a Liberal candidate at the next state election?</text>
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        <name>The Speaker</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
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          <by role="office">The SPEAKER:</by>  Those matters are sub judice and the Premier may choose not to answer that question on that basis.</text>
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        <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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            <name>Minister for Planning and Local Government</name>
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          <by role="member" id="1804">The Hon. V.A. CHAPMAN (Bragg—Deputy Premier, Attorney-General, Minister for Planning and Local Government) (14:52):</by>  Again, Mr Speaker, you have made the very valid point that it is a matter that is sub judice and we won't make any further comment on it.</text>
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