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  <sessionName>Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1)</sessionName>
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    <name>Question Time</name>
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      <name>Register of Members' Interests</name>
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        <heading>Register of Members' Interests</heading>
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      <talker role="member" id="4343" referenceid="98bc9886f8ef4f70897848c1d1c59c00" kind="question">
        <name>The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Morialta</electorate>
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            <name>Deputy Leader of the Opposition</name>
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            <name>Register of Members' Interests</name>
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          <by role="member" id="4343" referenceid="98bc9886f8ef4f70897848c1d1c59c00">The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER (Morialta—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (14:41):</by>  My question is to the Minister for Trade and Investment. Has the minister taken steps to update his member's register of interests since he was called out by <term>The Advertiser</term> yesterday, and will the minister now apologise to the house for the breach?</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="6889" referenceid="020b6db900d1457ebfe4919753f9c64a" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. N.D. CHAMPION</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Taylor</electorate>
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            <name>Minister for Trade and Investment</name>
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          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for Housing and Urban Development</name>
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          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for Housing Infrastructure</name>
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          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for Planning</name>
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          <question date="2023-09-26T01:30:00+09:30">
            <name>Register of Members' Interests</name>
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          <by role="member" id="6889" referenceid="020b6db900d1457ebfe4919753f9c64a">The Hon. N.D. CHAMPION (Taylor—Minister for Trade and Investment, Minister for Housing and Urban Development, Minister for Planning) (14:41):</by>  I certainly do apologise to the house, and I—</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="633" referenceid="daab39c192204b0f88930f68be57ad22">
        <name>The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">West Torrens</electorate>
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          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for Infrastructure and Transport</name>
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          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for Energy and Mining</name>
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          <by role="member" id="633" referenceid="daab39c192204b0f88930f68be57ad22">The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS:</by>  Point of order, sir.</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! The Leader of Government Business on a point of order under 134.</text>
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        <name>The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">West Torrens</electorate>
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            <name>Minister for Infrastructure and Transport</name>
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            <name>Minister for Energy and Mining</name>
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          <by role="member" id="633" referenceid="daab39c192204b0f88930f68be57ad22">The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS:</by>  Standing order 97, sir: the shadow minister has introduced purported facts to this matter, and it is unparliamentary.</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! I understand that the Leader of Government Business is referring to the phrase 'caught out'. It may be that the question can be put again quite simply.</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="4343" referenceid="98bc9886f8ef4f70897848c1d1c59c00">
        <name>The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Morialta</electorate>
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            <name>Deputy Leader of the Opposition</name>
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          <by role="member" id="4343" referenceid="98bc9886f8ef4f70897848c1d1c59c00">The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER:</by>  My question is to the Minister for Trade and Investment. Has the minister taken steps to update his register of interests, and would he like to take this opportunity to give an apology to the house?</text>
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        <name>The Speaker</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
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          <by role="office">The SPEAKER:</by>  Before the minister answers, I observe that Speakers Atkinson and Tarzia have permitted questions in relation to a register of interests, which is tabled in the house.</text>
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        <name>The Hon. N.D. CHAMPION</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Taylor</electorate>
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            <name>Minister for Trade and Investment</name>
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          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for Housing and Urban Development</name>
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          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for Housing Infrastructure</name>
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            <name>Minister for Planning</name>
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          <by role="member" id="6889" referenceid="020b6db900d1457ebfe4919753f9c64a">The Hon. N.D. CHAMPION:</by>  I took steps yesterday, obviously, to update the register, and I do take this opportunity to apologise to the house.</text>
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        <name>The Speaker</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
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          <by role="office">The SPEAKER:</by>  Member for Chaffey.</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="4339" referenceid="578eb1a82ef14e8ab4261939b72f9549">
        <name>Mr WHETSTONE</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Chaffey</electorate>
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          <by role="member" id="4339" referenceid="578eb1a82ef14e8ab4261939b72f9549">Mr WHETSTONE:</by>  Thank you.</text>
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          <event kind="interjection">An honourable member interjecting:</event>
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      <talker role="member" id="4339" referenceid="578eb1a82ef14e8ab4261939b72f9549">
        <name>Mr WHETSTONE</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Chaffey</electorate>
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          <by role="member" id="4339" referenceid="578eb1a82ef14e8ab4261939b72f9549">Mr WHETSTONE:</by>  Build a bridge.</text>
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