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    <name>Question Time</name>
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      <name>Defence SA Chief Executive</name>
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        <heading>Defence SA Chief Executive</heading>
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        <name>Mr PATTERSON</name>
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        <electorate id="">Morphett</electorate>
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            <name>Defence SA Chief Executive</name>
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          <by role="member" id="5384" referenceid="facf38f4c95b4f27b86257b48e3f699a">Mr PATTERSON (Morphett) (14:19):</by>  My question is to the Minister for Defence and Space Industries. Has a replacement been found for the outgoing chief executive of Defence SA?</text>
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        <name>The Hon. S.E. CLOSE</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Port Adelaide</electorate>
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            <name>Deputy Premier</name>
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            <name>Minister for Defence and Space Industries</name>
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            <name>Defence SA Chief Executive</name>
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          <by role="member" id="4622" referenceid="aa45c8bc1b33484c8becbf1c17397e74">The Hon. S.E. CLOSE (Port Adelaide—Deputy Premier, Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science, Minister for Defence and Space Industries, Minister for Climate, Environment and Water) (14:19):</by>  Of course, Richard Price is still in the position at present, and I understand the advertisement is going out either at the end of this week or early next week.</text>
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          <by role="office">The SPEAKER</by>:  Order!</text>
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