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    <name>Question Time</name>
    <subject>
      <name>South Australia Police Mental Health Support</name>
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        <heading>South Australia Police Mental Health Support</heading>
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      <talker role="member" id="6982" referenceid="3d5cb79b4d454cc980b2842cae5afaaa" kind="question">
        <name>Mr BATTY</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Bragg</electorate>
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            <name>South Australia Police Mental Health Support</name>
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        <startTime time="2024-11-28T14:53:02+10:30" />
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          <by role="member" id="6982" referenceid="3d5cb79b4d454cc980b2842cae5afaaa">Mr BATTY (Bragg) (14:53):</by>  My question is to the Minister for Police. Will the minister commit to increasing the number of counselling sessions provided to serving officers under SAPOL's employee assistance program or allowing former officers to access the program? With leave, I will explain.</text>
        <text id="20241128962de43f5ce349b680000608">Leave granted.</text>
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        <name>Mr BATTY</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Bragg</electorate>
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          <by role="member" id="6982" referenceid="3d5cb79b4d454cc980b2842cae5afaaa">Mr BATTY:</by>  Only six sessions are offered every two years under the program, which is not available to former officers.</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="5382" referenceid="a772f8900bee436db277192229c352bf" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. D.R. CREGAN</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Kavel</electorate>
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            <name>Minister for Police, Emergency Services and Correctional Services</name>
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            <name>Special Minister of State</name>
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          <by role="member" id="5382" referenceid="a772f8900bee436db277192229c352bf">The Hon. D.R. CREGAN (Kavel—Minister for Police, Emergency Services and Correctional Services, Special Minister of State) (14:53):</by>  I appreciate the question from the member for Bragg. I have earlier described for the house the substantial support available within South Australia Police which, of course, is funded by the state government. I am prepared to take the question on notice, give it further consideration and come back to the house.</text>
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