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  <name>Legislative Council</name>
  <date date="2011-05-03" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Second Parliament, First Session (52-1)</sessionName>
  <parliamentNum>52</parliamentNum>
  <sessionNum>1</sessionNum>
  <parliamentName>Parliament of South Australia</parliamentName>
  <house>Legislative Council</house>
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    <name>Question Time</name>
    <subject>
      <name>Government Business</name>
      <text id="2011050380850e12769a4b2e80000240">
        <heading>GOVERNMENT BUSINESS</heading>
      </text>
      <talker role="member" id="1820" kind="question">
        <name>The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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            <name>Leader of the Opposition</name>
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          <question date="2011-05-03">
            <name>GOVERNMENT BUSINESS</name>
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        <startTime time="2011-05-03T15:21:00" />
        <text id="2011050380850e12769a4b2e80000241">
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          <by role="member" id="1820">The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY (Leader of the Opposition) (15:21): </by> A supplementary question.</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="1704">
        <name>The President</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <text id="2011050380850e12769a4b2e80000242">
          <by role="member" id="1704">The PRESIDENT:</by>  The Hon. Mr Ridgway has a further supplementary.</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="1820">
        <name>The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <text id="2011050380850e12769a4b2e80000243">
          <by role="member" id="1820">The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY: </by> What is the government's strategy should the minister's voice fail or she be ill and unable to take part during the committee stage of a bill?</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="1821" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. G.E. GAGO</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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            <name>Minister for Regional Development</name>
          </portfolio>
          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for Public Sector Management</name>
          </portfolio>
          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for the Status of Women</name>
          </portfolio>
          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for Consumer Affairs</name>
          </portfolio>
          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for Government Enterprises</name>
          </portfolio>
          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for Gambling</name>
          </portfolio>
        </portfolios>
        <startTime time="2011-05-03T15:21:00" />
        <text id="2011050380850e12769a4b2e80000244">
          <timeStamp time="2011-05-03T15:21:00" />
          <by role="member" id="1821">The Hon. G.E. GAGO (Minister for Regional Development, Minister for Public Sector Management, Minister for the Status of Women, Minister for Consumer Affairs, Minister for Government Enterprises, Minister for Gambling) (15:21): </by> Mr President, I can assure the honourable members that I am a most resilient person. I am in tip-top health, and I expect to be able to be present through all proceedings where I am needed.</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="605" kind="interjection">
        <name>The Hon. R.I. Lucas</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <text id="2011050380850e12769a4b2e80000245">
          <by role="member" id="605">The Hon. R.I. Lucas: </by> You're a waste of space at the best of times.</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="1704">
        <name>The President</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <text id="2011050380850e12769a4b2e80000246">
          <by role="member" id="1704">The PRESIDENT:  </by>Order!</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="605" kind="interjection">
        <name>The Hon. R.I. Lucas</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <text id="2011050380850e12769a4b2e80000247">
          <by role="member" id="605">The Hon. R.I. Lucas: </by> There's a vacuum between both ears.</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="1704">
        <name>The President</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <text id="2011050380850e12769a4b2e80000248">
          <by role="member" id="1704">The PRESIDENT:</by>  You should not talk about yourself like that!</text>
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