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  <name>Legislative Council</name>
  <date date="2011-05-18" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Second Parliament, First Session (52-1)</sessionName>
  <parliamentNum>52</parliamentNum>
  <sessionNum>1</sessionNum>
  <parliamentName>Parliament of South Australia</parliamentName>
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  <proceeding continued="true">
    <name>Question Time</name>
    <subject>
      <name>Freedom of Information</name>
      <text id="20110518d709873482fa4a07a0000052">
        <heading>FREEDOM OF INFORMATION</heading>
      </text>
      <talker role="member" id="4363" kind="question">
        <name>The Hon. T.A. FRANKS</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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          <question date="2011-05-18">
            <name>FREEDOM OF INFORMATION</name>
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        <startTime time="2011-05-18T14:37:00" />
        <text id="20110518d709873482fa4a07a0000053">
          <timeStamp time="2011-05-18T14:37:00" />
          <by role="member" id="4363">The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (14:37):</by>  I have a supplementary question. Has the minister noticed a correlation between the unanswered questions on notice and questions without notice in the two chambers of this parliament and the increase in FOIs?</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="1704">
        <name>The President</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <text id="20110518d709873482fa4a07a0000054">
          <by role="member" id="1704">The PRESIDENT:</by>  The Hon. Mr Lucas.</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="605">
        <name>The Hon. R.I. LUCAS</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <text id="20110518d709873482fa4a07a0000055">
          <by role="member" id="605">The Hon. R.I. LUCAS:</by>  But the minister has been asked a question.</text>
        <text id="20110518d709873482fa4a07a0000056">
          <event kind="interjection" role="member" id="55">Members interjecting:</event>
        </text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="1704">
        <name>The President</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <text id="20110518d709873482fa4a07a0000057">
          <by role="member" id="1704">The PRESIDENT:</by>  She doesn't have to.</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="605">
        <name>The Hon. R.I. LUCAS</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <text id="20110518d709873482fa4a07a0000058">
          <by role="member" id="605">The Hon. R.I. LUCAS:</by>  Oh, she is just refusing to answer it?</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="1704">
        <name>The President</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <text id="20110518d709873482fa4a07a0000059">
          <by role="member" id="1704">The PRESIDENT:</by>  I don't know. She didn't rise to her feet. The Hon. Mr Lucas has a question.</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="605">
        <name>The Hon. R.I. LUCAS</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <text id="20110518d709873482fa4a07a0000060">
          <by role="member" id="605">The Hon. R.I. LUCAS:</by>  I think she is waiting for the answer to come through on the iPhone.</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="1704">
        <name>The President</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <text id="20110518d709873482fa4a07a0000061">
          <by role="member" id="1704">The PRESIDENT:</by>  The Hon. Mr Lucas.</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="605">
        <name>The Hon. R.I. LUCAS</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <text id="20110518d709873482fa4a07a0000062">
          <by role="member" id="605">The Hon. R.I. LUCAS:</by>  I just thought that the answer might be coming through on the iPhone; it's obviously not ready yet.</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="1704">
        <name>The President</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <text id="20110518d709873482fa4a07a0000063">
          <by role="member" id="1704">The PRESIDENT:</by>  If you don't want to, you can sit down and I will ask someone else.</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="605">
        <name>The Hon. R.I. LUCAS</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <text id="20110518d709873482fa4a07a0000064">
          <by role="member" id="605">The Hon. R.I. LUCAS:</by>  Mr President!</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="1704">
        <name>The President</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <text id="20110518d709873482fa4a07a0000065">
          <by role="member" id="1704">The PRESIDENT:</by>  Well, move along; we haven't got all day.</text>
      </talker>
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