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  <name>Legislative Council</name>
  <date date="2015-05-12" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2)</sessionName>
  <parliamentNum>53</parliamentNum>
  <sessionNum>2</sessionNum>
  <parliamentName>Parliament of South Australia</parliamentName>
  <house>Legislative Council</house>
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  <dateModified time="2022-08-06T14:30:00+00:00" />
  <proceeding>
    <name>Ministerial Statement</name>
    <text id="2015051290b51bd9669347dd90000013">
      <heading>Ministerial Statement</heading>
    </text>
    <subject>
      <name>Electoral Commissioner</name>
      <text id="2015051290b51bd9669347dd90000014">
        <heading>Electoral Commissioner</heading>
      </text>
      <talker role="member" id="1821" kind="speech">
        <name>The Hon. G.E. GAGO</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <electorate id="">Minister for Employment, Higher Education and Skills, Minister for Science and Information Economy, Minister for the Status of Women, Minister for Business Services and Consumers</electorate>
        <startTime time="2015-05-12T14:18:58" />
        <text id="2015051290b51bd9669347dd90000015">
          <timeStamp time="2015-05-12T14:18:58" />
          <by role="member" id="1821">The Hon. G.E. GAGO (Minister for Employment, Higher Education and Skills, Minister for Science and Information Economy, Minister for the Status of Women, Minister for Business Services and Consumers) (14:18):</by>  I table a copy of a ministerial statement made earlier today by the Deputy Premier, the Hon. John Rau, about the Electoral Commissioner retiring.</text>
        <text id="2015051290b51bd9669347dd90000016">
          <event kind="interjection">Members interjecting:</event>
        </text>
      </talker>
      <talker kind="speech" role="office">
        <name>The President</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <text id="2015051290b51bd9669347dd90000017">
          <by role="office">The PRESIDENT</by>:  Order!</text>
        <text id="2015051290b51bd9669347dd90000018">
          <event kind="interjection" role="member" id="1820">The Hon. D.W. Ridgway interjecting:</event>
        </text>
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      <talker role="member" id="4697" kind="interjection">
        <name>The Hon. K.J. Maher</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <text id="2015051290b51bd9669347dd90000019">
          <by role="member" id="4697">The Hon. K.J. Maher:</by>  Best question you've thought of in two months, Ridgway. Give it to 'em.</text>
      </talker>
      <talker kind="speech" role="office">
        <name>The President</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <text id="2015051290b51bd9669347dd90000020">
          <by role="office">The PRESIDENT</by>:  Order! The Hon. Mr Maher will allow the honourable Leader of the Opposition to get on his feet and ask his question in silence.</text>
      </talker>
    </subject>
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