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  <name>Legislative Council</name>
  <date date="2015-10-15" />
  <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>Members</name>
    <text id="20151015459b2d148d5143ad80000216">
      <heading>Members</heading>
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    <subject>
      <name>Member's Leave</name>
      <text id="20151015459b2d148d5143ad80000217">
        <heading>Member's Leave</heading>
      </text>
      <talker role="member" id="599" kind="speech">
        <name>The Hon. J.S.L. DAWKINS</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <startTime time="2015-10-15T15:22:24" />
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          <by role="member" id="599">The Hon. J.S.L. DAWKINS (15:22):</by>  I move:</text>
        <text id="20151015459b2d148d5143ad80000219">
          <inserted>That maternity leave of absence be granted to the Hon. J.M.A. Lensink until the first day of resumption of the Legislative Council in 2016.</inserted>
        </text>
        <text continued="true" id="20151015459b2d148d5143ad80000220">Very briefly, I know that every member of this chamber joins me in wishing the Hon. Michelle Lensink every best wish for the imminent birth and the arrival of—</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="3122" kind="interjection">
        <name>The Hon. I.K. Hunter</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <text id="20151015459b2d148d5143ad80000221">
          <by role="member" id="3122">The Hon. I.K. Hunter:</by>  Young Ian.</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="599" kind="speech" continued="true">
        <name>The Hon. J.S.L. DAWKINS</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <text id="20151015459b2d148d5143ad80000222">
          <by role="member" id="599">The Hon. J.S.L. DAWKINS:</by>  Well, I heard a rumour that he is going to be called Neville, but I am not sure if that is true. I think everyone in this chamber will join me on this momentous occasion, because it is the first time, I understand, that maternity leave has been needed to be granted in the Legislative Council. We do sincerely wish you every best wish and, as was said earlier, we will probably miss you more than you will miss us.</text>
        <text id="20151015459b2d148d5143ad80000223">Motion carried.</text>
      </talker>
      <talker kind="speech" role="office">
        <name>The President</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <text id="20151015459b2d148d5143ad80000224">
          <by role="office">The PRESIDENT:</by>  May our best wishes go with you.</text>
      </talker>
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