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  <name>Legislative Council</name>
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  <sessionName>Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2)</sessionName>
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    <name>Question Time</name>
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      <name>Mobile Black Spot Program</name>
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        <heading>Mobile Black Spot Program</heading>
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      <talker role="member" id="1820" kind="question">
        <name>The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <electorate id="">Leader of the Opposition</electorate>
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            <name>Mobile Black Spot Program</name>
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          <by role="member" id="1820">The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY (Leader of the Opposition) (14:36):</by>  Supplementary: what discussions has the minister had with the telcos—Telstra, Vodafone, Optus—in South Australia, given that I think it was Vodafone's push in Tasmania that primarily got the extra towers there?</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="4697" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. K.J. MAHER</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <electorate id="">Minister for Employment, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation, Minister for Manufacturing and Innovation, Minister for Automotive Transformation, Minister for Science and Information Economy</electorate>
        <questions>
          <question date="2016-12-06">
            <name>Mobile Black Spot Program</name>
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        <startTime time="2016-12-06T14:36:30" />
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          <by role="member" id="4697">The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Minister for Employment, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation, Minister for Manufacturing and Innovation, Minister for Automotive Transformation, Minister for Science and Information Economy) (14:36):</by>  My department, including myself on at least one occasion, has had discussions with the mobile network operators. I can tell you, Mr President, that one thing we are doing is seeking legal advice as a state government about whether any mobile network operator in this state has breached any confidentiality or other provisions in providing information to third parties, particularly political parties.</text>
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          <event kind="interjection">Members interjecting:</event>
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        <name>The President</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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          <by role="office">The PRESIDENT:</by>  Order!</text>
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