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  <name>Legislative Council</name>
  <date date="2018-07-31" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1)</sessionName>
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    <name>Question Time</name>
    <subject>
      <name>South Australian Multicultural and Ethnic Affairs Commission</name>
      <text id="20180731c5258625ed464e5db0000667">
        <heading>South Australian Multicultural and Ethnic Affairs Commission</heading>
      </text>
      <talker role="member" id="4697" kind="question">
        <name>The Hon. K.J. MAHER</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <electorate id="">Leader of the Opposition</electorate>
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          <question date="2018-07-31">
            <name>South Australian Multicultural and Ethnic Affairs Commission</name>
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        <startTime time="2018-07-31T16:06:47" />
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          <by role="member" id="4697">The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Leader of the Opposition) (16:06):</by>  My question is to the minister assisting the Premier—</text>
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          <event kind="interjection">Members interjecting:</event>
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        <name>The President</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <text id="20180731c5258625ed464e5db0000670">
          <by role="office">The PRESIDENT</by>:  Order!</text>
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        <name>The Hon. K.J. MAHER</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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          <by role="member" id="4697">The Hon. K.J. MAHER:</by>  —on Multicultural Affairs. My question is to the minister assisting the Premier on multicultural affairs. Did the minister assisting the Premier have any discussions whatsoever with the Premier about the appointment of Mr Romaldi to the SAMEAC board?</text>
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      <talker kind="speech" role="office">
        <name>The President</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <text id="20180731c5258625ed464e5db0000672">
          <by role="office">The PRESIDENT:</by>  The Hon. Ms Lee.</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="20180731c5258625ed464e5db0000673">
          <by role="member" id="4697">The Hon. K.J. Maher:</by>  You know what you discussed. You can't say you're not privy.</text>
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      <talker kind="speech" role="office">
        <name>The President</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <text id="20180731c5258625ed464e5db0000674">
          <by role="office">The PRESIDENT:</by>  Leader of the Opposition, allow the member to answer the question in silence. We do not need a commentary.</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="4362" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. J.S. LEE</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <startTime time="2018-07-31T16:07:20" />
        <text id="20180731c5258625ed464e5db0000675">
          <timeStamp time="2018-07-31T16:07:20" />
          <by role="member" id="4362">The Hon. J.S. LEE (16:07):</by>  Of course I have discussions with the Premier about SAMEAC. I also have discussions—</text>
        <text id="20180731c5258625ed464e5db0000676">
          <event kind="interjection">Members interjecting:</event>
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      <talker kind="speech" role="office">
        <name>The President</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <text id="20180731c5258625ed464e5db0000677">
          <by role="office">The PRESIDENT</by>:  Order!</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="4362" kind="answer" continued="true">
        <name>The Hon. J.S. LEE</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <text id="20180731c5258625ed464e5db0000678">
          <by role="member" id="4362">The Hon. J.S. LEE:</by>  —I have discussions—</text>
        <text id="20180731c5258625ed464e5db0000679">
          <event kind="interjection">Members interjecting:</event>
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        <name>The President</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <text id="20180731c5258625ed464e5db0000680">
          <by role="office">The PRESIDENT:</by>  Order!</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="4362" kind="answer" continued="true">
        <name>The Hon. J.S. LEE</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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          <by role="member" id="4362">The Hon. J.S. LEE:</by>  —with many of my colleagues and that is a matter for the internal party room.</text>
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